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TailscaleTwingate
Freemium

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

 Freemium

A free tier covers small teams; larger deployments are paid.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Command line Web
  • 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
  • Identity-based access instead of a network-wide VPN tunnel
  • Covers users, services and AI agents
  • 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
  • Hosted service aimed at organisations rather than individuals
  • Free tier is limited to small teams
Downloadable app, Hosted service Hosted service
Open source Closed source
License: BSD-3-Clause License not stated
Account needed Account needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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