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ZeroTier One vs Tinc Mesh VPN: catalog facts
ZeroTier One	Tinc Mesh VPN
Freemium The software is free and open source under the MPL 2.0. The hosted controller is free up…	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0; donations are accepted.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Android
Ethernet-level networking, so discovery and broadcast protocols work across sites End-to-end encryption with keys you control	Works without root Uses standard tinc configuration files
An account with the hosted controller unless you run your own Relayed connections are free but slow when peer-to-peer fails	Router mode only Connects to only one tinc network at a time
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0-only
Account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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