netbirdio/netbird
Connect your devices into a secure WireGuard®-based overlay network with SSO, MFA and granular access controls. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 3.0
- age_days: 1967
- days_rel: 12
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 181
Adoption not part of the score
28676 stars · 1630 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
NetBird is an open-source zero-trust networking platform that builds WireGuard-based peer-to-peer overlay networks with centralized access control, SSO/MFA, and device posture checks. It can be self-hosted via Docker or used as a managed cloud service, and runs on virtually all major platforms.
Use cases
- replace legacy VPN with a WireGuard mesh network
- secure remote access to internal resources with SSO and MFA
- connect VPCs and on-prem networks site-to-site
- set up a private network for my home lab
- enforce least-privilege access policies across teams
- self-host a zero-trust network access (ZTNA) platform
- give remote employees access to LAN without opening ports
- manage device posture checks and MDM integration
When to choose
- you want a config-free peer-to-peer VPN alternative to Tailscale or traditional VPN gateways
- you need self-hosted zero-trust networking with identity-based access control
- you need cross-platform support including mobile, NAS, and OpenWRT
- you want SSO/MFA, posture checks, and audit logging in one platform
When to avoid
- you only need simple point-to-point tunnels without centralized management
- you require a fully permissively-licensed codebase (management plane licensing is restricted)
- you need layer-7 application-level proxying rather than network-layer access
- you cannot run a publicly reachable coordination server and prefer fully serverless connectivity
Facets
application · maturity active
vpn networking security auth self-hosted monitoring networking security privacy self-hosted infrastructure-as-code windows self-hosted go cross-platform wireguard zero-trust ztna mesh-network nat-traversal overlay-network sso mfa remote-access site-to-site devops linux macos android ios docker kubernetes
9 sources
- readme: https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2235a44067d1
- homepage: https://netbird.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · bf3418ca082e
- site_page: https://docs.netbird.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4615f7191f8f
- site_page: https://app.netbird.io/install · fetched 2026-08-29 · b2ed51ffd375
- site_page: https://docs.netbird.io/selfhosted/selfhosted-quickstart · fetched 2026-08-29 · 29d941146fc7
- site_page: https://netbird.io/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5befcee5917b
- site_page: https://netbird.io/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · b830ec23b8ca
- site_page: https://netbird.io/integrations · fetched 2026-08-29 · a97440b95ca1
- site_page: https://netbird.io/integrations/become-a-partner · fetched 2026-08-29 · e5c905e8d4c6
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| netbirdio/netbird | main | 95 |
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