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NetBird vs Yggdrasil: catalog facts
NetBird	Yggdrasil
Freemium The platform is open source under the AGPL and fully self-hostable at no cost. NetBird…	Free Free and open source, with no paid tier.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, 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	All traffic is end-to-end encrypted Fully decentralised with no coordination server
Needs a control plane, whether you host it or use theirs Self-hosting the full stack including identity integration is real work	Alpha-stage software with possible breaking changes Experimental network rather than a privacy VPN for hiding your IP
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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