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Firezone vs Tailscale: catalog facts
FirezoneTailscale
Freemium

A free tier is available. Larger deployments require a paid plan.

Freemium

The Personal plan is free forever with unlimited devices for up to 6 users. Paid plans…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Command line
  • Per-resource access policies driven by your identity provider
  • Gateways run next to your own resources, so traffic does not detour
  • Devices reach each other through NAT and firewalls without port forwarding or a public IP
  • Free Personal plan with unlimited user devices for up to 6 users
  • The control plane is hosted by the vendor; full self-hosting is not supported
  • Paid tiers are required beyond the free plan's limits
  • Sign-in goes through an identity provider, so an account is required
  • The coordination server is a hosted service; running your own means using a separate project such as Headscale
Downloadable app, Hosted service Downloadable app, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: BSD-3-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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