# netbirdio/netbird

Connect your devices into a secure WireGuard®-based overlay network with SSO, MFA and granular access controls.

Repository: https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/netbird
Homepage: https://netbird.io
Language: Go
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: wireguard, wireguard-vpn, vpn, nat-traversal, mesh-networks, mesh, golang, wiretrustee, zero-trust-network-access, netbird
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:24:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1967, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 3.0, "n_releases_24m": 181}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 28676, forks 1630 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:52.752511+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: vpn, networking, security, auth, self-hosted, monitoring
- domain: networking, security, privacy, self-hosted, infrastructure-as-code
- platform: windows, self-hosted, go, cross-platform
- tags: wireguard, zero-trust, ztna, mesh-network, nat-traversal, overlay-network, sso, mfa, remote-access, site-to-site, devops, linux, macos, android, ios, docker, kubernetes

## Member repositories
- netbirdio/netbird (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:52.752511+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:54:20.625519+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:52.752511+00:00, sha 2235a44067d1)
  - homepage: https://netbird.io (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:47.806213+00:00, sha bf3418ca082e)
  - site_page: https://docs.netbird.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:47.816113+00:00, sha 4615f7191f8f)
  - site_page: https://app.netbird.io/install (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:47.822454+00:00, sha b2ed51ffd375)
  - site_page: https://docs.netbird.io/selfhosted/selfhosted-quickstart (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:47.825087+00:00, sha 29d941146fc7)
  - site_page: https://netbird.io/about (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:47.832643+00:00, sha 5befcee5917b)
  - site_page: https://netbird.io/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:47.819213+00:00, sha b830ec23b8ca)
  - site_page: https://netbird.io/integrations (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:47.827701+00:00, sha a97440b95ca1)
  - site_page: https://netbird.io/integrations/become-a-partner (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:47.830213+00:00, sha e5c905e8d4c6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.