# Tailscale vs tesserae

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

| | Tailscale | tesserae |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 84/100 ✓ | 51/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 56 in VPN | #14 of 44 in Dashboard |
| GitHub stars | 38 291 ✓ | 984 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 449 ✓ | +2 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 14 | 78 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.104.4 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.480.0 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Tailscale scores 84/100 against 51/100 for tesserae, so it is the safer default.

tesserae ships more often: 78 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for Tailscale.

Tailscale is growing faster right now (+1 449 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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