juice-shopvsTailscale
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| juice-shop | Tailscale | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 84/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 78 in Security | #1 of 56 in VPN |
| GitHub stars | 14 270 | 38 241 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +335 | +1 436 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 14 |
| Latest release | v20.3.0 · 11 Oct 2026 | v1.104.4 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Tailscale scores 84/100 against 81/100 for juice-shop, so it is the safer default.
Tailscale ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for juice-shop.
If you want the quickest setup, juice-shop is easier to run; Tailscale needs more configuration.
Tailscale is growing faster right now (+1 436 stars in 30 days).
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