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Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to TailScale

ZeroTier ngrok OpenVPN WireGuard Netmaker Tinc VPN playit.gg Pi-hole NetBird zrok

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to TailScale are ZeroTier, ngrok, and OpenVPN. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. Extremely simple P2P Encrypted VPN
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #VPN #Cloud VPN 35 social mentions

  2. 2
    ngrok enables secure introspectable tunnels to localhost webhook development tool and debugging tool.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Testing #Localhost Tools #Webhooks 369 social mentions

  3. OpenVPN - The Open Source VPN
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #VPN #Cloud VPN 40 social mentions

  4. Fast, Modern, Secure VPN Tunnel
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #VPN #Cloud VPN 9 social mentions

  5. Netmaker automates mesh VPN's and software-defined networks using WireGuard.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Freemium
    • Free Trial

    #Cloud Infrastructure #Cloud Management #Networking 63 social mentions

  6. tinc is a Virtual Private Network (VPN) daemon that uses tunnelling and encryption to create a...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #VPN #Cloud VPN 12 social mentions

  7. Making it easy to play games with friends since March 2020.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Freemium
    • Free Trial
    • $1.0 / Monthly (Get a custom .playit.gg domain to host your server with)

    #Localhost Tools #Webhooks #Testing 246 social mentions

  8. Pi-hole is a multi-platform, network-wide ad blocker.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Threat Detection And Prevention 1185 social mentions

  9. Connect your devices into a single secure private WireGuard®-based mesh network with SSO/MFA and manage access with just a few clicks.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #VPN #Cloud VPN #Localhost Tools 8 social mentions

  10. 10
    Next-generation sharing platform built on top of OpenZiti
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Localhost Tools #Testing #Webhooks 73 social mentions

  11. Receive and send emails anonymously. Create a unique email address for each website to avoid cross-site tracking and protect your inbox from spam, phishing and data breaches.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Freemium
    • Free Trial
    • $2.99 / Monthly (Premium)

    #Security & Privacy #Fake Email #Email 271 social mentions

  12. ProtonVPN is a security focused FREE VPN service, developed by CERN and MIT scientists. Use the web anonymously, unblock websites & encrypt your connection.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #VPN #Cloud VPN #Security 310 social mentions

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