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PROS

Tailscale provides intuitive and accessible connectivity, easily downloadable onto mobile and other devices, allowing seamless network integration.
Tailscale enhances security by allowing remote global employees to safely connect to company infrastructures without routing through the public internet.
Tailscale significantly reduces the need for VPN maintenance, speeds up user onboarding, and strengthens security with identity-based access controls.
Tailscale offers simplicity in setup, providing a secure and stable connection without the need for complex VPN configurations.
Tailscale allows integration with internal apps and secure access without exposing them to the internet, effectively managing network security.

CONS

Tailscale's laptop application is buggy, as it continuously opens in the background when it should not.
The speed of the connection outward during testing for WAN exposure is slow and needs improvement.
Users report that sometimes the entire system needs a restart for Tailscale to connect.
When used with alternatives like Radmin and ZeroTier, Tailscale takes high priority and captures all incoming connections.
For free users, Tailscale offers limited options that could be improved.
 

Tailscale Pros review quotes

Adeniyi Stephen - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at CloudKite.io
Mar 24, 2026
Tailscale has really helped in terms of security because users can be in another part of the world and, instead of them connecting to the company environment through the local network there, they can switch on their Tailscale and once they switch on their Tailscale, they don't have to connect over their internet; they just go through Tailscale to access company infrastructures.
Ahamed Shadhir - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees
Mar 2, 2026
Since implementing Tailscale, we have seen improved remote access reliability, reduced VPN maintenance overhead, faster onboarding for new users, and stronger security through identity-based access controls, all while significantly lowering the administrative workload.
Deven Rouse - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Support Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
May 9, 2026
Tailscale is incredibly easy to use, and I will always sing its praises.
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Matthew Luong - PeerSpot reviewer
Freelance Web Developer and IT Support Specialist at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Mar 24, 2026
Tailscale has been helping my organization a lot, primarily for security, as I do not have to open up any port in my router, which is really helpful.
AF
Fullstack Developer at PT Arka Spektrum Solutindo
May 13, 2026
Tailscale definitely saves me a lot of time securing our server because I can just install Tailscale, close many ports, and then share them with my teammates while benefiting from its very generous free tier.
PN
Devops Engineer at Allenta
Apr 8, 2026
The most positive impact Tailscale has had on my organization is significant.
UA
Software engineer
Mar 22, 2026
For my organization, we use Tailscale for our database as a secure way to access our VPC, and it is an easy, lightweight, and very useful way for everyone to connect and disconnect with a very nice UI.
Hamza Rahman - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Support Engineer at a security firm with 11-50 employees
Mar 23, 2026
Tailscale is a very solid framework and is very useful for smaller companies if they want to start out or even bigger companies who want to have a robust network of devices that they want to manage.
reviewer2811057 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Support / Sysadmin
Mar 23, 2026
Tailscale has positively impacted my organization by making the previously unusable doorbell with the cloud solution fast and reliable for remote access.
AS
Application Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Apr 3, 2026
Tailscale is very intuitive as well as accessible, which allowed us to connect everything to our testing network very seamlessly since it could easily be downloaded onto mobile devices or other devices.
 

Tailscale Cons review quotes

Adeniyi Stephen - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at CloudKite.io
Mar 24, 2026
Sometimes you might need to restart your entire system for it to connect.
Ahamed Shadhir - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees
Mar 2, 2026
Tailscale could be improved with more advanced network visibility and monitoring tools, cleaner pricing tiers for scaling teams, and enhanced built-in reporting for device posture and controls for enterprise environments.
Deven Rouse - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Support Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
May 9, 2026
The only improvement I see for Tailscale is that I would love to check out Headscale to fully host it on my own infrastructure.
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Matthew Luong - PeerSpot reviewer
Freelance Web Developer and IT Support Specialist at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Mar 24, 2026
One thing I want Tailscale to improve is their user interface for Arch Linux, which is one of the devices I have that I installed Tailscale on, but they do not have the native package with full features, a capability I really want them to develop.
AF
Fullstack Developer at PT Arka Spektrum Solutindo
May 13, 2026
I am currently facing an issue where on my Mac, Tailscale does not allow me to log in to multiple accounts.
PN
Devops Engineer at Allenta
Apr 8, 2026
I am currently testing the ability to expose to the WAN certain services that we select, which is in beta. I imagine it is still in development, but from the tests we have done, the connection outward is quite slow, which is a point of curiosity, and I hope that aspect can be improved.
UA
Software engineer
Mar 22, 2026
I feel the speed of the control servers are a bit too slow.
Hamza Rahman - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Support Engineer at a security firm with 11-50 employees
Mar 23, 2026
Currently, if Tailscale goes down, our services are not operable.
reviewer2811057 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Support / Sysadmin
Mar 23, 2026
I initially got introduced to Tailscale in high school when I needed access to services running on my server, but due to deep packet inspection being in place, I could not use Tailscale.
AS
Application Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Apr 3, 2026
I would not say anything in Tailscale's use case could be improved; what it does and its intended use is perfect, but the application on the laptop is a little buggy since it continuously opens in the background when it should not be.