Netmaker blog · Jul 2026
Recent product update on egress functionality, including higher reliability, scalability, security, and an applications catalogue for secure access to SaaS/cloud services.
Automated WireGuard networks for distributed systems and Kubernetes
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Netmaker is an open-source, WireGuard-based zero-trust networking platform for secure overlay networks, remote access, site-to-site connectivity, Kubernetes/multi-cloud networking, and edge/IoT device connectivity. It is sold as both self-hosted software and a managed SaaS, with usage-based pricing for paid plans.
Primary product
WireGuard-based zero-trust networking / mesh VPN orchestration platform
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Candler, North Carolina, United States
Team size
1-10
Work style
Remote
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Zero-trust networking / remote access VPN / software-defined networking
Offices
1465 Sand Hill Rd., Suite 2014, Candler, NC 28715, United States
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Business model
open-source software
self-hosted software
managed SaaS
usage-based subscription
enterprise software and support
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$2.8M
Latest round
Seed VC - II · Oct 2022
Latest amount
$2.3M
Oct 2022 · Lytical Ventures
Mar 2022 · Y Combinator
May 2021 · NC IDEA MICRO
People & investors
Founders
Co-founder, CTO
Work & culture
Small, distributed, engineering-led company with an open-source and customer-responsive culture focused on secure networking performance and practical deployment support.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
A public UI Engineer posting advertised about $25k-$50k/year, plus 2 weeks PTO and fully remote work; remote-job aggregators also surfaced other Netmaker roles in roughly $15k-$85k/year ranges, though those listings may be stale or incomplete.
Benefits
2 weeks PTO
fully remote
Product & market
Pricing
Community/free self-hosted tier plus paid usage-based SaaS (priced by active connections / hourly usage), with custom enterprise pricing for larger deployments.
Differentiators
- —Kernel WireGuard for speed and lower overhead
- —Self-hosting option with full traffic control
- —Flexible multi-network segmentation and routing patterns
- —Multiple client-side application options for endpoints
- —OIDC/SSO, 2FA, ACLs, and gateway controls
- —Kubernetes-native and multi-cloud/edge-friendly architecture
- —Open-source core with managed SaaS and enterprise features
Technology
WireGuard
Go
React
TypeScript
Kubernetes
Docker
Terraform
Linux
Shell
GitHub
Webflow
Figma
Customers
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SRE DevOps
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Competitors
Tailscale
ZeroTier
NetBird
Nebula
OpenVPN
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
≈$2M ARR (public estimate)
Estimated monthly visits
47.1K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Latest news
Netmaker blog · Jul 2026
Explains Netmaker's just-in-time access approach and how it fits into zero-trust security workflows.
Netmaker blog · Jun 2026
Major release adding site-to-site ACLs, app routing, SIEM integration, egress applications, and other security/reliability improvements.
Netmaker blog · Feb 2026
Explains routing and network-design problems caused by overlapping IP ranges and how Netmaker addresses them.
Netmaker blog · Jan 2026
Announces device posture checks for enforcing endpoint compliance before access is granted.
Jobs and careers at Netmaker
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