WireGuard Alternatives

WireGuard is described as '® 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' and is a very popular VPN service in the security & privacy category. There are more than 50 alternatives to WireGuard for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best WireGuard alternative is OpenVPN Connect, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WireGuard are Tailscale, Fossorial Pangolin, ZeroTier and Shadowsocks.

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

    54 Tinc VPN alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. Tunnelblick icon
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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.

    24 Tunnelblick alternatives

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    • Mac
     
  3. v2rayN icon
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    This V2Ray client offers users the possibility to navigate the web more privately, thanks to the tool allowing configuration for Socks, VMess, and other such protocols.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  4. 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...

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    • Linux
    • openSUSE
    • CentOS
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
     
  5. Freelan icon
     31 likes

    A free, open-source, multi-platform, highly-configurable and peer-to-peer VPN software, designed to easily connect remote hosts and mainly focused on security and performance.

    40 Freelan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. VPN Gate icon
     22 likes

    Free Access to World Knowledge Beyond Government's Firewall.

    156 VPN Gate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. P2PVPN icon
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    P2PVPN creates a virtual private network for you which behaves like a physical network (e.g. your network at home). But instead of using an Ethernet cable to connect computers P2PVPN uses secure Internet connections.

    30 P2PVPN alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Freegate icon
     81 likes

    Freegate is an anti-censorship software for secure and fast Internet access. It was developed and maintained by Dynamic Internet Technology Inc. (DIT), a pioneer in censorship-circumvention operation.

    158 Freegate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
     
  9. defguard icon
     1 like

    defguard is an SSO & VPN Server based on OpenID and WireGuard VPN with unique secure & private architecture for building secure and privacy-aware organizations.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
     
  10. TunnlTo icon
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    TunnlTo is a Windows WireGuard VPN client built for split tunnelling.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  11. wireport icon
     2 likes

    Self-hosted ingress proxy & VPN tunnel. Securely exposes private local & Docker-based services to the Internet, with free, automatically renewable SSL certificates and docker container hostname resolution.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. Husarnet icon
     1 like

    Husarnet is a Peer-to-Peer VPN to connect your laptops, servers and microcontrollers over the Internet with zero configuration.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
     
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