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tincNetBird
Free

Free software under GPL version 2 or later.

 Freemium

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

Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
  • Automatic full mesh routing with direct peer traffic
  • Appears as a normal network device to existing software
  • 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
  • The 1.1 branch has been in prerelease for a long time
  • Configured by hand with config files
  • Needs a control plane, whether you host it or use theirs
  • Self-hosting the full stack including identity integration is real work
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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