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What 7 leading VPN & Privacy Tools apps are built on: the providers each one ships in its code or lists as an integration, grouped by layer and capability, and joined to the catalog.
domain layer 6 capabilities
Tenant Identity Federation 9 providers · BC-4230.50 · Turbo EA
Tenant Identity Federation capability
| Provider | Evidence | Apps | Kin Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okta | declared [1] [2] [3] | Firezone, NetBird, Tailscale | 80.2 exemplar |
| Microsoft Entra ID | declared [1] [2] [3] | Firezone, NetBird, Tailscale | 60.0 strong |
| Authentik | declared [1] | NetBird | 71.6 exemplar |
| Zitadel | declared [1] | NetBird | 55.3 strong |
| Keycloak | declared [1] | NetBird | 35.3 thin |
| JumpCloud | declared [1] | NetBird | 32.3 thin |
| OneLogin | declared [1] | Tailscale | 28.9 thin |
| Duo SSO | declared [1] | NetBird | 28.7 thin |
| Pocket ID | declared [1] | NetBird | 23.6 emerging |
Observability Management 7 providers · BC-4220.20 · Turbo EA
Observability Management capability
| Provider | Evidence | Apps | Kin Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Datadog | declared [1] [2] | NetBird, Tailscale | 79.2 exemplar |
| Elasticsearch / Logstash | declared [1] | Tailscale | 76.1 exemplar |
| Splunk (HEC) | declared [1] | Tailscale | 64.9 strong |
| Amazon Data Firehose | declared [1] | NetBird | 61.0 strong |
| Axiom | declared [1] | Tailscale | 51.4 developing |
| Cribl | declared [1] | Tailscale | 50.6 developing |
| Vector | declared [1] | Tailscale | 24.3 emerging |
End-User Computing Management 5 providers · BC-600.50.50 · Turbo EA
| Provider | Evidence | Apps | Kin Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Intune | declared [1] [2] | NetBird, Tailscale | 32.6 thin |
| Iru (formerly Kandji) | declared [1] | Tailscale | 63.8 strong |
| FleetDM | declared [1] | NetBird | 63.1 strong |
| Jamf Pro | declared [1] | Tailscale | 58.4 strong |
| SimpleMDM | declared [1] | Tailscale | 41.3 developing |
Storage Management 5 providers · BC-600.50.20 · Turbo EA
| Provider | Evidence | Apps | Kin Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon S3 | declared [1] [2] | NetBird, Tailscale | 70.8 exemplar |
| Google Cloud Storage | declared [1] | Tailscale | 65.1 strong |
| Azure Blob Storage | declared [1] | Tailscale | 55.5 strong |
| Wasabi | declared [1] | Tailscale | 24.0 emerging |
| Storj | declared [1] | Tailscale | 6.5 minimal |
Threat Detection & Response Management 5 providers · BC-620.30 · Turbo EA
Threat Detection & Response Management capability
| Provider | Evidence | Apps | Kin Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataSet by SentinelOne | declared [1] [2] | NetBird, Tailscale | 22.4 emerging |
| CrowdStrike Falcon | declared [1] | NetBird | 67.2 exemplar |
| Huntress | declared [1] | NetBird | 62.1 strong |
| Panther | declared [1] | Tailscale | 54.6 strong |
| Wazuh | declared [1] | NetBird | 16.7 emerging |
Mesh VPN & Remote Network Access 1 providers · AE-933 · API Evangelist extension
| Provider | Evidence | Apps | Kin Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tailscale DERP relay map | observed [1] | Headscale | 40.5 developing |
common layer 4 capabilities
Social & Federated Login 3 providers · AE-160.10.30 · API Evangelist extension
| Provider | Evidence | Apps | Kin Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google / Google Workspace sign-in | declared [1] [2] [3] | Firezone, NetBird, Tailscale | 36.8 thin |
| GitHub sign-in | declared [1] | Tailscale | 81.8 exemplar |
| Sign in with Apple | declared [1] | Tailscale | 55.2 strong |
In-App Purchases & App Store Billing 1 providers · AE-904 · API Evangelist extension
In-App Purchases & App Store Billing capability
| Provider | Evidence | Apps | Kin Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Play Billing | observed [1] | Mullvad VPN | 31.6 thin |
Mobile Attribution & Deep Linking 1 providers · AE-902 · API Evangelist extension
Mobile Attribution & Deep Linking capability
| Provider | Evidence | Apps | Kin Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Play Install Referrer | observed [1] | Proton VPN | 31.6 thin |
Observability Management 1 providers · BC-4220.20 · Turbo EA
Observability Management capability
| Provider | Evidence | Apps | Kin Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentry | observed [1] | Proton VPN | 80.6 exemplar |
Reference apps
Tailscale commercial
- declared lists Amazon S3 as an integration source
- declared lists Axiom as an integration source
- declared lists Azure Blob Storage as an integration source
- declared lists Cribl as an integration source
- declared lists Datadog as an integration source
- declared lists DataSet by SentinelOne as an integration source
- declared lists Elasticsearch / Logstash as an integration source
- declared lists GitHub sign-in as an integration source
- declared lists Google / Google Workspace sign-in as an integration source
- declared lists Google Cloud Storage as an integration source
- declared lists Iru (formerly Kandji) as an integration source
- declared lists Jamf Pro as an integration source
- declared lists Microsoft Entra ID as an integration source
- declared lists Microsoft Intune as an integration source
- declared lists Okta as an integration source
- declared lists OneLogin as an integration source
- declared lists Panther as an integration source
- declared lists Sign in with Apple as an integration source
- declared lists SimpleMDM as an integration source
- declared lists Splunk (HEC) as an integration source
- declared lists Storj as an integration source
- declared lists Vector as an integration source
- declared lists Wasabi as an integration source
Read from: Android build analysis (Exodus Privacy, reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org), documentation, documentation, integrations page
NetBird self-hosted
https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird
- declared lists Amazon Data Firehose as an integration source
- declared lists Amazon S3 as an integration source
- declared lists Authentik as an integration source
- declared lists CrowdStrike Falcon as an integration source
- declared lists Datadog as an integration source
- declared lists Duo SSO as an integration source
- declared lists FleetDM as an integration source
- declared lists Google as an integration source
- declared lists Huntress as an integration source
- declared lists JumpCloud as an integration source
- declared lists Keycloak as an integration source
- declared lists Microsoft / Entra ID as an integration source
- declared lists Microsoft Intune as an integration source
- declared lists Okta as an integration source
- declared lists Pocket ID as an integration source
- declared lists SentinelOne Singularity / Data Lake as an integration source
- declared lists Wazuh as an integration source
- declared lists Zitadel as an integration source
Read from: documentation, documentation, documentation
Headscale self-hosted
https://github.com/juanfont/headscale
- observed ships the Tailscale DERP relay map SDK or integration code source
Read from: source code
Firezone open-source-saas
https://github.com/firezone/firezone
- declared lists Google as an integration source
- declared lists Microsoft Entra ID as an integration source
- declared lists Okta as an integration source
Read from: documentation
Proton VPN open-source-saas
https://github.com/ProtonVPN/android-app
- observed ships the Google Play Install Referrer SDK or integration code source
- observed ships the Sentry SDK or integration code source
Read from: Android build analysis (Exodus Privacy, reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org), dependency manifest
Mullvad VPN open-source-saas
https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app
- observed ships the Google Play Billing SDK or integration code source
Read from: Android build analysis (Exodus Privacy, reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org), dependency manifest
WireGuard open-source-saas
Read from: Android build analysis (Exodus Privacy, reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org), dependency manifest
Where these apps are listed
- apple-app-store: Utilities
- google-play: Tools
- awesome-selfhosted: VPN
- awesome-selfhosted: Proxy
See also the shared layer under every category.