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NetBird vs n2n: catalog facts
NetBird	n2n
Freemium The platform is open source under the AGPL and fully self-hostable at no cost. NetBird…	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Command line
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	Layer-2 networking, so hosts appear to share one LAN Peer-to-peer traffic with a supernode for discovery
Needs a control plane, whether you host it or use theirs Self-hosting the full stack including identity integration is real work	Configured by hand on the command line Requires running a reachable supernode
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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