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Security & Access

8 tools

Auth, secrets, and network protection

8 tools listed
01

Nginx Proxy Manager

/Replaces Cloudflare DNS, Traefik
21,400 stars·Active 3d ago·Verified May 2026
FreeOpen sourceSelf-hostableActive: 3d agoCon: Lacks advanced cluster load replication matrices
FREEDOM
5.0Open
RELEVANCE
5.0Active
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02

Caddy

/Replaces Cloudflare DNS, Nginx Plus
54,900 stars·Active 1d ago·Verified May 2026
FreeOpen sourceSelf-hostableActive: 1d agoCon: Extending custom modules requires compiling via xcaddy
FREEDOM
5.0Open
RELEVANCE
5.0Active
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03

Keycloak

/Replaces Auth0, Okta
23,100 stars·Active 0d ago·Verified May 2026
FreeOpen sourceSelf-hostableActive: 0d agoCon: Java stack consumes significant memory on servers
FREEDOM
5.0Open
RELEVANCE
5.0Active
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04

Headscale

/Replaces Tailscale Corporate
21,800 stars·Active 1d ago·Verified May 2026
FreeOpen sourceSelf-hostableActive: 1d agoCon: Requires command line interface setup of node keys
FREEDOM
5.0Open
RELEVANCE
5.0Active
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05

authentik

/Replaces Auth0, Okta
16,500 stars·Active 2d ago·Verified May 2026
FreeOpen sourceSelf-hostableActive: 2d agoCon: Flow builder logic has significant learning curve
FREEDOM
5.0Open
RELEVANCE
4.5Active
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06

Vaultwarden

/Replaces LastPass, 1Password
34,500 stars·Active 2d ago·Verified May 2026
FreeOpen sourceSelf-hostableActive: 2d agoCon: Requires strict postgres backup configs to prevent data loss
FREEDOM
5.0Open
RELEVANCE
4.0Active
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07

WireGuard

/Replaces OpenVPN, ExpressVPN
10,500 stars·Active 6d ago·Verified May 2026
FreeOpen sourceSelf-hostableActive: 6d agoCon: Lacks a default user web portal coordination screen
FREEDOM
5.0Open
RELEVANCE
3.5Aging
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08

Bitwarden

/Replaces LastPass, 1Password
16,800 stars·Active 0d ago·Verified May 2026
Open sourceSelf-hostableActive: 0d agoFreemiumCon: Official docker composition is relatively memory heavy
FREEDOM
3.0Partial
RELEVANCE
4.5Active
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