Viscosity Alternatives for Linux

Viscosity is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is OpenVPN Connect, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Viscosity and 11 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Viscosity are WireGuard, SoftEther VPN, Amnezia VPN and Pritunl.

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  1. OpenVPN Connect icon
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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.

    58 OpenVPN Connect alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  2. WireGuard icon
     260 likes

    Implements modern cryptographic standards, maintains a small codebase for security auditing, ensures fast cross-platform VPN performance, supports embedded and enterprise environments, offers easy deployment, IPv4/IPv6, secure key exchange, and mobile app support.

    58 WireGuard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenWrt
    • Termux
     
  3. SoftEther VPN icon
     121 likes

    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.

    56 SoftEther VPN alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  4. Amnezia VPN icon
     19 likes

    Combines classic VPN, free regional access, and easy self-hosted setup inside one open-source app. Built for censorship-heavy environments, it uses an enhanced WireGuard protocol, supports many platforms, offers region switching, and passed 7ASecurity audits.

    59 Amnezia VPN alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. NextZero icon
     6 likes

    Say goodbye to vulnerable legacy VPNs and complex firewall rules. NextZero is a modern ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access) platform designed to secure your infrastructure with radical simplicity. Built on the principles of Google’s BeyondCorp and powered by WireGuard®...

    46 NextZero alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Wireskip icon
     2 likes

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

    50 Wireskip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  7. 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.

    134 OpenVPN Finder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
     
  8.  Wireguird icon
     1 like

    wireguard gtk gui for linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. Firezone icon
     8 likes

    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...

    50 Firezone alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • openSUSE
    • CentOS
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
     
  10. fruho icon
     13 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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