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Firezone

Secure remote access gateway that supports the WireGuard protocol. It offers a Web GUI, 1-line install script, multi-factor auth (MFA), and SSO.

Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Still maintained? Yes: 1,270 commits in the last 90 days, latest release gateway-1.6.4 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to NordVPN and Tailscale.

Docker #4 of 15 in Remote Access

At a glance

Firezone quick facts

Health score
96/100 GOOD
Stars
9,139
Last commit
today (Oct 2026)
Latest release
gateway-1.6.4, Oct 2026
Licence
Apache-2.0
View firezone/firezone on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

Top alternatives to Firezone

Full rankings: NordVPN alternatives, Tailscale alternatives

In its own words

The project's README opens: "Blazing-fast remote access with identity-based policies, attested device trust, and detailed audit logs."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Firezone scores 96/100, #4 of 15 in Remote Access: 1,270 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (gateway-1.6.4, yesterday) earns 25.0 of 25, 9,139 stars add 15.8 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 4.2 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    1270 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    gateway-1.6.4 released yesterday

  • Stars biggest shortfall 15.8 / 20

    9.1k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

3911 commits over the last 12 months
1270
Last 90 days
3,911
Last 12 months
today
Last push

Ranked #4 of 15 tools in Remote Access by health , between Termix (#3) and Warpgate (#5) .

Details

LicenceApache-2.0
PlatformsElixir, Docker
Latest releasegateway-1.6.4 · yesterday
Stars9,139
Open issues295
DockerYes
Repositoryfirezone/firezone ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

Firezone vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Firezone (Remote Access), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Puter 99 44k AGPL-3.0 today
Pangolin 97 23k AGPL-3.0 yesterday
Firezone (this tool) 96 9.1k Apache-2.0 today
ShellHub 93 2.2k Apache-2.0 today
Guacamole 59 4k Apache-2.0 13 days ago
Outline Server 41 6.3k Apache-2.0 2 days ago

Firezone: common questions

What does Firezone replace?

Repoly lists Firezone as an open-source alternative to NordVPN and Tailscale. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Firezone stands against the others.

Is Firezone still maintained?

Firezone had 1,270 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, gateway-1.6.4, is from yesterday. Repoly recomputes this nightly.