Pangolin
by Pangolin · Open-source zero trust remote access built on WireGuard
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Overview
Pangolin is an open-source remote access platform based on WireGuard that gives users identity-based access to specific applications and infrastructure. People connect over peer-to-peer tunnels or clientless browser sessions across on-prem, cloud and edge sites, via a connector deployed behind an existing firewall. It is offered as cloud or self-hosted.
- Best for
- IT/OT, IoT and engineering teams needing identity-based remote access to infrastructure
- Pricing
- Free Basic plan for up to 5 users, then $4/user/month for Team and $9/user/month for Business, with custom Enterprise pricing.
- Runs on
- WebiOSAndroidmacOSWindowsSelf-hosted
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Open-source and built on WireGuard
- Clientless browser access as well as peer-to-peer tunnels
- Clients for macOS, iOS, Windows, Linux and Android
- Free tier for up to 5 users, no credit card required
Trade-offs
- Free tier caps at 5 users, 5 sites and 15 resources
- External IDPs, RBAC and audit logging need the paid Team plan
- SSH management and device approvals only on the $9 Business plan
- SIEM log streaming and SCIM are Enterprise-only, priced on request
How Pangolin markets itself
A structured read of the promise, proof and page design on Pangolin’s captured homepage.
Homepage capture
“The All-in-One Remote Access Platform”
- Angle: All-in-one / consolidation
- Hero: Product screenshot
Pricing
Published plans and prices from Pangolin’s own pricing page.
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
Whether an agent can drive the product through the Model Context Protocol, and how much setup that takes.
API quality
Public API surface: machine-readable spec, official SDKs, documented auth, errors, rate limits and versioning.
Documentation
Publicly reachable docs — coverage, freshness, code samples and machine readability.
Agent friendliness
How readable the site is to an automated client: llms.txt, structured data, server-rendered content, crawler access.
Pricing transparency
Whether real prices are published, self-serve signup exists, and usage costs are knowable without a sales call.
Changelog
A public, dated record of what shipped and when — the clearest signal that a product is still alive.
Marketing site structure
Whether the site answers a buyer's questions: clear positioning, the pages that matter, and accessibility.
Page speed
How fast the site loads for real visitors: Chrome UX Report 75th-percentile LCP, INP and CLS, with a Lighthouse mobile run standing in where a site has too little traffic for field data.
Operational trust
Status page and incident history, security disclosure, compliance and data-processing documentation.
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
Openness
Source availability, self-hosting, data export and open standards. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — paid SaaS is not worse for being paid SaaS.
Maintenance
Release cadence and repository activity. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — it is only measurable for open repositories.
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