Nebula
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VisitNebula vs Tailscale
What both publish
| Fact | Nebula | Tailscale |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | Nebula uses a PKI model and host certificates to identify and authorize peers, with mutual certificate validation and security-group firewall rules. | Users can authenticate with supported identity providers, and Tailscale supports user and group provisioning through SCIM. |
| Integrations | The official documentation describes SSO integration for Managed Nebula, and the pricing page lists feature and integration requests as an Enterprise offering. | Official integration documentation covers cloud servers, containers and virtual machines, serverless apps, databases, code environments, firewalls, web servers, NAS devices and MDM. |
Nebula plans
- Managed Nebula FreeFree
- Nebula (self-hosted open source)Free
- Managed Nebula Pro$1 a month
- Managed Nebula EnterprisePriced on request
Tailscale plans
- PersonalFree
- Standard$8 a month
- Premium$18 a month
- Additional tagged resources$1 a month
- Add more tagged resources$1 a month
- Mullvad add-on$5 a month
Pick Nebula if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick Tailscale if…
Tailscale suits individuals setting up a home VPN or homelab, as well as teams that need to control access between users and devices. The Personal plan is limited to non-commercial use.