# grocy vs Tailscale

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | grocy | Tailscale |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 | 84/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 15 in Home Management | #1 of 56 in VPN |
| GitHub stars | 9 625 | 38 263 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +100 | +1 421 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 | 14 ✓ |
| Latest release | v4.7.1 · 4 Sept 2026 | v1.104.4 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | Blade | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Tailscale scores 84/100 against 75/100 for grocy, so it is the safer default.

Tailscale ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for grocy.

If you want the quickest setup, grocy is easier to run; Tailscale needs more configuration.

Tailscale is growing faster right now (+1 421 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [grocy](https://selfhost.directory/project/grocy) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/grocy.md)
- [Tailscale](https://selfhost.directory/project/tailscale) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tailscale.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/grocy-vs-tailscale