Compare Tailscale
Details side-by-side comparison of Tailscale against top competitors.
Detailed Comparison
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Windscribe
Tailscale
Zero-Config Mesh VPN — Secure Private Networks for Teams
Mesh VPN
Team VPN
Developer VPN
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VyprVPN
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VyprVPN
Swiss-Owned VPN with Proprietary Chameleon Protocol for Censorship Bypass
Chameleon Protocol
Swiss VPN
Self-Owned Servers
| Model |
Freemium (Seat-based for Teams)
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Subscription
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| Starting Price |
Free (Personal)
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$5/mo (Annual plan)
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| Monthly Plan |
$7/user/mo (Starter)
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$10/mo
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| Has Free Version |
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No
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| Free Trial Days |
0
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30
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| Money-Back Guarantee |
N/A
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30 days
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| Plan Summary |
Personal: Free (3 users, 100 devices)
Starter: ~$6-8/user/mo (billed annually)
Premium: ~$18-20/user/mo
Enterprise: Custom pricing
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Annual: ~$5/mo (billed $60/yr)
Monthly: $10/mo
30-day free trial available
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| VPN Type |
Mesh VPN
Team Network VPN
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Traditional Centralized VPN
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| Use Cases |
Remote Teams
Developers
Self-Hosting
Home Lab
Secure Access
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Censorship Bypass
China Users
Privacy
Business
Self-Owned Server Advocates
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| WireGuard |
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| OpenVPN |
No
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| IKEv2 |
No
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| Lightway |
No
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No
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| NordLynx |
No
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| Chameleon |
-
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| No-Logs Policy |
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| No-Logs Audited |
No
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| Jurisdiction |
Canada
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Switzerland
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| Kill Switch |
No
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| DNS Leak Protection |
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| IPv6 Leak Protection |
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| Ad & Malware Blocker |
No
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No
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| Server Type |
Peer-to-Peer Mesh (no central servers)
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100% Self-Owned Physical Servers
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| Server Locations |
Your own devices
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64+ countries
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| Server Count |
N/A (P2P mesh)
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700+
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| Residential IPs |
No
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No
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| Simultaneous Connections |
Up to 100 devices (Personal Free)
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5
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| Platforms |
Windows
macOS
Linux
iOS
Android
Raspberry Pi
Kubernetes
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Windows
macOS
iOS
Android
Routers
Linux
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| Browser Extensions |
No
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No
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| Router Support |
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| Split Tunneling |
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No
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| Multi-Hop |
No
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No
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| Obfuscation |
No
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| P2P/Torrenting |
No
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| Streaming Support |
Not Designed For
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Good
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| Works in China |
Limited
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