HeadscaleCoordinate a private network for compatible Tailscale clients on your own server.
100% free open source (BSD-3-Clause). Unlimited users, devices, and mesh nodes.
Developer tools
NetBird
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Connect devices in a private WireGuard network with central access management.
What you can use it for
Connect devices in a private WireGuard network with central access management.
- High-performance WireGuard implementation in Go with fast NAT traversal.
- Built-in routing peers, network access rules, and multi-factor SSO.
- Beautiful modern web administration UI included out of the box.
Workflow coverage and comparison notes
Deploy zero-trust private mesh networking with peer-to-peer WireGuard tunnels using open-source NetBird instead of ZeroTier Enterprise.
Before you switch
Self-hosting requires configuring management, signal, and relay services via Docker Compose with an OIDC identity provider (Keycloak, Authentik, or Google).
Alternatives to these paid apps
Each comparison covers the workflow described above, rather than every paid feature.
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