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.
- Utilities
- Go
- Apache-2.0
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 4,419
- Forks
- 276
- Open issues
- 309
- Commits, last 12 months
- 879
- Last commit
- Oct 5, 2026
- Latest release
- v2.0.6Sep 17, 2026
- Created
- Nov 22, 2019
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About 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. OpenZiti is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and written mainly in Go, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 4,419 stars and 276 forks on GitHub, with 879 commits over the last year. It installs natively rather than through an official Docker image, so plan for a short manual setup.
Topics
- networking
- vpn-2
- appsec
- network
- zero-trust
- zero-trust-cloud
- zero-trust-network
- zero-trust-network-access
- zero-trust-security
- ztaa
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What is OpenZiti?
OpenZiti is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Utilities category. Fully-featured, zero trust, full mesh overlay network. Includes a 2FA support out of the box, clients for all major desktop/mobile OS'es. The source code lives at github.com/openziti/ziti, where it has 4,419 stars.
Is OpenZiti free and open source?
Yes. OpenZiti is open-source software released under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run OpenZiti with Docker?
OpenZiti does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Go), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to OpenZiti?
Popular open-source alternatives to OpenZiti include Excalidraw, revealjs and penpot. OpenZiti itself is a self-hosted alternative to ngrok and Tailscale.
Is OpenZiti actively maintained?
The most recent commit to OpenZiti was on Oct 5, 2026 with 879 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v2.0.6, published Sep 17, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.