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Product	Microsoft Entra Private Access by Microsoft View product	Tailscale SSH by Tailscale View product
Overview
What it is	Microsoft Entra Private Access from Microsoft focuses on private application access. Key capabilities: ZTNA. Compare it with the leading Zero Trust alternatives.	Tailscale SSH helps teams with audit compliance. Explore features like MFA check-ins and keyless SSH access, cloud deployment and the closest ZTNA competitors.
Product type	Zero Trust Network Access	Identity-Aware Zero Trust SSH Access Solution
Best for	Cross-industry	Technology, DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Financial Services, Healthcare, Software Development
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: no	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	Cloud
Deployment details	Cloud; Cloud	Cloud Control Plane / Mesh; Embedded in Tailscale client
Data residency	Service region dependent	Metadata in cloud; traffic peer-to-peer
Key features
What it offers	ZTNA Identity-based access Private application access Conditional Access integration VPN replacement	Keyless SSH access Identity provider authentication Declarative access control rules MFA check-ins Session recording and replay Tamper-proof audit trails Keyless SSH server management Centralized terminal access control
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Windows and supported private applications	Linux serversmacOSDeveloper workstations
Compliance	Microsoft compliance portfolio	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Microsoft Entra IDGlobal Secure AccessConditional Access	Tailscale ACLsOktaMicrosoft Entra IDGoogle Workspace
Industries	Cross-industry	TechnologyDevOpsCloud InfrastructureFinancial ServicesHealthcareSoftware Development
Regions	GlobalAvailability varies	Global
Vendor
Company	Microsoft	Tailscale
Headquarters	Redmond, Washington, USA	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Company size	200,000+	201-500
Founded	1975	2019

Microsoft Entra Private Access

by Microsoft

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Tailscale SSH

by Tailscale

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Overview

What it is

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Microsoft Entra Private Access from Microsoft focuses on private application access. Key capabilities: ZTNA. Compare it with the leading Zero Trust alternatives.

Tailscale SSH

Tailscale SSH helps teams with audit compliance. Explore features like MFA check-ins and keyless SSH access, cloud deployment and the closest ZTNA competitors.

Product type

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Zero Trust Network Access

Tailscale SSH

Identity-Aware Zero Trust SSH Access Solution

Best for

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Cross-industry

Tailscale SSH

Technology, DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Financial Services, Healthcare, Software Development

Pricing

Pricing model

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Contact Vendor

Tailscale SSH

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Tailscale SSH

Deployment

Deployment options

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Cloud

Tailscale SSH

Cloud

Deployment details

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Cloud; Cloud

Tailscale SSH

Cloud Control Plane / Mesh; Embedded in Tailscale client

Data residency

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Service region dependent

Tailscale SSH

Metadata in cloud; traffic peer-to-peer

Key features

What it offers

Microsoft Entra Private Access

ZTNA
Identity-based access
Private application access
Conditional Access integration
VPN replacement

Tailscale SSH

Keyless SSH access
Identity provider authentication
Declarative access control rules
MFA check-ins
Session recording and replay
Tamper-proof audit trails
Keyless SSH server management
Centralized terminal access control

Platform & access

API access

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Tailscale SSH

Single sign-on (SSO)

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Tailscale SSH

Role-based access (RBAC)

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Tailscale SSH

Multi-tenant

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Tailscale SSH

Mobile app

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Tailscale SSH

Supported platforms

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Windows and supported private applications

Tailscale SSH

Linux serversmacOSDeveloper workstations

Compliance

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Microsoft compliance portfolio

Tailscale SSH

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Microsoft Entra IDGlobal Secure AccessConditional Access

Tailscale SSH

Tailscale ACLsOktaMicrosoft Entra IDGoogle Workspace

Industries

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Cross-industry

Tailscale SSH

TechnologyDevOpsCloud InfrastructureFinancial ServicesHealthcareSoftware Development

Regions

Microsoft Entra Private Access

GlobalAvailability varies

Tailscale SSH

Global

Vendor

Company

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Microsoft

Tailscale SSH

Tailscale

Headquarters

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Redmond, Washington, USA

Tailscale SSH

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company size

Microsoft Entra Private Access

200,000+

Tailscale SSH

201-500

Founded

Microsoft Entra Private Access

1975

Tailscale SSH

2019