How AI answer engines name Tailscale
Data through November 2, 2026
Across 2,002 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Cybersecurity between May 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026, Tailscale was named in 18 (0.9%).
Last 28 days: named in 5 of 632 answers in its home categories (0.8%), up 0.3 points from the 28 days before.
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Cybersecurity, and how many of them named Tailscale.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 464 | 0.0% |
| Claude | 5 | 464 | 1.1% |
| Gemini | 6 | 445 | 1.3% |
| Perplexity | 7 | 464 | 1.5% |
| Google AI Mode | 0 | 119 | 0.0% |
| Google AI Overviews | 0 | 46 | 0.0% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 7 | 225 | 3.1% |
| Ranked list | 0 | 266 | 0.0% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 216 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 0 | 265 | 0.0% |
| How to choose | 0 | 265 | 0.0% |
| Problem first | 1 | 260 | 0.4% |
| News | 10 | 505 | 2.0% |
Week by week
Tailscale was named in at least one answer in 10 of the 22 weeks on record; the latest was the week of October 26, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about Cybersecurity, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Tailscale. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 169 | 0.6% | |
| 0 | 171 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 154 | 0.6% | |
| 3 | 170 | 1.8% | |
| 0 | 168 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 28 | 3.6% | |
| 0 | 32 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 104 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 156 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 84 | 1.2% | |
| 0 | 4 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 88 | 1.1% | |
| 0 | 169 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 48 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 42 | 0.0% | |
| 0 | 53 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | 52 | 5.8% | |
| 0 | 34 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 114 | 0.9% | |
| 4 | 111 | 3.6% | |
| 2 | 48 | 4.2% | |
| 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
Named first
When an answer named Tailscale alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 3 of 19 (15.8%).
Named alongside
- Twingate: named together in 7 answers
- CrowdStrike: named together in 6 answers
- Huntress: named together in 6 answers
- Netskope: named together in 5 answers
- Palo Alto Networks: named together in 5 answers
- Cyera: named together in 4 answers
- Kubernetes: named together in 4 answers
- SentinelOne: named together in 4 answers
Sources the engines cited when they named Tailscale
Domains cited in answers that named Tailscale, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| failory.com | 5 |
| newmarketpitch.com | 5 |
| beinsure.com | 4 |
| calcalistech.com | 4 |
| fastcompany.com | 3 |
| landbase.com | 3 |
| topstartups.io | 3 |
| venn.com | 3 |
| aimultiple.com | 2 |
| cybermagazine.com | 2 |
Tailscale's own site (tailscale.com) was cited in 0 of 19 (0.0%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Tailscale, tailscale.com was cited in 3 of 35,111 (0.01%), by 2 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on tailscale.com before it grades or ranks it.
Across every Cybersecurity buyer question, not only the answers that named Tailscale, the Machine Relations Index ranks which sources AI engines cite for Cybersecurity questions.
All categories
| Category | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cybersecurity | 18 | 2,002 | 0.9% |
| Enterprise Software | 1 | 1,885 | 0.1% |
How this is measured
Names are matched case-sensitively from each brand's own homepage title, in answers stored by the Machine Relations Index. Only derived counts are published here; no answer text is.
A brand appears only once it has been named in at least 10 answers on 7 separate days.
A name match counts a mention. It does not count a recommendation, and it does not measure sentiment.
Categories are the Index's buyer-question categories.
Source: Machine Relations Index.
FAQ
Does ChatGPT recommend Tailscale?
ChatGPT did not name Tailscale in any of its 464 answers to buyer questions about Cybersecurity between May 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Tailscale?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Tailscale were failory.com (5 answers), newmarketpitch.com (5 answers) and beinsure.com (4 answers).
Which AI engine names Tailscale most often?
Perplexity, at 1.5%: it named Tailscale in 7 of 464 answers to buyer questions about Cybersecurity.