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Awacino vs Teleport: an access platform to run vs access with nothing to run

In short

Teleport is an access platform for servers, Kubernetes and databases that your infrastructure team deploys, runs and secures - a proxy, an auth service and an agent per server or cluster - and it covers the resources registered in it. Awacino gives per-device, revocable access to entire networks without any access infrastructure, including devices that can never run an agent. Choose Teleport if you need its certificate-based login, session recording and access requests for Kubernetes and databases; choose Awacino for direct access to whole networks - from one site to many customer networks - with nothing to deploy, run or secure.

Last checked: Nov 8, 2026

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Side by side

	Teleport	Awacino
How it connects	Through the Teleport proxy and agents	Direct device to device, end-to-end encrypted; Awacino's servers only introduce the devices
What you install	A Teleport cluster plus agents on servers	Awacino on your device and on one device in the network you want to reach
Router changes	None for agents; the proxy must be reachable	None: no port forwarding, no public IP address, no DynDNS
Behind CGNAT / DS-Lite	Agents connect outwards; works	Works
Devices without an app (NAS, printer, PLC)	Through configured app and desktop access	Reachable at their usual address through your SituIP
Your own tools (RDP, VNC, SSH)	SSH, RDP and databases through Teleport's own access	Yes, any tool, unchanged
Guest access	Access requests and roles	A Beam-in code, switched off with one tap
Licence model	Commercial; Community Edition free for small companies and personal use	Slots: devices and active Beam-in codes, never people; free for 2 devices for private use
Open source	Partly (licence changed with version 16)	No
Platforms	Linux servers, Kubernetes; clients for Windows, macOS, Linux	iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, Windows, Linux; Raspberry Pi, NAS and servers with the Unattended Client

Typical setups; details vary by plan and version.

When Teleport is the better choice

You need audited, certificate-based access to many servers and clusters.
Compliance requires session recording and access requests.
You run Kubernetes and databases at scale.

When Awacino is the better choice

No proxy, auth service or agent per server to deploy, run, patch and secure.
Whole networks, including devices that can never run an agent: NAS, PLCs, printers, cameras.
Per-device and per-code access, revoked with one tap - from one network to many customer networks.

Questions people ask

Is Awacino a Teleport alternative?

Yes, for access to servers and whole networks without running a proxy, an auth service or agents. If you need Teleport's Kubernetes and database access with session recording and access requests, Teleport is built for that.

Does Awacino need a server cluster?

No. There is nothing to run: devices connect directly, Awacino's servers only introduce them.

Does Awacino work behind CGNAT?

Yes. Both devices connect outwards and then talk to each other directly, so you need no public IP address and no port forwarding - also behind CGNAT, DS-Lite and on mobile networks.

Can I use RDP, VNC or SSH with Awacino?

Yes. Your device gets a SituIP, a real address in the remote network, so the Remote Desktop, VNC and SSH tools built into Windows, macOS and Linux work unchanged.

Is Awacino free?

Private use is free for 2 devices. Commercial use is licensed by slots - devices and active Beam-in codes, never people - from a few devices to large fleets and MSPs with many customer networks.

Is Awacino open source?

No. Awacino is closed-source software by ImageNotion UG, Germany. Connections are direct and end-to-end encrypted; Awacino's servers never carry your data.