Compare NetBird vs. Proton VPN

NetBird is a cutting-edge open-source platform for Zero Trust Networking, created by engineers specifically for their peers. It offers a streamlined approach to establishing secure private networks by harnessing the powerful WireGuard® protocol. In contrast to conventional VPNs, NetBird facilitates decentralized, low-latency, and high-throughput private networks, all managed through a single console that prioritizes identity-based access control. By integrating effortlessly with your Identity Provider for Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), it enables direct, encrypted peer-to-peer connections among devices, servers, and clouds, eliminating central bottlenecks or single points of failure. The lightweight clients allow for easy scalability and enhanced privacy, ensuring that traffic does not traverse management services. NetBird is compatible with numerous integrations, including CrowdStrike, Intune, SentinelOne, pfSense, and others. It is perfectly suited for Zero Trust remote access, multi-cloud connectivity, dynamic posture assessments, comprehensive auditing, and multi-tenant management for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), all accessible from a single, intuitive platform. Furthermore, its focus on security and efficiency makes it an attractive choice for organizations looking to enhance their network infrastructure.

Secure your organization from costly data breaches while meeting essential compliance requirements, such as ISO 27001, GDPR, and HIPAA. Our software-based VPN solution is easy to deploy alongside your existing systems, giving you a powerful and adaptable tool for securing your enterprise network. Our VPN Professional plan allows your team to connect securely to your local networks and cloud-based services. And with granular segmented control over who can connect to dedicated VPN servers and Gateways (logical groupings of dedicated servers), you can ensure your staff can access the resources they need (but only what they need). All of our business plans use robust industry-standard AES-256 or ChaCha20 encryption to ensure your data remains secure. You can further strengthen your organization's security with enforced two-factor authentication (2FA) and seamless login through single sign-on (SSO) with SCIM support for automated user provisioning. Our global high-performance (mainly 10 Gbps) server network is one of the largest in the world, and is part of the trusted Proton ecosystem — a suite of fully open source, end-to-end encrypted services built by the creators of Proton Mail and designed specifically to keep your business secure.