# Perimeter 81 Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Perimeter 81 the right VPN solution for you? Explore 80 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/166731/Perimeter-81/reviews --- Perimeter 81 4.8 (80) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/166731/Perimeter-81/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Perimeter 81 Ease of use 4.7 Customer Service 4.8 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews MG Monica G Cloud EngineerTelecommunications, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The VPN client supports windows, mac, linux, android, and ios.“ March 13, 2025 RS Randall S Systems AdminComputer Networking, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “They say it is text only but if you ask anything more complex than downloading software they say you need a training session that is impossible to setup. If you have an enterprise company maybe it is better, but because they only offer text support to SB, I would not recommend.“ July 18, 2024 DB Damon B FounderTelecommunications, Self-employedUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “It is a secure way to connect and seems pretty tightly setup.“ May 17, 2025 NR Nathan R IT DirectorFurniture, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The setup process for a new user is a little lengthy for users who aren't as tech savvy or familiar with MFA.“ September 10, 2024 MG Monica G Cloud EngineerTelecommunications, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The documentation to set up the site-to-site vpn on AWS was valuable.“ March 13, 2025 NS Nestor S Water scheme operator Utilities, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Sometimes it’s slow while working and updating old reviews with new information and test results is a time-intensive task“ June 26, 2023 Nhu C Data analystConsumer Goods, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Perimeter 81 offers a modern approach to network security that is suited for today's distributed and cloud-centric business environments.“ July 30, 2023 RS Randall S Systems AdminComputer Networking, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “I could not convince them to reset the token. “ July 18, 2024 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 80 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Roey Z. Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great Product, simple and fast!" October 4, 2023 5.0 easy to work remotly Pros Its easy and fast i love that i dont need to think a lot before loggin in Cons you need to sign in everyday again (it is not save your info) Review Source MG Monica G. Cloud Engineer Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good enterprise VPN. Integrates well with AWS. VPN client supports many OSes. " March 13, 2025 5.0 Great VPN in a pinch. The VPN client supports many operating systems. I would recommend this VPN to others. Pros I was able to get a working VPN up and running in less than two weeks right before the covid pandemic started. The documentation to set up the site-to-site vpn on AWS was valuable. The VPN client supports windows, mac, linux, android, and ios. Cons Support is not bad, but could be better. Initial setup is a little tricky, but the documentation and support team helps. I wish the activity reports had better filters. Alternatives considered [NordVPN](https://www.capterra.com/p/166743/NordVPN/) Reason for choosing Perimeter 81 Just didn't integrate well with AWS. Tunnel setup was problematic. Review Source DB Damon B. Founder Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Works well after rough installment process" May 17, 2025 3.0 Perimeter 81 works well, but the learning curve and setup process feels overly complicated. Pros It is a secure way to connect and seems pretty tightly setup. Cons The setup was overly complicated with a serious learning curve. Review Source NR Nathan R. IT Director Furniture Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Perimeter81, the one stop shop ZTNA" September 10, 2024 4.0 We've been using Perimeter81 for about a year now and it has been an excellent service. It is way better than using a run of the mill VPN and will the bonus of extra security elements. Pros It will automatically connect depending on what SSIDs or Domains you have whitelisted and let you know if you're connected to a trusted network or not. It is very easy to manage users and their connections. The firewall capabilities allows us to regulate when, how and what 3rd parties are able to connect to. Cons The setup process for a new user is a little lengthy for users who aren't as tech savvy or familiar with MFA. Occasionally it seems to break itself and the application needs to be reinstalled on the user's workstation. Switched from [Cisco AnyConnect](https://www.capterra.com/p/169495/VPN-and-Endpoint-Security-Clients/) Perimeter81 is not just a VPN but a ZTNA product. Cisco Anyconnect is a basic VPN and we needed the extra security of a ZTNA Review Source NJ Norm J. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "What can I say? It just works!" November 30, 2023 5.0 Superb. Sublime. Stupendous. Sensational. Okay, I've hit the character minimum now. Pros Okay, fine. So I'm just an end user, going about my day and doing my coding thing. I don't have to pay for the company VPN or manage the company VPN or anything like that. BUT! Perimeter 81...this right here is the BEST VPN I have ever had the pleasure of using. Before Perimeter 81, I had this line in my bashrc file to greet me in a 'fun' way every time I opened the terminal: \`\`\` figlet 'Are you on the VPN?' | lolcat \`\`\` ...because the VPN would disconnect so often, and so much of my work depended on me being on it, and I would forget that it was disconnected and be sad or confused, rinse, repeat. HOWEVER, with Perimeter 81, it never disconnects! It just stays happily connected! Now I can make my terminal say 'hello' or something in fun big text instead. Because I never have to worry about the VPN. 10/10; great product (for this happy guy who doesn't have to administrate it or pay for it at least). Highly recommend. Cons Honestly, I can't think of anything right now. I didn't even have to set up my own weird files or anything like I've had to in the past (maybe ask our IT folks though how much work that was). Switched from [OpenVPN Access Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/159435/access-server/) Because my company required it (turned out great for me either way!) (Also I don't recall the specific previous product but I think it was through viscosity client) Review Source RS Randall S. Systems Admin Computer Networking Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Hard to set up, and no support for Small Business" July 18, 2024 1.0 Horrible, their support for Small Business is nonexistent. They say it is text only but if you ask anything more complex than downloading software they say you need a training session that is impossible to setup. If you have an enterprise company maybe it is better, but because they only offer text support to SB, I would not recommend. Pros I liked the features advertised. It seemed like a good solution for my client Cons The website was nearly impossible to get a login to. I had to send multiple emails and they kept just telling me to use the MFA token that wasn't setting up. It was like someone had set up the account before, and I didn't have the token. I could not convince them to reset the token. 10 emails later that was done. I logged in and got the software, and installed it on my clients computers. It seemed to work, but I got no reports. When I attempted to do the Google Inegration, it blew up and cut all clients off from any network access. I tried to call, no support for SB. I texted for 2 hours with their support and they told me I needed to get a zoom or teams meeting with a rep. I sent an email to get that arranged. 6 days later I was sent an email stating if I did not respond to that email they would close the call. I was never contacted about training. It still doesn't work for my client. Review Source BK Bhavith K. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Perimeter 81 review" May 13, 2024 5.0 Pros Perimeter 81 as one of the best network connectivity. Cons Sometimes it misbehaves when I try to switch my Wi-Fi. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Service Delivery Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easy installation and great user interface" April 27, 2024 5.0 Pros easy installation and no further action needed as all tasks are managed by corporate office. Great user interface and easy to connect to company network. Cons All functionality is as expected. No regret installing it. Review Source Joanna W. Product Lead Financial Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Easy to use, good support" November 11, 2022 5.0 Overall happy with the product and support. Pros Very easy to use, constantly updated, good cooperation with the support team, and quick response. Cons Don't see any cons at this time. In the past I had issues with updates and logging in after, but they're gone now. Review Source Eran B. Head Of DevOps Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "using SaferVPN for 6 month. With 30 active users on our account. The overall experience was great" March 1, 2018 4.0 Pros easy to use. multiple server across the globe. client support Windows, OSX and Linux users. nice web management. Cons not supporting google authentication yet. Linux users doesn't have native client manual configuration is needed. Review Source RJ Ruben J. Bilingual agent Consumer Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The best program for vpn" May 9, 2023 5.0 I used this program every day and helps me a lot to work from home and access to my company's websites without any issue and very fast to connect Pros Its fast to access and easy to manage, I like it connect in just a couple of seconds so I'm never late at work Cons some times I get confuse when I sign in but because it opens with Microsoft browser Review Source RM Rob M. Support Engineer Legal Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Remote" April 6, 2023 4.0 Pros Easy to access my application and resizing my screen Cons copy paste password to the remote machine login screen is not working Review Source MM Monique M. Property Manager Real Estate Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Ease of use" April 2, 2024 5.0 good experience so far, my company did some changes and it has been working better Pros Very easy to use, makes easy to all be connected to the right network Cons sometimes it crashes and logs you off and you have to log back into system Review Source MB Muneeb B. Supervisor Operations Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Perimeter Satisfaction" April 21, 2023 5.0 Excellent Pros This is really Secure & user friendly even our fresh resources understand the usage. Cons It goes Slow sometimes so we have to login again sometimes on daily basis. Review Source MM Mamatha M. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Perimeter 81 VPN " November 29, 2023 5.0 Pros User friendly. Can be easily installed on the computer and reliable. Cons Initially my computer would slow down on switching the VPN on. Now I don't see the problem anymore Review Source DC Derek C. Account Executive Financial Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Love Perimeter 81!! Highly Recommended !" March 22, 2023 5.0 very satisfied with my experience so far with this product Pros Ease of use, secure and compliant, peace of mind when traveling for work and need a secure connection. Cons No cons, such a great product! Best in class Review Source KM Khurram M. Consultant Accounting Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Perimeter 81 review" August 25, 2021 4.0 Pros It provides a user-friendly, equally safe interface and flexible remotely accessible environment ideally suited for small businesses. Cons Occasional issues with connectivity and performance scalability Review Source sP seonwoo P. Assistant Manager Security and Investigations Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Complete small group security at an affordable price" October 6, 2023 4.0 It's an affordable and simple all-in-one security solution that I highly recommend for small businesses. Pros Simple to use, fast policy enforcement, invite users via email, and support for agentless methods (SSH, VNC, RDP), Super fast tech support chat responses Cons It says ZTNA, but I don't think the agent method has the same powerful micro-segmentation capabilities as agentless. Reason for choosing Perimeter 81 Affordable and simple to set up Review Source KM Katrice M. Social Worker Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Katrice Review " November 8, 2023 5.0 Pros I like everything about Perimeter 81. User friendly and able to navigate smoothly. Cons Perimeter 81 doesn't have some glitches when first starting. Review Source BB Barry B. Admin Biotechnology Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Wow, just Wow" September 26, 2022 5.0 Pros It is always up!!! Ease of use and very reliable Cons Nothing yet. So far it has been incredible Alternatives considered [Cisco AnyConnect](https://www.capterra.com/p/169495/VPN-and-Endpoint-Security-Clients/) Reason for choosing Perimeter 81 Price and reliability Review Source GP Gina P. Senior Vice President, CA Education Public Relations and Communications Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Feeling protected" January 31, 2023 5.0 Easy for this non-tech user Pros I can feel comfortable traveling and ensuring our company data is protected. Cons Given that I am a non tech user, I cannot speak to this Review Source YB Yvonne B. Service Co-Ordinator Computer & Network Security Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great Security" December 28, 2023 5.0 Pros Its is easy to use and to connect - and I the security provided is optimal. Very happy! Cons It disconnects often, but that could also be due to my internet. Review Source YS Yuvaraj S. Medical Scribe Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Product Review" September 1, 2023 5.0 Overall, my experience with Perimeter is great. Pros It seems to be a reliable help-desk management in providing tech support. Cons Time limit they take to resolve the issue at time. Review Source CO Cian O. Funding Manager Financial Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Recent User - Extremely Happy" October 3, 2022 5.0 Pros I found the connection time and consistency much better than previous VPN software's I have used. Cons Sometimes I have had to restart the program to re-connect once my Wi-Fi has dropped. Review Source KL Kymberli L. Estimating Coordinator / Billing Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Perimeter 81" January 27, 2023 5.0 Easy to use and a definate improvement over the previously used product Pros This product was install for the purpose of working remotely and being able to connect to our corporate office server. Perimeter 81 makes this easy and connects quickly without hassle. Cons Nothing. I have found no faults or reasons to dislike this product Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.