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Firezone vs NetBird: catalog facts
FirezoneNetBird
Freemium

A free tier is available. Larger deployments require a paid plan.

Freemium

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

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
  • Per-resource access policies driven by your identity provider
  • Gateways run next to your own resources, so traffic does not detour
  • 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
  • The control plane is hosted by the vendor; full self-hosting is not supported
  • Paid tiers are required beyond the free plan's limits
  • 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
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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