OpenVPN Connect Alternatives

The top-rated alternative to OpenVPN Connect is WireGuard, which is free and open source. People also recommend SoftEther VPN, Tailscale, Rayfish and NetBird. There's no shortage of VPN Services like OpenVPN Connect, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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  1. dn42 icon
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    dn42 is a big dynamic VPN, which employs Internet technologies (BGP, whois database, DNS, etc). Participants connect to each other using network tunnels (GRE, OpenVPN, Tinc, IPsec) and exchange routes thanks to the Border Gateway Protocol.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. EntGuard orchestrates WireGuard VPN tunnels across your organization. It generates keys, distributes configuration, and keeps every peer in sync through a web-based interface, so you get WireGuard's speed and security without hand-editing a single config file.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Linux
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  3. Managed WireGuard gateway appliance for secure remote access to your office or home LAN. Deploy as a virtual appliance on your network, manage peers from a web dashboard.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
    • VMware Workstation Pro
    • VirtualBox
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  4. AmneziaWG icon
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    One-command Bash installer for self-hosted AmneziaWG 2.0 VPN servers. Sets up the AmneziaWG kernel module via DKMS, generates server config, creates client configs with QR codes, and configures UFW firewall and Fail2Ban — all from a single command on Ubuntu, Debian, or ARM...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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