Free WireGuard Alternatives for iPhone

There are many alternatives to WireGuard for iPhone if you are looking for a replacement. The best free iPhone alternative is OpenVPN Connect, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to WireGuard and 13 are free and available for iPhone so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free iPhone alternatives to WireGuard are Tailscale, Fossorial Pangolin, ZeroTier and Shadowsocks.

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WireGuard alternatives are mainly VPN Services, but if you're looking for VPN Clients or Virtual LAN Software you can filter on that. 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 WireGuard.
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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

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Security focused and open source. Easy to use to set up your own VPN

    • OpenVPN Connect is Freemium and Open SourceWireGuard is Free and Open Source
    • OpenVPN Connect is Security-focusedWireGuard is not according to our users
  2. Tailscale icon
     54 likes

    Private networks made easy. Connect all your devices using WireGuard, without the hassle. Tailscale makes it as easy as installing an app and signing in.

    50 Tailscale alternatives

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    • Chrome OS
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    • BSD
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    • Kubernetes
    • F-Droid
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • OpenWrt
    • Homebrew
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
     
  3. Open-source platform enabling secure, seamless remote access via WireGuard tunnels with identity-based controls, a unified dashboard for monitoring and configuration, automatic SSL management, granular policy enforcement, and exposure of private resources behind firewalls.

    59 Fossorial Pangolin alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  4. ZeroTier icon
     97 likes

    Enables encrypted peer-to-peer virtual Ethernet networks across platforms for remote device access, secure virtual LANs, gaming, private or public network creation, and seamless setup without port forwarding or complex configuration, suitable for personal or business use.

    60 ZeroTier alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
     
  5. Outline VPN icon
     33 likes

    Journalists need safe access to information to research issues, communicate with sources, and report the news. Outline lets news organizations easily provide their network safer access to the open internet.

    193 Outline VPN alternatives

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    • AppImageHub
    • Homebrew
    • F-Droid
     
  6. 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

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    • Online
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    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Tinc VPN icon
     26 likes

    tinc is a Virtual Private Network (VPN) daemon that uses tunnelling and encryption to create a secure private network between hosts on the Internet.

    49 Tinc VPN alternatives

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  8. NextZero icon
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    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
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    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Enclave icon
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    Connect all your computers, servers, cloud instances and containers across any infrastructure with secure private networks that just work.

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    • Freemium
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
    • Android
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Chrome OS
    • iPhone
    • Kubernetes
    • Terraform
     
  10. Passepartout is a smart OpenVPN client perfectly integrated with the iOS platform. Passepartout is the only app you need for both well-known OpenVPN providers and your personal OpenVPN servers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. Default VPN is a free open-source VPN client. It is not a ready-made VPN service, but a client to connect to self-hosted VPN servers. To use it, a VPN configuration in the form of a key is required.

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