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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, ZeroTier and Headscale.




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...




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.




GhostlyShare is a lightweight developer tool for Windows and Linux that makes local web apps publicly accessible in seconds.




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.




remote.it is a platform that brings the world of disconnected networks to your browser, desktop and mobile devices. Securely access devices connected to any network like they were on your own local network.




OpenXpress is a robust and versatile platform offering Docker container hosting with a range of features designed to simplify and enhance your web application deployment.



Cyolo introduces the first real zero-trust solution, a safer architecture that allows organizations to securely connect their internal, remote and third-party users to their working environments.
FerrumGate is an Open source Zero Trust Access (ZTA) project, that uses advanced identity and access management technologies to ensure secure access to your network and applications. With multi-factor authentication, continuous monitoring, and granular access controls.




MoleTun is a modern, cross-platform mesh networking tool designed specifically to solve the "latency and connectivity" problem in peer-to-peer (P2P) gaming. Built by an independent systems engineer, it bridges the gap between complex enterprise networking and the need...



Managed WireGuard gateway appliance for secure remote access to your office or home LAN. Deploy as a virtual appliance on your network, manage peers from a web dashboard.
Btunnel gives you power to expose an http app running in localhost, helps you to share your local filesystem as well as any TCP app to the internet. Some of the features of btunnel are -




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.