Viscosity AlternativesVPN Services and other similar apps like Viscosity

Viscosity is described as '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' and is a VPN service in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Viscosity for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Viscosity alternative is OpenVPN Connect, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Viscosity are WireGuard, SoftEther VPN, WG Tunnel and Tunnelblick.

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  1. OpenVPN Connect icon

    OpenVPN Connect

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    OpenVPN Connect provides flexible VPN solutions to secure your data communications, whether it's for Internet privacy, remote access for employees, securing IoT, or for networking Cloud data centers.

    55 OpenVPN Connect alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    OpenVPN Connect screenshot 1
    OpenVPN Connect screenshot 2
    OpenVPN Connect screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Security-focused
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Online Anonymity
    2.  Cisco AnyConnect
    3.  OpenVPN
    4.  No Logs
    5.  Encrypted VPN
    6.  Voice Chat
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Private repositories
    11.  OS deployment
    12. KeePass icon  Keepass integration

    OpenVPN Connect VS Viscosity

     

    • Most users think OpenVPN Connect is a great Viscosity alternative.

    • OpenVPN Connect is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Viscosity.

    • OpenVPN Connect is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Viscosity.

    • OpenVPN Connect is Freemium and Open SourceViscosity is Paid and Proprietary
    • OpenVPN Connect is Security-focused, Privacy focused and LightweightViscosity is not according to our users
  2. WireGuard icon

    WireGuard

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    WireGuard is an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. It aims to be faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPSec, while avoiding the massive headache. It intends to be considerably more performant than OpenVPN.

    53 WireGuard alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • OpenWrt
    • Termux
    • Self-Hosted
    WireGuard screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Encrypted VPN
    2.  Fast speed
    3.  No Logs
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  End-to-End Encryption
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  WireGuard
    8.  AES-256 Encryption
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Built-in VPN
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Command line interface

    WireGuard VS Viscosity

     
  4. SoftEther VPN icon

    SoftEther VPN

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    SoftEther VPN ("SoftEther" means "Software Ethernet") is one of the world's most powerful and easy-to-use multi-protocol VPN software. It runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, FreeBSD and Solaris.

    53 SoftEther VPN alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    SoftEther VPN screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Virtual LAN
    2.  AES-256 Encryption
    3.  No registration required
    4.  WireGuard
    5.  Built-in VPN
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  End-to-End Encryption
    8.  Support for Multiple protocols
    9.  L2TP
    10.  Multiple languages

    SoftEther VPN VS Viscosity

     
  5. WG Tunnel icon

    WG Tunnel

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    This is an alternative Android Application for WireGuard and Amnezia VPN added features. Built using the wireguard-android library and Jetpack Compose, this application was inspired by the...

    52 WG Tunnel alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    Home
    Adding a VPN
    Editing a VPN

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  WireGuard
    2.  Player vs Player
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Split Tunneling

    WG Tunnel VS Viscosity

     
  6. Tunnelblick icon

    Tunnelblick

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    Tunnelblick is a free, open source graphic user interface for OpenVPN on OS X and macOS. It provides easy control of OpenVPN client and/or server connections.

    22 Tunnelblick alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Screenshot shows how to connect and disconnect

    Tunnelblick Features

    1.  OpenVPN
    2.  ALAC support
    3.  Graphical User Interface

    Tunnelblick VS Viscosity

     
    Comments about Tunnelblick as an Alternative to Viscosity
    Shella Aaron
    Positive •Feb 18, 2017
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    Great :) and Free - Thanks

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    • Tunnelblick is Free and Open SourceViscosity is Paid and Proprietary
  7. Wireskip icon

    Wireskip

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    Wireskip is an open source VPN protocol designed with the goal of providing unrestricted access to the internet from anywhere.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    Wireskip screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  REST API
    3.  Encrypted VPN

    Wireskip VS Viscosity

     
  9. OpenVPN Finder icon

    OpenVPN Finder

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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.

    140 OpenVPN Finder alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    OpenVPN Finder screenshot 1

    OpenVPN Finder Features

    1.  OpenVPN

    OpenVPN Finder VS Viscosity

     
  10. NinjaVPN icon

    NinjaVPN

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    Completely free VPN app, which will ensure the security (confidentiality) of your personal data on the Internet.

    159 NinjaVPN alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Google Chrome
    NinjaVPN screenshot 1

    NinjaVPN Features

    1.  Ad-free

    NinjaVPN VS Viscosity

     
  11. TunnlTo icon

    TunnlTo

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    TunnlTo is a Windows WireGuard VPN client built for split tunnelling.

    48 TunnlTo alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows
    TunnlTo screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Split Tunneling
    2.  AES-256 Encryption
    3.  No registration required
    4.  End-to-End Encryption
    5.  No Logs
    6.  Shadowsocks
    7.  WireGuard
    8.  Decentralized
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Block Trackers

    TunnlTo VS Viscosity

     
  12. Amnezia VPN icon

    Amnezia VPN

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    Amnezia VPN is a self-hosted client that allows you to set up a VPN on your own server using various protocols: OpenVPN, WireGuard, OpenVPN over Cloak, AmneziaWG, XRay, and others. The service does not log your requests.

    48 Amnezia VPN alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    Amnezia VPN screenshot 1
    Amnezia VPN screenshot 2
    Amnezia VPN screenshot 3

    Top Amnezia VPN Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  No Logs
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Decentralized
    6.  WireGuard
    7.  Split Tunneling
    8.  OpenVPN
    9.  AES-256 Encryption
    10.  End-to-End Encryption
    11.  Shadowsocks
    12.  Obfuscation

    Amnezia VPN VS Viscosity

     

    • Amnezia VPN is the most popular Web-based alternative to Viscosity.

    • Amnezia VPN is Free and Open SourceViscosity is Paid and Proprietary
    • Amnezia VPN is DecentralizedViscosity is not according to our users
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    Firezone

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    Firezone is an open-core(uses Elastic license) VPN server and egress firewall for Linux that makes it simple to manage secure remote access to your company’s private networks. Built on modern technologies, including the new blazing fast WireGuard tunneling protocol, Firezone is...

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • openSUSE
    • CentOS
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    License is non-DFSG and non-OSS compliant, Elastic license v2.

    Properties

    1.  Security-focused

    Features

    1.  WireGuard
    2.  Two-factor Authentication
    3.  End-to-End Encryption
    4.  Encrypted VPN
    5.  Access Control

    Firezone VS Viscosity

     

  14. OpenVPN Manager

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    OpenVPN Manager is a tool which controls OpenVPN. It is written in C# and uses the management interface of OpenVPN to control connections. Use the smart card feature in a simple way, enter passwords, monitor the OpenVPN log etc...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    main window, displays all OpenVPN configurations
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from 2017.

    OpenVPN Manager Features

    1.  OpenVPN

    OpenVPN Manager VS Viscosity

     
    Comments about OpenVPN Manager as an Alternative to Viscosity
    Kerridge0
    Positive •Apr 26, 2017
    0

    open source, good interface

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    • OpenVPN Manager is Free and Open SourceViscosity is Paid and Proprietary
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