NordLayer is Nord Security's business product — cloud VPN evolving into ZTNA, deployed in days, priced per user, designed for SMB and growth-stage teams that need modern remote access but aren't ready for enterprise ZTNA economics. Channel-friendly, fast to deploy, the right answer when Appgate is overkill.
NordLayer takes the architectural patterns of NordVPN's consumer product and rebuilds them as a business ZTNA/VPN platform. Cloud-based, per-user pricing, browser-and-client access, modern auth integrations — designed for organizations that need to give 25 to 500 employees secure remote access without standing up an enterprise ZTNA platform. The consumer-product lineage matters: deployment is fast and user experience is polished in a way that enterprise security products rarely match.
You need modern remote access deployed in days, not quarters. You can't afford enterprise ZTNA. Nord Security is the answer at this exact scale.
Remote-first companies hiring across geographies. The per-user economics and fast deployment match how growth-stage IT operates.
If your network is genuinely complex and you need granular per-application policy, Nord Security may not have the policy depth. Worth comparing to Appgate.
Above 500 users with serious compliance pressure, Appgate or Cisco Duo + Cato is the right brief.