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, Rayfish, Fossorial Pangolin and ZeroTier.

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  1. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
    • VMware Workstation Pro
    • VirtualBox
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  3. LRO icon
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    Connects devices behind firewalls or NAT with outbound-only agents for local access to remote services using encrypted tunnels. Enables use of SSH, RDP, VNC, web interfaces, or USB-over-IP without port forwarding or VPN. Supports multiple OS, roles, access control, and live tunnel monitoring.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  4. btunnel icon
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    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 -

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  5. rstream icon
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    rstream is a European developer-first platform for secure, zero-trust connectivity. It exposes local, private, and legacy services through outbound-only tunnels, without opening inbound ports or deploying a VPN.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  6. IPOP (IP-over-P2P) is an open-source user-centric software virtual network allowing end users to define and create their own virtual private networks (VPNs). IPOP virtual networks provide end-to-end tunneling of IP or Ethernet over “TinCan” links setup and managed through a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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