Headscale

Headscale

Juan Font
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About

Headscale is an open-source, self-hosted implementation of the control server used by the Tailscale network, enabling users to keep full ownership of their private tailnets while using Tailscale clients. It supports registering users and nodes, issuing pre-authentication keys, advertising subnet-routes and exit-node capabilities, enforcing access-control lists, and integrating with OIDC/SAML identity providers for user authentication. The server is deployable via Debian/Ubuntu packages or standalone binaries, configurable through a YAML file, and managed via its CLI or REST API. Headscale tracks each node, route, and user in its database, supports route approval workflows, and enables features such as subnet routing, exit node designation, and node-to-node mesh within the tailnet. Being self-hosted, it gives organizations and hobbyists full control over their private network endpoints, encryption keys, and traffic flows, rather than depending on a commercial control plane.

About

Netmaker is an open source tool based on the groundbreaking WireGuard protocol. Netmaker unifies distributed environments with ease, from multi-cloud to Kubernetes. Netmaker enhances Kubernetes clusters by providing flexible and secure networking for cross-environment scenarios. Netmaker uses WireGuard for modern, secure encryption. It is built with zero trust in mind, utilizes access control lists, and follows leading industry standards for secure networking. Netmaker enables you to create relays, gateways, full VPN meshes, and even zero trust networks. Netmaker is fully configurable to let you maximize the power of Wireguard.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

System administrators and hobbyist self-hosters wanting a tool to build and control a secure, self-managed VPN/mesh network using Tailscale clients

Audience

Virtual networking solution for organizations

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

Free
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

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ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
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Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Juan Font
Netherlands
headscale.net/stable/

Company Information

Netmaker
United States
www.netmaker.org

Alternatives

Alternatives

Headscale

Headscale

Juan Font
Mozilla VPN

Mozilla VPN

Mozilla Foundation
StrongVPN

StrongVPN

J2 Global

Categories

Network Management Supported

Categories

Service Mesh Supported

Integrations

Akamai Cloud Not Supported
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Not Supported
Debian Supported
DigitalOcean Not Supported
GitHub Not Supported
Google Cloud Platform Not Supported
Kubernetes Not Supported
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Not Supported
Ubuntu Supported
WireGuard Not Supported
YAML Supported

Integrations

Akamai Cloud Supported
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Supported
Debian Not Supported
DigitalOcean Supported
GitHub Supported
Google Cloud Platform Supported
Kubernetes Supported
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Supported
Ubuntu Not Supported
WireGuard Supported
YAML Not Supported
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