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Product	Tailscale SSH by Tailscale View product	Teleport Access Platform by Teleport 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.	What does Teleport Access Platform do? It covers cryptographic authentication. See typical use cases, cloud or self-hosted deployment and how it compares to rivals.
Product type	Identity-Aware Zero Trust SSH Access Solution	Unified Identity-Based Access Platform for Infra
Best for	Technology, DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Financial Services, Healthcare, Software Development	Cloud-Native, FinTech, Defense
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	SaaSCloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud Control Plane / Mesh; Embedded in Tailscale client	Cloud (SaaS); Self-Hosted Linux; Cloud SaaS; Self-hosted Linux
Data residency	Metadata in cloud; traffic peer-to-peer	Self-Hosted / Cloud SaaS (US, EU, Global)
Key features
What it offers	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	Unified identity-based access SSH, Kubernetes, database, and web app access Cryptographic authentication Access Management IAM Zero Trust SSH Security Privileged Access
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	OktaMicrosoft Entra IDPingAWSAzureGCPKubernetesDatabases
Compliance	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR	SOC 2 Type IIFedRAMPHIPAAISO 27001PCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Tailscale ACLsOktaMicrosoft Entra IDGoogle Workspace	OktaMicrosoft Entra IDPingAWS
Industries	TechnologyDevOpsCloud InfrastructureFinancial ServicesHealthcareSoftware Development	Cloud-NativeFinTechDefense
Regions	Global	GlobalUSEU
Vendor
Company	Tailscale	Teleport
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Oakland, California, USA
Company size	201-500	500+
Founded	2019	2015

Tailscale SSH

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Teleport Access Platform

by Teleport

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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.

Teleport Access Platform

What does Teleport Access Platform do? It covers cryptographic authentication. See typical use cases, cloud or self-hosted deployment and how it compares to rivals.

Product type

Tailscale SSH

Identity-Aware Zero Trust SSH Access Solution

Teleport Access Platform

Unified Identity-Based Access Platform for Infra

Best for

Tailscale SSH

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

Teleport Access Platform

Cloud-Native, FinTech, Defense

Pricing

Pricing model

Tailscale SSH

Contact Vendor

Teleport Access Platform

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Tailscale SSH

Teleport Access Platform

Deployment

Deployment options

Tailscale SSH

Cloud

Teleport Access Platform

SaaSCloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Tailscale SSH

Cloud Control Plane / Mesh; Embedded in Tailscale client

Teleport Access Platform

Cloud (SaaS); Self-Hosted Linux; Cloud SaaS; Self-hosted Linux

Data residency

Tailscale SSH

Metadata in cloud; traffic peer-to-peer

Teleport Access Platform

Self-Hosted / Cloud SaaS (US, EU, Global)

Key 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

Teleport Access Platform

Unified identity-based access
SSH, Kubernetes, database, and web app access
Cryptographic authentication
Access Management
IAM
Zero Trust
SSH Security
Privileged Access

Platform & access

API access

Tailscale SSH

Teleport Access Platform

Single sign-on (SSO)

Tailscale SSH

Teleport Access Platform

Role-based access (RBAC)

Tailscale SSH

Teleport Access Platform

Multi-tenant

Tailscale SSH

Teleport Access Platform

Mobile app

Tailscale SSH

Teleport Access Platform

Supported platforms

Tailscale SSH

Linux serversmacOSDeveloper workstations

Teleport Access Platform

OktaMicrosoft Entra IDPingAWSAzureGCPKubernetesDatabases

Compliance

Tailscale SSH

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR

Teleport Access Platform

SOC 2 Type IIFedRAMPHIPAAISO 27001PCI-DSS

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Tailscale SSH

Tailscale ACLsOktaMicrosoft Entra IDGoogle Workspace

Teleport Access Platform

OktaMicrosoft Entra IDPingAWS

Industries

Tailscale SSH

TechnologyDevOpsCloud InfrastructureFinancial ServicesHealthcareSoftware Development

Teleport Access Platform

Cloud-NativeFinTechDefense

Regions

Tailscale SSH

Global

Teleport Access Platform

GlobalUSEU

Vendor

Company

Tailscale SSH

Tailscale

Teleport Access Platform

Teleport

Headquarters

Tailscale SSH

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Teleport Access Platform

Oakland, California, USA

Company size

Tailscale SSH

201-500

Teleport Access Platform

500+

Founded

Tailscale SSH

2019

Teleport Access Platform

2015