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Tailscale vs JetBird: catalog facts
Tailscale	JetBird
Freemium The Personal plan is free forever with unlimited devices for up to 6 users. Paid plans…	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Command line	Android
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	No blobs or trackers Per-app tunnel exclusion and exit node selection
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	Unofficial client, not maintained by NetBird Requires an existing NetBird network to connect to
Downloadable app, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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