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Tailscale

Secure Connectivity for the AI Era

freemium IT & Security

Tailscale is a it & security tool built by Tailscale Inc.. It's best for Developers and IT professionals. Pricing is freemium. Main alternatives include Tines, Cloudflare.

Pricing

freemium

Audience

Developers

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About Tailscale

Tailscale is a Zero Trust, identity-based connectivity platform that replaces legacy VPNs, SASE, and PAM. It connects remote teams, multi-cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, Edge & IoT devices, and AI workloads, deploying in minutes and scaling to every resource.

Tailscale is a secure connectivity platform designed for modern teams and infrastructure. It provides Zero Trust, identity-based access to resources, replacing traditional VPNs with a more secure and manageable solution. Tailscale connects devices and applications across various environments, including remote teams, multi-cloud setups, CI/CD pipelines, Edge & IoT devices, and AI workloads.

Key features include easy deployment, taking only minutes to set up, and seamless scalability to accommodate growing infrastructure needs. Tailscale integrates with existing identity providers, enabling least privilege access and continuous monitoring. It supports various use cases, such as secure internal access to apps and data, privileged access management for SSH and Kubernetes, and securing AI workloads with unified AI governance.

Tailscale differentiates itself by offering a simplified approach to network connectivity, eliminating the complexities associated with traditional VPNs and network configurations. It provides a unified solution for remote access, infrastructure access, and application networking, making it suitable for organizations looking to enhance their security posture and streamline their network management.

Target users include developers, IT professionals, security teams, and engineering teams who need secure and reliable connectivity across diverse environments. Tailscale is particularly well-suited for organizations adopting cloud-native architectures, managing remote workforces, or deploying AI-driven applications.

Key Features

Zero Trust networking
Identity-based access control
Business VPN
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
CI/CD Connectivity
Secure Access to AI
Cloud Connectivity
Workload Connectivity
Edge & IoT Connectivity
Aperture by Tailscale (Unified AI governance)
Remote access for global teams
Infrastructure access to Kubernetes clusters
SaaS and third-party app connectivity
Tailscale SSH
Tailscale Funnel

Pricing

freemium

Personal

Free
  • Unlimited user devices
  • Up to 6 users
  • Up to 3 ACL groups
  • Up to 50 tagged resources
  • 1,000 mins per month for ephemeral resources
  • Access nearly all of Tailscale’s features
  • Try SSH and Kubernetes features

Standard

$8/Per user, per month
  • Everything in Personal, plus
  • Unlimited users
  • Deploy users and groups with SCIM
  • Up to 10 ACL groups
  • 1,000 mins per month for ephemeral resources
  • Configure Tailscale with MDM tools
  • Device posture integrations with MDM, EDR, XDR
  • Advanced user roles for billing, IT, audit

Who is it for?

Best for

  • Secure remote access to internal resources
  • Zero Trust network access
  • Secure connectivity for multi-cloud environments
  • Privileged access management for SSH and Kubernetes
  • Securing AI workloads
  • Connecting remote teams
  • Securing CI/CD pipelines
  • Connecting Edge & IoT devices

Not ideal for

  • Organizations requiring complex, highly customized network configurations
  • Businesses with extremely limited budgets that cannot afford even the Standard plan

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