# What Claude (Anthropic) with web search answered for vpn services (small businesses) on 2026-09-11

## In short

On 2026-09-11, Claude (Anthropic) with web search was asked "best vpn services for small businesses". It named 11 brands, in this order: NordLayer, GoodAccess, Twingate, Tailscale, Microsoft Entra ID, Entra ID.

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Question | best vpn services for small businesses |
| Asked on | 2026-09-11 |
| Engine | Claude (Anthropic) with web search |
| Model | claude-opus-5 |
| Brands named | 11 |
| Sources cited | 13 |
| Audience | small businesses |
| Coverage | Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-11 |

Page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/vpn-services-small-businesses-2026-09-11
Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.

## The answer, as recorded

Asked on 2026-09-11 through Claude (Anthropic) with web search (model claude-opus-5).

> My top pick for most small businesses is **NordLayer**. If you mainly need a fixed IP address, go with **GoodAccess**. If your team is technical, **Twingate** or **Tailscale** are good choices.
> 
> First, work out which job you need done. A business VPN usually does one of two things:
> - **Gives remote staff secure access to company resources**, like servers, a NAS, internal apps or cloud admin panels.
> - **Gives the team a fixed IP address**, so you can allowlist it on a firewall, a bank portal or an email provider.
> 
> Hiding browsing on public Wi-Fi is a smaller part of it. Consumer VPNs are only good at that last part.
> 
> ## My recommendations, in order
> 
> 1. **NordLayer**: Best all-round choice. It has a central admin console, sign-in through Google, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) or Okta, two-factor authentication, dedicated IPs and 24/7 live chat. It's also the best fit if you need compliance reports. Sources don't agree on the price. Plans are listed at about $8, $11 and $14 per user per month, but one source says about $7. [vpnMentor review](https://www.vpnmentor.com/reviews/nordlayer/), [Gizmodo](https://gizmodo.com/best-vpn/business)
> 
> 2. **GoodAccess**: Best for a cheap fixed IP. You

## Brands named, in the order the engine gave

| Position | Brand | How it was named |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NordLayer | recommended |
| 2 | GoodAccess | recommended |
| 3 | Twingate | mentioned |
| 4 | Tailscale | mentioned |
| 5 | Microsoft Entra ID | mentioned |
| 6 | Entra ID | mentioned |
| 7 | Okta | mentioned |
| 8 | Check Point Harmony SASE | mentioned |
| 9 | Perimeter 81 | mentioned |
| 10 | OpenVPN | mentioned |
| 11 | Surfshark | mentioned |

## Sources the engine cited

- https://www.vpnmentor.com/reviews/nordlayer/ (other)
- https://gizmodo.com/best-vpn/business (other)
- https://www.techradar.com/reviews/good-access (review)
- https://www.vpnmentor.com/reviews/goodaccess/ (other)
- https://www.peerspot.com/products/comparisons/nordlayer_vs_twingate (other)
- https://www.safetydetectives.com/best-vpns/twingate/ (other)
- https://blog.reviewaitool.com/2026/07/29/tailscale-pricing-2026/ (other)
- https://costbench.com/software/business-vpn/tailscale/hidden-costs/ (other)
- https://www.peerspot.com/products/check-point-harmony-sase-formerly-perimeter-81-reviews (other)
- https://www.twingate.com/blog/comparisons/nordlayer-vs-perimeter-81 (vendor)
- https://blog.openvpn.net/best-vpn-small-businesses (vendor)
- https://allaboutcookies.org/best-vpn-for-small-business (other)
- https://www.techradar.com/pro/vpn/best-cost-effective-cloud-vpn-solutions-for-small-businesses-in-year (review)

The question page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/vpn-services/small-businesses

Answer Watch records what one AI answer engine said on one date, nothing more. Each page names the engine and the model, carries the date the question was asked, and lists the brands that appeared in the answer in the order the engine gave them, with the sources it cited. It is a measurement, not a ranking, not a recommendation and not a claim about the world. Brands that did not appear in an answer are not named on any public page. Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.