Tailscale vs Server Manager

Securely connect people, workloads, and even AI agents to anything on the internet with Tailscale, the secure connectivity platform built on WireGuard®. Tailscale brings identity to the network layer so you can control access based on users, groups, tags, and devices instead of IP addresses, applying Zero Trust principles end-to-end across every environment. Tailscale transforms your existing network from a legacy hub and spoke model to a modern, lightweight, and responsive mesh networking architecture that eliminates single points of failure and delivers better performance, scalability, and security for your end users, devices, and remote resources. Tailscale can be used for your Homelab VPN and connectivity, Business VPN, Workload Connectivity across clouds, Kubernetes clusters, regions, and environments, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Edge & IoT, CI/CD, and Securing AI – all on the same platform. Replace legacy VPNs, connect workloads across on-prem and cloud infrastructure providers, power Zero Trust initiatives, and make remote access secure by simplifying software-defined networking and security operations. Modernize your home, your organization, and your enterprise networking at scale with Tailscale. Tailscale is hardware-agnostic, so you can make decisions about your hardware independently from decisions about your network. Tailscale creates an overlay network, using your existing network, so you can incrementally deploy Tailscale without needing new network switches or to change your network architecture. Tailscale integrates with 100+ technologies and dozens of identity providers, and is available on a wide range of platforms — including Apple’s macOS, iOS, and tvOS — so you can securely connect from wherever you work.

ServerManager brings FileMaker Server admin to your iPhone and iPad — fully native, beautifully designed, and automation-ready. Monitor databases, manage clients, run schedules, and put routine checks on autopilot with Shortcuts. The same app runs on Mac, where AI tools can connect directly. FREE TIER Start with a single FileMaker server at no cost: - Connect to FileMaker Server 2020, 2021, 2025, or FileMaker Cloud - Live dashboard with server stats, clients, and databases - Monitor schedules as they run - Biometric sign-in with Face ID / Touch ID - Sync across your devices via iCloud Keychain PREMIUM — Subscribe to unlock - Unlimited servers. Add and organize every server you manage, from a client's dev box to your production stack. - Shortcuts & App Intents. 13+ modern intents for servers, databases, clients, and schedules. Build "morning status check" workflows that run from your Home Screen, Siri, or a Focus trigger. - Full server settings editing. General, Folders, Notifications, SSL, Data API, OData, ODBC/JDBC, WPE, CWP, plugins, external auth, licensing, restrict access — every knob the Admin Console exposes, redesigned for touch. - AI integration. Let Claude, Codex, Gemini, and other MCP-compatible AI tools query your servers and databases directly. The MCP bridge runs on your Mac; your iPhone sees the live activity log, approval state, and audit trail. - AI activity log. Every AI tool call — protocol, database, account, outcome — is recorded, filterable, and syncs across your devices via iCloud. - Per-server access control. Choose which servers Shortcuts and AI can touch, with optional biometric gates on destructive actions. DESIGNED FOR APPLE - Native SwiftUI — iPhone, iPad, and Mac - iCloud Keychain syncs servers and credentials across your devices - Biometric gates where it counts - Siri Shortcuts and App Intents throughout - Universal purchase — download on iPhone, iPad, or Mac with a single buy WORKS WITH - FileMaker Server 20, 21, and 22 (2025) - FileMaker Cloud - Any MCP-compatible AI client PRIVACY Your credentials live in Keychain and never leave your devices. The MCP server (when running on Mac) binds to localhost only — AI tools on the same Mac can reach it, nothing on your network can. Every AI action lands in the activity log.