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Product	Tailscale Funnel by Tailscale View product	OpenVPN Access Server by OpenVPN View product
Overview
What it is	Tailscale Funnel offers public internet routing to local node and Automated Let's Encrypt TLS certificates. Use it for public webhook testing. See ZTNA alternatives.	What does OpenVPN Access Server do? It covers Admin Web UI. See typical use cases, self-hosted, on-premises or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.
Product type	Secure Public Web Publishing & Reverse Proxy Utility	Self-Hosted Enterprise VPN Server
Best for	Technology, Developers, DevOps, Software Development, E-commerce	Cross-industry, Remote Workforce, IT & MSPs
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud Service / CLI; Tailscale node feature	Self-hosted; On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Linux Package; AWS AMI; Azure VM; GCP Compute
Data residency	Global relay network	Self-hosted / Customer controlled
Key features
What it offers	Public internet routing to local node Automated Let's Encrypt TLS certificates MagicDNS integration Declarative tailnet ACL controls Webhook testing support Local web development sharing Public webhook testing Staging demo publishing	OpenVPN protocol Admin Web UI Split tunneling Multi-node clustering LDAP/RADIUS/SAML Automated client profiles Secure remote employee access Private cloud networking
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: yes
Supported platforms	Any Tailscale-connected node hosting HTTP/HTTPS	Virtual MachinesCloudBare-Metal
Compliance	SOC 2 Type IIGDPR	FIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	TailscaleGitHubStripeTwilioSlack Webhooks	Active DirectoryLDAPRADIUSSAML IdPs (Okta, Azure AD)AWSGCP
Industries	TechnologyDevelopersDevOpsSoftware DevelopmentE-commerce	Cross-industryRemote WorkforceIT & MSPs
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Tailscale	OpenVPN
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Pleasanton, California, USA
Company size	201-500	201-500
Founded	2019	2001

Tailscale Funnel

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OpenVPN Access Server

by OpenVPN

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Overview

What it is

Tailscale Funnel

Tailscale Funnel offers public internet routing to local node and Automated Let's Encrypt TLS certificates. Use it for public webhook testing. See ZTNA alternatives.

OpenVPN Access Server

What does OpenVPN Access Server do? It covers Admin Web UI. See typical use cases, self-hosted, on-premises or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.

Product type

Tailscale Funnel

Secure Public Web Publishing & Reverse Proxy Utility

OpenVPN Access Server

Self-Hosted Enterprise VPN Server

Best for

Tailscale Funnel

Technology, Developers, DevOps, Software Development, E-commerce

OpenVPN Access Server

Cross-industry, Remote Workforce, IT & MSPs

Pricing

Pricing model

Tailscale Funnel

Contact Vendor

OpenVPN Access Server

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Tailscale Funnel

OpenVPN Access Server

Deployment

Deployment options

Tailscale Funnel

Cloud

OpenVPN Access Server

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Tailscale Funnel

Cloud Service / CLI; Tailscale node feature

OpenVPN Access Server

Self-hosted; On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Linux Package; AWS AMI; Azure VM; GCP Compute

Data residency

Tailscale Funnel

Global relay network

OpenVPN Access Server

Self-hosted / Customer controlled

Key features

What it offers

Tailscale Funnel

Public internet routing to local node
Automated Let's Encrypt TLS certificates
MagicDNS integration
Declarative tailnet ACL controls
Webhook testing support
Local web development sharing
Public webhook testing
Staging demo publishing

OpenVPN Access Server

OpenVPN protocol
Admin Web UI
Split tunneling
Multi-node clustering
LDAP/RADIUS/SAML
Automated client profiles
Secure remote employee access
Private cloud networking

Platform & access

API access

Tailscale Funnel

OpenVPN Access Server

Single sign-on (SSO)

Tailscale Funnel

OpenVPN Access Server

Role-based access (RBAC)

Tailscale Funnel

OpenVPN Access Server

Multi-tenant

Tailscale Funnel

OpenVPN Access Server

Mobile app

Tailscale Funnel

OpenVPN Access Server

Supported platforms

Tailscale Funnel

Any Tailscale-connected node hosting HTTP/HTTPS

OpenVPN Access Server

Virtual MachinesCloudBare-Metal

Compliance

Tailscale Funnel

SOC 2 Type IIGDPR

OpenVPN Access Server

FIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Tailscale Funnel

TailscaleGitHubStripeTwilioSlack Webhooks

OpenVPN Access Server

Active DirectoryLDAPRADIUSSAML IdPs (Okta, Azure AD)AWSGCP

Industries

Tailscale Funnel

TechnologyDevelopersDevOpsSoftware DevelopmentE-commerce

OpenVPN Access Server

Cross-industryRemote WorkforceIT & MSPs

Regions

Tailscale Funnel

Global

OpenVPN Access Server

Global

Vendor

Company

Tailscale Funnel

Tailscale

OpenVPN Access Server

OpenVPN

Headquarters

Tailscale Funnel

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

OpenVPN Access Server

Pleasanton, California, USA

Company size

Tailscale Funnel

201-500

OpenVPN Access Server

201-500

Founded

Tailscale Funnel

2019

OpenVPN Access Server

2001