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. https://netbird.io/knowledge-hub/clou... 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.