Topic
Open-source startups tagged #vpn
9 open-source startups in this directory carry the GitHub topic #vpn. 8 pushed code within 30 days of the snapshot of 2026-09-22, 0 have been quiet for 31–120 days, 1 has not pushed in over 120 days. Topics are set by each repository’s own maintainers, so this is what those projects chose to call themselves rather than a category we assigned.
8 of 9 pushed within 30 days of the snapshot of 2026-09-22. How we measure it →
The list
All 9, most-starred first.
The last column is the most recent push GitHub reported to us on 2026-09-22. It counts a push to any branch, by a person or a bot — it is not a claim that anyone is maintaining the project, and a quiet repository may be a finished one.
| Project | What it does | Stars | Ship status | Last verified push |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tailscale/tailscale | The easiest, most secure way to use WireGuard and 2FA. | 36.8K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| netbirdio/netbird | Connect your devices, users, and agents into a secure WireGuard®-based overlay network with SSO, MFA and granular access controls. | 29.4K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| fosrl/pangolin | Modern networking and security platform providing secure access and connectivity to apps, infrastructure, and AI workloads. Connect and protect your users. | 22.9K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| getlantern/download | Lantern官方版本下载 蓝灯 翻墙 代理 科学上网 外网 加速器 梯子 路由 proxy vpn circumvention gfw | 17.8K | Gone silent | Apr 18, 2022 |
| zerotier/ZeroTierOne | A Smart Ethernet Switch for Earth | 17.1K | Still shipping | Sep 3, 2026 |
| getlantern/lantern | Open-source VPN for speed, privacy, and censorship circumvention. Free to download on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux. | 16K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| amnezia-vpn/amnezia-client | Amnezia VPN Client (Desktop+Mobile) | 15.1K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN | Cross-platform multi-protocol VPN software. Pull requests are welcome. The stable version is available at https://github.com/SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN_Stable. | 13.6K | Still shipping | Sep 13, 2026 |
| gravitl/netmaker | Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. Netmaker automates fast, secure, and distributed virtual networks. | 11.8K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
Related collections
Sideways from here.
The 8 largest other topics in the directory, then the other ways to slice it. Every count is as of the snapshot of 2026-09-22.
Snapshot of 2026-09-22 · 721 repos in the directory · every number on this page is measured against that date, not against today. What this measurement cannot tell you →