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ZeroTier One vs tinc: catalog facts
ZeroTier Onetinc
Freemium

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

Free

Free software under GPL version 2 or later.

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

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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