Tailscale
9.4#1 in business vpn softwareFrom $1 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitTailscale vs Tencent Cloud VPN Gateway
Tencent Cloud VPN Gateway
6.1#82 in business vpn softwareWebAPI
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Tailscale | Tencent Cloud VPN Gateway |
|---|---|---|
| Encryption | Tailscale says its WireGuard-based connections are end-to-end encrypted and that it cannot read users’ traffic. | The VPN tunnel uses Internet Key Exchange (IKE) and IPsec to encrypt transmitted data. |
| Founded | 2019 | 1998 |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Integrations | Official integration documentation covers cloud servers, containers and virtual machines, serverless apps, databases, code environments, firewalls, web servers, NAS devices and MDM. | Tencent lists VPC and Direct Connect as services that VPN Connection can integrate with. |
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
Tencent Cloud VPN Gateway plans
- Pay-as-you-go, 5–100 Mbps gateway—
- Pay-as-you-go, 200–1,000 Mbps gateway—
- Pay-as-you-go, 2,000–3,000 Mbps gateway—
- Monthly subscription, 5 Mbps gateway—
- Monthly subscription, 10 Mbps gateway—
- Monthly subscription, 20 Mbps gateway—
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.
Pick Tencent Cloud VPN Gateway if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.