Tailscale Alternatives

Tailscale is described as 'Private networks made easy. Connect all your devices using WireGuard, without the hassle. Tailscale makes it as easy as installing an app and signing in' and is a popular VPN service in the security & privacy category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Tailscale for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and Android apps. The best Tailscale alternative is OpenVPN Connect, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Tailscale are WireGuard, Headscale, ZeroTier and NetBird.

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Tailscale alternatives are mainly VPN Services, but if you're looking for Virtual LAN Software or VPN Clients you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Tailscale.
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  1. Netrinos creates a private, local area network over top of the public internet. It spans networks, firewalls, and routers like they're not even there. If you can surf the web, your network is there.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  2. LocalCan icon
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    LocalCan™ is an alternative to Ngrok, designed for developers. It allows creating Public URLs with the option for custom domains, making it easier to share projects with clients or stakeholders, test webhooks, and integrate OAuth. LocalCan™ also supports the publication of .

    14 LocalCan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. btunnel icon
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    Btunnel gives you power to expose an http app running in localhost, helps you to share your local filesystem as well as any TCP app to the internet. Some of the features of btunnel are -

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  4. GhostlyShare icon
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    GhostlyShare is a lightweight developer tool for Windows and Linux that makes local web apps publicly accessible in seconds.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. OpenXpress icon
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    OpenXpress is a robust and versatile platform offering Docker container hosting with a range of features designed to simplify and enhance your web application deployment.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. fxTunnel icon
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    fxTunnel — self-hosted open-source reverse tunnel server and client. Expose localhost to the internet with custom subdomains, TCP and UDP port forwarding. Fast ngrok/Cloudflare Tunnel alternative written in Go with Web UI, REST API, and cross-platform GUI client.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  7. rstream icon
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    rstream is a developer-first platform for zero-trust networking. Expose local and private services through outbound-only tunnels, with identity-based access, policy enforcement, and observability handled at the edge, without requiring a VPN.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Online
     
  8. Tinc Game icon
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    Tinc Game is GUI of Tinc VPN, create virtual LAN networks for gaming. No registration to use, it doesn't charge you or restrict your device number from "free plan". Server is also open source and self hosted, have support of DDNS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. OpenZiti icon
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    OpenZiti is an open-source zero-trust networking platform that makes network services invisible to unauthorized users. Every connection, whether from a user, a service, a device, or a workload, is authenticated with cryptographic identity, authorized by policy, and encrypted...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
     
  10. Managed WireGuard gateway appliance for secure remote access to your office or home LAN. Deploy as a virtual appliance on your network, manage peers from a web dashboard.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
    • VMware Workstation Pro
    • VirtualBox
     
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