I find myself a bit confused, as I’m not an expert in this field. I’m looking for advice on what to use: ZeroTier, HeadScale, or Netmaker. My goal is to place my services behind a VPN for added security. I’m wondering which of these options is better and more secure. Is it worth comparing Netmaker to HeadScale and ZeroTier, or are they best suited for different purposes? If I opt for ZeroTier, is self-hosting a better choice, or should I go with their free plan?
my take: zerotier has weird licensing, and possibly other issues. I like tailscale best, which means headscale in your list. I’ve never tried netmaker but I’ve settled on (a) straight wireguard for one of my networks, (b) yggdrasil for a different network where I can’t use a VPS / can only use public relays (my usage on that is mostly ssh type stuff; low bandwidth, so far it has worked fine)
here’s an excellent, and very comprehensive, review of various mesh VPNs: https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10478-easily-accessing-all-your-stuff-with-a-zero-trust-mesh-vpn