netbird.io

NetBird

Who runs NetBird, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest zero trust network access alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
–
Closest alternative
Netmaker

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs NetBird

NetBird netbird.io

WireGuard®-based overlay network and Zero Trust Network Access in one platform for reliable and secure connectivity

Wikidata: open-source overlay VPN

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What NetBird tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

tracker that follows visitors

9 of the 20 alternatives below have fewer, 8 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
None found
US company
1 tool
  • Marketing and email tracking

    Links visits to email campaigns and customer profiles.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to NetBird

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to NetBird, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Fewer trackers than NetBirdNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    Netmaker netmaker.io English 2 trackers

    Netmaker: Zero Trust Platform for Secure Networking

    Securely connect your devices, clouds, and sites with Netmaker's Zero Trust platform. Fast WireGuard tunnels combined with granular access controls for true ZTNA.

    Compare Netmaker with NetBird →
  2. 02
    Tailscale tailscale.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    Tailscale | Secure Connectivity for AI, IoT & Multi-Cloud

    The connectivity platform for devs, IT, and security teams. Zero Trust identity-based access that deploys in minutes and scales to every resource. Start free.

    Compare Tailscale with NetBird →
  3. 03
    ZeroTier zerotier.com English 2 trackers

    ZeroTier | Software-Defined and Post-Quantum Networking

    Next-generation connectivity and cybersecurity. ZeroTier One connects any device, anywhere. ZeroTier Quantum delivers post-quantum, CNSA 2.0-aligned networks.

    Compare ZeroTier with NetBird →
  4. 04
    Cloudflare cloudflare.com Top 100 English 1 tracker

    Cloudflare: Build for the agent era

    Welcome to Cloudflare - Powering the next generation of applications

    Compare Cloudflare with NetBird →
  5. 05
    OpenVPN openvpn.net English 4 trackers

    Secure VPN Solutions for Business & Remote Access | OpenVPN

    Secure your business with OpenVPN. Flexible SMB VPN solutions for remote access and remote work, self-hosted or cloud-managed with zero trust security.

    Compare OpenVPN with NetBird →
  6. 06
    bsclink.cn Top 10K Chinese No trackers

    零信任_安全办公平台_远程安全访问_SASE方案_终端安全-白山云

    基于零信任理念和白山云全球边缘网络,「网络+安全+服务+情报」一体化建设,更安全、更快速、更经济地保障企业全球化高效办公,确保分布在全球各地的用户都能随时随地、快速安全地访问企业本地和云上资源。

    Compare bsclink.cn with NetBird →
  7. 07
    OPNsense opnsense.org English 1 tracker

    OPNsense® is an open source, feature rich firewall and routing platform, offering cutting-edge network protection. - OPNsense

    We’ve made digital security accessible to everyone. With our free OPNsense® platform, you get all the features of expensive commercial firewalls and more. Enjoy open and verifiable sources in a product developed with and for a large user community.

    Compare OPNsense with NetBird →
  8. 08
    Proton proton.me Top 10K English No trackers

    Proton: Privacy by default

    Over 100 million people use Proton to stay private and secure online. Get a free Proton account and take back your privacy.

    Compare Proton with NetBird →
  9. 09
    Zscaler zscaler.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Leading Cloud Enterprise Security Provider for Zero Trust

    Zscaler is a leading cloud enterprise security provider helping global businesses adopt zero trust for secure digital transformation.

    Compare Zscaler with NetBird →
  10. 10
    Mullvad mullvad.net English No trackers

    Mullvad VPN - Privacy is for the people

    Free the internet from mass surveillance and censorship. Fight for privacy with Mullvad VPN and Mullvad Browser.

    Compare Mullvad with NetBird →
  11. 11
    Netskope netskope.com English 2 trackers

    Netskope: modern security and networking for the cloud and AI era

    Secure and accelerate your cloud, data, and AI everywhere. Achieve unified visibility, advanced SASE & SSE protection, and optimized performance

    Compare Netskope with NetBird →
  12. 12
    LocalXpose localxpose.io English 2 trackers

    LocalXpose: Secure Tunneling & Localhost Tunnel Software

    Discover LocalXpose, the trusted tunneling software to expose localhost to internet. Secure tunnels, fast local proxy for safe remote access to servers and IoT.

    Compare LocalXpose with NetBird →
  13. 13
    Sentinel sentinel.co English No trackers

    Sentinel — Build your own decentralized VPN.

    Sentinel is a Layer-1 decentralized bandwidth network. Bring your protocol, your client, your distribution — we handle the network.

    Compare Sentinel with NetBird →
  14. 14
    Psiphon psiphon.ca No trackers

    Psiphon

    Open source, and trusted by millions: a censorship-resistant VPN that works where others fail.

    Compare Psiphon with NetBird →
  15. 15
    Laravel laravel.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Laravel - The clean stack for Artisans and agents

    Laravel is a framework for building modern web apps and AI agents. Expressive syntax, built-in tools, and everything you need to ship fast.

    Compare Laravel with NetBird →
  16. 16
    hide.me English No trackers

    World's Fastest VPN and Privacy Protection | hide.me

    Surf the web securely without third-parties spying on you.

    Compare hide.me with NetBird →
  17. 17
    bsgslb.com Top 10K Chinese No trackers

    零信任_安全办公平台_远程安全访问_SASE方案_终端安全-白山云

    基于零信任理念和白山云全球边缘网络,「网络+安全+服务+情报」一体化建设,更安全、更快速、更经济地保障企业全球化高效办公,确保分布在全球各地的用户都能随时随地、快速安全地访问企业本地和云上资源。

    Compare bsgslb.com with NetBird →
  18. 18
    NextDNS nextdns.io Top 10K English No trackers

    NextDNS - The new firewall for the modern Internet

    NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.

    Compare NextDNS with NetBird →
  19. 19
    Syncthing syncthing.net Top 10K English No trackers

    Syncthing

    open source continuous file synchronization software

    Compare Syncthing with NetBird →
  20. 20
    ThreatLocker threatlocker.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    Enterprise Cybersecurity Solutions | ThreatLocker

    A Zero Trust cybersecurity solutions platform, ThreatLocker delivers world-class enterprise security software and solutions worldwide.

    Compare ThreatLocker with NetBird →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles NetBird’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones NetBird uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what NetBird adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 9 technologies
Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,192
Vector
384-d
Query
37 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to NetBird’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

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