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Tailscale

Private networks made easy. Connect all your devices using WireGuard, without the hassle. Tailscale makes it as easy as installing an app and signing in.

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Cost / License

Platforms

  • Mac  requires macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later
  • Windows
  • Linux  works on a variety of Linux distributions: [https://tailscale.com/kb/1031/install-linux](https://tailscale.com/kb/1031/install-linux)
  • Android  requires Android 6 or later
  • iPhone  requires iOS 12 or later
  • Chrome OS
  • Android Tablet  requires Android 6 or later
  • BSD
  • iPad  requires iOS 12 or later
  • Kubernetes
  • F-Droid
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • OpenWrt
  • Homebrew
  • Docker
  • Docker Hub  [https://hub.docker.com/r/tailscale/tailscale](https://hub.docker.com/r/tailscale/tailscale)
4.3
Very Good9 ratings
70likes
8comments

Features

Properties

  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Decentralized
  3.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Virtual LAN
  2.  Mesh network
  3.  WireGuard
  4.  Software defined network
  5.  Overlay network
  6.  End-to-End Encryption
  7.  Two-factor Authentication
  8.  Built-in VPN
  9.  Cross-Platform
  10.  Peer to peer VPN
  11.  Anonymous Proxy
  12.  Passkey Support
  13.  Ad-free
  14.  Split Tunneling
  15.  Dark Mode
  16.  AES-256 Encryption
  17.  Zero configuration

Tailscale News & Activities

Highlights All activities

Recent News

Recent activities

  • GetRealIP icon
    getrealip added Tailscale as alternative to GetRealIP
  • Tailcat icon
    POX added Tailscale as alternative to Tailcat
  • imperium42 commented on Tailscale

    Free, powerful - it's essentially oldschool Hamachi but modernized

  • imperium42 added Lightweight as a feature to Tailscale
  • imperium42 liked Tailscale
  • ProjectQuickBar icon
    mertcanmerkit added Tailscale as alternative to ProjectQuickBar
  • LRO icon
    Maoholguin added Tailscale as alternative to LRO
  • adgellida liked Tailscale
  • lost8865 liked Tailscale
  • billchurch reviewed Tailscale  

    Not sure how I ever lived without it. Securing our home servers and devices was always a pain, Tailscale made this process so simple and effective. Plex doesn't have to just be published to the outside world now when we travel.

Comments and Reviews

   
Top Positive Comment
KeyJey
2

I'm completelly amazed about this service. I connected 10 devices including Synology NAS, Iphone, Android, Windows, linux and chromebook in less than 30 minutes. Also the price is amazingly cheap !

Totally recommended !!!!

Amazing ! A++++++

Dylan Hunt
0

Free, powerful - it's essentially oldschool Hamachi but modernized

Bill Church
0

Not sure how I ever lived without it. Securing our home servers and devices was always a pain, Tailscale made this process so simple and effective. Plex doesn't have to just be published to the outside world now when we travel.

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Rob Stiff
0

Take a little bit of learning, but very configurable and management. I've used it at home (homelab) and at work (500person enterprise) with equal success.

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Mark
0

very essential + has open-source control plane

O.J. Simpson
0

Absolutely love it. Easily circumvents censorship in authoritarian countries.

kylefmohr
0

How can you not love Tailscale - it makes it so simple to access all of your devices as if they were on the same LAN. Uses WireGuard, so it's fast as heck. The free tier allows you to connect 100 (!!) devices, and there's even a self-hosted version if that's more your thing. An unbeatable service and value.

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What is Tailscale?

A Zero Trust identity-based connectivity platform that replaces your legacy VPN, SASE, and PAM and connects remote teams, multi-cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, Edge & IoT devices, and AI workloads.

Tailscale deploys quickly and enables Zero Trust access to any resource on your network. From CI/CD runners across multi-cloud environments, to SaaS tools and infrastructure, Tailscale connects it all, seamlessly.

Installation takes minutes Get started in minutes. Integrations apply policies to your teams at scale.

Switching is easy Cross-platform and infrastructure agnostic to give the flexibility you need.

Bridge hybrid environments Across clouds or on-prem, Tailscale’s mesh overlay network connects it all.

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Tailscale information

  • Developed by

    CA flagTailscale Inc.
  • Licensing

    Proprietary (BSD-3-Clause) and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    Subscription ranging between $5 and $18 per month + free version with limited functionality.
  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.3
  • Alternatives

    61 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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