# LabTether vs netbird

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | LabTether | netbird |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 51/100 | 81/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #8 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #2 of 56 in VPN |
| GitHub stars | 233 | 30 313 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +810 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 | 40 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.4.0 · 17 Apr 2026 | v0.81.5 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | Go | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

netbird scores 81/100 against 51/100 for LabTether, so it is the safer default.

netbird ships more often: 40 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for LabTether.

netbird is growing faster right now (+810 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [LabTether](https://selfhost.directory/project/labtether) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/labtether.md)
- [netbird](https://selfhost.directory/project/netbird) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/netbird.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/labtether-vs-netbird