Pomerium

Identity-aware proxy for secure, zero-trust application access

About Pomerium

Pomerium is an identity-aware reverse proxy for zero-trust access to internal applications. It inserts identity verification and context-aware authorization policies, based on your existing identity provider, in front of each request, so private apps can be reached safely without a VPN. The open-source data plane is self-hosted, while Pomerium Zero adds a managed control plane; a free personal plan and paid business and enterprise plans are offered.

Pomerium website preview

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Pomerium: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Free tier available — you can start without paying (freemium model).
Covers reverse proxy, zero trust, access proxy — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

The full feature set sits behind a paid plan — check which limits the free tier carries on the official site before committing.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 1164 tools in the Developer Tools category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Pomerium pricing

Pricing model	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Free access	Yes — free tier, paid upgrades available
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	pomerium.io

Pomerium key facts

Category: Developer Tools
Pricing: Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Focus areas: reverse proxy, zero trust, access proxy
Official site: pomerium.io

Pomerium FAQ

How much does Pomerium cost?

Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (pomerium.io).

What is Pomerium used for?

Identity-aware proxy for secure, zero-trust application access Its focus areas in the Developer Tools category: reverse proxy, zero trust, access proxy.

Where can I try Pomerium?

On its official site, pomerium.io — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Pomerium vs alternatives

	Pomerium	Caddy	Firezone	NGINX
Pricing	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	reverse proxy, zero trust, access proxy	web server, https, reverse proxy	vpn, wireguard, remote access, zero trust	web server, reverse proxy, load balancer, open source
Official site	pomerium.io	caddyserver.com	firezone.dev	nginx.org
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Developer Tools category

Editors, platforms, and services developers rely on to build and ship software. The Developer Tools category on Tools Hub currently lists 1164 tools. Alongside Pomerium, it includes UUSEC WAF, PageKite, Kiro, Qoder.

FreemiumDeveloper Toolsreverse-proxyzero-trustaccess-proxy

Alternatives to Pomerium

Tools in the same Developer Tools category that share focus areas with Pomerium — worth comparing before you commit:

Developer Tools

Caddy

The ultimate server with automatic HTTPS

Freeweb-serverhttpsreverse-proxy

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Firezone

WireGuard-based zero-trust access for teams and infrastructure.

Freemiumvpnwireguardremote-accesszero-trust

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NGINX

HTTP and reverse proxy server, load balancer and mail proxy server.

Freeweb-serverreverse-proxyload-balanceropen-source

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Nginx Proxy Manager

Expose your services easily and securely

Freenginxreverse-proxyssl

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OpenZiti

Zero trust overlay network that secures services, not IPs

Freezero-trustnetworkingopen-source

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PageKite

The fast, reliable localhost tunneling solution

Freemiumtunnelinglocalhostreverse-proxy

More in Developer Tools

Comparing tools in the Developer Tools category? These related listings are worth a look: UUSEC WAF — AI-powered web application firewall and API security gateway; PageKite — The fast, reliable localhost tunneling solution; Kiro — Move beyond AI coding to agentic engineering.