Tailscale builds a WireGuard-based mesh VPN managed through its hosted coordination service. Self-hosted coordination servers and overlay networks give you the same private mesh while keeping device lists and keys on your own server and dropping device caps.
8 open-source alternatives to Tailscale you can host yourself, ranked by GitHub stars and updated daily.
| # | App | Category | Stars | Language | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
juanfont/headscale
|
VPN & Mesh Networks | 45,602 | Go | today |
| 2 |
netbirdio/netbird
|
VPN & Mesh Networks | 30,899 | Go | today |
| 3 |
slackhq/nebula
|
VPN & Mesh Networks | 18,521 | Go | 1d |
| 4 |
gravitl/netmaker
|
VPN & Mesh Networks | 11,869 | Go | today |
| 5 |
firezone/firezone
|
Remote Access | 9,181 | Elixir | today |
| 6 |
tonarino/innernet
|
VPN & Mesh Networks | 5,577 | Rust | today |
| 7 |
openziti/ziti
|
Miscellaneous | 4,479 | Go | 1d |
| 8 |
gsliepen/tinc
|
VPN & Mesh Networks | 2,263 | C | 4mo |