Sidestep Alternatives

Sidestep is described as 'sits quietly in the background, protecting your security and privacy as you browse the web' and is a VPN service in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Sidestep for Windows, Mac and Linux. The best alternative is Viscosity. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Core Tunnel or iTivity SSH Manager. Other great apps like Sidestep are Codinn SSH Proxy, Shimo, SSH Tunnel Manager and Securepoint VPN Client.

Sidestep alternatives are mainly VPN Services but may also be SSH Clients or VPN Clients. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Sidestep.

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Sidestep

Free • Open Source
VPN Service
Mac

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Viscosity
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Paid • Proprietary
VPN Service
Mac
Windows
15 alternatives to Viscosity
Viscosity is a VPN client for Mac OS X and Windows. It allows a user to connect to a VPN server and establish a VPN connection. Viscosity provides a clear and intuitive user interface for creating, editing, and controlling VPN connections, and makes it easy for users new to VPN...
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1. OpenVPNViscosity supports OpenVPN, one of the most secure and reliable VPN protocols.
Minimalistic
Split routing
Sits in the MenuBar
Clean design
Codinn SSH Proxy
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
30 alternatives to Codinn SSH Proxy
SSH Proxy can help you turn any remote SSH server into a SOCKS v5 proxy, intuitive and easy to use.
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Codinn SSH Proxy Features
Ssh tunnel
Tunnel
SSH
Shimo
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Paid • Proprietary
VPN Service
VPN Client
Mac
16 alternatives to Shimo
Shimo supports every major VPN protocol that is currently available: The widely used CiscoVPN, the very secure OpenVPN and all standard-compliant IPSec connections. It also handles Point-to-Point Tunneling (PPTP) and Layer 2 Tunneling (L2TP) protocols.
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Shimo Features
Automatic Connection
L2TP
Cisco AnyConnect
Core Tunnel
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Freemium • Proprietary
SSH Client
Mac
29 alternatives to Core Tunnel
Core Tunnel is the best way to manage your SSH tunnels, with OS X Keychain integration. You can manage multiple tunnels in parallel, supports password/keyboard/pubkey authentication methods, creates local/remote/dynamic port forwarding tunnels & more.
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Core Tunnel Features
SSH
Tunnel
iTivity SSH Manager
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
Linux
12 alternatives to iTivity SSH Manager
iTivity SSH Manager is an automated tunnel management and access management solution designed for teams. It is easy to deploy, effortless to maintain, and infinitely scalable. iTivity works by automatically connecting all of your systems — on any network or behind any firewall...
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iTivity SSH Manager Features
Privileged Access Management
SSH
Ssh tunnel
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SSH Tunnel Manager
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
14 alternatives to SSH Tunnel Manager
SSH Tunnel Manager is a tool to manage SSH Tunnels (commonly invoked with -L and -R arguments in the console). With SSH Tunnel Manager you can set up as many tunnels as you wish, each one containing as many port redirections as you wish.
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SSH Tunnel Manager Features
SSH
Tunnel
Securepoint VPN Client
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Free • Open Source
VPN Service
VPN Client
Windows
11 alternatives to Securepoint VPN Client
The professional and free openVPN Client from Securepoint based on SSL-VPN for Windows can be used for all VPN-Servers.
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Securepoint VPN Client Features
Based on OpenVPN
Support for 64 bit
Encrypted VPN
MyEnTunnel
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
33 alternatives to MyEnTunnel
MyEnTunnel is a simple system tray application (or NT service) that establishes and maintains TCP SSH tunnels. It does this by launching Plink (PuTTY Link) in the background and then monitors the process. If the Plink process dies (e.g.
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MyEnTunnel Features
1. PortableMyEnTunnel can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Tunnel
Automated tunnel
Discontinued
The official website is no longer accessible, but has been archived by Internet Archive (https://web.archive.org/web/20161029055944/http://nemesis2.qx.net/pages/MyEnTunnel) and the installer is available via Software Informer (http://myentunnel.software.informer.com/).
tunXten
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Paid • Proprietary
VPN Service
Windows
11 alternatives to tunXten
tunXten is a lightweight but powerful OpenVPN GUI client for the Windows platform. It takes OpenVPN usability to the next level by providing intuitive, easy to use way to handle an unlimited number of OpenVPN configurations.
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tunXten Features
1. OpenVPNtunXten supports OpenVPN, one of the most secure and reliable VPN protocols.
Gnome SSH Tunnel Manager
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Free • Open Source
SSH Client
Linux
14 alternatives to Gnome SSH Tunnel Manager
gSTM is a front-end for managing SSH-tunneled port redirects. It stores tunnel configurations in a simple XML format. The tunnels (local, remote and dynamic) can be managed and individually started/stopped through one simple interface.
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SSH