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by Tailscale in VPN services

8 of 20 core criteria documented
18 of 20 criteria with research records

Documented criteria are source-backed values, not estimates. Research records can still have unknown results. Verified does not mean independently tested; extraction confidence and human review are shown with each claim.

At a glance

Specifications

10 documented attributes
AttributeValueState and source
Audit log Yes Verified71% confidence
tailscale.com/pricing (Primary documentation), retrieved 2026-10-18
Evidence
Excerpt...network and process the event notifications through an integration or app. Configuration audit logs let you identify who did what, and when, in your tailnet. While previously exclusive to our highe...
Excerpt kindrunning text
Subject named in excerptno
Sourcehttps://tailscale.com/pricing · Primary documentation · retrieved 23 times from 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-18 · every date
Confidence71% - the source confidence; no cap applies (below the measured precision)
How it was read
Read bytext pattern muster:\baudit (?:logs?|trails?) lets? (?:you|administrators|admins)\b
First observed2026-09-14
Last checked2026-10-18
Human reviewnot documented
Source confidence71%
Reader precision71% - no measurement for this reader; this is the average across all our readers, measured by hand
Excerpt-kind precision79% (measured by hand over 857 statements of this kind)
Confidence interpretationA heuristic informed by source assessment and reader samples, not a calibrated probability that this individual claim is correct.
Data processing agreement offered Yes Verified85% confidence
tailscale.com/security (Primary documentation), retrieved 2026-10-03
Evidence
Excerpt...t security audits. Security audits are available on request, for more information see our Data Processing Addendum. Security Bulletins Tailscale publishes security bulletins to disclose security issues in...
Excerpt kindrunning text
Subject named in excerptyes
Sourcehttps://tailscale.com/security · Primary documentation · retrieved 2 times from 2026-09-02 to 2026-10-03 · every date
Confidence85% - capped at the measured precision of this kind of excerpt (85%, prose), which is below the reader's own precision (97%)
How it was read
Read bytext pattern muster:\bdata processing (?:agreement|addendum)\b
First observed2026-09-02
Last checked2026-10-03
Human reviewnot documented
Source confidence90%
Reader precision97% (measured by hand for this reader)
Excerpt-kind precision85% (measured by hand over 417 statements of this kind)
Confidence interpretationA heuristic informed by source assessment and reader samples, not a calibrated probability that this individual claim is correct.
Enterprises named as an audience Yes Verified71% confidence
tailscale.com (Primary documentation), retrieved 2026-09-02 · +1 more
Read from a menu, footer or link list, not from a sentence about the product
Evidence
Excerpt...og Docs Download Contact sales Platform Meet Tailscale How Tailscale Works WireGuard® for Enterprises Features Integrations Docs Download Compare Tailscale Products Business VPN Tailscale PAM...
Excerpt kindnavigation entry (a menu, footer or link list, not a sentence about the product)
Subject named in excerptyes
Sourcehttps://tailscale.com/ · Primary documentation · retrieved 2026-09-02
Sourcehttps://tailscale.com/integrations · Primary documentation · retrieved 2026-09-02
Confidence71% - capped at the average precision across all our readers (71%); this reader has no measurement of its own
How it was read
Read bytext pattern muster:\bfor (?:large |global )?enterprises?\b
First observed2026-09-02
Last checked2026-09-02
Later reads1 later read of its source (last on 2026-10-02) did not find this value. A read that finds nothing is not evidence of a change, so the statement stands.
Human reviewnot documented
Source confidence90%
Reader precision71% - no measurement for this reader; this is the average across all our readers, measured by hand
Excerpt-kind precision84% (measured by hand over 125 statements of this kind)
Confidence interpretationA heuristic informed by source assessment and reader samples, not a calibrated probability that this individual claim is correct.
Free tier Yes Verified83% confidence
tailscale.com/pricing (Primary documentation), retrieved 2026-10-18
Evidence
Excerpt...software. Access nearly all of Tailscale's offerings and products for free, indefinitely. $0 Free forever Get started Plan highlights Unlimited user devices Up to 6 users Up to 3 ACL...
Excerpt kindrunning text
Subject named in excerptyes
Sourcehttps://tailscale.com/pricing · Primary documentation · retrieved 35 times from 2026-09-02 to 2026-10-18 · every date
Confidence83% - capped at the measured precision of this reader (83%)
How it was read
Read bytext pattern muster:\bfree (?:plan|tier)\b
First observed2026-09-02
Last checked2026-10-18
Human reviewnot documented
Source confidence90%
Reader precision83% (measured by hand for this reader)
Excerpt-kind precision85% (measured by hand over 417 statements of this kind)
Confidence interpretationA heuristic informed by source assessment and reader samples, not a calibrated probability that this individual claim is correct.
Free trial length 14 days Verified82% confidence
tailscale.com/pricing (Primary documentation), retrieved 2026-10-07
Evidence
Excerpt...estions Free trial Does Tailscale offer a free trial? Yes! Business customers can enjoy a 14-day free trial of the product with no user limit. After the 14-day trial, you’ll just need to choose a p...
Excerpt kindrunning text
Subject named in excerptyes
Sourcehttps://tailscale.com/pricing · Primary documentation · retrieved 32 times from 2026-09-02 to 2026-10-07 · every date
Confidence82% - capped at the measured precision of this reader (82%)
How it was read
Read bytext pattern muster:(?<![\d.])(\d{1,3})(?![\d])[- ]day free trial
First observed2026-09-02
Last checked2026-10-07
Later reads4 later reads of its source (last on 2026-10-18) did not find this value. A read that finds nothing is not evidence of a change, so the statement stands.
Human reviewnot documented
Source confidence90%
Reader precision82% (measured by hand for this reader)
Excerpt-kind precision85% (measured by hand over 417 statements of this kind)
Confidence interpretationA heuristic informed by source assessment and reader samples, not a calibrated probability that this individual claim is correct.
Public list price Yes Verified85% confidence
tailscale.com/pricing (Primary documentation), retrieved 2026-10-18
Evidence
Excerpt...ard For teams adopting the Tailscale platform as a secure connectivity solution and more. $8 Per user, per month Get started Everything in Personal, plus Unlimited users Deploy users and grou...
Excerpt kindrunning text
Subject named in excerptyes
Sourcehttps://tailscale.com/pricing · Primary documentation · retrieved 35 times from 2026-09-02 to 2026-10-18 · every date
Confidence85% - capped at the measured precision of this kind of excerpt (85%, prose), which is below the reader's own precision (95%)
How it was read
Read bytext pattern muster:(?<![\d.])[$€£](?<![\d.])\d{1,5}(?:\.\d{2})?(?![\d])\s*(?:/|per\s+)\s*(?:month|mo\b|user|seat|year|yr\b)
First observed2026-09-02
Last checked2026-10-18
Human reviewnot documented
Source confidence90%
Reader precision95% (measured by hand for this reader)
Excerpt-kind precision85% (measured by hand over 417 statements of this kind)
Confidence interpretationA heuristic informed by source assessment and reader samples, not a calibrated probability that this individual claim is correct.
Remote or hybrid teams named as an audience Yes Verified71% confidence
tailscale.com (Primary documentation), retrieved 2026-10-03
Evidence
Excerpt...ity-based connectivity platform that replaces your legacy VPN, SASE, and PAM and connects remote teams, multi-cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, Edge & IoT devices, and AI workloads. Start c...
Excerpt kindrunning text
Subject named in excerptno
Sourcehttps://tailscale.com/ · Primary documentation · retrieved 3 times from 2026-09-02 to 2026-10-03 · every date
Confidence71% - capped at the average precision across all our readers (71%); this reader has no measurement of its own
How it was read
Read bytext pattern muster:\b(?:for|supports?|supporting|enables?|enabling|built for|designed for|unites?|connects?|connecting|empowers?|manage|managing|keeps?) (?:\w+[ ,]){0,3}?(?:remote|hybrid|distributed)(?:,? (?:and|or|&) (?:remote|hybrid|distributed))? (?:teams?|work(?:ers|forces?)?)\b
First observed2026-09-02
Last checked2026-10-02
Human reviewnot documented
Source confidence90%
Reader precision71% - no measurement for this reader; this is the average across all our readers, measured by hand
Excerpt-kind precision79% (measured by hand over 857 statements of this kind)
Confidence interpretationA heuristic informed by source assessment and reader samples, not a calibrated probability that this individual claim is correct.
SCIM user provisioning Yes Verified71% confidence
tailscale.com/pricing (Primary documentation), retrieved 2026-10-18
Evidence
Excerpt...er month Get started Everything in Personal, plus Unlimited users Deploy users and groups with SCIM Up to 10 ACL groups 1,000 mins per month for ephemeral resources Ephemeral resources enab...
Excerpt kindrunning text
Subject named in excerptno
Sourcehttps://tailscale.com/pricing · Primary documentation · retrieved 35 times from 2026-09-02 to 2026-10-18 · every date
Confidence71% - capped at the average precision across all our readers (71%); this reader has no measurement of its own
How it was read
Read bytext pattern muster:\b(?:supports?|via|through|with|and|&|\/) SCIM\b
First observed2026-09-02
Last checked2026-10-18
Human reviewnot documented
Source confidence90%
Reader precision71% - no measurement for this reader; this is the average across all our readers, measured by hand
Excerpt-kind precision79% (measured by hand over 857 statements of this kind)
Confidence interpretationA heuristic informed by source assessment and reader samples, not a calibrated probability that this individual claim is correct.
Single sign-on Yes Verified75% confidence
tailscale.com (Primary documentation), retrieved 2026-10-03 · +2 more
Evidence
Excerpt...* Always on * Same config in office & field * Scales to large # devices * GUI-based ACL w/SSO * Fixed IPs, DNS-friendly * Dead simple config+use @morgallant Morgan Gallant The beauty...
Excerpt kindrunning text
Subject named in excerptno
Sourcehttps://tailscale.com/ · Primary documentation · retrieved 3 times from 2026-09-02 to 2026-10-03 · every date
Sourcehttps://tailscale.com/pricing · Primary documentation · retrieved 35 times from 2026-09-02 to 2026-10-18 · every date
Sourcehttps://tailscale.com/security · Primary documentation · retrieved 2 times from 2026-09-02 to 2026-10-03 · every date
Confidence75% - capped at the measured precision of this reader (75%)
How it was read
Read bytext pattern muster:\bSSO\b
First observed2026-09-02
Last checked2026-10-03
Human reviewnot documented
Source confidence90%
Reader precision75% (measured by hand for this reader)
Excerpt-kind precision79% (measured by hand over 857 statements of this kind)
Confidence interpretationA heuristic informed by source assessment and reader samples, not a calibrated probability that this individual claim is correct.
SOC 2 Type II Yes Verified85% confidence
tailscale.com/security (Primary documentation), retrieved 2026-10-03
Evidence
Excerpt...tion between devices. Tailscale cannot read your traffic. SOC 2 Tailscale has completed a SOC 2 Type II certification, meeting AICPA's Trust Services Criteria for security, availability, and co...
Excerpt kindrunning text
Subject named in excerptyes
Sourcehttps://tailscale.com/security · Primary documentation · retrieved 2 times from 2026-09-02 to 2026-10-03 · every date
Confidence85% - capped at the measured precision of this kind of excerpt (85%, prose), which is below the reader's own precision (87%)
How it was read
Read bytext pattern muster:SOC\s*2\s*(Type\s*)?(II|2)\b
First observed2026-09-02
Last checked2026-10-03
Human reviewnot documented
Source confidence90%
Reader precision87% (measured by hand for this reader)
Excerpt-kind precision85% (measured by hand over 417 statements of this kind)
Confidence interpretationA heuristic informed by source assessment and reader samples, not a calibrated probability that this individual claim is correct.
Audiences and industries the vendor names (2)

These are claims about who the vendor addresses, read off their own pages. They say nothing about how well the product serves that audience.

Pricing

seat · per month
Premium
USD 18
observed 2026-10-18
Verified
Matches the average of prices observed in the last 90 days, USD 18.00 (35 observations over 46 days). This is the lowest price we have recorded, first seen 2026-09-02.
Observations 35 2026-09-02 to 2026-10-18
Lowest recorded USD 18 2026-09-02
Average of observed prices within the 30-day window USD 18 18 observations over 29 days
Average of observed prices within the 90-day window USD 18 35 observations over 46 days
Average of observed prices within the 365-day window Not enough history 35 observations, but they span only 46 days of 365
source (Primary documentation), retrieved 2026-10-18 · Extracted: illing Users & Devices Personal Standard Premium Enterprise Users $0 for up to 6 users $8 per user, per month $18 per user, per month Custom User Devices Computers, phones, etc. Unlimited Tagge
seat · per month
Standard
USD 8
observed 2026-10-18
Verified
Matches the average of prices observed in the last 90 days, USD 8.00 (35 observations over 46 days). This is the lowest price we have recorded, first seen 2026-09-02.
Observations 35 2026-09-02 to 2026-10-18
Lowest recorded USD 8 2026-09-02
Average of observed prices within the 30-day window USD 8 18 observations over 29 days
Average of observed prices within the 90-day window USD 8 35 observations over 46 days
Average of observed prices within the 365-day window Not enough history 35 observations, but they span only 46 days of 365
source (Primary documentation), retrieved 2026-10-18 · Extracted: illing Users & Devices Personal Standard Premium Enterprise Users $0 for up to 6 users $8 per user, per month $18 per user, per month Custom User Devices Computers, phon
list · per month · up to 6 users
Personal
USD 0
observed 2026-10-18
Verified
NaN% above the average of prices observed in the last 90 days, USD 0.00 (35 observations over 46 days). This is the lowest price we have recorded, first seen 2026-09-02.
Observations 35 2026-09-02 to 2026-10-18
Lowest recorded USD 0 2026-09-02
Average of observed prices within the 30-day window USD 0 18 observations over 29 days
Average of observed prices within the 90-day window USD 0 35 observations over 46 days
Average of observed prices within the 365-day window Not enough history 35 observations, but they span only 46 days of 365
source (Primary documentation), retrieved 2026-10-18 · Extracted: Tailscale's offerings and products for free, indefinitely. $0 Free forever Get started Plan highlights Unlimited user devices Up to 6
A price is an OBSERVATION on a day, not a fact that gets replaced. Older observations stay; they are the history any statement about a deal rests on.

Evidence

Every documented value links to the page we read it from, with the source tier and the day we retrieved it, in its row under Specifications. “Evidence” in that row opens the excerpt.

Research gaps (24)

These attributes are open in our research. We looked and found no reliable evidence; 175 addresses were checked and are listed below. That is a statement about our research and never about the product.

AttributeStateWhat we checked
Public API Not yet verified
Checked 2 addresses (5 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com, tailscale.com/docs
Entry price per month Not yet verified
Checked 1 address (35 reads), most recently on 2026-10-18: tailscale.com/pricing
EU data residency stated Not yet verified
Checked 3 addresses (28 reads), most recently on 2026-10-18: tailscale.com, tailscale.com/pricing, tailscale.com/security
FedRAMP authorisation Not yet verified
Checked 2 addresses (5 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com, tailscale.com/security
GDPR compliance stated Not yet verified
Checked 2 addresses (5 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com, tailscale.com/security
HIPAA compliance stated Not yet verified
Checked 2 addresses (5 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com, tailscale.com/security
Education named as a market Not yet verified
Checked 1 address (3 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com
Energy or utilities named as a market Not yet verified
Checked 1 address (3 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com
Financial services named as a market Not yet verified
Checked 1 address (3 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com
Healthcare named as a market Not yet verified
Checked 1 address (3 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com
Logistics or supply chain named as a market Not yet verified
Checked 1 address (3 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com
Manufacturing named as a market Not yet verified
Checked 1 address (3 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com
Public sector named as a market Not yet verified
Checked 1 address (3 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com
Retail or e-commerce named as a market Not yet verified
Checked 1 address (3 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com
ISO/IEC 27001 Not yet verified
Checked 2 addresses (5 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com, tailscale.com/security
Mobile app (iOS or Android) Not yet verified
Checked 1 address (3 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com
PCI DSS stated Not yet verified
Checked 2 addresses (5 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com, tailscale.com/security
Uptime commitment Not yet verified
Checked 2 addresses (37 reads), most recently on 2026-10-18: tailscale.com/pricing, tailscale.com/security
Creators named as an audience Not yet verified
Checked 1 address (3 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com
Families named as an audience Not yet verified
Checked 1 address (3 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com
Freelancers named as an audience Not yet verified
Checked 1 address (3 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com
Gaming named as a use Not yet verified
Checked 1 address (3 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com
Small businesses named as an audience Not yet verified
Checked 1 address (3 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com
Students named as an audience Not yet verified
Checked 1 address (3 reads), most recently on 2026-10-03: tailscale.com

An open attribute describes our research and never the product.

Identifiers

1 in public registers

How this entry is matched to public registers, each with the day we last read it. An identifier says which record we mean, not anything about the vendor or the product.

Buy or ask

Ask Tailscale for a demo, a quote or an introduction. Your request is passed on only with your consent.

No integrations documented yet. An absent integration is an absent finding, not evidence that it does not exist.

Alternatives

No documented alternatives yet. A documented alternative rests on a source that names it as one.

Category neighbours

View all 16
These are not documented alternatives. They share a category with this product, which is our inference and not a claim by anyone.

Change history

Full timeline

2026-09-14 1 event

First documented
Tailscale: Audit log documented as yes (verified). A first finding of ours, not a change at the vendor.

2026-09-08 1 event

Research update
Tailscale: 2 research updates (HIPAA compliance stated, PCI DSS stated).

2026-09-02 3 events

Research update
Tailscale: Entry price per month is no longer documented as 1; that value was withdrawn and is now recorded as not measured. This describes our measurement, not a change at the vendor.
First price recorded
Tailscale: 3 first prices recorded.
First documented
Tailscale: 3 attributes documented (Data processing agreement offered, SCIM user provisioning, Free trial length).

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