The Showdown
Tailscale Funnelvsts-spillway
Why pay monthly fees for Tailscale Funnel when you can self-host ts-spillway for free? Let's look at the facts.
VS
Tailscale Funnel
The Expensive Option
- Closed Source (Black box)
- Expensive monthly fees per user
- Data stored on their servers
WINNER
ts-spillway
The Freedom Choice
- 100% Open Source Code
- Free forever (Self-hosted)
- You own your data completely
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10 people
150100200+
$
*Estimated standard pricing for Tailscale Funnel. Adjust if needed.
Estimated Annual Waste
$1,440
Monthly Burn Rate$120
5-Year Projection$7,200
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
Calculations based on 10 users at $12/mo.
Detailed Breakdown
0
Tailscale Managed
User-controlled VPS
1
Provider throttled
VPS hardware limited
2
Centralized logging
Zero third-party logs