Our take
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 users / SCIM — not Premium $18 unless they need flow logs or 10,000 ephemeral minutes. Pick Twingate if teams who will stay on Starter Free (5 users) while they open a first Network Overview, then buy Teams at $5 / user / month — or Home at $15 /
Best for
Tailscale A tailnet table you start at a public $
Twingate Private resources you start at $0
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
Twingate No free plan
Lowest paid
Tailscale Extra tagged resources $1/mo
Twingate Not published by the vendor
Next step up
Tailscale Mullvad add-on $5/mo
Twingate
Runs where
Tailscale Hosted
Twingate Hosted
Watch out
Tailscale Personal stops at 6 users and 3 ACL groups
Twingate Starter Free is 5 users
Last checked
Tailscale 2026-10-23 · tailscale.com/pricing
Twingate 2026-10-23 · twingate.com/pricing
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 users / SCIM — not Premium $18 unless they need flow logs or 10,000 ephemeral minutes.
Read the Tailscale pageteams who will stay on Starter Free (5 users) while they open a first Network Overview, then buy Teams at $5 / user / month — or Home at $15 / month for a homelab that wants Business-class connectors without a per-user seat.
Read the Twingate page
