Bitdefender GravityZone Small Business vs Tailscale

Two security & passwords tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	Bitdefender GravityZone Small BusinessBitdefender	TailscaleTailscale
In one line	Antivirus and ransomware protection for a handful of PCs	Private network for your team's devices, free for up to 6 users
Starting price	From $2.92/person	From $8/person
Six-person team	$17.52/mo	$48/mo
Plans	Small Business Security at list: $34.99/yr for 1 device, $169.99 for 5, $324.99 for 10, $734.99 for 25 (1 to 100 devices); Business Security from 3 devices ($115.99/yr); add-ons $59.99/yr each; promo discounts are common; free trial	Personal free (up to 6 users, unlimited devices); Standard $8/user/mo; Premium $18/user/mo; Enterprise by quote
Pricing model	Paid	Free tier
Free trial	—	—
Users	Per device	6 on free
Integrations	Standalone console	Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Okta, GitHub sign-in
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	Plans not stated	None listed
Support hours	Not published	Not published
Incidents posted	8 incidents posted on Bitdefender's status page, which covers all Bitdefender products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 3 marked major or critical by Bitdefender. Status page	19 incidents posted on Tailscale's status page, which covers all Tailscale products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 2 marked major or critical by Tailscale. Status page
Capterra score	Not listed	4.9 / 5 from 7 reviews (few reviews)
Trustpilot score	Not listed	3.9 / 5 from 25 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	60	40
Fit: Restaurant or café	50	35
Fit: Service business	75	60
Fit: Agency or studio	75	78
Fit: Trades or contractor	60	45
Fit: Online store	70	55
Why people pick it	Top detection scores One console for every device	Free for small teams No VPN server to run
Where it falls short	Console is more than a solo user needs Mac and mobile covered less deeply	Needs some technical setup Not a password manager or antivirus
	Visit Bitdefender GravityZone Small Business ↗	Visit Tailscale ↗

Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices

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