NetBird Alternatives

NetBird is described as 'Open-source Zero Trust networking platform that makes it easy for engineers to create fast, secure, and private networks with simple, decentralized management' and is a VPN service in the security & privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to NetBird for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best NetBird alternative is OpenVPN Connect, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like NetBird are Tailscale, Fossorial Pangolin, LogMeIn Hamachi and ZeroTier.

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  1. JetBird icon
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    JetBird offers an unofficial, open source, Android NetBird client experience focusing on privacy with no blobs or trackers. Enjoy native UI, SSO, setup and pre-shared keys, real-time logs, quick tile, app exclusion from the tunnel, and customizable client-side exit nodes.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  2. defguard icon
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    defguard is an SSO & VPN Server based on OpenID and WireGuard VPN with unique secure & private architecture for building secure and privacy-aware organizations.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
     
  3. Twingate icon
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    Provides secure access through zero trust principles, replacing traditional VPNs for remote work, enabling centralized management, user connectivity, and application-level privilege without infrastructure changes.

    21 Twingate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  4. Nebula is a scalable overlay networking tool with a focus on performance, simplicity and security. It lets you seamlessly connect computers anywhere in the world. Nebula runs on Linux, OSX, and Windows. Mobile is in active development.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Octelium icon
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    A next-gen FOSS self-hosted unified zero trust secure access platform that can operate as a remote access VPN, a ZTNA/BeyondCorp platform, API/AI gateway, a PaaS, and more.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
     
  6. Portex icon
     1 like

    Your Localhost, Online in Seconds.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  7. zrok icon
     3 likes

    Offers an open source sharing solution built on OpenZiti for secure app tunneling. Available as SaaS or self-hosting, it supports decentralized content sharing, is scalable for large and small deployments, allows private, secure communication, and operates on Raspberry Pi.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. TunnlTo icon
     2 likes

    TunnlTo is a Windows WireGuard VPN client built for split tunnelling.

    46 TunnlTo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. playit.gg icon
     8 likes

    Making it easy to play games with friends since March 2020.

    22 playit.gg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  10. Firezone icon
     7 likes

    Firezone is an open-core(uses Elastic license) VPN server and egress firewall for Linux that makes it simple to manage secure remote access to your company’s private networks. Built on modern technologies, including the new blazing fast WireGuard tunneling protocol, Firezone is...

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • openSUSE
    • CentOS
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
     
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    Comments about Firezone as an Alternative to NetBird
    mzs_47
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    Though this uses wireguard, this is still centralized VPN (Hub spoke) design, has good controls, but the project is driven by few people. Concerns - What I read over on reddit is on the free/libre tier the constraints were unreasonable, but it now seems to be completely FLOSS and there is paid enterprise support option, the road map is not public, and I felt the project can become closed source again, if the owner wishes so.

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    • Firezone is Freemium and ProprietaryNetBird is Freemium and Open Source
    • Firezone is Security-focusedNetBird is not according to our users
  11. XplicitTrust icon
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    Seamless connectivity across existing network topologies. Zero Trust principles. Zero client configuration. Deployed in a few minutes. Single sign-on. Multi-Factor-Authentication. Passwordless. Precise access controls. Evaluate device security posture.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  12. Netrinos creates a private, local area network over top of the public internet. It spans networks, firewalls, and routers like they're not even there. If you can surf the web, your network is there.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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