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FireZone vs Werbot
FireZone has 9,097 GitHub stars, 456 forks, 412 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Werbot has 170 stars, 10 forks, 18 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. FireZone leads on adoption by 5,251% (9,097 vs 170 stars). FireZone is written in Elixir under Apache-2.0; Werbot is written in Go under a custom or non-standard licence. FireZone has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, Werbot 6%. FireZone was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| FireZone | Werbot | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 9.1K | ★ 170 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Elixir | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-08-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 456 | ⑂ 10 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick FireZone if
- You weight community size — 9.1K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Elixir
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Werbot if
- You want the Werbot feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and Werbot fits your workflow better
About FireZone
FireZone is an enterprise ready zero trust access platform built on WireGuard. It connects users to private applications, databases, servers, and subnets through granular policies that define who can reach each Resource and under what conditions. It lives in the Security & Privacy / Network Security ecosystem, with Elixir, Phoenix LiveView, and Rust components indicated by repository topics and language metadata.
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About Werbot
Werbot is a self hosted server access management platform written in Go and packaged as Docker containers that run as microservices. It gives a team a single place from which to grant, control and audit access to servers, databases, web applications, desktops, containers and clouds, using single sign on rather than shared passwords or scattered private keys. The project lives in the Go and container ecosystem, with supporting components for a web dashboard, enterprise functions, an install script, Windows and Unix agents, and a Pluggable Authentication Module for native two factor authentication on nix platforms.…
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Frequently asked questions
Is FireZone or Werbot more popular?
FireZone has 9,097 GitHub stars and Werbot has 170. FireZone has the larger community by that measure.
Are FireZone and Werbot free?
Both are open source. FireZone is licensed under Apache-2.0, and Werbot has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between FireZone and Werbot?
FireZone is written in Elixir and Werbot in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, FireZone or Werbot?
Choose FireZone if you want the larger community (9,097 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Werbot if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.