# Tailscale — developer ecosystem report

> Tailscale is a WireGuard-based app that makes secure, private networks easy for teams of any scale.

- GitHub org: `tailscale`
- Category: other
- Overall score: 62.0 / 100
- Overall rank: #50
- Last refreshed: 2026-08-19

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score / 100 | Rank | Weight in overall |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Code & Polish | 58.0 | #261 | ~22% |
| Education | 71.0 | #286 | ~18% |
| AI readiness | 54.0 | #126 | part of Reach |
| Builder experience | 0.0 | #1 | ~12% |
| Community | 61.0 | #49 | ~16% |
| Reach | 80.0 | #31 | ~18% |
| Momentum | 73.0 | #76 | ~14% |

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/tailscale
- Website: https://tailscale.com
- Docs: https://tailscale.com/docs

## Public GitHub totals

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Repos analyzed | 12 |
| Stars | 51,031 |
| Forks | 5,185 |
| Open issues | 5,014 |
| Contributors | — |

## Top repositories

| Repo | Stars | Language | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [tailscale](https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale) | 35,358 | Go | The easiest, most secure way to use WireGuard and 2FA. |
| [tailscale-android](https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale-android) | 2,402 | Kotlin | Tailscale Android Client |
| [golink](https://github.com/tailscale/golink) | 1,923 | Go | A private shortlink service for tailnets |
| [tailscale-rs](https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale-rs) | 1,088 | Rust | Rust implementation of Tailscale (preview, experimental) |
| [tailscale-synology](https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale-synology) | 985 | — | Synology packages for tailscale.com |
| [caddy-tailscale](https://github.com/tailscale/caddy-tailscale) | 948 | Go | A highly experimental exploration of integrating Tailscale and Caddy. |
| [github-action](https://github.com/tailscale/github-action) | 924 | TypeScript | A GitHub Action to connect your workflow to your Tailscale network. |
| [hujson](https://github.com/tailscale/hujson) | 853 | Go | HuJSON: JSON for Humans (JWCC: JSON w/ comments and trailing commas) |
| [tsidp](https://github.com/tailscale/tsidp) | 651 | Go | A simple OIDC / OAuth Identity Provider (IdP) server for your tailnet. |
| [tailscale-qpkg](https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale-qpkg) | 494 | — | Package Tailscale client in QPKG |
| [depaware](https://github.com/tailscale/depaware) | 460 | Go | depaware makes you aware of your Go dependencies |
| [setec](https://github.com/tailscale/setec) | 451 | Go | A secrets management service that uses Tailscale for access control |

## Methodology

Scores are computed from public signals only (GitHub, package registries, docs sites, community platforms). Pillar definitions: https://www.smoower.com/docs.md

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