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Freemium

Up to 100 devices free with no credit card; larger networks are paid.

 Freemium

The platform is open source under the AGPL and fully self-hostable at no cost. NetBird…

macOS Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
  • Built on the widely used open-source Nebula overlay
  • Peer-to-peer tunnels that pick the fastest route
  • Peer-to-peer WireGuard connections with no ports to open or firewall rules to write
  • Access control by groups and rules, with SSO and multi-factor authentication
  • Requires a Defined Networking account
  • The managed service is not self-hosted; use plain Nebula for that
  • Needs a control plane, whether you host it or use theirs
  • Self-hosting the full stack including identity integration is real work
Downloadable app, Hosted service Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
Account needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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