zerotier.com
ZeroTier
Who runs ZeroTier, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest mesh VPN networking alternatives.
- Who’s behind it
- Not stated
- Online since
- Unknown
- Trackers
- Prices
- No pricing page
- Last price change
- –
- Closest alternative
- Netmaker
Measured from ZeroTier’s own pages, the Internet Archive and public records. Hover a dotted value for its source and date.
Visit ZeroTier01 · Who’s behind it
Who runs ZeroTier
ZeroTier zerotier.com
Next-generation connectivity and cybersecurity. ZeroTier One connects any device, anywhere. ZeroTier Quantum delivers post-quantum, CNSA 2.0-aligned networks.
Wikidata: software company
- Company
- No imprint we could read
- Online since
- Not in the Internet Archive
- Audience
- In English
02 · Privacy
What ZeroTier 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.
trackers that follow visitors
14 of the 17 alternatives below have fewer, 1 have more.
Privacy-friendly alternatives →- Cookie banner
- None found
- US company
- 2 tools
Marketing and email tracking
Links visits to email campaigns and customer profiles.
Tag manager
Loads further tracking scripts, which we can’t always see.
03 · Alternatives
Alternatives to ZeroTier
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to ZeroTier, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
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.
Very close - 02
NetBird - Open Source Zero Trust Networking
WireGuard®-based overlay network and Zero Trust Network Access in one platform for reliable and secure connectivity
Very close - 03
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.
Very close - 04
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.
Very close - 05
Open Web Protocol - Mysterium Network
An open-source ecosystem of protocols, tools and infrastructure to liberate the web. Our node network empowers both builders and users to access free information.
Very close - 06
virtual private network provider
Very close - 07
ExpressVPN: Best VPN Service for Speed & Privacy in 2026
Protect your privacy, stream worldwide, and enjoy fast speeds with ExpressVPN. Servers in 113 countries, 24/7 support, and a 30-day risk-free trial—start now!
Very close - 08
Stream, shop, play - no matter where in the world you are!
Very close - 09
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.
Very close - 10
Psiphon
Open source, and trusted by millions: a censorship-resistant VPN that works where others fail.
Very close - 11
UK holding company
Very close - 12
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.
Very close - 13
VPN service that's fast, reliable, & effective | Windscribe
Protect your privacy, stream global content, and mask your location with the best VPN service. Enjoy fast speeds and servers in over 135 locations.
Very close - 14
Syncthing
open source continuous file synchronization software
Very close - 15
Cloudflare: Build for the agent era
Welcome to Cloudflare - Powering the next generation of applications
Very close - 16
Mullvad VPN - Privacy is for the people
Free the internet from mass surveillance and censorship. Fight for privacy with Mullvad VPN and Mullvad Browser.
Very close - 17
TP-Link: Your Smart Home, Simplified
We are a US-based leader in Wi-Fi and smart home technology. See why families trust TP-Link to make their home smart, secure, and effortlessly connected.
Very close - 18 IPVanish ipvanish.com
virtual private network provider
Very close - 19
Build, manage, & optimize real-time apps at scale | PubNub
Power your real-time app with PubNub - the world's largest pub/sub network. Scale to 3 trillion API calls/month, with <30ms global delivery. Start building now!
Very close - 20
Lantern VPN: Nonprofit VPN for fast, private, unrestricted internet access
Nonprofit VPN trusted by 250+ million people. Fast, private internet access that bypasses censorship. Free to start, Pro funds open access in censored regions.
Very close
Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles ZeroTier’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones ZeroTier uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.
04 · History
What changed
Price and policy history →No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what ZeroTier 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 · 17 technologies
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 9,192
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 52 ms
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to ZeroTier’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
Built with
- CMS
- WordPress page source: /wp-content/
- JavaScript libraries
- jQuery asset https://www.zerotier.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1
- CSS & UI
- Font Awesome asset https://www.zerotier.com/wp-content/plugins/unlimited-elements-for-elementor-premium/asse…
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
- Marketing automation
- HubSpot page source: js.hs-scripts.com
- Payments
- Stripe TXT stripe-verification=72357D40E15ED42C14E3A0AE579A6159FBB525C88006567EE…
- CDN
- Cloudflare header cf-ray: a5779d014a9fff54-HAM
- jsDelivr asset https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/hiunicornstudio/unicornstudio.js@v2.1.6/dist/unicornStudio.um…
- Hosting
- Kinsta header x-kinsta-cache: HIT
- Languages & backends
- PHP implied by WordPress (page source: /wp-content/)
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Microsoft 365 TXT MS=ms77463946
- DNS hosting
- Google Cloud DNS NS ns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=TXXMKMz0xTyCLsz4f4f8VfmrqrjFS/XF6QdbA1n…
- GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=MHzc1QaQutEWZgs-tT6Ti3kcEYaxo1P56w5rl…
- Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: kD0GLTWkY4mEsFHyWKZeagsI9iY27sdCUVYliT-aGpM
- Slack TXT slack-domain-verification=hRGebDxrdSXkJZc3IyXfg1JiBMjjyE0YXxPJX1X5
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 19/20
- Google Workspace 16/20
- Microsoft 365 11/20
- Cloudflare 8/20
- React · not on zerotier.com 7/20
- Atlassian 7/20
- Next.js · not on zerotier.com 6/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on zerotier.com 6/20
- Apple Business · not on zerotier.com 6/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on zerotier.com 5/20
- Google Fonts · not on zerotier.com 4/20
- HubSpot 4/20
- Google Tag Manager 4/20
- Zendesk · not on zerotier.com 4/20
- Intercom · not on zerotier.com 3/20
- Vercel · not on zerotier.com 3/20