Category Directory
Best Open Source Networking & VPN
Controlling your network egress and ingress is foundational to preventing surveillance, tracking, and lateral intruder movement. Software-defined overlay networks and local DNS sinkholes allow secure interconnectivity between remote nodes without exposing management ports to the public internet. Ensure your networking primitives rely on proven cryptographic kernels like WireGuard and maintain tight release cadences.
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Ranked Directory
Score Range: 68 - 94Evaluated Tools (Sorted by Safety Score)
Pi-hole
network-vpn94.0
Pi-hole
pi-hole/pi-hole94/100
Network-wide ad blocking via your own Linux hardware without client software.
7-Pt Cadence
94.0
48.9k1d agoEUPL-1.2
Healthy
Headscale
network-vpn93.0
Headscale
juanfont/headscale93/100
Open-source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale coordination server.
7-Pt Cadence
93.0
22.4k2d agoBSD-3-Clause
Healthy
WireGuard UI
network-vpn68.0
WireGuard UI
ngoduykhanh/wireguard-ui68/100
Web user interface to manage WireGuard VPN clients, keys, and configurations.
7-Pt Cadence
68.0
6.4k1mo agoMIT
Caution
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