Tailscale Funnel alternative
An alternative to Tailscale Funnel: Orbit Link
Orbit Link: serve a site from a machine with no public address: a connector dials out and the edge serves your hostname through it.
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At a glance
| Item | Orbit Link | Tailscale Funnel |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A connector at the origin dials out; the Orbit edge serves your site through it | Routes internet traffic to a service on a device in your Tailscale network; in beta |
| Who runs it | Hosted on Orbit; your own hostname, served through Shield | The Tailscale client on the device; names under your tailnet's ts.net domain |
| Free option | 1 tunnel, free for non-commercial use | Available on all Tailscale plans |
Tailscale Funnel details are from Tailscale Funnel's own page as of 2026-09; terms change, so check there for the current ones.
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