OpenDesignvsTailscale
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| OpenDesign | Tailscale | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 83/100 | 84/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 7 in Design | #1 of 56 in VPN |
| GitHub stars | 104 814 | 38 291 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 983 | +1 449 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 14 |
| Latest release | open-design-v0.26.1 · 22 Oct 2026 | v1.104.4 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Tailscale scores 84/100 against 83/100 for OpenDesign, so it is the safer default.
Tailscale ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for OpenDesign.
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