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EasyTierheadscale
Free

Free and open source, with no paid tier.

 Free

Free and open source under a BSD 3-clause licence. The Tailscale clients it works with are…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
  • No central server is required to form the network
  • WireGuard support for connecting standard clients
  • Removes the dependency on Tailscale's hosted control server
  • Works with the standard Tailscale clients on every platform
  • Much of the community discussion and documentation is in Chinese
  • More setup than hosted mesh VPN services
  • 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 Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License not stated License: BSD-3-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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