bore VS headscale

Compare bore vs headscale and see what are their differences.

bore

🕳 bore is a simple CLI tool for making tunnels to localhost (by ekzhang)

headscale

An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server (by juanfont)
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bore headscale
26 221
7,994 19,553
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4.7 9.2
3 months ago about 19 hours ago
Rust Go
MIT License BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License
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bore

Posts with mentions or reviews of bore. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-09.

headscale

Posts with mentions or reviews of headscale. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-04.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing bore and headscale you can also consider the following projects:

nginx-proxy-manager - Docker container for managing Nginx proxy hosts with a simple, powerful interface [Moved to: https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager]

tailscale - The easiest, most secure way to use WireGuard and 2FA.

frp - A fast reverse proxy to help you expose a local server behind a NAT or firewall to the internet.

Netmaker - Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. Netmaker automates fast, secure, and distributed virtual networks.

sshpiper - The missing reverse proxy for ssh scp

zero-ui - ZeroUI - ZeroTier Controller Web UI - is a web user interface for a self-hosted ZeroTier network controller.

Signal-TLS-Proxy

netbird - Connect your devices into a single secure private WireGuard®-based mesh network with SSO/MFA and simple access controls.

tunneler - Tunnel TCP or UDP traffic over TCP, (mutual) TLS or DNS (authoritative server or direct connection), implemented in Rust

ZeroTier - A Smart Ethernet Switch for Earth

awesome-tunneling - List of ngrok/Cloudflare Tunnel alternatives and other tunneling software and services. Focus on self-hosting.

Nebula - A scalable overlay networking tool with a focus on performance, simplicity and security