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NetBirdZeroTier One
Freemium

The platform is open source under the AGPL and fully self-hostable at no cost. NetBird…

 Freemium

The software is free and open source under the MPL 2.0. The hosted controller is free up…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
  • 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
  • Ethernet-level networking, so discovery and broadcast protocols work across sites
  • End-to-end encryption with keys you control
  • Needs a control plane, whether you host it or use theirs
  • Self-hosting the full stack including identity integration is real work
  • An account with the hosted controller unless you run your own
  • Relayed connections are free but slow when peer-to-peer fails
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: MPL-2.0
Account needed Account needed
Needs internet Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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