ZeroTier AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Localhost Tunnel Services

The best Localhost Tunnel alternative to ZeroTier is Tailscale, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to ZeroTier and six of them are Localhost Tunnel Services so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Localhost Tunnel Service alternatives to ZeroTier are NetBird, Fossorial Pangolin, ngrok and Anywherelan.

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ZeroTier alternatives are mainly Localhost Tunnel Services, but if you're looking for Virtual LAN Software or VPN Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Virtual LAN. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to ZeroTier.
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  1. Tailscale icon
     54 likes

    Private networks made easy. Connect all your devices using WireGuard, without the hassle. Tailscale makes it as easy as installing an app and signing in.

    50 Tailscale alternatives

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    Tailscale vs ZeroTier Comments
    markopaasila
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    Does the same as ZeroTier, but using the excellent Wireguard instead of a custom tunnel.

    • Tailscale is Freemium and ProprietaryZeroTier is also Freemium and Proprietary
  2. NetBird icon
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    NetBird is an open-source Zero Trust networking platform that makes it easy for engineers to create fast, secure, and private networks with simple, decentralized management.

    34 NetBird alternatives

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  3. Open-source platform enabling secure, seamless remote access via WireGuard tunnels with identity-based controls, a unified dashboard for monitoring and configuration, automatic SSL management, granular policy enforcement, and exposure of private resources behind firewalls.

    59 Fossorial Pangolin alternatives

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  4. ngrok icon
     41 likes

    ngrok exposes local servers behind NATs and firewalls to the public internet over secure tunnels.

    76 ngrok alternatives

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  5. Anywherelan icon
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    Anywherelan (awl for brevity) is a mesh VPN project, similar to tinc, direct wireguard or tailscale. Awl makes it easy to connect to any of your devices (at the IP protocol level) wherever they are. It also allows you to route traffic through remote peers like a SOCKS5 proxy.

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  6. btunnel icon
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    Btunnel gives you power to expose an http app running in localhost, helps you to share your local filesystem as well as any TCP app to the internet. Some of the features of btunnel are -

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    • Freemium
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