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netbirdvsDeta Surf

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

netbirdDeta Surf
Score81/10059/100
Rank in category#2 of 56 in VPN#21 of 81 in Notes & Editors
GitHub stars30 3263 613
Stars, last 30 days+823+0
Stable releases, 12 months410
Latest releasev0.82.0 · 29 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseOtherApache-2.0
Main languageGoTypescript

Which one should you pick?

netbird scores 81/100 against 59/100 for Deta Surf, so it is the safer default.

netbird ships more often: 41 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Deta Surf.

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

netbird is growing faster right now (+823 stars in 30 days).

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