Tailscale Introduces Custom Pricing for Enterprise Plan Device Limits and Add-On Devices
What happened
Between the Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 9, 2025 captures of Tailscale's pricing page, Pulse recorded 3 changes: Enterprise plan add-on device pricing changed from '$0.50 each' to 'Custom based on use case'; Enterprise plan device limits changed from '100 + 20/user' to 'Custom based on use case'; Enterprise plan auditing support expanded to include Tailscale Kubernetes Operator recording (in addition to Tailscale SSH recording). Pulse files it as a product change (feature change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 15, 2026) lists Standard at $8, Premium at $18, Mullvad at $5 and Add more tagged resources at $1.
Tailscale's previous recorded change was "Tailscale Introduces Just-in-Time Access API for Enhanced Security and Temporary Elevated Access to Resources" (Q1 2025). Before that Pulse recorded "Tailscale Introduces Free Personal Plan for Individuals, Restructures Pricing for Clarity" (Q4 2024), "Tailscale Removes GitOps for ACLs from Premium Plan, Impacting Advanced Access Control Features" (Q3 2024) and "Tailscale Simplifies SSO for Premium, Starter, and Personal Plans to Support Any IdP" (Q2 2024). Tailscale has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Openvpn and Aws also changed their Cybersecurity & Identity Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Enterprise · FeatureReworded$0.50 eachCustom based on use case
- Enterprise · FeatureReworded100 + 20/userCustom based on use case
- Enterprise · FeatureFeature change
Enterprise plan auditing support expanded to include Tailscale Kubernetes Operator recording (in addition to Tailscale SSH recording)
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | Feature | $0.50 each | Custom based on use case | Reworded |
| Enterprise | Feature | 100 + 20/user | Custom based on use case | Reworded |
| Enterprise | Feature | Enterprise plan auditing support expanded to include Tailscale Kubernetes Operator recording (in addition to Tailscale SSH recording) | Feature change | |
Values as written on Tailscale's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Tailscale's pricing page (tailscale.com) from Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 9, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where "$0.50 each" becomes "Custom based on use case".
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Tailscale, pricing history
Full history- May 18, 2026improvedTailscale clarifies Personal plan: 50 tagged resources to start
- Apr 13, 2026packagingTailscale Doubles Free Plan to 6 Users, Absorbs $5 Personal Plus Tier
- Jan 12, 2026packagingTailscale Updates Trial Messaging to 'First Two Weeks Free' for Personal Plus, Starter, and Premium Plans
- Q3 2025improvedTailscale Introduces Custom Pricing for Enterprise Plan Device Limits and Add-On Devices · this change
- Q1 2025improvedTailscale Introduces Just-in-Time Access API for Enhanced Security and Temporary Elevated Access to Resources
- Q4 2024packagingTailscale Introduces Free Personal Plan for Individuals, Restructures Pricing for Clarity
- Q3 2024packagingTailscale Removes GitOps for ACLs from Premium Plan, Impacting Advanced Access Control Features
- Q2 2024improvedTailscale Simplifies SSO for Premium, Starter, and Personal Plans to Support Any IdP
- Mar 2024improvedTailscale Clarifies Personal Plan Eligibility: Now Allows Up to 3 Users with Public Domain
Across Cybersecurity & Identity Management in the same window
All Cybersecurity & Identity Management changes- OpenvpnJan 12Openvpn Restructures Pricing Page to FAQ-Based Disclosure, Enhancing Clarity for Users
- AwsJan 11Aws Kendra Expands Free Tier to Include GenAI Enterprise Edition, Offering 750 Hours for First 30 Days
- OpenvpnJan 12Openvpn Introduces $200 Promotional Discount for New Customers on First Purchase
Questions about this change
Did Tailscale raise prices in October 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 9, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature change.
What changed on Tailscale's pricing page between Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 9, 2025?
Enterprise feature: $0.50 each → Custom based on use case, reworded; Enterprise feature: 100 + 20/user → Custom based on use case, reworded; Enterprise plan auditing support expanded to include Tailscale Kubernetes Operator recording (in addition to Tailscale SSH recording). Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 9, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Tailscale change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Tailscale in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Tailscale Introduces Just-in-Time Access API for Enhanced Security and Temporary Elevated Access to Resources" in Q1 2025; Tailscale has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
