nowfound

Life & fun · March 18, 2021

Tailscale

A secure network that just works

Tailscale launched on March 18, 2021 with 82 votes, #595 of 3,696 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

What it does

Tailscale is a zero config VPN for building secure networks. Install on any device in minutes. Remote access from any network or physical location. Built on WireGuard®.

The connectivity platform for devs, IT, and security teams. Zero Trust identity-based access that deploys in minutes and scales to every resource. Start free.

A Zero Trust identity-based connectivity platform that replaces your legacy VPN, SASE, and PAM and connects remote teams, multi-cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, Edge & IoT devices, and AI workloads. headcount growth without dedicated IT resources for config or onboarding. Tailscale deploys quickly and enables Zero Trust access to any resource on your network. From CI/CD runners across multi-cloud environments, to SaaS tools and infrastructure, Tailscale connects it all, seamlessly. Get started in minutes. Integrations apply policies to your teams at scale. Cross-platform and infrastructure agnostic to give the flexibility you need. Across clouds or on-prem, Tailscale’s mesh overlay…from tailscale.com

Does a similar job

all alternatives →
  • Tailscale SSH2022 · tailscale.com · ▲126

    More easily and securely manage SSH connections

  • TailGuard – Bridge your WireGuard router into Tailscale via a container2025 · github.com · ▲150

    My elderly parents are behind a 5G connection in rural areas, and I help them manage their network from overseas. I found a reasonably priced 5G router that can do external antennas required for it to work, but the only reasonable ways to get access to it is either through OpenVPN or WireGuard, the latter of which is much more lightweight and preferred with the memory constraints of the device. The problem with WireGuard is that it requires handling key management oneself, and configuring the keys to every device you want to access it from. It also doesn't play nicely together with other…

  • Tailsnitch – A security auditor for TailscaleJan 2026 · github.com · ▲280

    A security auditor for Tailscale configurations. Scans your tailnet for misconfigurations, overly permissive access controls, and security best practice violations. - Adversis/tailsnitch

  • 1.1.1.1 Warp2019 · one.one.one.one · ▲544

    Free VPN by Cloudflare for iOS and Android

  • WARP by Cloudflare2021 · one.one.one.one · ▲198

    Free VPN for Desktop — Privacy & Speed for Everyone.

  • NovaAccess2025 · galaxnet.cc · ▲7

    tailscale,wireguard,SSH,Terminal,VPN,VPN Conflict

More life & fun this month

the category →

Source: Product Hunt launch ↗

Launched alongside, March 2021

the whole month →
  • Ghost 4.0▲1,100

    Newsletters, memberships, subscriptions - all in one place

    Dev tools · 2021 · ghost.org

  • Life & fun · 2021 · practical-go-lessons.com

  • OpenVC▲903

    2,200+ VC firms by thesis. Radically free and open. 🚀

    Dev tools · 2021 · openvc.app

  • Case studies on how companies got their first 1000 customers

    Growth · 2021 · first1000.co

  • Build performant, native and cross-platform desktop applications with native Svelte + powerful CSS-like styling.🚀 - nodegui/svelte-nodegui

    Life & fun · 2021 · github.com

  • Life & fun · 2021 · coderelay.io