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Firezone vs OpenZiti: catalog facts
Firezone	OpenZiti
Freemium A free tier is available. Larger deployments require a paid plan.	Free Free and open source to self-host; NetFoundry sells a hosted version.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Per-resource access policies driven by your identity provider Gateways run next to your own resources, so traffic does not detour	Services stay hidden with no open inbound ports Identity-based access instead of network-level access
The control plane is hosted by the vendor; full self-hosting is not supported Paid tiers are required beyond the free plan's limits	More complex to deploy than a simple mesh VPN Aimed at developers and administrators rather than home users
Downloadable app, Hosted service	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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