Tempered

Name: Tempered
Brand: Tempered
Rating: 4.5 (5 reviews)

#zerotrust - Airwall makes it easy to create and maintain hyper-secure networks across complex infrastructure.

Est 2012|Valuation $67M|Raised $62.7M|3 Ref Customers

LinkedIn 7K|Website|FTEs 12|HQ Lynnwood, Washington, US

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

- Tempered versus mainstream ZTNA (Zscaler/Twingate): Tempered appears more focused on critical infrastructure and smart building deployments, including hardware gateway form factors and asset concealment positioning. Mainstream ZTNA vendors commonly provide broader enterprise identity integrations, larger deployment footprints, and more extensive third-party validation. - Tempered versus Tailscale: Tailscale is often chosen for ease of use and developer-driven adoption; it is not positioned primarily for critical infrastructure segmentation. Tempered’s differentiation is strongest when buyers require OT-grade segmentation and reduced asset discoverability rather than only secure overlay connectivity. - Tempered plus OT monitoring vendors (complementary): Published integration notes suggest Tempered can pair with OT monitoring and visibility vendors to refine segmentation policies, indicating a complementary deployment model rather than a full replacement for OT monitoring.

	Tempered (Airwall)	Twingate	Tailscale
Starting Price	Not clearly published (third-party listings show limited/unnamed tiers; enterprise pricing appears quote-based)	Free tier for small teams; paid per-user tiers at low monthly per-user pricing	Free personal tier; paid per-user tiers at low monthly per-user pricing
Best For	OT/critical infrastructure segmentation and secure remote access with gateway appliances	Mid-market ZTNA to replace VPN for application/resource access	Lightweight secure overlay networking for teams and engineers; strong admin UX
Key Strength	OT-centric positioning; appliance/edge options; identity-based policies	Clear SaaS pricing; modern access controls; fast start for IT teams	Usability; broad platform support; transparent pricing
Key Weakness	Pricing opacity; limited independent review volume; onboarding complexity risk	Not specialized for OT segmentation; may require redesign for complex OT environments	Not a full SDP appliance model; may be less aligned to strict OT segmentation controls

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Tempered versus mainstream ZTNA (Zscaler/Twingate): Tempered appears more focused on critical infrastructure and smart building deployments, including hardware gateway form factors and asset concealment positioning. Mainstream ZTNA vendors commonly provide broader enterprise identity integrations, larger deployment footprints, and more extensive third-party validation.
Tempered versus Tailscale: Tailscale is often chosen for ease of use and developer-driven adoption; it is not positioned primarily for critical infrastructure segmentation. Tempered’s differentiation is strongest when buyers require OT-grade segmentation and reduced asset discoverability rather than only secure overlay connectivity.
Tempered plus OT monitoring vendors (complementary): Published integration notes suggest Tempered can pair with OT monitoring and visibility vendors to refine segmentation policies, indicating a complementary deployment model rather than a full replacement for OT monitoring.

	Tempered (Airwall)	Twingate	Tailscale
Starting Price	Not clearly published (third-party listings show limited/unnamed tiers; enterprise pricing appears quote-based)	Free tier for small teams; paid per-user tiers at low monthly per-user pricing	Free personal tier; paid per-user tiers at low monthly per-user pricing
Best For	OT/critical infrastructure segmentation and secure remote access with gateway appliances	Mid-market ZTNA to replace VPN for application/resource access	Lightweight secure overlay networking for teams and engineers; strong admin UX
Key Strength	OT-centric positioning; appliance/edge options; identity-based policies	Clear SaaS pricing; modern access controls; fast start for IT teams	Usability; broad platform support; transparent pricing
Key Weakness	Pricing opacity; limited independent review volume; onboarding complexity risk	Not specialized for OT segmentation; may require redesign for complex OT environments	Not a full SDP appliance model; may be less aligned to strict OT segmentation controls

Tempered

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

02Market Map

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

02Market Map