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headscale vs Netmaker: catalog facts
headscale	Netmaker
Free Free and open source under a BSD 3-clause licence. The Tailscale clients it works with are…	Freemium The Apache-licensed core is free to self-host. Code under the pro directory and the hosted…
macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web
Removes the dependency on Tailscale's hosted control server Works with the standard Tailscale clients on every platform	It automates WireGuard key exchange, peer configuration and access control lists across servers and devices, with an…
Aimed at a single tailnet for self-hosters, not a multi-tenant deployment No graphical administration interface in the core project	Code under the pro directory is commercially licensed rather than Apache, and the paid tiers hold back several…
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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