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Tailscale Pricing

freemiumopen source · BSD-3-Clauselast verified September 6, 2026official site ↗

At a glance

Zero-config WireGuard-based mesh VPN with open-source client (BSD-3-Clause). Personal Free plan provides $0 forever for up to 3 users, 100 devices, MagicDNS, Tailscale SSH, and Funnel. Starter tier is $6/user/mo with custom OIDC identity providers and subnet routing; Premium is $18/user/mo with posture checks, SIEM audit streaming, and device approvals. Enterprise plan offers custom SLAs, SAML/SCIM, and HA routing via custom quote.

Self-hosting cost

Tailscale is open source under the BSD-3-Clause license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage. Any hosted, managed, or API plans remain separately priced.

Free & cheaper Productivity & Workflow

same category, free plan or open-source license

Grok BotBeta access bundled with eligible SuperGrok Plus ($100/mo), Cursor Pro+ ($60/mo), or Cursor Teams ($40/seat/mo); custom pricing for enterprise deployments.RaycastFree core desktop launcher (macOS/Windows, extensions, window management, snippets, 50-query AI trial) / Pro ($8/mo billed annually or $10/mo monthly - unlimited standard AI, encrypted cloud sync, custom themes, clipboard history) / Pro + Advanced AI ($16/mo billed annually or $20/mo monthly - Claude 3.5 Sonnet, GPT-4o, Gemini Pro, o1/o3 reasoning models, higher limits) / Teams ($12/user/mo) & Teams + Advanced AI ($20/user/mo) / Enterprise custom (SAML/SCIM SSO, AI control center) / BYOK & local Ollama supportedLinearLinear offers a Free plan for up to 2 teams and 250 active issues. Paid plans include Basic at $10/user/month billed annually (unlimited issues, 5 teams), Business at $16/user/month (unlimited teams, private workspaces, Insights), and custom Enterprise agreements.ObsidianFree local-first Markdown knowledge base for personal and commercial use (100% offline, zero vendor lock-in). Optional paid add-ons include Obsidian Sync ($4/mo billed annually or $5/mo monthly for end-to-end encrypted multi-device sync and 1-year version history), Obsidian Publish ($8/mo/site billed annually or $10/mo monthly for custom domain web publishing), Commercial Support License ($50/user/year), and Catalyst ($25 one-time early-access beta tier). 40% discount available for education and non-profits. Extensive ecosystem with 1,500+ community plugins and local AI integrations.
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FAQ

How much does Tailscale cost?

Zero-config WireGuard-based mesh VPN with open-source client (BSD-3-Clause). Personal Free plan provides $0 forever for up to 3 users, 100 devices, MagicDNS, Tailscale SSH, and Funnel. Starter tier is $6/user/mo with custom OIDC identity providers and subnet routing; Premium is $18/user/mo with posture checks, SIEM audit streaming, and device approvals. Enterprise plan offers custom SLAs, SAML/SCIM, and HA routing via custom quote. Paid pricing starts at $6/user/mo.

Does Tailscale have a free plan?

Yes — Tailscale has a free plan alongside its paid tiers.

Can you self-host Tailscale for free?

Tailscale is open source under the BSD-3-Clause license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage. Any hosted, managed, or API plans remain separately priced.

What are free or cheaper Tailscale alternatives?

Grok Bot, Raycast, Linear are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.

pricing is editorial catalog data (last verified September 6, 2026) — vendors change plans; confirm on the official site before you buy. Reuse this data under CC-BY 4.0 via /data.