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.
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| In one line | Low-cost team password manager from the makers of Proton Mail | Private network for your team's devices, free for up to 6 users |
| Starting price | From $1.99/person | From $8/person |
| Six-person team | $11.94/mo | $48/mo |
| Plans | Per 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/$6.99 | Personal free (up to 6 users, unlimited devices); Standard $8/user/mo; Premium $18/user/mo; Enterprise by quote |
| Pricing model | Free trial | Free tier |
| Free trial | 14 days | — |
| Users | 3 minimum; Essentials up to 30 | 6 on free |
| Integrations | SSO and SCIM (Professional), SIEM, CLI, browser, desktop, and mobile apps | Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Okta, GitHub sign-in |
| Team size | 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 | Every paid plan | None listed |
| Live chat | None listed | None listed |
| Support hours | Not published | Not published |
| Incidents posted | 4 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 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 | 4.9 / 5 from 7 reviews (few reviews) | 4.9 / 5 from 7 reviews (few reviews) |
| Trustpilot score | Not listed | 3.9 / 5 from 25 reviews |
| Fit: Retail shop | 55 | 40 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 45 | 35 |
| Fit: Service business | 78 | 60 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 78 | 78 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 55 | 45 |
| Fit: Online store | 68 | 55 |
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| Visit Proton Pass | 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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