Our take
Pick Little Snitch if mac users who will buy Single US$59 after they inspect a first App Store hop — then Family US$115 for a household, not Tailscale Personal $0 first unless they want a mesh VPN, and not if they need Windows or an inbound IDS. Pick Tailscale if individuals who will stay on Personal at $0 (up to 6 users) while they open a first Machines list, then Standard at $8/user/month when they need unlimited
Best for
Little Snitch Who-connects-where you start at a public $
Tailscale A tailnet table you start at a public $
Free plan
Little Snitch No free plan
Tailscale $0 · free forever. Unlimited user devices. Up to 6 users. Up to 3 ACL groups. 50 tagged resources to start. 1,000 mins/month for ephemeral resources
Lowest paid
Little Snitch Single (`LS7-1`) $59
Tailscale Extra tagged resources $1/mo
Next step up
Little Snitch Bundle $61
Tailscale Mullvad add-on $5/mo
Runs where
Little Snitch
Tailscale Hosted
Watch out
Little Snitch macOS-only
Tailscale Personal stops at 6 users and 3 ACL groups
Last checked
Little Snitch 2026-10-23 · obdev.at/shop
Tailscale 2026-10-23 · tailscale.com/pricing
mac users who will buy Single US$59 after they inspect a first App Store hop — then Family US$115 for a household, not Tailscale Personal $0 first unless they want a mesh VPN, and not if they need Windows or an inbound IDS.
Read the Little Snitch pageindividuals who will stay on Personal at $0 (up to 6 users) while they open a first Machines list, then Standard at $8/user/month when they need unlimited users / SCIM — not Premium $18 unless they need flow logs or 10,000 ephemeral minutes.
Read the Tailscale page
