The Best Free Psiphon AlternativesTop VPN Services and other similar apps like Psiphon

The best free alternative to Psiphon is Hotspot Shield. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Psiphon and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Psiphon are Proton VPN, Tor VPN, Windscribe and 1.1.1.1.

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  1. Proton VPN provides Swiss-based online security with a high-speed network, free version, and advanced features like VPN Accelerator, AES-256 encryption, a no-logs policy, and support for platforms including PCs and smartphones, enabling content access globally.

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  2. Hotspot Shield icon
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    Secure your digital life with a fast VPN offering encryption, anonymity, and access to global content. Hotspot Shield provides free and unlimited versions with no-logs policy, malware protection, support for multiple devices, and a broad country network.

    228 Hotspot Shield alternatives

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  3. Proton VPN icon
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    Proton VPN provides Swiss-based online security with a high-speed network, free version, and advanced features like VPN Accelerator, AES-256 encryption, a no-logs policy, and support for platforms including PCs and smartphones, enabling content access globally.

    235 Proton VPN alternatives

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    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Android TV
    • Flatpak
    • Fire TV
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  4. Tor VPN icon
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    A VPN that grants network-level privacy on mobile by routing app traffic through Tor, assigns each app a separate circuit for improved separation, bypasses app-level censorship, features per-app routing, security via Rust-based implementation, and awaits early adopter feedback.

    62 Tor VPN alternatives

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  5. Windscribe icon
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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.

    220 Windscribe alternatives

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    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • F-Droid
    • Android TV
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    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  6. 1.1.1.1 icon
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    Designed by CloudFlare, this DNS resolver focuses on speed and privacy, ensuring no user data is sold. Mobile apps extend protections with WARP VPN, enhancing browsing security, performance, and offering anti-malware features. Aimed at tech-savvy and general audiences alike.

    80 1.1.1.1 alternatives

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    • Online
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  7. Shadowsocks icon
     128 likes

    SOCKS5 proxy offering high-speed asynchronous networking, flexible encryption, and easy deployment. Optimized for cross-platform use on PC, Mac, mobile, and routers. Open-source design supports secure, uncensored, and private Internet access worldwide.

    189 Shadowsocks alternatives

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    • Open Source

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  8. TunnelBear icon
     130 likes

    Experience private and secure browsing with this VPN. Easily access global websites, protect data from threats, bypass restrictions, and connect via 5000+ servers in over 48 countries. Offers no-logging policy, unlimited data plans, and advanced encryption.

    200 TunnelBear alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Microsoft Edge
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    • Mozilla Firefox
     
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  9. RiseupVPN icon
     45 likes

    Riseup offers Personal VPN service for censorship circumvention, location anonymization and traffic encryption. To make this possible, it sends all your internet traffic through an encrypted connection to riseup.net, where it then goes out onto the public internet.

    125 RiseupVPN alternatives

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    • F-Droid
    • Snapcraft
     
  10. Outline VPN icon
     37 likes

    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.

    188 Outline VPN alternatives

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  11. Calyx VPN icon
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    Experience a completely anonymous and secure browsing session with minimal setup using this free VPN. Benefit from open source transparency, free service, no logs, and safe handling of DNS. The service cleverly circumvents censorship and ensures there are no IP or DNS leaks for enhanced privacy.

    77 Calyx VPN alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  12. UltraSurf icon
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    UltraSurf is a free software which enables users inside countries with heavy Internet censorship to visit any public web sites in the world safely and freely. Users in countries without internet censorship also use it to protect their internet privacy and security.

    92 UltraSurf alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Google Chrome
     
  13. Yggdrasil icon
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    A proof-of-concept scalable IPv6 meshnet, featuring end-to-end encryption, a unique spanning tree routing algorithm and aiming to implement novel backpressure routing metrics.

    160 Yggdrasil alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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