Optery vs Tailscale

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

Short version

  • Optery costs less for a six-person team.
  • Optery fits retail shop, restaurant or café, trades or contractor.
  • Tailscale fits agency or studio.
CompareOpteryOpteryTailscaleTailscale
In one lineRemove owners' and staff personal data from people-search sitesPrivate network for your team's devices, free for up to 6 users
Starting priceFreeFrom $8/person
Six-person team$0/mo$48/mo
PlansFree scan and self-removal; Core $3.99/mo; Extended $14.99/mo; Ultimate $24.99/mo per person ($39/$149/$249 billed yearly); business pricing on requestPersonal free (up to 6 users, unlimited devices); Standard $8/user/mo; Premium $18/user/mo; Enterprise by quote
Pricing modelFree tierFree tier
Free trial——
UsersPer person6 on free
IntegrationsNone neededGoogle Workspace, Microsoft 365, Okta, GitHub sign-in
Team sizeJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 peopleJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available inUSUS · UK · CA · AU
Phone supportNone listedNone listed
Live chatPlans not statedNone listed
Support hoursEmail: 24/7 · Live chat: 24/7Not published
Incidents postedOptery has a public status page. Status page19 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 scoreNot listed4.9 / 5 from 7 reviews (few reviews)
Trustpilot score4.0 / 5 from 233 reviews3.9 / 5 from 25 reviews
Fit: Retail shop5040
Fit: Restaurant or café4535
Fit: Service business6560
Fit: Agency or studio6078
Fit: Trades or contractor5545
Fit: Online store5555
Why people pick it
  • Shows before-and-after proof
  • Covers hundreds of brokers
  • Free for small teams
  • No VPN server to run
Where it falls short
  • US-focused data brokers
  • Ongoing subscription to stay removed
  • Needs some technical setup
  • Not a password manager or antivirus
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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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