Zero Trust Network Access

One private network, deny by default

Every device joins one private network, encrypted end to end. It reaches nothing until a rule names its group, and the device requirements are checked continuously.

Free plan · No card

Works with

macOSLinuxDockerKubernetesiOSAndroidMicrosoft Entra IDGoogle WorkspaceOktaKeycloak
0

open inbound ports

Every device dials out. Nothing to scan, nothing to reach without an identity.

~3 min

to a first connection

From installation to secure device-to-device access in minutes.

$2

per device / month

Professional pricing that scales with the number of devices your organization needs.

$0

to start

Up to 5 devices. No credit card, no expiry.

How it works

Up and running in three steps

No firewall change, no public endpoint.

Install the agent

One command, or a silent push from your MDM.

Devices find each other

They exchange reachability details, then connect directly. No tunnel to configure.

Write one rule

Support reaches the ticketing system on 443. Nothing else.

terminal
$curl -fsSL https://pkgs.sxaccess.com/install.sh | sh
SXAccess agent installed.
$sxaccess up
Opening your browser to sign in… connected as 100.64.0.12
$sxaccess status
build-01   100.64.0.7    direct    online
# two devices, one private network
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Access rules

Joining the network is not access

A device that joins reaches nothing until a rule allows it.

  • Rules name groups, not addressesEngineering to staging-db on 5432. Still readable a year later.
  • Identity first, then device requirementsThe rule checks who you are. The device requirements are checked on the machine. Both can only take access away.
  • Refused before it opensNo rule, no connection: it stops at setup, not at the application. The device requirements are checked after that too.

Connectivity

Direct connections, even through NAT

Two devices behind different firewalls normally can't reach each other. Here they do.

  • Discovery finds the pathEach device reports how it can be reached, then a direct connection opens.
  • Relay only when a network refusesCarrier-grade NAT or symmetric firewall? The session relays instead of failing, still encrypted.
  • Direct or relayed, and you can tell whichThe agent reports it on the device. A slow link is a fact you can look up.

Before and after

What you stop running

Three things every traditional setup has. This one doesn't.

The problem

A concentrator in a rack

Every packet between two colleagues detours through one box, then queues.

What replaces it

Direct device-to-device links

Two machines on the same floor talk directly. Capacity grows as you add devices.

The problem

Open inbound ports

A box on a public address to harden, and a port-forward to justify.

What replaces it

Outbound only

Nothing is exposed, so there is nothing to scan.

The problem

Rules written as IP ranges

Nobody remembers what 10.4.0.0/22 was for, or who is in it.

What replaces it

Rules written as groups

Still true after the next re-addressing.

Hosted

Nothing to host or patch

SXAccess is a hosted service. No server to install, no self-hosted edition.

  • The control plane never carries trafficIt hands out configuration only. A relayed session passes through us encrypted, in a form we can't read.
  • Documented in fullThe connection model, the ports and every screen are in the docs.
  • No pager for youWe scale it, patch it and carry the pager.

FAQ

Questions people ask first

Is the free plan really free?

Yes. 5 members and 5 devices, with SSO and the full mesh. No card, no trial clock.

What does it cost after free?

Up to 5 devices, nothing is charged. From the sixth device on, Professional is $2 a month for every device, not just the ones past five.

How is this different from a mesh VPN?

Connecting devices is the easy half. Here a rule between two named groups decides access, device requirements are checked continuously, and the price is a flat $2 per device once you pass five.

Do I need to open any ports?

No. Every device dials out. There is nothing to forward or harden.

What if two devices can't connect directly?

It relays instead, and the agent on the device reports the connection as relayed.

Can I run the control plane myself?

No. SXAccess is hosted only. If self-hosting is a hard requirement, this isn't the product for you.

Your first connection in about three minutes

Install the agent, add a second machine, write one rule.

No card · Nothing expires