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NetBird vs Octelium: catalog facts
NetBird	Octelium
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	Self-hosted, 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	Combines VPN, ZTNA and gateway roles in one self-hosted system Open source under AGPL-3.0 and Apache-2.0 licences
Needs a control plane, whether you host it or use theirs Self-hosting the full stack including identity integration is real work	Requires deploying and operating a cluster Broad scope means more to learn than a simple VPN
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is 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 24, 2026

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