# Open-source alternatives to Tailscale

> Tailscale: A mesh VPN built on WireGuard for connecting devices and servers. The best self-hosted, open-source alternatives are Headscale, NetBird and Firezone. All of them can run on your own server, so your data stays under your control. All 6 apps here are open source.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Commercial product | Tailscale |
| Category | Proxy & VPN |
| Alternatives listed | 6 |
| Top pick | Headscale (44,378 stars, BSD-3-Clause) |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/alternatives/tailscale |

## Alternatives, in recommended order

- [Headscale](https://appsgit.com/apps/headscale): Open-source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server. (44,378 stars, BSD-3-Clause, Go, Docker)
- [NetBird](https://appsgit.com/apps/netbird): Zero-config WireGuard-based mesh VPN and secure network access platform. (29,768 stars, BSD-3-Clause / AGPL-3.0, Go, Docker)
- [Firezone](https://appsgit.com/apps/firezone): Secure remote access gateway that supports the WireGuard protocol. It offers a Web GUI, 1-line install script, multi-factor auth (MFA), and SSO. (9,108 stars, Apache-2.0, Elixir, Docker)
- [wg-easy](https://appsgit.com/apps/wg-easy): The easiest way to run WireGuard VPN with a web UI. (27,070 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker)
- [OpenZiti](https://appsgit.com/apps/openziti): Fully-featured, zero trust, full mesh overlay network. Includes a 2FA support out of the box, clients for all major desktop/mobile OS'es. (4,419 stars, Apache-2.0, Go)
- [Pangolin](https://appsgit.com/apps/pangolin): Identity-aware tunneled reverse proxy with dashboard UI, access control, and WireGuard-based tunnels (alternative to Cloudflare Tunnel, Tailscale). (23,015 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker)

More in this category: [Proxy & VPN](https://appsgit.com/categories/proxy-vpn)

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