AnubisvsTailscale
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Anubis | Tailscale | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 84/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 78 in Security | #1 of 56 in VPN |
| GitHub stars | 23 771 | 38 231 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 135 | +1 426 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 | 14 |
| Latest release | v1.28.2 · 23 Oct 2026 | v1.104.4 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | Go | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Tailscale scores 84/100 against 80/100 for Anubis, so it is the safer default.
Tailscale ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for Anubis.
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