Viscosity Alternatives

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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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...

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Viscosity alternatives page was last updated Mar 9, 2025
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  1. Shimo icon

    Shimo

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    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.

    15 Shimo alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Discontinued

    No updates since 2019 https://www.shimovpn.com/changelog.html

    Shimo Features

    1.  Automatic Connection
    2.  L2TP
    3.  Cisco AnyConnect

    Shimo VS Viscosity

     

    • Shimo is the most popular commercial alternative to Viscosity.

    • Shimo is Paid and ProprietaryViscosity is also Paid and Proprietary
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    fruho

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    fruho is an open-source, zero-configuration VPN manager. It supports automatic setup and allows easy switching between VPN providers.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Discontinued

    3 years out of date

    fruho Features

    1.  Zero configuration
    2.  Network Tools

    fruho VS Viscosity

     
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    tunXten

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    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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    Platforms

    • Windows
    Extended display mode

    tunXten Features

    1.  OpenVPN

    tunXten VS Viscosity

     
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    OpenVPN Connect

    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.

    https://openvpn.net
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    Securepoint VPN Client

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    The professional and free openVPN Client from Securepoint based on SSL-VPN for Windows can be used for all VPN-Servers.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Securepoint VPN Client screenshot 1

    Securepoint VPN Client Features

    1.  Based on OpenVPN
    2.  Support for 64 bit
    3.  Encrypted VPN

    Securepoint VPN Client VS Viscosity

     

  7. OpenVPN MI GUI

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    OpenVPN MI GUI is a Windows graphical user interface for the OpenVPN client management interface.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from 2016.

    OpenVPN MI GUI Features

    1.  OpenVPN

    OpenVPN MI GUI VS Viscosity

     
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    Wireguird

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    wireguard gtk gui for linux.

    48 Wireguird alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Wireguird screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  WireGuard
    2.  Gtk

    Wireguird VS Viscosity

     
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