TailGuardvsUnison
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| TailGuard | Unison | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 48/100 | 65/100 |
| Rank in category | #37 of 56 in VPN | #2 of 15 in File Sync |
| GitHub stars | 611 | 5 559 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +66 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 2 |
| Latest release | v1.104.2 · 21 Oct 2026 | v2.54.0 · 1 May 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Shell | OCaml |
Which one should you pick?
Unison scores 65/100 against 48/100 for TailGuard, so it is the safer default.
TailGuard ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for Unison.
Unison is growing faster right now (+66 stars in 30 days).
TailGuard details →Unison details →