strongSwan AlternativesVPN Services and other similar apps like strongSwan

strongSwan is described as 'Open Source IPsec-based VPN solution for Linux and other UNIX based operating systems implementing both the IKEv1 and IKEv2 key exchange protocols' and is a VPN service in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to strongSwan for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Android, Mac, Windows and iPhone apps. The best strongSwan alternative is Yggdrasil, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like strongSwan are Bitmask, NinjaVPN, OpenVPN Finder and sshuttle.

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  1. 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.

    164 Yggdrasil alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
    • Yggdrasil is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to strongSwan.

    • Yggdrasil is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to strongSwan.

    • Yggdrasil is Free and Open SourcestrongSwan is also Free and Open Source
    • Yggdrasil is LightweightstrongSwan is not according to our users
  2. Bitmask icon
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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.

    165 Bitmask alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  3. NinjaVPN icon
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    Completely free VPN app, which will ensure the security (confidentiality) of your personal data on the Internet.

    154 NinjaVPN alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Google Chrome
     
    • NinjaVPN is the most popular iPhone alternative to strongSwan.

    • NinjaVPN is Free Personal and ProprietarystrongSwan is Free and Open Source
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    This simple tool finds free OpenVPN servers for you and allow you to download the OVPN config file. The extension is written on top of VPN Gate Academic Experiment Project that is an online service as an academic research at Graduate School of University of Tsukuba, Japan.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
     
  5. sshuttle icon
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    sshuttle: where transparent proxy meets VPN meets ssh sshuttle is the only program that solves the following common case:

    Your client machine (or router) is Linux, FreeBSD, or MacOS.

    You have access to a remote network via ssh.

    You don't necessarily have admin access on th.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Python
     
  6. Tachyon VPN icon
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    The VPN is more private, secure and faster than centralized solutions.

    142 Tachyon VPN alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
    • Tachyon VPN is the most popular iPad & Android Tablet alternative to strongSwan.

    • Tachyon VPN is Freemium and ProprietarystrongSwan is Free and Open Source
  7. Lantern icon
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    Lantern allows you to give or get access to the internet through other users around the world connected by a trust-based peer-to-peer network.

    136 Lantern alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Homebrew
     
  8. Openswan icon
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    Openswan is an IPsec implementation for Linux. It has support for most of the extensions (RFC + IETF drafts) related to IPsec, including IKEv2, X.509 Digital Certificates, NAT Traversal, and many others.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. Libreswan icon
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    ibreswan is a free software implementation of the most widely supported and standarized VPN protocol based on ("IPsec") and the Internet Key Exchange ("IKE"). These standards are produced and maintained by the Internet Engineering Task Force...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    IPsec-Tools is a port of KAME's IPsec utilities to the Linux-2.6 IPsec implementation. It supports NetBSD and FreeBSD as well.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Main Features: All in one application: TOR, VPN and Proxy; Hide your IP address; Bypass Internet censorship and filtering; Hide your online activities from your ISP; Access blocked websites; Access Geo-restricted web contents (e.g.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Proxy Mask is the most popular commercial alternative to strongSwan.

    • Proxy Mask is Paid and ProprietarystrongSwan is Free and Open Source
    • Proxy Mask is Security-focused and Privacy focusedstrongSwan is not according to our users
  12. SlickVPN icon
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    Slickvpn is a vpn service provider that hide your online identity. It can bypass IP blocking, for instance, watching videos on HBO, Hulu, and Netflix that are not accessible due to geo-restriction.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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