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Secure fast VPN to protect identity and hide location. Bypass geo-blocks to stream content globally. Offers free basic and full-featured paid versions.

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  1. Mullvad icon
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    Mullvad

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    Mullvad is a VPN service that helps keep your online activity, identity, and location private.

    223 Mullvad alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • WireGuard
    • Qubes OS
    • Tor
    • OpenWrt
    • Tomato
    • IPFire
    • pfSense
    • OpenVPN
    • DD-WRT
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Logs
    2.  WireGuard
    3.  Cryptocurrency payment
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Encrypted VPN
    6.  VPN Kill Switch
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Split Tunneling
    10.  SOCKS proxy client and server
    11.  AES-256 Encryption
    12.  Block Trackers
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    • Mullvad is the most popular Web-based alternative to Hotspot Shield.

    • Mullvad is the most popular commercial alternative to Hotspot Shield.

    • Mullvad is Paid and Open SourceHotspot Shield is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Mullvad is Privacy focusedHotspot Shield is not according to our users
  2. Windscribe icon
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    Windscribe

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    Windscribe is a desktop application and browser extension that work together to block ads and trackers, restore access to blocked content and help you safeguard your privacy online.

    217 Windscribe alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • F-Droid
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Hide your IP
    2.  Block Trackers
    3.  Hide my location
    4.  No Logs
    5.  WireGuard
    6.  Split Tunneling
    7.  Anti Porn
    8.  OpenVPN
    9.  VPN Kill Switch
    10.  Bypass Censorship
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Dark Mode
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  4. Obscura VPN icon
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    Obscura VPN

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    Privacy-focused VPN without IP or traffic logs, ensuring user anonymity with random logins; supports Bitcoin payments, uses end-to-end encryption through WireGuard; excels in bypassing internet filters and maintaining user anonymity with two-party protocol involving exit servers operated by Mullvad.

    56 Obscura VPN alternatives
    Obscura VPN screenshot 1

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  WireGuard
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  End-to-End Encryption
    5.  No Logs
    6.  Encrypted VPN
    7.  Online Anonymity
    8.  Bypass Censorship
    9.  Encrypted Connection
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  5. Outline VPN icon
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    Outline VPN

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    Journalists need safe access to information to research issues, communicate with sources, and report the news. Outline lets news organizations easily provide their network safer access to the open internet.

    184 Outline VPN alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Homebrew
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Encrypted VPN
    3.  Multiple languages
    4.  Decentralized
    5.  Portable
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  OpenVPN
    8.  Shadowsocks
    9.  No Logs
    10.  AES-256 Encryption
    11.  AES Encryption
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  6. V2Ray icon
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    V2Ray

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    A platform for building proxies to bypass network restrictions.

    174 V2Ray alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Go (Programming Language)

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Encrypted VPN
    Discontinued

    The latest version (4.31.0) was released on October 10, 2020.

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  7. NymVPN icon
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    NymVPN

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    NymVPN is a decentralized VPN that uses a mixnet and zero-knowledge encryption to shield traffic and metadata from surveillance. With WireGuard for speed and a mixnet for privacy, Nym ensures no tracking and no central points of failure.

    51 NymVPN alternatives
    More than a VPN
    Keep your identity private
    +5
    Access the world's most secure VPN

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Arch Linux
    • Flathub
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Flatpak
    • WireGuard
    • F-Droid
    • GitHub

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Decentralized
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  AES-256 Encryption
    5.  Built-in VPN
    6.  End-to-End Encryption
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  WireGuard
    9.  No Logs
    10.  VPN Kill Switch
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  9. Bitmask icon
    Bitmask icon

    Bitmask

     23 likes
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    Bitmask is an open source application to provide easy and secure encrypted communication with a VPN. You can choose among different providers or start your own.

    163 Bitmask alternatives
    Main

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Settings
    About
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  No Logs
    3.  OpenVPN
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Encrypted Email
    7.  Encrypted Connection
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  10. OnionFruit Connect icon
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    OnionFruit Connect

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    OnionFruit™ Connect is a free utility that allows users to connect to the Tor network with minimal effort. Taking a similar form to a VPN program, it's easy to use and gives the user maximum control.

    38 OnionFruit Connect alternatives
    OnionFruit Connect screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    OnionFruit Connect Features

    1.  Tor
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  11. NoPorts icon
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    NoPorts

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    NoPorts is a VPN alternative that simplifies and secures remote access and protects critical infrastructure for organizations of all sizes.

    45 NoPorts alternatives
    With a single click of a button, the NoPorts dashboard allows you to easily create a secure connection to another device no matter where it's located.

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  No Logs
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  AES-256 Encryption
    6.  Unattended Access
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  12. Lavabit Proxy icon
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    Lavabit Proxy

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    Lavabit encrypted proxy service.

    51 Lavabit Proxy alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android

    Lavabit Proxy Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No Logs
    3.  Anonymous Proxy
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
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  13. VPN Secure icon
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    VPN Secure

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    Secure VPN - Unlimited Proxy secures your internet connection and masks your IP address to protect your personal data from advertisers, network inferences and hackers.

    44 VPN Secure alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android

    VPN Secure Features

    1.  AES-256 Encryption
    2.  OpenVPN
    3.  VPS Hosting
    4.  Encrypted VPN
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  14. VpnHood! icon
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    VpnHood!

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    Undetectable VPN for ordinary users and experts. VpnHood is a solution to bypass Advanced Firewall and can circumvent deep packet inspection.

    92 VpnHood! alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android

    VpnHood! Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Anonymous Proxy
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Bypass Censorship
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