Smallstep ZTNA
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VisitSmallstep ZTNA vs Tailscale
What both publish
| Fact | Smallstep ZTNA | Tailscale |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Smallstep’s about page describes a globally distributed team; its 2024 company blog says its founder started Smallstep about six years earlier. | Tailscale identifies itself as Tailscale Inc.; the company page describes connecting coworkers, company databases, and family members as use cases. |
| Compliance | Smallstep’s support article says its SaaS platform has SOC 2 Type II certification and that customers can request the audit report by emailing support. | Tailscale says it has completed SOC 2 Type II certification covering security, availability, and confidentiality. |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Integrations | Smallstep’s featured integrations include AWS, Stripe, Google Cloud Platform, Slack, Intune, Salesforce, GitHub, Okta, Jamf, and ServiceNow. | Official integration documentation covers cloud servers, containers and virtual machines, serverless apps, databases, code environments, firewalls, web servers, NAS devices and MDM. |
Smallstep ZTNA plans
- Smallstep Enterprise RelayPriced 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 Smallstep ZTNA if…
It suits security engineers, platform teams, CISOs, and enterprises seeking device-level Zero Trust enforcement. Organizations can consider it for access control across its supported operating systems and cloud or on-premises deployment.
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.