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innernet vs NetBird
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | innernet | NetBird |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | Go |
| Licence | MIT | Other |
| Stars | 5.6k | 30k |
| Latest | v2.0.0 | v0.80.0 |
| Last push | 2026-07-28 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 227 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 4 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 38 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Tailscale. Alternatives to Tailscale →
PartialinnernetWireGuard mesh organised in CIDR groups, run from a command line, with no web UI or SSO.
Full replacementNetBirdWireGuard mesh with its own clients, management server, SSO and access policies.
innernet
- v2.0.02026-07-02> [!tip]
- v1.7.12025-11-10This is a small release that fixes one regression and several smaller annoyances. Big thanks to all the new and veteran…
- v1.7.02025-08-13A long-overdue release that brings some noticeable quality of life improvements. Big thanks to all the new and veteran…
- v1.6.12024-01-19Drop the release-artifacts (.deb packages) CI job
- v1.6.02023-06-14A long-overdue release that brings some noticeable quality of life improvements. Big thanks to all new and veteran cont…
NetBird
- v0.81.0-canary.pr-7395.12026-10-06[client] Stop dumping the whole device to clear one peer endpointpre-release
- v0.80.02026-10-01Refused to pin an agent network gateway onto another account's host, adding cross-account validation for gateway assign…
- v0.80.0-rc.22026-09-307a53a7b31907f8773609f69a6bc4d0adb1615060 [proxy] Apply the upstream HTTP version before cloning transports (#7806) (#78…pre-release
- v0.80.0-rc.12026-09-28[management] Speed up test store setup and summarize the unit test runpre-release
- v0.81.0-canary.pr-7662.12026-09-26[management] Speed up test store setup and summarize the unit test runpre-release
innernet
unsigned The latest release, v2.0.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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NetBird
✓ signed The latest release, v0.80.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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