About
LogMeIn Hamachi is a hosted VPN service for creating virtual private networks on demand. It extends LAN-like connectivity over the web so distributed teams, mobile workers, and remote computers can communicate through encrypted tunnels without modifying firewalls or network routers.
The service supports Windows, Linux, and Mac clients, and includes web-based management for creating, restoring, and controlling networks. The pricing page states that Hamachi is free for up to 5 computers in a network, with paid Standard, Premium, and Multi-Network subscriptions for larger deployments and unattended mode.
- Hosted VPN for LAN-like connectivity
- Free network limit for 5 computers
- Windows, Linux, and Mac clients
- AES 256-bit encrypted communications
- Web-based network management
- Gateway, hub-and-spoke, and mesh modes
- Unattended access on paid plans
Free Tier Value
This free tier is genuinely usable, but it is capped at up to 5 computers per network and does not include the unattended/service mode that appears in the paid subscriptions. The cheapest paid plan is Standard at $49/year, or about $4.08/month, so the free tier is worth roughly half of that at about $2/month; a credit card is required to sign up, which adds friction but does not change the monthly value estimate.
What's included in the free tier
- Up to 5 computers per network.
See VPN.net – Hamachi by LogMeIn pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Standard
- computers per network
- 6-32
- Unattended mode
- Web-based management
- On-demand networking
- AES 256-bit encrypted communications
- Centralized access controls
Premium
- computers per network
- 33-256
- Unattended mode
- Web-based management
- On-demand networking
- AES 256-bit encrypted communications
- Centralized access controls
Multi-Network
- networks
- up to 256/unlimited
- Unattended mode
- Web-based management
- On-demand networking
- AES 256-bit encrypted communications
- Centralized access controls
Pricing extracted from VPN.net – Hamachi by LogMeIn's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
