Tailscale vs Teleport
Tailscale
tailscale.com
Teleport
goteleport.comSide by side
| Figure | Tailscale | Teleport |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 3 |
| Spec score · Business VPN Software | 9.4 (#5) | 7.7 (#67) |
| Spec score · SSH Server Software | 8.8 (#4) | 7.6 (#21) |
| Access controls | ACLs use users, groups, IPs, CIDRs, hosts and tags in directional default-deny policies to control which identities can connect. | Teleport supports role-based access controls and single sign-on through existing identity management systems. |
| Company | Tailscale identifies itself as Tailscale Inc.; the company page describes connecting coworkers, company databases, and family members as use cases. | Teleport identifies Gravitational Inc. as its copyright holder and lists its global headquarters in Oakland, California. |
| Compliance | Tailscale says it has completed SOC 2 Type II certification covering security, availability, and confidentiality. | Teleport says it maintains SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and HIPAA Security Rule compliance for its cloud and self-hosted products. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Official integration documentation covers cloud servers, containers and virtual machines, serverless apps, databases, code environments, firewalls, web servers, NAS devices and MDM. | Teleport lists 112 integrations, including AWS, Kubernetes distributions, databases, identity providers, CI/CD tools, and observability platforms. |
Plans
Tailscale
- PersonalFree
- Standard$8 a month
- Premium$18 a month
- Additional tagged resources$1 a month
- Add more tagged resources$1 a month
- Mullvad$5 a month
- Mullvad add-on$5 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Teleport
- Community EditionPrice not published
- Enterprise Edition StandardPrice not published
- Enterprise Edition PremiumPrice not published
In their own words
Tailscale
Tailscale is a zero-config VPN for connecting users and devices across a network. It uses WireGuard to form low-latency peer-to-peer connections, which Tailscale says are end-to-end encrypted so it cannot read users’ traffic. Administrators can use access control lists to specify which users may connect to which devices. Supported identity providers handle authentication, and SCIM supports user and group provisioning. Monitoring features include configuration audit logs, network flow logs, webhooks, and log streaming to SIEM partners. Device posture information can be used in connectivity rules. Taildrop transfers files between devices, while node sharing lets users share a node without exposing it to the public internet. The service runs on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows. Personal is free forever for non-commercial use and supports up to six users; Standard costs $8 per user per month. Premium costs $18 per user per month and includes priority support.