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TailscaleZeroTier One
Freemium

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

 Freemium

The software is free and open source under the MPL 2.0. The hosted controller is free up…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
  • 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
  • Ethernet-level networking, so discovery and broadcast protocols work across sites
  • End-to-end encryption with keys you control
  • 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
  • An account with the hosted controller unless you run your own
  • Relayed connections are free but slow when peer-to-peer fails
Downloadable app, Hosted service Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause License: MPL-2.0
Account needed Account needed
Needs internet Works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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