# Netmaker

> Netmaker is an open-source virtual networking platform built on WireGuard that automates fast, secure, distributed mesh networks across clouds, data centers, edge sites, and devices. Founded by former IBM cloud engineers Alex Feiszli and Dillon Carns, it lets teams stitch together servers, containers, IoT devices, and remote users into a single flat, encrypted network - a kind of VPC for distributed systems. A YC W22 company, Netmaker pairs a widely adopted open-source project with paid Professional and Enterprise editions aimed at businesses and managed service providers.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Candler / Asheville, North Carolina, United States
- **Founders:** Alex Feiszli (Founder & CEO), Dillon Carns (Co-founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~6-7
- **Products:** Netmaker Community (Open Source), Netmaker Professional, Netmaker Enterprise, Remote Access Client (RAC), netclient agent
- **Notable:** Open-source repo (gravitl/netmaker) surpassed 11,000 GitHub stars, 1,200+ organizations and individuals running the platform by launch, ~32% month-over-month growth in active platforms through early 2022

## Products & services

- **Netmaker Community (Open Source)** — Free, Apache 2.0-licensed platform that automates WireGuard mesh networks with an admin UI - includes mesh networking, egress gateways, relays, private DNS, ACLs, OAuth, HA, and Kubernetes support.
- **Netmaker Professional** — Paid SaaS/self-hosted tier (from $99/month) adding user roles and RBAC, multiple OAuth/SSO providers, built-in 2FA, metrics and monitoring, managed relays, and automated failover for larger networks.
- **Netmaker Enterprise** — Custom-priced tier adding white-labeling and branding, deeper customization, higher scale, and dedicated support for enterprises and OEM/embedded use.
- **Remote Access Client (RAC)** — Desktop and mobile clients that let end users connect into Netmaker networks without managing raw WireGuard configs.
- **netclient agent** — Headless cross-platform agent (Linux, Docker, Windows, Mac) that turns any host into a peer-to-peer node in the network.

## Achievements

- Open-source repo (gravitl/netmaker) surpassed 11,000 GitHub stars
- 1,200+ organizations and individuals running the platform by launch
- ~32% month-over-month growth in active platforms through early 2022
- Accepted into Y Combinator (Winter 2022 batch)
- Raised $2.3M to launch commercially in October 2022

## Latest updates

- **2022-10** — Launched commercially with $2.3M in funding and introduced the Enterprise edition alongside Community 1.0.
- **2023-11** — Shipped v0.22.0 'Networking Redesigned' - revamped internet/egress gateways, moved DNS to CoreDNS, and deprecated TURN in favor of failover hosts.
- **2024-01** — v0.23.0 and v0.24.0 added EMQX cloud support, IPv6/dual-stack networking, and OAuth signup with admin approval.
- **2025-01** — Continued release cadence through v0.30.0 and v0.90.0, expanding ACLs, managed endpoints, and identity-provider integrations.

## Links

- Website: https://netmaker.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/netmaker-inc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/netmaker_io
- GitHub: https://github.com/gravitl/netmaker

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Last updated: 2026-07-30