Alternatives to Radmin VPN
A free Windows program that joins remote computers into one virtual local network. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Radmin VPN
A free Windows program that joins remote computers into one virtual local network.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Radmin VPN.
LogMeIn Hamachi
A hosted VPN service that creates LAN-like virtual networks between remote computers.
LogMeIn Hamachi also builds LAN-like virtual networks and runs on macOS and Linux as well as Windows, but key features need a paid subscription.
ZeroTier One
Puts machines anywhere in the world on the same virtual Ethernet network, as if they were plugged into one switch.
ZeroTier One creates a virtual Ethernet network across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS, is open source, and requires a hosted controller account unless self-run.
Tailscale
Builds a private network between your own devices using WireGuard, without opening ports or running a server.
Tailscale builds a WireGuard private network across desktop and mobile platforms with open-source clients, but sign-in through an identity provider is required.
NetBird
A WireGuard-based mesh network with single sign-on, multi-factor authentication and access policies, self-hostable or managed.
NetBird connects machines over peer-to-peer WireGuard with access policies and SSO, is open source and self-hostable, but needs a control plane and accounts.
EasyTier
A decentralized mesh VPN written in Rust that links devices into one private network, with WireGuard support.
EasyTier is an open-source Rust mesh VPN for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android that needs no central server, but takes more setup than Radmin VPN.
n2n
A lightweight peer-to-peer layer-2 VPN for linking machines into a virtual network.
n2n provides an open-source layer-2 virtual LAN on Linux, configured by hand on the command line and requiring a reachable supernode.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
headscale
A self-hosted, open-source implementation of the Tailscale control server, so your mesh VPN does not depend on a company.
nebula
Connect devices through an encrypted overlay network.
Husarnet
A peer-to-peer VPN that connects laptops, servers and microcontrollers directly, with built-in support for ROS.
Yggdrasil
An experimental, end-to-end encrypted IPv6 mesh network run as a lightweight userspace software router.
tinc
A VPN daemon that builds an encrypted mesh network between hosts over the internet.
Netmaker
Self-hosted platform for building and managing WireGuard mesh networks.
