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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Tailscale SSH by Tailscale View product | StrongDM by StrongDM View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Tailscale SSH helps teams with audit compliance. Explore features like MFA check-ins and keyless SSH access, cloud deployment and the closest ZTNA competitors. | StrongDM: zero standing privileges, dynamic just-in-time access and protocol-native proxying. Built for zero trust infrastructure access. Compare Zero Trust alternatives. |
| Product type | Identity-Aware Zero Trust SSH Access Solution | Zero Trust Infrastructure Access Management Platform |
| Best for | Technology, DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Financial Services, Healthcare, Software Development | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, E-commerce, Retail, Telecommunications, Media |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud Control Plane / Mesh; Embedded in Tailscale client | Cloud SaaS / Hybrid Gateway; Cloud control plane with self-hosted gateways (Docker, Linux) |
| Data residency | Metadata in cloud; traffic peer-to-peer | United States; European Union |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| 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 | Linux serversmacOSDeveloper workstations | Linux serversWindowsmacOSKubernetesSQL/NoSQL databasesCloud CLIs |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAPCI DSSGDPR |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Tailscale ACLsOktaMicrosoft Entra IDGoogle Workspace | OktaMicrosoft Entra IDAWSGoogle CloudAzurePostgreSQLMySQLKubernetes+1 more |
| Industries | TechnologyDevOpsCloud InfrastructureFinancial ServicesHealthcareSoftware Development | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareE-commerceRetailTelecommunications+1 more |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Tailscale | StrongDM |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Burlingame, California, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 500+ |
| Founded | 2019 | 2015 |
Overview
What it is
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.StrongDM
StrongDM: zero standing privileges, dynamic just-in-time access and protocol-native proxying. Built for zero trust infrastructure access. Compare Zero Trust alternatives.Product type
Tailscale SSH
Identity-Aware Zero Trust SSH Access SolutionStrongDM
Zero Trust Infrastructure Access Management PlatformBest for
Tailscale SSH
Technology, DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Financial Services, Healthcare, Software DevelopmentStrongDM
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, E-commerce, Retail, Telecommunications, MediaPricing
Pricing model
Tailscale SSH
Contact VendorStrongDM
Contact VendorFree trial
Tailscale SSH
Free trial: yesStrongDM
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Tailscale SSH
Cloud
StrongDM
SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details
Tailscale SSH
Cloud Control Plane / Mesh; Embedded in Tailscale clientStrongDM
Cloud SaaS / Hybrid Gateway; Cloud control plane with self-hosted gateways (Docker, Linux)Data residency
Tailscale SSH
Metadata in cloud; traffic peer-to-peerStrongDM
United States; European UnionKey features
What it offers
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
StrongDM
- Zero standing privileges
- Dynamic just-in-time access
- Protocol-native proxying
- Keystroke and query session recording
- SSO and MFA integration
- Tamper-proof audit trails
- Automated credential rotation
- Zero trust infrastructure access
Platform & access
API access
Tailscale SSH
API access: yesStrongDM
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Tailscale SSH
SSO: yesStrongDM
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Tailscale SSH
RBAC: yesStrongDM
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Tailscale SSH
Multi-tenant: yesStrongDM
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Tailscale SSH
Mobile app: noStrongDM
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Tailscale SSH
Linux serversmacOSDeveloper workstations
StrongDM
Linux serversWindowsmacOSKubernetesSQL/NoSQL databasesCloud CLIs
Compliance
Tailscale SSH
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR
StrongDM
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAPCI DSSGDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Tailscale SSH
Tailscale ACLsOktaMicrosoft Entra IDGoogle Workspace
StrongDM
OktaMicrosoft Entra IDAWSGoogle CloudAzurePostgreSQLMySQLKubernetes+1 more
Industries
Tailscale SSH
TechnologyDevOpsCloud InfrastructureFinancial ServicesHealthcareSoftware Development
StrongDM
TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareE-commerceRetailTelecommunications+1 more
Regions
Tailscale SSH
Global
StrongDM
Global
Vendor
Company
Tailscale SSH
TailscaleStrongDM
StrongDMHeadquarters
Tailscale SSH
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaStrongDM
Burlingame, California, USACompany size
Tailscale SSH
201-500StrongDM
500+Founded
Tailscale SSH
2019StrongDM
2015