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OpenZiti

OpenZiti is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Utilities category, licensed Apache-2.0 and written mainly in Go. It is a self-hosted alternative to ngrok and Tailscale. It has 4,446 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 23, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).

github.com/openziti/ziti

GitHub stats

GitHub stars
4,446
Forks
279
Open issues
355
Commits, last 12 months
902
Last commit
Oct 23, 2026
Latest release
v2.0.8Oct 8, 2026
Created
Nov 22, 2019
License
Apache-2.0Open source

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Project health

ActiveActive: last commit Oct 23, 2026, 902 commits in 12 months.

Raw inputs behind the health label
Last commitOct 23, 2026
Commits, last 12 months902
Latest releasev2.0.8 (Oct 8, 2026)
Releases, last 12 months9
Releases, all time243
Open issues355
Open pull requests91
Good first issues3
Contributing guideYes
Security policyYes
CreatedNov 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.

Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/openziti/ziti.

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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FAQ

OpenZiti FAQ

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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 self-hosted 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 23, 2026 with 902 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v2.0.8, published Oct 8, 2026. It had 355 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.