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Anywherelan vs headscale: catalog facts
Anywherelan	headscale
Free Free and open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.	Free Free and open source under a BSD 3-clause licence. The Tailscale clients it works with are…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android	macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
No central coordination server to set up or trust Use any of your devices as a VPN exit node	Removes the dependency on Tailscale's hosted control server Works with the standard Tailscale clients on every platform
Falls back to community relays when a direct connection is not possible No iOS app	Aimed at a single tailnet for self-hosters, not a multi-tenant deployment No graphical administration interface in the core project
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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