Cloudflare Mesh vs NetBird vs Tailscale: Performance Compared

We benchmarked Cloudflare Mesh, NetBird, and Tailscale across AWS, GCP, Hetzner, and residential networks in Europe. Here's what peer-to-peer vs edge routing actually looks like in practice.

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0:00 - Intro
0:31 - Peer-to-Peer vs Edge Routing
0:45 - How NetBird P2P Works
1:40 - How Cloudflare Mesh Works
2:38 - Cloudflare Mesh is Still a Big Upgrade
2:57 - Test Setup
3:52 - European Performance
3:58 - Same-Country DC to DC (5x faster)
4:35 - Cross-Country Europe (2-3x faster)
4:55 - Cross-Provider Europe (3-5x faster)
5:37 - Where Cloudflare's Backbone Wins
5:45 - Japan to Berlin
6:03 - Japan to Hetzner DC (5-8x faster)
6:49 - Cross-Atlantic Routes
7:25 - US Cross-Region
7:45 - Residential Connections
8:12 - NetBird vs Tailscale
8:40 - Key Takeaways
9:27 - Privacy
10:06 - Relay Servers & Open Source
10:33 - Is It Really a Mesh VPN Killer?

Is Cloudflare Mesh Actually a Mesh VPN Killer? We Tested It.