awl
VPN
v0.20.0
Anywherelan constructs a virtual network linking your devices via libp2p discovery and NAT traversal.todayMPL-2.0No DockerModerate
Self-hosted alternatives to Netbird
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Also in VPN
Not listed as Netbird alternatives, but they cover the same ground and are worth a look.
LantunnelLantunnel is a self-hosted, open-source mesh VPN connecting devices via direct P2P encrypted paths with relay fallback — no port forwarding needed.
gluetunVPN client in a thin Docker container for multiple VPN providers, written in Go, and using OpenVPN or Wireguard, DNS over TLS, with a few proxy servers built-in.
mystOpen-source GPL-3.0 implementation of a blockchain-based decentralized VPN network: WireGuard transport, provider and consumer modes, plus a browser NodeUI dashboard.
pia-tunSelf-hosted Docker container for PIA WireGuard VPN with strict killswitch, port forwarding, SOCKS5/HTTP proxies, and port syncing for torrent clients.
docker-headscaleContainerized Headscale server for self-hosted Tailscale mesh VPN. Auto-generates config and auth keys, includes management script, enables MagicDNS hostname resolution.
setup-ipsec-vpnSelf-hosted VPN server built by one bash installer on Ubuntu, Debian, RHEL-family or Alpine Linux, offering L2TP/IPsec, Cisco IPsec and IKEv2 plus user helper scripts.
About these Netbird alternatives
1 open-source, self-hosted alternatives to Netbird are listed here, ranked by popularity, maintenance and documentation.
- Highest rated
- awl (716 GitHub stars, MPL-2.0 license, written in Go)
- Recently updated
- awl v0.20.0 on 2026-10-28
Netbird alternatives compared
| Project | License | Language | Stars | Docker | Setup | Latest release | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| awl | MPL-2.0 | Go | 716 | — | Moderate | v0.20.0 | 52 |