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The best VPN Client alternative to Tor is V2Ray, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Tor and four of them are VPN Clients so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting VPN Client alternatives to Tor are Lantern, OnionHop and hidemy.name.

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  1. V2Ray icon

    V2Ray

     13 likes

    A platform for building proxies to bypass network restrictions.

    175 V2Ray alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Go (Programming Language)
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  2. Lantern icon

    Lantern

     41 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Homebrew
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    Lantern vs Tor Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    its not open source but there have a pro version

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    This is actually similar to the Tor project but the Tor project was made for anonymity, Lantern is made for resisting censorship

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Lantern is Freemium and Open SourceTor is Free and Open Source
  4. OnionHop icon

    OnionHop

     2 likes

    Privacy-first Windows app that routes your traffic through Tor - Anonymous browsing made simple

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    OnionHop screenshot 1
     
  5. hidemy.name icon

    hidemy.name

     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
    hidemy.name screenshot 1
     
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