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Netmaker vs headscale: catalog facts
Netmaker	headscale
Freemium The Apache-licensed core is free to self-host. Code under the pro directory and the hosted…	Free Free and open source under a BSD 3-clause licence. The Tailscale clients it works with are…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web	macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
It automates WireGuard key exchange, peer configuration and access control lists across servers and devices, with an…	Removes the dependency on Tailscale's hosted control server Works with the standard Tailscale clients on every platform
Code under the pro directory is commercially licensed rather than Apache, and the paid tiers hold back several…	Aimed at a single tailnet for self-hosters, not a multi-tenant deployment No graphical administration interface in the core project
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: BSD-3-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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