Proton Pass vs Tailscale

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

Short version

  • Proton Pass costs less for a six-person team.
  • Proton Pass fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, trades or contractor, online store.
  • Tailscale: Free for small teams.
CompareProton PassProtonTailscaleTailscale
In one lineLow-cost team password manager from the makers of Proton MailPrivate network for your team's devices, free for up to 6 users
Starting priceFrom $1.99/personFrom $8/person
Six-person team$11.94/mo$48/mo
PlansPer user, billed yearly, 3-user minimum: Essentials $1.99/mo (up to 30 users); Professional $4.49/mo adds SSO, SCIM, and logs. Monthly $4.99/$6.99Personal free (up to 6 users, unlimited devices); Standard $8/user/mo; Premium $18/user/mo; Enterprise by quote
Pricing modelFree trialFree tier
Free trial14 days—
Users3 minimum; Essentials up to 306 on free
IntegrationsSSO and SCIM (Professional), SIEM, CLI, browser, desktop, and mobile appsGoogle Workspace, Microsoft 365, Okta, GitHub sign-in
Team size2–10 people · 11–50 peopleJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available inUS · UK · CA · AUUS · UK · CA · AU
Phone supportEvery paid planNone listed
Live chatNone listedNone listed
Support hoursNot publishedNot published
Incidents posted4 incidents posted on Proton's status page, which covers all Proton products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 3 marked major or critical by Proton. 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 score4.9 / 5 from 7 reviews (few reviews)4.9 / 5 from 7 reviews (few reviews)
Trustpilot scoreNot listed3.9 / 5 from 25 reviews
Fit: Retail shop5540
Fit: Restaurant or café4535
Fit: Service business7860
Fit: Agency or studio7878
Fit: Trades or contractor5545
Fit: Online store6855
Why people pick it
  • $1.99 per user on yearly billing
  • Unlimited hide-my-email aliases
  • Free for small teams
  • No VPN server to run
Where it falls short
  • 3-user minimum
  • Monthly billing costs 2.5 times as much
  • 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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