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EasyTierNetBird
Free

Free and open source, with no paid tier.

 Freemium

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

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
  • No central server is required to form the network
  • WireGuard support for connecting standard clients
  • 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
  • Much of the community discussion and documentation is in Chinese
  • More setup than hosted mesh VPN services
  • Needs a control plane, whether you host it or use theirs
  • Self-hosting the full stack including identity integration is real work
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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