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headscale vs EasyTier: catalog facts
headscale	EasyTier
Free Free and open source under a BSD 3-clause licence. The Tailscale clients it works with are…	Free Free and open source, with no paid tier.
macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line
Removes the dependency on Tailscale's hosted control server Works with the standard Tailscale clients on every platform	No central server is required to form the network WireGuard support for connecting standard clients
Aimed at a single tailnet for self-hosters, not a multi-tenant deployment No graphical administration interface in the core project	Much of the community discussion and documentation is in Chinese More setup than hosted mesh VPN services
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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