e2bvsnetbird
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| e2b | netbird | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 81/100 |
| Rank in category | #14 of 209 in AI Agents | #2 of 56 in VPN |
| GitHub stars | 14 593 | 30 296 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +655 | +828 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 73 | 40 |
| Latest release | @e2b/cli@2.23.0 · 28 Oct 2026 | v0.81.5 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
netbird scores 81/100 against 76/100 for e2b, so it is the safer default.
e2b ships more often: 73 stable releases in the past year, against 40 for netbird.
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