unsubbed.co
Home / Categories / Networking & VPN

Networking & VPN

VPN, network utilities, proxy servers, and firewall management tools

99 tools 5 subcategories 10 SaaS alternatives

Subcategories

Replace Popular SaaS

99 Tools

Caddy

71K

A fast, extensible web server with automatic HTTPS — zero-config TLS certificates for every site, built-in reverse proxy, and a simple Caddyfile config format.

Traefik

62K

Cloud-native application proxy and ingress controller that auto-discovers services and handles TLS certificates, load balancing, and routing with zero manual configuration.

Pi-hole

56K

Network-wide ad blocking DNS server that protects every device on your network without installing anything on individual devices.

Headscale

37K

An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server.

AdGuard Home

33K

Network-wide software for blocking ads and tracking. Covers all your home devices with no client-side software needed.

Nginx Proxy Manager

32K

Expose your services easily and securely. Manage Nginx proxy hosts with a simple, powerful interface and free SSL via Let's Encrypt.

Tailscale

30K

WireGuard mesh VPN that sets up in under 2 minutes — MagicDNS, exit nodes, subnet routers, and SSH all included, free for 100 devices.

wg-easy

25K

The easiest way to run WireGuard VPN with a web-based management UI for creating and managing clients.

Netbird

24K

Netbird offers wireguard® integration, single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (mfa) as a self-hosted remote access & desktop.

Brave Browser

22K

Released under MPL-2.0, Brave Browser provides secure web browser on self-hosted infrastructure.

SafeLine

21K

Self-hosted web application firewall and reverse proxy that protects web apps from attacks and exploits.

Neko

20K

Self-hosted virtual browser running in Docker with WebRTC streaming and multi-user collaboration.

Teleport

20K

Identity-aware infrastructure access platform for SSH, Kubernetes, databases, and web apps with audit logging.

Netbox

20K

Netbox is a self-hosted server monitoring replacement for Device42, Infoblox, and more.

nginx-proxy

20K

Automated Nginx reverse proxy for Docker containers using docker-gen for dynamic configuration.

Pangolin

20K

Self-hosted tunneled reverse proxy with identity-aware access, automatic HTTPS, and a management dashboard.

A

Anubis

18K

Web application firewall that challenges bots with proof-of-work before allowing access to upstream services

Bluesky

18K

Decentralized social network built on the AT Protocol, giving users control over their data and experience

Fail2Ban

17K

Daemon to ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors - fail2ban/fail2ban

LibreSpeed

14K

Free and Open Source Speedtest. Run it right now in your browser, or self-host on a PHP, Golang, Rust or Node server. License: LGPL

OAuth2 Proxy

14K

Self-hosted authentication & SSO tool that provides reverse proxy and authentication middleware.

Cloudflared

14K

Released under Apache-2.0, Cloudflared provides tunnele proxy for Cloudflare traffic on self-hosted infrastructure.

OpenVPN

13K

OpenVPN gives you secure remote access VPN solutions on your own infrastructure.

FlareSolverr

13K

Released under MIT, FlareSolverr provides proxy server to bypass Cloudflare protection on self-hosted infrastructure.

CrowdSec

13K

CrowdSec lets you run participative protection against malicious IPs entirely on your own server.

Gravitl

11K

Securely connect your devices, clouds, and sites with WireGuard-based virtual networks

Nginx UI

11K

Self-hosted proxy servers tool that provides yet another NGINX web interface.

Amnezia

11K

Amnezia gives you VPN server and client on your own infrastructure.

imgproxy

11K

Released under MIT, imgproxy provides fast and secure standalone server for resizing and converting remote images on self-hosted infrastructure.

MyIP

10K

MyIP gives you all in one IP Toolbox. Easy to check what's your IPs on your own infrastructure.

Firezone

8.5K

Released under Apache-2.0, Firezone provides replace your VPN on self-hosted infrastructure.

step-ca

8.3K

Step-ca is a self-hosted proxy servers tool that provides online certificate authority for secure, automated certificate management.

Technitium DNS Server

7.9K

Technitium DNS Server gives you authoritative/recursive DNS server with ad blocking functionality on your own infrastructure.

iodine

7.7K

For networking & VPN, iodine is a self-hosted solution that provides iPv4 over DNS tunnel solution, enabling you to start up a socks5 proxy listener.

Tinyauth

7.1K

Tinyauth is a self-hosted authentication & SSO tool that provides simple authentication middleware for reverse proxies.

HAProxy

6.4K

For proxy servers, HAProxy is a self-hosted solution that provides very fast and reliable reverse-proxy offering high availability.

blocky

6.2K

Blocky lets you run fast and lightweight DNS proxy as ad-blocker for local network with many features entirely on your own server.

O

Outline Server

6.2K

For networking & VPN, Outline Server is a self-hosted solution that provides proxy server that runs a Shadowsocks instance for each access key and a REST...

T

Tinyproxy

5.7K

For networking & VPN, Tinyproxy is a self-hosted solution that provides light-weight HTTP/HTTPS proxy daemon.

Speedtest Tracker

5.4K

Speedtest Tracker is a PHP-based application that monitors the performance and uptime of your internet connection.

Upsnap

5.4K

For network utilities, Upsnap is a self-hosted solution that provides simple Wake on LAN (WOL) dashboard app. Wake up devices on your network and see...

i

iSponsorBlockTV

5.2K

For ad blocking & DNS filtering, iSponsorBlockTV is a self-hosted solution that provides block and skip sponsors, while also muting and skipping ads on YouTube.

Zoraxy

5K

Zoraxy gives you general purpose reverse proxy and forwarding tool for networking noobs on your own infrastructure.

s

sish

4.6K

Sish gives you HTTP(S)/WS(S)/TCP tunnels to localhost using only SSH on your own infrastructure.

Unbound

4.3K

Released under BSD-3-Clause, Unbound provides validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver on self-hosted infrastructure.

Scanopy

4.3K

Scanopy gives you automatically discover and document network infrastructure on your own infrastructure.

O

OpenZiti

3.9K

Self-hosted networking & VPN tool that provides fully-featured, zero trust, full mesh overlay network. Includes a 2FA support out of the box,.

SWAG (Secure Web Application Gateway)

3.6K

SWAG (Secure Web Application Gateway) gives you NGINX webserver and reverse proxy on your own infrastructure.

Octelium

3.5K

Octelium lets you run unified zero-trust secure access platform entirely on your own server.

Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™

3.5K

For network utilities, Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ is a self-hosted solution that provides & HTML5 Network Performance Estimation Tool.

WGDashboard

3.4K

WGDashboard is a Vue-based application that provides simple dashboard for configuring and managing WireGuard.

DDNS Updater

2.9K

DDNS Updater gives you periodic DNS record updates across a number of DNS providers on your own infrastructure.

g

go-doxy

2.9K

Self-hosted proxy servers tool that provides high-performance reverse proxy and container orchestrator for self-hosters.

C

Canary Tokens

2.8K

Canary Tokens handles generates lightweight as a self-hosted solution.

MySpeed

2.8K

MySpeed gives you speed test analysis software that shows your internet speed for up to 30 days on your own infrastructure.

Defguard

2.7K

For authentication & SSO, Defguard is a self-hosted solution that provides enterprise-grade VPN solution combining WireGuard.

Docker Socket Proxy

2.4K

Self-hosted container management tool that provides for restricting requests to the Docker API.

NPMplus

1.9K

Released under MIT, NPMplus provides NGINX Proxy Manager with improvements on self-hosted infrastructure.

DockFlare

1.9K

DockFlare gives you cloudflare Tunnel controller on your own infrastructure.

Self-Hosted Gateway

1.7K

Self-Hosted Gateway is a self-hosted proxy servers tool that provides docker native tunneling to localhost.

Immich Public Proxy

1.7K

Self-hosted photo galleries tool that shares Immich assets without exposing the instance to the public.

AdGuardHome Sync

1.6K

AdGuardHome Sync handles sync AdGuard Home configs across instances as a self-hosted solution.

Wiredoor

1.6K

Wiredoor gives you expose applications running in private or local networks on your own infrastructure.

C

CUPS

1.5K

Released under Apache-2.0, CUPS provides common Unix Print System uses Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) to support printing to local on self-hosted...

PeaNUT

1.4K

PeaNUT lets you run tiny dashboard for network UPS tools entirely on your own server.

Domain Locker

1.2K

Released under MIT, Domain Locker provides domain name portfolio management and tracker on self-hosted infrastructure.

ZTNET

1.1K

ZTNET is a TypeScript-based application that provides zeroTier network controller.

Atlas

1K

Atlas lets you run network discovery, visualization, and monitoring entirely on your own server.

CaddyManager

959

Self-hosted proxy servers tool that provides web interface for managing Caddy.

Gravity

908

Self-hosted ad blocking & DNS filtering tool that provides fully-replicated DNS and DHCP server with ad-blocking powered by etcd.

g3proxy

842

For networking & VPN, g3proxy is a self-hosted solution that provides forward proxy server supporting proxy chaining.

T

Traefik Log Dashboard

743

Self-hosted personal dashboards tool that provides real-time dashboard for analyzing Traefik logs.

NetGoat

701

NetGoat is a self-hosted proxy servers tool that provides reverse proxy and traffic manager.

Jellyswarrm

581

Jellyswarrm is a self-hosted media servers tool with support for Media Streaming, Reverse Proxy.

Nextcloud Social

500

Nextcloud Social is a self-hosted networking & VPN tool that provides nextcloud app for federated networking.

Cert Warden

497

For proxy servers, Cert Warden is a self-hosted solution that provides centralized certificate management for secure infrastructure.

M

Middleware Manager

472

Released under MIT, Middleware Manager provides traefik middleware, router, and server manager on self-hosted infrastructure.

A

AdGuard Home Manager

464

Self-hosted ad blocking & DNS filtering tool that provides unofficial AdGuard Home client created with Flutter.

t

traefik-kop

462

Released under MIT, traefik-kop provides single public-facing Traefik instance for Kubernetes on self-hosted infrastructure.

Mantrae

448

Mantrae handles user-friendly Traefik management interface as a self-hosted solution.

Domain Watchdog

359

Domain Watchdog handles monitor and auto-purchase domains when they become available as a self-hosted solution.

UniFi Voucher Site

268

UniFi Voucher Site is a self-hosted network utilities tool that provides web-based platform for generating and managing UniFi network guest vouchers.

DumbWhoIs

223

DumbWhoIs is a self-hosted DNS management tool that provides stupidly simple WHOIS, IP, and ASN lookups.

t

txtdot

206

Txtdot lets you run HTTP proxy that parses only text entirely on your own server.

PortChecker

182

PortChecker lets you run port status queries for provided hostnames or IP addresses entirely on your own server.

W

Wakupator

167

Self-hosted networking & VPN tool that provides wake On LAN Machine Manager based on network traffic.

Meshping

165

Meshping handles ping any number of targets and collect response times as a self-hosted solution.

s

socks5-proxy-server

137

Socks5-proxy-server handles sOCKS5 proxy server as a self-hosted solution.

P

Pi-hole Client

87

Pi-hole Client is a Dart-based application that provides unofficial Pi-hole client developed with Flutter.

NPM Mobile Manager

77

NPM Mobile Manager is a Makefile-based application that provides flutter-based mobile app for managing NGINX Proxy Manager.

M

MagicPack

50

MagicPack gives you web-based Wake-On-LAN tool for teams or companies on your own infrastructure.

Pango

50

Released under GPL-3.0, Pango manages Pangolin from an iPhone on self-hosted infrastructure.

N

NPM Remote

21

NPM Remote is a self-hosted proxy servers tool that manages NPM from an iPhone.

A

AdGuard Home Remote

For ad blocking & DNS filtering, AdGuard Home Remote is a self-hosted solution that provides adguard Home management for iOS devices.

P

Pi-hole Remote

Pi-hole Remote handles pi-hole management for Apple devices as a self-hosted solution.

Privoxy

Privoxy lets you run non-caching web proxy entirely on your own server.

S

SANE Network Scanning

SANE Network Scanning is a self-hosted networking & VPN tool that provides allow remote clients to access image acquisition devices (scanners) available on...

Squid

Self-hosted networking & VPN tool that provides cache proxy for the Web supporting HTTP.

b

beelzebub

Beelzebub is a self-hosted networking & VPN tool that provides honeypot framework designed to provide a highly secure environment for detecting and analyzing.

Why Self-Host Your Network Infrastructure?

Network-level tools — VPNs, reverse proxies, firewalls, and DNS resolvers — are foundational to how traffic flows between your services and the outside world. Commercial VPN services and managed DNS providers handle this traffic on their infrastructure, which means every DNS query, every tunneled packet passes through their systems. For security-conscious individuals and organizations with compliance requirements, self-hosting network infrastructure is the only way to guarantee that connection metadata stays private.

VPN and zero-trust networking tools have strong self-hosted options. WireGuard has become the preferred VPN protocol for its simplicity and performance, and tools like wg-easy, Headscale, and Netbird make deploying WireGuard-based networks accessible without deep networking expertise. Headscale in particular is a self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control plane — giving you the same mesh VPN experience as Tailscale while keeping coordination entirely under your control.

DNS is another critical area for self-hosting. Pi-hole and AdGuard Home function as DNS-level ad blockers and privacy filters for your entire network — blocking tracking domains before they ever load in any browser. Technitium DNS Server provides full authoritative and recursive DNS functionality for internal networks. For reverse proxy and load balancing, Caddy and Traefik are modern options that automate TLS certificate management via Let’s Encrypt, while Nginx Proxy Manager makes configuration accessible through a web interface. With nearly 100 networking tools indexed, self-hosted network infrastructure covers every layer from DNS to application delivery.