Replying to @innocentzero@kbin.earth
While Netbird is generally just one of the many alternatives to Tailscale, they also do have a Reverse Proxy feature that allows access without a Netbird client. Haven’t tested it yet, seems to be in beta.
diecknet
docs.netbird.ioReverse Proxy - NetBird DocsExpose internal services to the public internet with automatic TLS, authentication, access restrictions, and traffic routing through the NetBird mesh network.