Best VPN & Zero Trust Networks Tools

Secure remote access solutions including VPN servers and zero-trust networking tools.

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Headscale

Self‑hosted Tailscale control server for personal and small‑scale networks

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36,194
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BSD-3-Clause
Last commit
1 day ago
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NetBird

Zero-config peer-to-peer VPN with centralized access control

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23,323
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10 hours ago
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Teleport

Secure unified access proxy for modern infrastructure

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19,962
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AGPL-3.0
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11 hours ago
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Netmaker

Automate secure WireGuard networks from homelab to enterprise

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11,460
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1 day ago
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EasyTier

Decentralized, high-performance VPN built with Rust and Tokio

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10,312
License
LGPL-3.0
Last commit
7 hours ago
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Pomerium

Clientless, zero‑trust access proxy for internal web applications

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4,691
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Apache-2.0
Last commit
7 hours ago
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Self‑hosted Tailscale control server for personal and small‑scale networks

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4 hours ago

OpenZiti delivers a scalable, pluggable mesh with zero‑trust access, dark services, and end‑to‑end encryption, plus SDKs, tunnelers, and a web console for easy management.

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Go • 7 projects

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Tailscale

Zero-trust mesh VPN that connects devices with WireGuard encryption and no central server

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Zscaler

Cloud-based zero trust security platform providing secure access to applications without traditional VPNs

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Zscaler is a cloud security platform offering Secure Web Gateway and Zero Trust Network Access solutions. Instead of routing traffic through corporate networks, users connect to Zscaler's cloud, which inspects web traffic for threats and enforces security policies (blocking malicious sites, filtering content). For private applications, Zscaler brokers a secure connection between the user and the app based on identity and context, eliminating the need for VPNs while keeping internal services hidden from the internet. By doing so, Zscaler provides fast, secure access for remote and mobile users and simplifies network security in a cloud-first world.