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nebula vs tinc: catalog facts
nebula	tinc
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free software under GPL version 2 or later.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android	Linux, Command line
Works across several desktop, server and mobile platforms.	Automatic full mesh routing with direct peer traffic Appears as a normal network device to existing software
Requires certificate management and network configuration.	The 1.1 branch has been in prerelease for a long time Configured by hand with config files
Downloadable app	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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