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tinc vs ZeroTier One: catalog facts
tincZeroTier One
Free

Free software under GPL version 2 or later.

Freemium

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

Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
  • Automatic full mesh routing with direct peer traffic
  • Appears as a normal network device to existing software
  • Ethernet-level networking, so discovery and broadcast protocols work across sites
  • End-to-end encryption with keys you control
  • The 1.1 branch has been in prerelease for a long time
  • Configured by hand with config files
  • An account with the hosted controller unless you run your own
  • Relayed connections are free but slow when peer-to-peer fails
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later License: MPL-2.0
No account needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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