Open-source alternatives to Tailscale

Free, open-source, downloadable replacements for Tailscale

Headscale

Self-hosted Tailscale control server — An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server

alternative to Tailscale

44.9k+29/dayBSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" LicenseTunnels & Proxiesjuanfont/headscale

Linux

Netbird

Self-hosted secure overlay network — NetBird securely connects people, machines and AI agents across any network with one identity-based Zero Trust platform. Powered by peer-to-peer WireGuard®

alternative to Tailscale

30.1k+26/dayOtherTunnels & Proxiesnetbirdio/netbird

macOS Windows Linux

EasyTier

Decentralized mesh VPN with WireGuard — A simple, decentralized mesh VPN with WireGuard support.

alternative to Tailscale

14.2k+33/dayGNU Lesser General Public License v3.0Tunnels & ProxiesEasyTier/EasyTier

macOS Windows Linux Android

GostCLI

Simple multi-protocol tunnel and proxy — GO Simple Tunnel - a simple tunnel written in golang

alternative to Cloudflare Tunnel、Tailscale、RethinkDB

7.7k+10/dayMIT LicenseTunnels & Proxiesgo-gost/gost

macOS Windows Linux

Yggdrasil GoCLI

Encrypted IPv6 peer-to-peer overlay network — An experiment in scalable routing as an encrypted IPv6 overlay network

alternative to Tailscale

5.5k+2/dayOtherTunnels & Proxiesyggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go

macOS Windows Linux

Octelium

Self-hosted zero trust secure access platform — A next-gen FOSS self-hosted unified zero trust secure access platform that can operate as a remote access VPN, a ZTNA platform, API/AI/MCP gateway, a PaaS, an ngrok-alternative and a homelab infrastructure.

alternative to Tailscale、Teleport、Cloudflare Access

4.1k+3/dayGNU Affero General Public License v3.0Tunnels & Proxiesoctelium/octelium

macOS Windows Linux

P2wlan

Cross-platform P2P virtual LAN tool for remote networking. — 跨平台 P2P 虚拟局域网(VirtualLAN)工具，让异地设备像在同一局域网中互联。支持 NAT 穿透、IPv6 直连、房间组网与 Relay 回退，覆盖 Windows / macOS / Linux / Android。

alternative to Tailscale

2.7k+36/dayMIT LicenseTunnels & Proxiesyhan-sun/p2wlan

macOS Windows Linux Android iOS

VpncloudCLI

Peer-to-peer mesh VPN with encryption — Peer-to-peer VPN

alternative to Tailscale、ZeroTier

2kOtherProxiesdswd/vpncloud

Linux

Frp Panel

Web panel to manage FRP tunnels and nodes — a multi node frp webui and for https://github.com/fatedier/frp server and client management, which makes this project a Cloudflare Tunnel/Tailscale Funnel/Ngork platform and agent open source alternative

alternative to Ngrok、Cloudflare Tunnel、Tailscale

1.9k+1/dayGNU Affero General Public License v3.0Tunnels & ProxiesVaalaCat/frp-panel

Windows

Linker

P2P hole-punching for remote networking and tunnels — 极具特色的，P2P打洞(UDP+TCP、IPV4+IPV6) + 服务器转发，实现的异地组网、内网穿透。让你那些散落在世界各地的联网设备就像在隔壁房间一样轻松访问。

alternative to Tailscale、ZeroTier、Hamachi

1.5k+1/dayGNU General Public License v3.0Tunnels & Proxiessnltty/linker

macOS Windows Linux Android

OpengnbCLI

Decentralized P2P layer-3 virtual network with NAT traversal — GNB is open source de-centralized SDVN to achieve layer3 network via p2p with the ultimate capability of NAT Traversal.GNB是一个开源的去中心化的具有极致内网穿透能力的通过P2P进行三层网络交换的SDVN。

alternative to Tailscale、ZeroTier、Hamachi

1.2kGNU General Public License v3.0Tunnels & Proxiesopengnb/opengnb

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Astral

Cross-platform P2P mesh networking and VPN app — 去中心化组网工具

alternative to Tailscale、ZeroTier

1.2k+1/dayOtherTunnels & Proxiesldoubil/astral

Windows Linux Android