ActiveOSI-approved OSSSecurityVPN & Network Security

Tailscale

Zero-config VPN built on WireGuard

Data confidence90/100
Source coverage90/100
Publish confidence90/100
Evidence checkedSep 11, 2026
About this tool

What ToolVitals knows about Tailscale

Zero-config VPN built on WireGuard

This tool has an OSI-approved open-source license signal.

Commit continuity, contributor activity, and delivery signals are strong.

Source-visible projectVPN & Network SecurityOSI-approved OSSScored Intelligence
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The overall score reflects ToolVitals maintenance and delivery evidence. Adoption is shown as public context only and does not change the overall score.

Activity
Commit activity across recent and sustained windows, with releases as a small supporting signal.
Reliability
Maintenance posture from commit recency, continuity, and active contributors.
Adoption
Public footprint from GitHub stars and forks when available.
ToolVitals97/100Health97/100Shipping97/100Zombie Risk1/100
Overall Score97Active
Activity97
Reliability97
Adoption90
Project provenance

Fork network

Popular active forks

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Repository

GitHub Activity

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tailscale/tailscale
Stars36,279
Forks3,169
Contributors50Active in 90d · as of Sep 11, 2026
Open Issues4,552
Primary Language
Go
Last Commit
Today
Commits 30d
108
Commits 90d
458
Releases 90d
6
Default Branch
main
License
BSD-3-Clause
Repository Status
Active repository
Evidence

Signal Quality

Data Confidence90/100Strong
Source Coverage90/100Strong
Publish Confidence90/100Strong

ConfidenceHigh-confidence score from multiple public signals.

Zombie RiskNo meaningful zombie signal right now.

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License Evidence

Class
OSI-approved OSS
License
BSD-3-Clause

This tool has an OSI-approved open-source license signal.

Sources

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Profile

Classification

Category
Security
Use Case
VPN & Network Security
Openness
OSI-approved OSS
License
BSD-3-Clause
Tool Mode
Source-visible project
Score Model
Open Source Maintenance
Score Visibility
Scored Intelligence
Status
Active
Founded
2019
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vpnmesh-networkingopen-sourcezero-trust-networkingwireguardsecure-accessssooauth2fatailscale

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