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NetBird Alternatives
NetBird is described as 'Open-source Zero Trust networking platform that makes it easy for engineers to create fast, secure, and private networks with simple, decentralized management' and is a VPN service in the security & privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to NetBird for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best NetBird alternative is OpenVPN Connect, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like NetBird are Tailscale, Fossorial Pangolin, ZeroTier and Headscale.
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99 OnionHop alternatives
Netmaker is a tool for creating and managing virtual networks. Netmaker consists of a server, an agent, and a UI. You spin up the Netmaker server and then install netclient (the agent) on your computers. Netmaker will do the rest.
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- Freemium
- Open Source
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- Linux
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Netmaker vs NetBird Comments
- Netmaker is Freemium and Open Source
JetBird offers an unofficial, open source, Android NetBird client experience focusing on privacy with no blobs or trackers. Enjoy native UI, SSO, setup and pre-shared keys, real-time logs, quick tile, app exclusion from the tunnel, and customizable client-side exit nodes.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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- Android
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
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19 Octelium alternativesA next-gen FOSS self-hosted unified zero trust secure access platform that can operate as a remote access VPN, a ZTNA/BeyondCorp platform, API/AI gateway, a PaaS, and more.
defguard is an SSO & VPN Server based on OpenID and WireGuard VPN with unique secure & private architecture for building secure and privacy-aware organizations.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
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- Self-Hosted
- Mac
- Linux
- Windows
- Docker
- Kubernetes
23 Twingate alternativesProvides secure access through zero trust principles, replacing traditional VPNs for remote work, enabling centralized management, user connectivity, and application-level privilege without infrastructure changes.
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- Paid
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Nebula is a scalable overlay networking tool with a focus on performance, simplicity and security. It lets you seamlessly connect computers anywhere in the world. Nebula runs on Linux, OSX, and Windows. Mobile is in active development.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
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- Windows
- Linux
- Mac
61 zrok alternativesOffers an open source sharing solution built on OpenZiti for secure app tunneling. Available as SaaS or self-hosting, it supports decentralized content sharing, is scalable for large and small deployments, allows private, secure communication, and operates on Raspberry Pi.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
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Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
- Windows
- Linux
- Mac
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Firezone is an open-core(uses Elastic license) VPN server and egress firewall for Linux that makes it simple to manage secure remote access to your company’s private networks. Built on modern technologies, including the new blazing fast WireGuard tunneling protocol, Firezone is...
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary (Apache-2.0)
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- Linux
- openSUSE
- CentOS
- Ubuntu
- Debian
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Firezone vs NetBird Comments
mzs_47Though this uses wireguard, this is still centralized VPN (Hub spoke) design, has good controls, but the project is driven by few people. Concerns - What I read over on reddit is on the free/libre tier the constraints were unreasonable, but it now seems to be completely FLOSS and there is paid enterprise support option, the road map is not public, and I felt the project can become closed source again, if the owner wishes so.
- Firezone is Freemium and Proprietary
- Firezone is Security-focused
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License is not FLOSS, it uses the unrecognized SSPL, avoid as there are alternatives like HeadScale and NetBird with proper licenses.