NetBird Zero Trust Networking

NetBird is an open-source networking platform designed to simplify private network management through a Zero Trust architecture based on WireGuard®. The project was founded to address the complexities of traditional VPNs, providing users with a seamless, peer-to-peer overlay network that operates without manual configuration. It focuses on security and ease of use, making it popular among developers and IT infrastructure teams.

While the core developers and the company headquarters are based in Germany, as an open-source softare solution with a SaaS component, its infrastructure and development contributions are distributed globally. The platform utilizes cloud-native technologies to facilitate secure connectivity across distributed environments, hybrid clouds, and remote teams.

Today, NetBird operates as a commercial entity under NetBird GmbH. The company maintains the open-source repository while offering a managed control plane and enterprise-grade features. The ownership remains private and independent, focused on scaling the security ecosystem for modern cloud-native workflows.