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tinc vs innernet: catalog facts
tinc	innernet
Free Free software under GPL version 2 or later.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Automatic full mesh routing with direct peer traffic Appears as a normal network device to existing software	Invitation-based enrolment removes manual WireGuard key exchange Access rules between groups of peers are defined centrally
The 1.1 branch has been in prerelease for a long time Configured by hand with config files	Linux focused, with limited support elsewhere You run the coordination server yourself
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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