netbird
Connect your devices into a single secure private WireGuard®-based mesh network with SSO/MFA and simple access controls. (by netbirdio)
ZeroTier
A Smart Ethernet Switch for Earth (by zerotier)
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| netbird | ZeroTier | |
|---|---|---|
| 104 | 343 | |
| 8,805 | 13,325 | |
| 9.2% | 2.9% | |
| 9.7 | 8.9 | |
| about 3 hours ago | about 24 hours ago | |
| Go | C++ | |
| BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
netbird
Posts with mentions or reviews of netbird.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-13.
- JIT WireGuard
- Nebula is Not the Fastest Mesh VPN (But neither are any of the others)
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A word of caution about Tailscale
Netmaker (https://www.netmaker.io/) Netbird (https://netbird.io/)
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Free Tech Tools and Resources - Multi-clock Display, Networking Tools, Digital Forensics & More
NetBird is a configuration-free, peer-to-peer private network combined with a centralized access control system. Utilizing a WireGuard-based overlay network, it ensures encrypted connections between machines without the need for complex configurations such as port openings, intricate firewall rules, or VPN gateways. Prioritizes security with intuitive management of granular access policies for secure remote access, applicable universally across any infrastructure. petr205 explains, "Their SaaS version is free up to 100 machines and 5 users, but the self-hosted version is exactly the same and has very low requirements."
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Show HN: WireHub – easily create and share WireGuard networks
It is always great to see another solution using Wireguard, which is a great technology for modern private connectivity.
I built https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird, which can be self-hosted and offers an option to run Wireguard without managing firewalls for P2P connectivity.
- Would we still create Nebula today?
- Netbirdio/netbird: Connect devices into a single private WireGuard mesh network
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NetMaker: Connect Everything with a WireGuard VPN
I'd add to that list Netbird, which is the one I ended up using after trying all of the above.
ZeroTier
Posts with mentions or reviews of ZeroTier.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-29.
- Compiling zerotier-cli on Linux Mint 21
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Is there a way to bind ZeroTier with the Android Blue Iris app?
EDIT - I'm tired and cross-eyed after a bunch of internet searching and rabbit holes... A supposed ZeroTier dev said on April 25, 2023 that this would be addressed in a future release of the app in this thread: https://github.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne/issues/1952. On August 10th, another engineer said that they are waiting for a car to be delivered.
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ZeroTier-GTK development help
Solution 2: Wait for support from Zerotier-One with DBUS
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Gravitational Teleport alternatives - netbird, ZeroTier, and awl
4 projects | 29 Jun 2023
A Smart Ethernet Switch for Earth
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Self-Hosted Mesh Network / VPN For User-Friendly LAN Gaming Network?
https://github.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne (11.5k stars)
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Setup a Local Wifi Lan
If you just want to connect between your devices, you don't need any hardware. Just install zerotier on them.
- VPN options for businesses (AzureAD, IdP, etc)
- [Self Hosted] Je suis sans voix pour des services comme TailScale, quel est l'inconvénient?
- Zerotier stops working after some time
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Lost the ZeroTier network interface in Debian - How do I restore this?
Sounds like your install is hosed in some way. This is beyond my knowledge, you should take this to the Zerotier forum (they barely monitor Reddit, as the automated comment said). Or search GitHub, eg this guy might be having the same issue as you: https://github.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne/issues/1856
What are some alternatives?
When comparing netbird and ZeroTier you can also consider the following projects:
tailscale - The easiest, most secure way to use WireGuard and 2FA.
Nebula - A scalable overlay networking tool with a focus on performance, simplicity and security
Netmaker - Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. Netmaker automates fast, secure, and distributed virtual networks.
headscale - An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server
cloudflared - Cloudflare Tunnel client (formerly Argo Tunnel)
Bypass_CGNAT - Wireguard setup to bypass CGNAT with a VPS
firezone - Open-source VPN server and egress firewall for Linux built on WireGuard. Firezone is easy to set up (all dependencies are bundled thanks to Chef Omnibus), secure, performant, and self hostable.
drago - ☁️ Securely connect anything with WireGuard® and manage all your networks from a single place.
wireguard-vyatta-ubnt - WireGuard for Ubiquiti Devices