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innernet vs tinc: catalog facts
innernet	tinc
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free software under GPL version 2 or later.
Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Invitation-based enrolment removes manual WireGuard key exchange Access rules between groups of peers are defined centrally	Automatic full mesh routing with direct peer traffic Appears as a normal network device to existing software
Linux focused, with limited support elsewhere You run the coordination server yourself	The 1.1 branch has been in prerelease for a long time Configured by hand with config files
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
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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