NetBird P2P VPN vs ProxMate Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NetBird P2P VPN
This app establishes a secure, point-to-point network for your devices and teams, eliminating the need for traditional VPN servers. It enables seamless and automatic connections across various environments, including cloud and on-premises infrastructure, for easy access to internal resources.
- Point-to-point networking
- WireGuard-based
- Automatic connections
- Cross-cloud and on-premises support
- Secure access to internal resources
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NetBird replaces traditional centralized VPNs with a WireGuard®-based point-to-point network that automatically connects your servers, containers, and remote teams. It works universally across clouds and on-premises, allowing your team to quickly and securely connect and access internal resources.
ProxMate Pro
Manage your Proxmox virtual machines and containers with ease. Monitor resource utilization, control power states, and access consoles remotely. This app offers a comprehensive overview of your Proxmox cluster and its components.
- Proxmox cluster overview
- VM/LXC start, stop, restart
- noVNC console access
- Node Terminal
- Resource utilization monitoring
- Backup management
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→ This App is identical to the "Pro Lifetime" purchase features of "ProxMate" With ProxMate you get a quick and easy overview of your Proxmox cluster, servers and guests. • TOTP Support • Start, stop, restart, and reset VMs/LXCs • Connect to guests through the noVNC-console • Node Terminal • Node Actions: start/stop all guests, reboot, shutdown • Monitor the utilization and details of the Proxmox cluster or server, as well as the VMs/LXCs • View disks, LVM, directories, and ZFS • List tasks and task-details • Show backup-details, start backups • Connect to Cluster/Node via reverse proxy • Custom HTTP headers Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://proxmate-app.de/norobots/en/website-privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ProxMate Pro at 92% against NetBird P2P VPN's 46%. ProxMate Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9). NetBird P2P VPN's advantage is price (Free vs $12.99) and ratings volume (56 vs 2). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
NetBird P2P VPN is free to download; ProxMate Pro costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ProxMate Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetBird P2P VPN has 56 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of NetBird P2P VPN's written reviews are positive against 92% of ProxMate Pro's.
NetBird P2P VPN ships an update every 3 weeks, ProxMate Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NetBird P2P VPN | ProxMate Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $12.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (56 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.0% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NetBird GmbH | Lars Herres |
Customer experience
NetBird P2P VPN
ProxMate Pro
Bugs and requests
NetBird P2P VPN
Reported bugs
16 issues- Lost connection after opening other applications
- Connects briefly then immediately disconnects
- App says disconnected even when connected (version 0.0.15)
- Disconnects in the background, crashes, hangs
- Disconnects after phone is off for more than 15 minutes
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- Routes sometimes not working when reconnecting
- Runtime version consistently behind other platforms
- Custom DNS servers behind peer relays not resolving
- Lack of logs for WireGuard connection
- Custom DNS resolution sometimes requires disconnect/reconnect
- DNS queries leak through during startup
- Connection goes into a dormant state when phone is locked for ~2 minutes
- Connection does not automatically come back when phone is unlocked
- Agent not updated on iPhone
- Login process not smooth
- Custom DNS server not available and cannot resolve private DNS
Requested features
10 requests- VPN on demand
- Allow turning on and off entire Networks
- Define trusted Wi-Fi for automatic connect/disconnect
- Configuration for connection medium
- iPad app development
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- Integration into Shortcuts for on-demand VPN
- Copy IP address option
- Connection on demand
- Auto-disconnect on trusted WiFi
- Trust WLAN auto-disconnect
ProxMate Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NetBird P2P VPN
No in-app purchases
ProxMate Pro
No in-app purchases
