Tailscale student and education discounts
Tailscale has no student checkout. Read on 2026-08-31: schools and nonprofits get 50% off list prices via Support, and Personal stays free for you.
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Tailscale pricing after the free plan
Tailscale bills per user, not per device. Work out what a household and a five person team really pay, which limit you hit first, and when Headscale wins.
Is Tailscale free? What the plans cover
Tailscale is free for up to six users with unlimited user devices. Here is what a seat, a device and a tagged resource cost, and when Headscale wins.
Headscale: self-host your own Tailscale
Run your own Tailscale control server on a VPS. Install headscale from the official .deb, set server_url before you start it, then join your first node.
WireGuard vs Tailscale vs Headscale
Tailscale is WireGuard plus a control plane. What that coordination server buys you, what it costs you, and which of the three belongs on your VPS.