Making Tailscale Faster

Tailscale has announced performance improvements coming in 2026, including multi-queue technology for app connectors and subnet routers, plus memory optimization for small packets that reduces overhead by approximately 5% on Linux and Android. The company has a history of speed improvements, including achieving over 10Gb/s throughput on bare metal and enabling Tailscale for performance-sensitive workloads like continuous integration and remote development. These enhancements aim to make Tailscale faster while maintaining its core strength in NAT traversal across varied network conditions.