Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/netbirdio/netbird/vs/slackhq/nebula
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/netbirdio/netbird/vs/slackhq/nebula.md
Description: netbird and nebula share 3 technologies: net/http, Prometheus, and github.com/kardianos/service. Both are written in Go.

# netbird vs nebula

netbird and nebula share 3 technologies: net/http, Prometheus, and github.com/kardianos/service. Both are written in Go.

- [netbirdio/netbird](https://seerepo.com/r/netbirdio/netbird): NetBird securely connects people, machines and AI agents across any network with one identity-based Zero Trust platform. Powered by peer-to-peer WireGuard®
- [slackhq/nebula](https://seerepo.com/r/slackhq/nebula): A scalable overlay networking tool with a focus on performance, simplicity and security

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: net/http, Prometheus, github.com/kardianos/service
- Only in netbird: Gorilla, go-redis, go-sqlite3, pgx, s3, Postgres, SQLite, Redis, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/protocol/eventstream, github.com/patrickmn/go-cache, AWS S3, Google, MCP, Wails, Vite, React, react-router-dom, gorm.io/gorm, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4, Model Context Protocol, github.com/mdp/qrterminal/v3, howett.net/plist, github.com/google/jsonschema-go, github.com/pb33f/libopenapi, github.com/pb33f/libopenapi-validator, github.com/sirupsen/logrus, OpenTelemetry, go.opentelemetry.io/otel, Docker, github.com/pion/logging, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, github.com/DeRuina/timberjack, github.com/grafana/pyroscope-go, github.com/moby/moby/api, github.com/prometheus/client_model, go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc, go.uber.org/zap, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, cmdk, Framer, react-loading-skeleton, react-virtuoso, Lucide
- Only in nebula: github.com/skip2/go-qrcode, github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics

## Side by side

| | netbird | nebula |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 596,628 lines written, 1,821 code files | 83,436 lines written, 208 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot | 1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push November 7, 2026, 3,511 commits, 30,768 stars | Last push November 3, 2026, 865 commits, 18,507 stars |
| Tests | 1,038 test files. 58.6% of its code files have a test that imports them | 153 test files. 78.8% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, netbird or nebula?

netbird, with 596,628 lines written; nebula has 83,436.

The proof: [netbirdio/netbird's code at commit 0270bfa](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/tree/0270bfa8641eb4cbac3813ffe74a57fb8be813a0)

### Which has more GitHub stars, netbird or nebula?

netbird, with 30,768 stars; nebula has 18,507.

The proof: [netbirdio/netbird on GitHub](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird)

### Which has more tests, netbird or nebula?

netbird, with 1,038 test files; nebula has 153.

The proof: [netbirdio/netbird's code at commit 0270bfa](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/tree/0270bfa8641eb4cbac3813ffe74a57fb8be813a0)

### Which was updated more recently, netbird or nebula?

netbird: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and nebula's on November 3, 2026.

The proof: [netbirdio/netbird's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, netbird or nebula?

nebula: an AI signed 1% of its commits, with Claude Code; in netbird, 0.5%.

## Sources

- netbirdio/netbird: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 0270bfa (https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/tree/0270bfa8641eb4cbac3813ffe74a57fb8be813a0)
- slackhq/nebula: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit fb4ef13 (https://github.com/slackhq/nebula/tree/fb4ef139cbb4af67d142c72083fb735f56460e50)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.