Tailscale review

Tailscale places second and is the strongest choice for technical teams. It builds a private mesh on WireGuard so laptops, servers and cloud instances talk to each other directly, and access rules are written as ACLs tied to identity. Subnet routers let you reach networks where you cannot install the client, and exit nodes route internet traffic through a chosen machine. Standard costs $8 per user per month with unlimited users, SCIM provisioning, up to 10 ACL groups, MDM deployment and device posture integrations with MDM, EDR and XDR tools. Premium, at $18, adds just-in-time access, advanced Tailscale SSH, network flow logs, log streaming and regional routing, which many security teams will want for audits. Unlimited user devices are included, and 50 tagged resources come free before a $1 per month charge each. The free Personal plan is for non-commercial use only, so a business starts on the 14-day trial and then pays. It scores slightly below Twingate on value because logging sits on the higher tier.

Who it is for

Engineering-led companies that want fast peer-to-peer access to servers, Kubernetes and internal tools with policy as code.

Price

Free Personal plan for non-commercial use; Standard $8 per user per month, Premium $18.

Standard For teams adopting the Tailscale platform as a secure connectivity solution and more. $8 Per user, per month
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Secure peer-to-peer connections with subnet routers and exit nodes
• ACLs with groups for zero trust rules, 10 groups on Standard and 300 on Premium
• SSO with any identity provider and SCIM user provisioning from Standard
• Device posture integrations with MDM, EDR and XDR tools
• Tailscale SSH, Kubernetes ingress and egress, and network flow logs on Premium

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Unlimited user devices on every plan
• Strength: Standard adds unlimited users and SCIM at $8 per user per month
• Strength: 14-day Enterprise trial when you sign up with a custom domain
• Weakness: The free Personal plan is limited to non-commercial use
• Weakness: Just-in-time access, flow logs and log streaming need the $18 Premium plan
• Weakness: Tagged resources beyond 50 cost $1 per month each

Key facts

• Protocol: WireGuard
• Devices: Unlimited user devices
• Tagged resources: 50 included, then $1 per month each
• Free trial: 14-day Enterprise trial

Where it ranks

Tailscale is No. 2 in our Best Business VPN verdict.