List of IPv6 tunnel brokers

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This is a list of IPv6 tunnel brokers that conform to the principles of RFC 3053 which describes a system with which users can request creation of an IPv6 tunnel on a host called a point of presence (PoP) that provides IPv6 connectivity to the user's network.

The 6in4 tunnelling protocol does not function most of the time if the IPv4 address of the host is behind a Carrier-grade NAT. In that case, the AYIYA protocol supported by the discontinued SixXS provided a working alternative.

NameCostActive TimePoPsLocationsSubnetTunnelling protocolsFeaturesRegistrationConfigurationLanguagePrefixServer implementation
StartEnd 6in4 TSP AYIYA heartbeat OpenVPN WireGuard RDNSBGPMulticastScriptManualTSPTICURL
Route48.org Free2022Active35+Argentina

Australia (2) Brazil (3) Canada (3) Chile Colombia Finland France Germany (2) Hong Kong India Italy Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Russia Singapore Spain Taiwan Turkey Ukraine UAE United Kingdom United States (4)

/48 Automated, /44 Free Ripe AssignementYesNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoRequiredYesYesNoNoYesEnglish2a06:a004:::/29Custom (GRE, BIRD, WireGuard, ZeroTier)
Tunnelbroker.ch Up to 3 tunnels free use after CHF 75 setup fee2019Active2Dusseldorf, Zurich, Norway, London, Fremont/64 or free /44 to /48 RIPE BGPYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNoRequiredNoYesNoNoNoEnglish2a0e:b107::/32Custom
ipv6onlyhosting*120 CHF/year2018Active2 Switzerland /48NoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoRequiredYesYesNoNoNoEnglish2a0a:e5c1::/32WireGuard+Django
6project.org*1.50€ one-time for ::/128, 5.50€ one-time for ::/802016Active6
Milano, Italy
Frankfurt, Germany
Vienna, Austria
Bradford, United Kingdom
Las Vegas, USA
Wuhan, China		 ::/128 and ::/80 - Other via requestYesNoNoNoYesNoYesYesNoRequired [1] YesYesNoNoYesEnglish
Italian		2a05:4140:101::/48
2a05:dfc7:46::/48
2a0e:b107:382::/48
2a05:b0c6:200f::/48
2a05:dfc7:45::/48
2406:840:feb0::/48		OpenVPN
Custom
AARNet 2003 [2] 05/04/20191 Australia /48 on requestYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoRequiredYesNoNoNoNoEnglish2001:388::/32gogoSERVER
CITC 2010 [3] ?1 Saudi Arabia /64NoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoRequired [4] NoNoYesNoNoEnglish, Arabic2001:67c:130::/48ddtb [5]
Got-root 201820191Strasbourg, France/80 or /64 on donationYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoRequiredYesYesNoNoYesEnglish2a07:59c0::/32Custom
Hurricane Electric [6] (tunnelbroker.net)Up to 5 tunnels for free2002 [7] Active37 [8] Africa (2 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (2 countries), South America (Colombia), Oceania (Australia)/64 default
/48 on request		YesNoNoNoNoNoYes$500/monthNoRequired [9] YesYesNoNoYes [10] English2001:470::/32
2600:70ff::/32		Un­known
tunnelbroker.li (iFog.ch)Free2019Active7Germany, UK, USA, Norway, Spain, Singapore/64YesNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNoRequiredNoYesNoNoNoEnglishVariousCustom
IP4Market Free2018Active1 Russia /48YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoRequiredNoYesNoNoYesRussian2a03:e2c0::/32

2a0d:8340::/32

Custom
IPv6Now 2008 [11] ?1Australia/64 or /48 on requestYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoRequiredNoNoYesNoNoEnglish2406:a000::/32gogoSERVER
NetAssist 2011 [12] Active1 Ukraine /48YesNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNoRequiredYesYesNoNoYes [13] English, Russian2a01:d0:8000::/33Un­known
August Internet Free2021Active5Kansas City, MO/48YesNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoRequiredYesYesNoNoNoEnglish2602:fc23::/36Custom
SixXS 2000 [14] 2017 [15] 49 [16] Australia, Brazil, Europe (20 countries), New Zealand, New Caledonia, Russia, United States (8 states), Vietnam /64 default
/48 on request		YesNoYesYesNoNoYesNoYesSuspended [17] YesYesNoYesYesEnglishVarious [18] sixxsd [19]
tunnelbroker.se (requires Swedish IPv4 endpoint)Free and Paid2021Active2 Sweden /64 default, up to /48 on requestYesNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoRequiredYesYesNoNoNoEnglish and SwedishVariousCustom

*Paid services

The columns in the table provide the following details:

NameThe name of the organisation providing the tunnel broker, this generally maps directly to an Internet service provider.
PoPsNumber of PoPs deployed
Locations Locations where the tunnel broker has a PoP where termination of a tunnel can occur.
SubnetWhat subnet allocation the tunnel broker provides next to the /127 or /64 for the tunnel.
Tunnelling protocols
Which tunnelling protocols are provided by the tunnel broker. This has impact on whether one can use a tunnel behind NAT or in cases where the IPv4 address of the user changes often. Check the relevant protocol descriptions for more details, or see this tunneling comparison.
6in4 6in4 tunnels IPv6 packets directly inside IPv4, also called 'proto-41' due to the protocol number (41) it uses.
TSPThe Tunnel Setup Protocol. It uses a UDP-based tunnel, which is used for both tunnelling and configuration.
AYIYA AYIYA allows users behind a NAT and/or a dynamic address to maintain connectivity even when roaming between networks. It uses a UDP-based tunnel.
heartbeat [20] heartbeat is a side-protocol for signalling the current IP address of a user's 6in4 endpoint. This allows the use of a 6in4 tunnels where the user's endpoint is a dynamic IP address.
FeaturesRDNSWhether the tunnel broker provides reverse DNS delegations for the address space they provide over the tunnel.
BGPWhether the tunnel broker accepts a BGP peering allowing one to announce one's own address space or see routing information.
MulticastWhether the tunnel broker provides IPv6 Multicast over a tunnel.
RegistrationIf registration is optional or required. Registration requires the user provides real details (at minimum an email address, typically also name and address)
Configuration
What methods are available for configuring tunnels and subnets provided by the tunnel broker
ScriptIndicates that the broker provides a script through their website that one can run on a computer for setting up the tunnel.
ManualThat one can set up the tunnel manually if wanted
TSPUses the Tunnel Setup Protocol (TSP) which requires the gogoclient and which can provide configuration details for TSP protocol tunnels.
TICUses the Tunnel Information and Control (TIC) [21] protocol as implemented by AICCU, AVM FRITZ!Box, Draytek, Motorola and others. This can provide configuration details for static, heartbeat and AYIYA tunnels.
URLURL indicates that changes to the tunnel parameters can be made on the website (e.g. enable/disable or change the endpoint)
LanguageWhich languages are supported by the providers web interface and other communication channels.
PrefixWhich IPv6 prefix(es) are used for the tunnel broker. If a /32 is indicated, generally only a portion is used for tunnels/subnets for the tunnel broker or the name of the tunnel broker service that is providing the address space.
Server implementationThe Tunnel broker server software used by the tunnel broker.

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