{
  "slug": "netmaker",
  "category": "mesh-vpns",
  "name": "Netmaker",
  "description": "WireGuard-based platform for building mesh and site-to-site networks, with an open-source server that can be self-hosted and a hosted cloud version.",
  "website": "https://www.netmaker.io",
  "source": "https://github.com/gravitl/netmaker",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "linux"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "D",
  "score": 50,
  "coverage": 88,
  "summary": "Netmaker scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the mesh VPNs and private networks criteria. It meets 3 of 7 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales and self-hosted coordination server. It partly meets keys stay on devices. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. Still needing evidence: no connection logs by default. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/mesh-vpns/netmaker/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/mesh-vpns/netmaker/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/gravitl/netmaker/blob/develop/LICENSE.md",
      "note": "All code is public. The core is Apache-2.0, and features in the pro directory of the same repository use a source-available enterprise license."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://docs.netmaker.io/docs/references/faq",
      "note": "Self-hosted servers send usage telemetry to PostHog unless it is turned off, and the website loads PostHog and Intercom."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.netmaker.io/pricing",
      "note": "Funded by paid plans, with a free open-source community edition and no ads."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "device_keys": {
      "title": "Keys stay on devices",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://docs.netmaker.io/docs/how-to-guides/integrating-non-native-devices",
      "note": "The netclient agent creates its own key pair, but WireGuard configs for devices without netclient, including private keys, are created on the server."
    },
    "self_hosted_control": {
      "title": "Self-hosted coordination server",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/gravitl/netmaker",
      "note": "The server is open source and can be self-hosted. Some pro features need a paid license."
    },
    "no_connection_logs": {
      "title": "No connection logs by default",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "unknown",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": null
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Google Fonts",
        "host": "fonts.googleapis.com",
        "effect": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google reCAPTCHA",
        "host": "www.google.com",
        "effect": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "Intercom",
        "host": "widget.intercom.io",
        "effect": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "PostHog",
        "host": "inline code",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:02:25.648Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}