Upgrade from FortiClient VPN to Tailscale
Switch from Fortinet to Tailscale alongside 10,000+ businesses
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Here’s how businesses unlock value with Tailscale
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Fortinet has a broader attack surface and higher risk
Get rid of networking appliances, lower your risk
More hardware broadens the attack surface by adding another target that attackers might try to exploit. Any additional internet-facing entry points must be secured, while being a security chokepoint for both the control plane and data plane.
Control who sees your data with a modern VPN
All traffic goes through a FortiGate access proxy, which also acts as an enforcer of access policies. In other words, the control plane and data plane both flow through FortiGate. Tailscale’s data plane doesn’t flow through a gateway—encrypted, direct connections form Tailscale’s mesh network.
No complex firewall rules or constant firmware updates
Stop manually exposing internal services, instead use Tailscale’s automatic peer-to-peer connections. It works across any cloud, data center, or home network. Instantly connect devices even behind NATs, firewalls, or CGNAT—all without constant maintenance of network appliances.
Why teams switch From Fortinet to Tailscale
Don’t be exposed
With Fortinet, a single misconfigured rule can expose internal services. Tailscale is private by default. No open ports or exposed gateways.
No more tunnel drops
Tailscale connections are always-on. No dropped sessions, reauth prompts, or reconfiguring every time a device restarts.
You need a modern VPN
Get seamless multi-cloud, hybrid, and on-prem connectivity. Deploy in minutes and see how Tailscale just works.
Pricing that works for everyone
For individuals who want to securely connect personal devices, for free.
For small teams seeking an easy-to-use and quick-to-deploy secure network access solution.
For growing teams seeking advanced service/resource-level networking and identity-aware access controls.
For organizations seeking advanced user and posture management, robust compliance, and dedicated support.
Frequently asked questions
Over 10,000 Engineering & IT teams use Tailscale’s networking software to secure their work from anywhere, reduce developer disruption, and protect critical infrastructure. Want to learn more? Read our frequently asked questions, or talk to a member of our team.
How do I transfer from my existing VPN?
By using Tailscale with WireGuard, you can replace all these traditional site-to-site configurations with a secure, high-performance mesh network. This combination ensures a level of security that you can trust.
To get started, configure a Tailscale subnet router in each location. Tailscale handles all the key management and routing necessary to create a multi-site mesh network automatically.
Need more support? Our Solutions Engineering team can provide onboarding sessions for a seamless transition. Get in touch with our team today.
What if I’m under contract with another tool?
If you’re stuck in an annual contract, no problem. Reach out to our team with a copy of your current contract and get Tailscale for free until your current contract expires, for up to 6 months.
Does Tailscale meet my organization’s security standards?
Tailscale has completed a SOC 2 Type II audit covering AICPA’s trust services criteria for security, availability, and confidentiality.
As Tailscale does not store customer data, only metadata, Tailscale doesn’t have any services in scope for HIPAA or PCI. US-based healthcare customers do not need and Tailscale does not execute business associate agreements (BAAs) with our US-based healthcare clients.
Tailscale can be a supporting safeguard for your HIPAA-compliant system to provide integrity and encryption for electronic protected health information transmitted over an electronic communications network.
Tailscale does not store credit card information and instead uses Stripe to securely process transactions.
I'm in, how do I get key decision-makers on board?
We’re happy to join these conversations! Get in touch with our team today.