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NetBird

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Connect your devices, users, and agents into a secure WireGuard®-based overlay network with SSO, MFA and granular access controls. observed · 2026-09-23

github.com/netbirdio/netbird · homepage · Go · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-09-23

Health v2 · maintenance only

92/100

  • Activity 96
  • Release rhythm 83
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 3.0
  • age_days: 2015
  • days_rel: 32
  • days_push: 28
  • n_releases_24m: 177

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

29443 stars · 1694 forks observed · 2026-09-23

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-05, confidence 0.97

NetBird is an open‑source zero‑trust networking platform that creates a WireGuard‑based overlay network for secure private connectivity. It provides centralized access control, SSO, MFA and granular policies for both self‑hosted and cloud deployments.

Use cases

  • Replace a legacy VPN with a zero‑trust, peer‑to‑peer network for remote workers.
  • Connect devices, servers and VPCs across multiple locations without opening firewall ports.
  • Enforce SSO and MFA for network access using existing identity providers.
  • Apply granular access policies to limit which users or devices can reach specific resources.
  • Deploy a secure overlay network quickly on Linux, Docker or Kubernetes environments.

When to choose

  • You need a modern zero‑trust network that works across cloud, on‑prem and edge devices.
  • You prefer a self‑hosted solution with full control over data and infrastructure.
  • Your organization uses SSO/MFA and wants to extend those controls to network access.
  • You want to avoid complex VPN gateway setups and manual firewall rules.

When to avoid

  • You require a high‑throughput, hardware‑accelerated VPN appliance.
  • Your environment cannot run Docker/Kubernetes or lacks Linux support.
  • You need a solution tightly integrated with proprietary VPN hardware.

Facets

service · maturity active

vpn auth authorization networking secrets-management security networking cloud-computing windows cli zero-trust wireguard mesh-network self-hosted sso mfa access-control overlay-network site-to-site devops linux docker kubernetes macos ios android web-server

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