Tailscale Reviews

I use Tailscale to share the branches in one network to make a site-to-site VPN. I have customers, and each customer has a server with too many branches. We need to access some devices that are not connected directly to the network, such as fingerprints that cannot have any firmware to install, for example, Tailscale agents. I need to connect the branch with the headquarter office and use Tailscale commands to reach the fingerprint through this VPN site-to-site.

This is the main purpose for using Tailscale until now, and I am searching for the other properties and features of Tailscale.

Tailscale is fast and easy to install. I can install Tailscale on any operating system, as it has a lot of OS versions and supports Linux, Mac, Android phones, Apple iOS, and Windows. This feature is suitable for my daily jobs and tasks.

Tailscale has a great interface that is friendly and acceptable. Tailscale fixed the problem with reaching devices such as fingerprints, and it is now the most preferred way to connect the site-to-site VPN when we have a customer with fingerprints.

Tailscale is good in troubleshooting, and it takes no time.

One of the most significant issues I faced is that in some countries, when I access my Tailscale account, it gives me more steps to verify and confirm, such as sending a message to my mobile and entering the code. I can see this is not helpful for the user experience compared to other alternatives.

Another issue is that when I use Tailscale with other alternatives such as Radmin and ZeroTier, it takes high priority and takes all the incoming connections, even if the other alternative has a different IP scope. It still takes the control and tends to cancel the other software as a VPN site-to-site.

Tailscale is stable, but sometimes with no more use, it sometimes needs to be activated again and again. For example, if I cannot connect or if the customer cannot connect to the network or use the tool, after one month, the customer gets lost or disconnected from the network and needs to verify again.

About one year.

Tailscale is stable, but sometimes with no more use, it sometimes needs to be activated again and again. For example, if I cannot connect or if the customer cannot connect to the network or use the tool, after one month, the customer gets lost or disconnected from the network and needs to verify again.

Tailscale is good, and I can add any number of branches I need until now.

Tailscale customer support is good. I can contact them and receive a fast response.

I still use other tools such as Radmin and ZeroTier. In previous years, I used to use Hamachi. They were good, but in some cases and some OS that does not support them, I switched to Tailscale.

Tailscale is a great solution that is fast, easy, and cheap.

Tailscale is cheap regarding other alternative site-to-site VPN solutions.

I evaluated Radmin and ZeroTier, and they were good.

Tailscale is good in performance, but with the previous issues I explained, I can give it just eight until it fixes these issues. I give Tailscale a rating of eight out of ten.

My main use case for Tailscale is accessing my home network when I'm outside. Essentially, it functions as a VPN.

I use Tailscale to access my home network by connecting to a main machine that runs Tailscale, which is separate from my home server. This allows me to connect to it even when my home server goes down, and it serves as a subnet router so I can access my home network through that single machine instead of connecting every single virtual machine to the same Tailscale network.

In my opinion, the best features Tailscale offers are its ease of use and quick setup. You essentially just need to run a command and you're connected to Tailscale network, and I love MagicDNS as well. Ease of use, MagicDNS, and the subnet router capabilities are very good.

I appreciate that MagicDNS helps me avoid memorizing IP addresses, and the subnet router allows me to use one device to connect to the entire network. For example, if I have a smart TV that cannot install Tailscale, I can access it through my subnet router machine. I set it up this way because I only have Tailscale installed on that entry point machine, which serves as the gateway to my network.

Tailscale has made managing and accessing my home network easier compared to using OpenVPN before. Previously, I had to manage everything myself, run the server, and keep it operational. If the server ever went down, I couldn't access my home network. With Tailscale, the situation is similar, but I don't have to expose any ports; I just connect a device to Tailscale servers. The main difference is that I don't have to run the VPN server since Tailscale does it for me, connecting my devices through their service. It's really great that I don't have to worry about all the setups.

I appreciate how their login system works. Tailscale services are fast, and since processing is done on the clients rather than the servers, they can focus on providing a good, reliable service. I don't think I've ever faced downtimes or connection issues from another country.

Tailscale does a great job for free-tier users, and the 100 device limit is very fair. However, I think improvements could be made in the support for UI clients, especially on Linux machines. In Windows and macOS, the UI support is good, but Linux is more customizable and has a unique setup, and I feel like I never have a good UI to interact with when using Linux desktops, which is unfortunate.

I've been working in my current field for about four years.

Tailscale is stable for me.

I feel Tailscale would handle adding more devices or users in the future easily, and I am confident of it. As a free-tier user, I have tested my limits, connecting the maximum amount of devices, and everything performed great. After that, I switched to subnet routing, allowing one device to forward traffic into my home network, which also circumvented device limits.

I never interacted with Tailscale's customer support because I never needed to. Tailscale is that reliable, and their documentation answers any questions I have.

I previously used OpenVPN before switching to Tailscale. I liked OpenVPN, but setting it up in a production environment was more of a learning experience rather than a complete permanent solution. You always find yourself wondering what improvements could be made. While OpenVPN is fine for production use, I'd say a managed service is more professional because it provides guarantees and reduces concerns. I switched to Tailscale out of curiosity, wanting to try WireGuard, and I was sold after just one to two minutes of setup.

Before choosing Tailscale, I evaluated other options, including OpenVPN. I was familiar with running my own VPN solution and considered using WireGuard directly on my home network or opting for Tailscale, which uses WireGuard in the background. I wanted something that worked correctly the first time, so I chose Tailscale while planning to tinker with WireGuard later.

My advice for others looking into using Tailscale is simple: just do it. Spin up a virtual machine, run the one-line command that Tailscale provides, and see how it works because it's so intuitive that nobody can mess it up.

I've seen a return on investment with Tailscale in terms of time saved and less maintenance required. I learned a lot from installing and maintaining OpenVPN, which sometimes required extensive hands-on configuration and problem-solving. With Tailscale, I set it up and forget it because it just works, allowing me to avoid worrying about the whole VPN aspect of my home network architecture. Every return on investment with Tailscale is time saved and reliability from the managed service.

I wouldn't say I have an experience with pricing, setup costs, or licensing because I use the free tier. My needs have never exceeded the free tier as I am the single maintainer of my home network and server, which is beneficial.

I think Tailscale is an awesome product; I use it every day and have it implemented in my home network. As long as the free tier stays the same, I don't see myself switching from it.

I use Tailscale for secure connections in my enterprise by installing an agent on each device, and I use my PCs as an exit node, so all the traffic goes through my laptop and no one else can access the data in transition.

I also use Tailscale at home, so all the data remains encrypted.

The best features Tailscale offers are the ease of use and the security it provides for data in transition.

Compared to WireGuard, Tailscale is easier than other tools because the configuration is straightforward, the installation is simple, the setup is uncomplicated, and adding and removing a user is intuitive. Everything is easy with Tailscale, and you don't have to know much about ACLs or similar concepts.

The user interface is very friendly, and the mobile app is very easy to use.

All communication is more secured with Tailscale. As an IT professional with experience in security, I can confirm that there is a level of protection for our data in transition because the data remains encrypted. We can connect to public Wi-Fi without any concern since Tailscale provides encryption for all devices.

I have noticed fewer security incidents since using Tailscale.

As long as Tailscale is still updating the tools, everything is working properly currently, so I don't know what they could improve.

In the future, it would be great if Tailscale could add the exit node feature to the mobile app so that you can use exit node mode on your smartphone.

I have been using Tailscale for one year now.

Tailscale is stable.

Tailscale is scalable.

I rate the customer support for Tailscale an eight out of ten.

Previously, I tried to use WireGuard, but I decided to change to Tailscale because the configuration was quite complex. I chose Tailscale because the installation and configuration were easier.

Pricing, setup costs, and licensing for Tailscale were all affordable, and Tailscale is not that expensive.

I have seen a return on investment with Tailscale, and we saved money because we have fewer security incidents. Tailscale has reduced security incidents by thirty percent.

Pricing, setup costs, and licensing for Tailscale were all affordable, and Tailscale is not that expensive.

I did not evaluate other options before choosing Tailscale because it relies on WireGuard, which is the more secured VPN.

I rate this product a nine out of ten.

My main use case for Tailscale is the accessibility and simplicity that it offers me to access my servers from anywhere, as well as my local computer and local LLM models. I can access them from anywhere on the network. When I'm doing testing, developing, or handling sensitive data that I don't want to be in the cloud, I can always access my home setup and process the data as required. Additionally, when I was setting up my Kubernetes cluster, I considered Tailscale as a solution for the interconnectivity between the bare metal node and the Oracle virtual machines that I have, which are isolated.

Tailscale helps with accessing my local models and sensitive data due to the simplicity of setting up everything. Even for non-technical people, it's easier to set up. I have my setup with my phone, my laptop, and my servers connected. When I need to work with a client or as a consultant, if they are remote and don't have the technical capabilities to access their infrastructure network, it is as simple as that. I just send them a script showing how to install and what to click to join my Tailscale organization. Then I have access to their system easily.

Tailscale has made things easier for presenting, setting up, and sharing files. When I'm working on a project or building an application in React and want to present the UI, even though it's locally hosted, I can serve it on Tailscale and share the Tailscale link that is accessible from the public so the client can see the work in progress. It has also been useful to use the serve feature for sharing files. If I need to share a specific larger file, I would put it on a share and send the link to a friend or coworker so they can download the file. When the process is finished, I can simply stop the sharing.

My opinion about the best features Tailscale offers includes accessibility, simplicity, the file serve feature, and the ability to share internal routes. I can set up access to anything at home. Tailscale will advertise the routes inside the network so you can reach any part of the network without any issues, and it provides the control to isolate everything. I also see they have a new feature called lockout that I want to try.

Tailscale has positively impacted my organization with shorter time for setting up connections and improved accessibility. Even when a non-technical person needs help, I can assist them much faster than explaining the process to them.

I don't have any particular ideas or additions about the features. It was nice for the service discovery that I used in the cluster because you can connect and use auto service discovery, but I haven't implemented that much because the complexity of the networking that I have sometimes caused issues.

I haven't thought much about how Tailscale can be improved.

I have been using Tailscale for something more than two years.

In my experience, Tailscale is stable.

Tailscale's scalability is great.

I find Tailscale's customer support to be good.

I did not previously use a different solution.

I cannot provide input on whether I have seen a return on investment with Tailscale since I used the free version.

I'm using the free version of Tailscale, so I didn't have any experience with the pricing.

Before choosing Tailscale, I evaluated other options by looking at Teleport but for a different solution. For networking mainly, I use WireGuard tunnels, which are peer-to-peer connection point-to-point.

My advice to others looking into using Tailscale is to try it. It's simple to set up and simple to connect your applications from anywhere. I would rate this product an 8 out of 10.

I use Tailscale to connect from outside my local network. I set it up on my server and on multiple clients, including my smartphone (iPhone), laptop, MacBook, and TVs, as well as my parents' TVs which are far from my home. Basically, all the devices that I use to connect to my server.

For the most part, I use it to connect to my media server, which contains a collection of media. I also use it as a DNS server. Since my server has DNS, it spreads to all the devices which I am connected to.

I also use it to connect via SSH to start other clients via Wake-on-LAN. I have been using it every day since June 2025, and it has never given me a problem. I also contacted support for some questions, and the support was great. I am actually really impressed by the product and its support.

The features that I love the most are the simplicity of setting it up. I can do it in about two minutes. I just download the app on the client, use a QR code or a key, and set it up. Another feature is Tailnet, which allows me to manage the devices and organize them.

Because I have been using it since June 2025 and never used it before, coming from a very basic level of knowledge, it was really simple to learn and set up. For me, using Tailscale on all my devices is a definite choice.

I do not think there is anything that I wish would have been better because, honestly, for my use case, it has everything I need. I read that people complain about the maximum number of users that can use it under one account, but that is not my use case. For my use case, it has nothing more that I need. It has everything, and it is perfect for my use case.

I have been using Tailscale since I built my home server, which was in June 2025.

Tailscale is really stable.

Until now, with 20 devices, I still have not encountered any limitation. There is no limitation for now.

I only used customer support one time to ask a question that I do not remember, honestly, but the customer support is really great since they responded really quickly and provided very explanatory answers.

At my home, I never used any other service, but in my previous job, I used OpenVPN. However, it was already set up. I did not know how to set it up. It was a bit more problematic because it had connection problems, but I do not have much experience to analyze and talk about it.

Setting up a Tailscale environment took me maybe 10 minutes on the server and two minutes for every device. With about 20 devices, I set up all my environments in about an hour. If I had to use another VPN service, for example WireGuard, I can assume that it would have taken me far more than an hour, something like two hours at least. That is double the time, and Tailscale takes half the time to set up.

We were really engaged with this product. We talked about everything in my opinion, so I do not think there is anything that I would like to add to Tailscale.

As I said, I only use the basic license, so I cannot give any metrics on ROI. But if I had to think about a company or an organization that uses it, I would think that it surely gives a good ROI since it is really a good application and a good service.

Until now, all costs have been free. I never used a license. I never purchased or bought anything more than the basic free license.

I evaluated WireGuard, which I know is the base of Tailscale, but I chose Tailscale since it is more simple, as I said during this interview. That is the main and only reason I chose Tailscale over WireGuard bare metal.

For my use case, these are the main features that I use and have discovered so far. I do not think I have anything more to add in this area.

I would say to use it because, in my case, it really helped my organization with my setup. I would really suggest people use Tailscale if they ask me. I rate this product a 9.

We have been using Tailscale for about four or five months, and we have been using it from the beginning.

For our main use case, we use Tailscale because it creates a peer-to-peer VPN mesh where we host our AWS infrastructure behind it, so the general web cannot directly access it. It is only accessible from authorized systems, such as the one that I have.

A specific example of how we use Tailscale for this peer-to-peer VPN mesh in my daily work is that the entirety of our AWS infrastructure and systems that we use to build at Flyra are behind a private VPN that is accessible using Tailscale. The general web cannot access it, so we ensure that there is nothing unauthorized accessing our servers. Authorized and recognized systems are only able to access the infrastructure and the resources that we want restricted, and that is where Tailscale comes in.

About my main use case, I am fully aware that it is end-to-end encrypted. We maintain access using ACLs, which allows us to fine-tune the fine-grained rules for who can connect and to what.

The best features Tailscale offers are highlighted by the fact that setting up Tailscale was straightforward, at least once you are following the documentation and the guides. The security is valuable, as there are many providers available, but Tailscale fulfills the requirements that we had, allowing us to access and expose internal apps without exposing them to the general internet. The complex site-to-site connections are replaced using VPNs, and we can SSH into our remote desktops or SSH into our EC2 machines in our AWS regions in a secure way.

About the features that make Tailscale stand out for me, with access control lists, we can fine-grain what can be accessed and by whom. It solved our base use case, which is keeping our secured infrastructure behind a private VPN, and that is why we started using it in the first place.

Tailscale has had more positive impacts on my organization regarding security.

Regarding how Tailscale can be improved, I think for free users, there are some limited options. However, we have a paid policy, so we pay Tailscale every month. At some point, we may want to host our own coordination servers, which Tailscale does not have right now. However, it is just a general consideration, and I doubt that we will have that problem soon.

Regarding the needed improvements for paid users, I think things are acceptable. The limits could be higher for free users, and that is all.

I have been a software developer for about two years, and that represents full-time experience.

My advice to others looking into using Tailscale is that if there is a use case where you want to secure your private EC2 instances, the workflows, your Git repositories, and sensitive data, Docker images, Maven builds, Gradle builds, and so forth, behind and away from the general internet and onto your private cloud, Tailscale can act as that link, allowing you access to that private information from authorized systems while also fine-graining that control. I would rate this product a nine out of ten.

I use Tailscale to securely access remote Linux servers for tasks like SSH and system management without exposing services to the public internet. I also access a Linux server with the help of the RDP protocol.

I mainly use Tailscale to securely connect device to device, and it provides authentication and access control between multiple machines, which I found very helpful.

When I mention authentication and access control, it allowed me to access servers from anywhere without worrying about network restrictions and reduced the time spent on setup and troubleshooting.

The biggest benefit of Tailscale is simplicity; it is quick to set up and provides a stable and secure connection. I can set it up with only one command without any manual configuration, which is where I think it is very helpful.

Tailscale has improved remote access efficiency and reduced the complexity of managing secure connections across systems, which is the main point from my perspective.

The only drawback I found is that the subnet routing option in Tailscale is too advanced and sometimes requires advanced networking concepts. A person needs to fully understand it to configure it properly.

I have been using Tailscale for several months from a different account to access remote servers and to test connectivity between systems.

I chose Tailscale because it simplifies VPN setup, and I did not have to deal with port forwarding or complex firewall configurations, which saved a lot of time for me.

When I needed to access a remote Linux server from a different network, instead of configuring port forwarding or a traditional VPN, I used Tailscale to connect securely and directly. It allowed me to perform tasks like SSH access and system checks without exposing the server publicly. I would rate this product a 10 out of 10.

My main use case of Tailscale is for creating a VPN between Kubernetes services in Oracle Cloud, other servers, and my PC to connect with them, and I also use it to expose some services, so instead of port forwarding some services of Kubernetes, I use Tailscale, which makes things very easy and usable.

Regarding exposing services, I use Grafana and for Tailscale, I expose that service so I can access it through the VPN instead of port forwarding the service. I also use it to expose a Kafka UI service, and I use Kafka in my job.

The best feature I like in Tailscale is the Tailscale operator, which is a very intelligent way to connect your Kubernetes cluster with any other device.

In my job, Tailscale has reduced the amount of work and headache of having a VPN between servers and cloud, so instead of following a longer and complex process of having a site-to-site VPN and a device with a fixed public IP to connect with the cloud and other spots in Morocco, especially in Tangier, Tailscale simplifies all of that.

It reduces work, so I was supposed to have a complex job that requires technical knowledge to do some networking tasks, but Tailscale provides a very straightforward solution to avoid a lot of work.

I still do not have any issues in mind that need improvement, but if I think about a new feature or something to be improved in the future, I may share it with you.

I have been using the solution for about seven months.

Tailscale is very stable in my experience.

Tailscale's scalability is actually so good; I have not faced any downtime or issues, so every time I use Tailscale, I get what I expect.

Before Tailscale, I used Headscale, which is an open-source implementation of Tailscale. I deployed Headscale to avoid dependencies, but it had many downsides; it did not have an operator for Kubernetes and needed many features, so Headscale was not enough. I also used OpenVPN, but it does not have the integrations and intelligence that Tailscale has, so I am satisfied with Tailscale and I will continue to use it for many months.

I evaluated Headscale, but it was not enough compared to Tailscale.

I think it is a very good solution; however, I think a ten is something very perfect, and I feel Tailscale has many things to do in the future, such as getting more integrations into other things.

For others looking to use Tailscale, I want to tell them you will not regret it ever; Tailscale is a very good and useful solution.

I think it saves me time and money since the current tier I use is the free one, so it saves money and time, and that is good. I give this review a rating of eight out of ten.