A SD-WAN Alternative That Needs No Hardware
You can get the two outcomes SD-WAN is bought for without shipping a single appliance to any location: an internet connection that stays online when one line fails, and fuller use of the bandwidth you already pay for.
Speedify is software that combines Wi-Fi, 4G/5G cellular, Ethernet, Starlink and satellite internet connections into one connection, splitting traffic across all of them and moving it to the remaining connections automatically if one drops. With only one internet connection at a site, Speedify works as an encrypted VPN and cannot make it faster or stop it from dropping. Speedify installs on computers a business already owns and on supported routers (OpenWrt 23.05 or later and listed GL.iNet models, with a Router License), so there is no dedicated SD-WAN hardware to procure, rack, or refresh. For a single office, the same approach lets you add cellular failover with no new hardware.
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How Speedify combines internet connections on any hardware
Get started with Speedify for your business
Speedify offers three commercial paths. They work together, and most enterprise customers use two or more.
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Speedify Teams
Speedify on every supported OS for every team member
Centralized dashboard for billing, user provisioning, and usage analytics
CSV import/export and a RESTful management API
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Speedify for Routers
License for supported OpenWrt routers
Powered by Speedify hardware lineup ready to deploy out of the box
Miri, GL.iNet and other partner models
Covers every device on the network, with no per-device install
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Embed Speedify into your product
A · DIY
Build it yourself with the Speedify SDK.
Integrate Speedify into your iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux or QNX product. Full developer documentation, sample code and supported integration paths. Your team owns the build, and the Speedify SDK handles combining the internet connections.
B · CUSTOM ENGINEERING
Have the Speedify team build it for you.
What Businesses Want from SD-WAN: Uptime and Bandwidth
Strip away the marketing and most businesses evaluating SD-WAN want two things: a connection that stays up when one line fails, and better use of the bandwidth they are already paying for across multiple links. Dashboards and routing policies matter, but they are secondary to those two outcomes.
Why Appliance SD-WAN Is Slow and Costly to Deploy
Traditional SD-WAN runs through a physical appliance at each location, which means procurement lead times, shipping, on-site installation, and often a per-appliance licensing fee before a single site is even live. Scaling to a new location means repeating that entire process, and swapping vendors later means replacing hardware across every site at once.
How Speedify Combines Connections and Handles Failover in Software on Existing Devices
Speedify installs directly on the computers in use at a location, or on a supported router (OpenWrt 23.05 or later or a listed GL.iNet model), and combines whatever internet connections are present (Wi-Fi, 4G/5G cellular, Ethernet, Starlink and satellite) into one resilient connection. There is no appliance to ship or rack, and no separate hardware refresh cycle to plan around. For the deeper technical comparison, Speedify’s enterprise page on combining internet connections covers how software stacks up against appliance-based deployment, and combining Starlink and 5G for business shows the approach applied to sites without reliable wired options.
Speedify Teams: Central Management, Dedicated Servers, Static IPs
Speedify Teams gives IT administrators central account management without an appliance. The Teams dashboard handles users, seats, billing and usage statistics, and the Speedify Teams API lets IT scripts add users, check which devices are active, read usage statistics per device and push Speedify settings to the whole team or to one user. For businesses with compliance or routing requirements, dedicated servers and static IP addresses are available, keeping traffic predictable and encrypted. Speedify keeps no record of the sites users visit.
Deployment in Minutes vs Weeks: Speedify Alongside or Instead of an Appliance
Because there is no hardware to procure or ship, a new location can be up and running in minutes rather than the weeks typical of appliance rollout timelines. That makes Speedify a fit either as a full replacement for appliance SD-WAN at smaller or distributed locations, or as a fast-to-deploy layer running alongside an existing appliance at sites where migrating away entirely is not yet practical. A basic deployment sequence looks like this:
- Inventory the connections available at the location (wired, cellular, satellite).
- Install Speedify on the computers at the location, or on a supported OpenWrt or GL.iNet router (routers need a Router License).
- Test combined speed and failover by unplugging one connection.
- Add the site’s users and devices to Speedify Teams, so usage, seats and settings are managed from one account.
- Roll out to additional locations in parallel, since there is no hardware queue to wait on.
The limit is the same for any technology that combines connections: a location needs at least two working internet connections for Speedify to add speed or failover, and Speedify can’t add bandwidth beyond what those connections provide. A site with a single degraded line and no second connection stays capped by that line’s own limits.
Speedify Is Used on Millions of Devices Worldwide
Speedify has made internet connections faster and more reliable for businesses and individuals since 2014.
15M+
Speedify downloads worldwide75K+
5-star reviews for Speedify on iOS and Android82
Speedify server points of presence in 50+ cities on 6 continents500TB+
Of internet traffic carried by Speedify every weekSpeedify Partners
Speedify works with these companies to bring faster, more reliable internet and networking technology to their customers and employees.
Software SD-WAN Alternative: FAQ
Is Speedify a full replacement for appliance-based SD-WAN?
For many small and mid-size deployments, yes. Larger or more complex networks sometimes run Speedify alongside an existing appliance rather than replacing it outright.
How long does it take to deploy Speedify at a new location?
Since there is no appliance to ship or install, a location can typically be up and running in minutes rather than the weeks common with hardware-based SD-WAN.
Does Speedify support static IP addresses like enterprise SD-WAN appliances do?
Yes. Static IP addresses and dedicated servers are available for businesses with routing or compliance requirements.
Can Speedify manage many locations from a single dashboard?
Yes, for accounts and usage. The Speedify Teams dashboard manages users, seats, billing and usage statistics for every location, and the Speedify Teams API can push Speedify settings to the whole team.
Speedify Business Solutions
Speedify Teams
Speedify for Routers
Speedify Embedded Solutions and Integrations
Add Speedify to your own app or hardware with the Speedify SDK. Your product then combines internet connections, fails over automatically when one drops, and encrypts the traffic, using the same technology as the Speedify app.