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netbirdvsopenGym

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

netbirdopenGym
Score81/10081/100
Rank in category#2 of 56 in VPN#1 of 11 in Fitness Tracker
GitHub stars30 28416 854
Stars, last 30 days+816+2 685
Stable releases, 12 months4012
Latest releasev0.81.5 · 26 Oct 2026v1.4.3 · 26 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherAGPL-3.0
Main languageGoJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

netbird and openGym score the same (81/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.

netbird ships more often: 40 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for openGym.

If you want the quickest setup, openGym is easier to run; netbird needs more configuration.

openGym is growing faster right now (+2 685 stars in 30 days).

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