Alternatives to Netclient
Connect a machine to a Netmaker-managed network. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Netclient
Connect a machine to a Netmaker-managed network.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Netclient.
Tailscale
Builds a private network between your own devices using WireGuard, without opening ports or running a server.
Tailscale connects machines to a WireGuard private network through its own hosted coordination service instead of a Netmaker deployment, with clients for mobile as well as desktop.
NetBird
A WireGuard-based mesh network with single sign-on, multi-factor authentication and access policies, self-hostable or managed.
NetBird joins machines to a WireGuard mesh controlled by its own self-hosted or managed control plane, adding SSO and multi-factor authentication instead of requiring Netmaker.
ZeroTier One
Puts machines anywhere in the world on the same virtual Ethernet network, as if they were plugged into one switch.
ZeroTier One joins machines to an Ethernet-level virtual network managed by its hosted or self-run controller, rather than a WireGuard network run by Netmaker.
nebula
Connect devices through an encrypted overlay network.
Nebula connects devices to its own certificate-based encrypted overlay network under MIT, with no Netmaker server, but you handle certificates and network configuration yourself.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Netmaker
Self-hosted platform for building and managing WireGuard mesh networks.
WireGuard
A small, fast VPN protocol and set of official clients that connect two machines by exchanging public keys.
innernet
Private network manager built on WireGuard with peer invitations.
headscale
A self-hosted, open-source implementation of the Tailscale control server, so your mesh VPN does not depend on a company.
