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Tailscale

Tailscale

Secure Connectivity & Mesh VPN

728 ratings
285 reviews
#100 in free Utilities
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • December 7, 2019
  • September 11, 2026

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Tailscale Inc.
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About

Securely connect devices, users, and workloads with a mesh VPN built on WireGuard. It brings identity to network access, enabling Zero Trust principles across diverse environments. Modernize your network for homelabs, businesses, and cloud infrastructure.

✓Secure mesh networking
✓Identity-based access control
✓Zero Trust security
✓WireGuard-based VPN
✓Homelab and business VPN
✓Cloud and workload connectivity
✓Hardware-agnostic overlay network
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Tailscale. Based on 728 reviews and a 4.4/5 average, it highlights the 5 positives and 4 negatives reviewers mention most about this Utilities app.

Positive things

  • 🚀Easy to set up and use
  • 🔒Secure remote access
  • 👍Convenient for accessing home network
  • 👍Seamless connectivity between devices
  • 🚀Powerful networking features

Negative things

  • 🔋Significant battery drain
  • 🐛Connectivity issues and bugs
  • 🐛Unreliable performance
  • 🐛Broken functionality after updates
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What's New in Tailscale

1.102.4

September 11, 2026

Fixed: Resolved an issue that could prevent exit nodes from appearing when using a custom coordination server.

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Last updated on September 17, 2026.

User reviews

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Trash

Wouldn’t work with home assistant!
Daniel56472Daniel56472

Complete garbage forcing me to TS account

The app makes it impossible for me to login to my own server, because it is constantly asking me to login to tailscale.com, which I refuse. Whenever I cancel, it stops everything I was doing and starts back from zero. Incompetence is strong in this app, one has to wonder how it passed QA. I REFUSE TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT FOR SOMETHING I DONT NEED.
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SeriouslyAngrySeriouslyAngry

Aweful

They dont allow you to use an email address to create an account. They force you to use a third party authenticator. This is a highly unsecure process. I recommend you pass, and use a different app.
RDanfordRDanford

Masterpiece

Masterpiece
0ran53m00n0ran53m00n

Unusable on latest iOS

Creating connection crashes and lands back on onboarding home screen
cornwe19cornwe19
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Inability to connect or authenticate

Bug

Exit node feature not working as expected

Bug

Inconsistent behavior when switching networks

Bug

App getting stuck in a loading state

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Requested Features

5 requests

On-demand VPN connection

Feature

Ability to switch between multiple accounts

Feature

More granular control over exit nodes

Feature

Integration with other networking tools

Feature

Dark mode option

Feature

FAQ

What does Tailscale do?

Tailscale is a secure connectivity platform that uses a mesh VPN architecture built on WireGuard. It allows you to securely connect people, workloads, and devices to anything on the internet. It brings identity to network access, enabling Zero Trust principles and simplifying software-defined networking.

How does Tailscale enhance security?

Tailscale enhances security by implementing Zero Trust principles at the network layer. Access is controlled based on users, groups, tags, and devices rather than IP addresses, ensuring end-to-end security across all environments. It replaces legacy VPNs with a more modern and secure approach.

What are the use cases for Tailscale?

Tailscale can be used for various purposes including homelab VPNs, business VPNs, connecting workloads across clouds and Kubernetes clusters, privileged access management, and securing AI. It's also effective for edge and IoT devices and CI/CD pipelines.

Is Tailscale free to use?

Tailscale offers a freemium model. While there is a free tier for personal use, larger teams or businesses may require paid plans for advanced features and increased scale. Specific pricing details are available on their website.

What platforms does Tailscale support?

Tailscale is available on a wide range of platforms, including macOS, iOS, tvOS, Windows, Linux, and more. This hardware-agnostic approach allows you to securely connect from virtually any device or environment.