Tor Alternatives

Tor is described as 'Is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security' and is a leading anonymizing network in the security & privacy category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Tor for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Tor alternative is I2P, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Tor are Orbot, Hyphanet, Snowflake Tor and Shadowsocks.

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Tor alternatives are mainly Anonymizing Networks, but if you're looking for VPN Services or Privacy Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Anonymizing Network, iPhone and Android. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Tor.
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  1.  3 likes

    ReQrypt is a free tool for bypassing a local adversary.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. hidemy.name icon
     4 likes

    VPN service for secure, anonymous and unrestricted internet access on all devices. HideMy.name is a highly configurable VPN with a user-friendly interface. It offers exceptional security for surfing, torrenting, and communicating over the internet.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • OpenVPN
     
  3. Tractor icon
     1 like

    Meet Tractor – a Python-powered command-line virtuoso designed with love, offering seamless connections to The Onion Router (TOR). Think of it as your TOR companion, attentively crafted to harmonize with your preferences using the versatile GSettings for a personalized TOR...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  4. Hide your IP address and stay anonymous when you browse the Internet with our FREE proxy lists.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Surf Anonymous Free functions as changing your real IP address and identity while browsing the web via delivering users fresh anonymous proxy servers. The mission of Surf Anonymous Free is Making your online activities—E-mail‚ shopping‚ chat‚ all the things you do online—private...

    121 Surf Anonymous Free alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. StealthOS icon
     1 like

    Hidden encrypted sandbox inside your iPhone. Anonymous Tor browsing, spoofed fingerprints, private networks, duress wipe. A virtual privacy OS within iOS.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7.  4 likes

    Dante is a product developed by Inferno Nettverk A/S. It consists of a SOCKS server and a SOCKS client, implementing RFC 1928 and related standards. It is a flexible product that can be used to provide convenient and secure network connectivity.

    16 Dante alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. PreProxy icon
     3 likes

    Just enter URL and select a web proxy from large list of proxies, to unblock and browse anonymously.

    49 PreProxy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Proxy Enabled Browser. so that anyone, anytime and anywhere browse your favorite website using this Browser Proxy Browser Premium enable you to browse internet using proxy list. Main problem with current browser like Internet explorer, Mozila, Chrome, Opera etc all of them give...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Proxybear icon
     2 likes

    The Proxybear is a free software, that find the http, https, and socks proxies . It can crawl the network free proxy address.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. CCNx icon
     2 likes

    The vision of Project CCNx® is to develop, promote, and evaluate a new approach to a communication architecture called content-centric networking.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Apple TV
     
  12. ninux icon
     3 likes

    Ninux is an Italian wireless network community with the goal of creating and expanding a free, open and experimental computer network. It uses the OLSR (Optimized Link State Routing) Protocol, an IP routing protocol optimized for mobile ad hoc networks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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