WireGuard Alternatives

WireGuard is described as 'Simple, fast VPN tunnel utilizing state-of-the-art cryptography, minimal codebase for security, supports cross-platform use, offers IPv4/IPv6, and ease of deployment' 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, LogMeIn Hamachi, Shadowsocks and ZeroTier.

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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. OpenConnect icon
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    A VPN client compatible with Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client (now Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Solution) and an open source substitute for Cisco's official Linux client.

    17 OpenConnect alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
  2. Rathole icon
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    A lightweight, stable and high-performance reverse proxy for NAT traversal, written in Rust. An alternative to frp and ngrok. With lower resource consumption, it's possible to run on embedded devices like routers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. Hin2n icon
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    n2n is a VPN project that supports p2p. Its goal is to provide mobile version support.

    31 Hin2n alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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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.

    133 OpenVPN Finder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
     
  5. OpenXpress icon
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    OpenXpress is a robust and versatile platform offering Docker container hosting with a range of features designed to simplify and enhance your web application deployment.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. PortalsVPN icon
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    Other VPNs are claiming they don’t track your online activity. At Portals technology makes it impossible.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
    • PortalsVPN is the most popular commercial alternative to WireGuard.

    • PortalsVPN is Paid and ProprietaryWireGuard is Free and Open Source
  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
    • Android
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Chrome OS
    • iPhone
    • Kubernetes
    • Terraform
     
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    FerrumGate is an Open source Zero Trust Access (ZTA) project, that uses advanced identity and access management technologies to ensure secure access to your network and applications. With multi-factor authentication, continuous monitoring, and granular access controls.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    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 (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  10. sshuttle icon
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    sshuttle: where transparent proxy meets VPN meets ssh sshuttle is the only program that solves the following common case:

    Your client machine (or router) is Linux, FreeBSD, or MacOS.

    You have access to a remote network via ssh.

    You don't necessarily have admin access on th.

    148 sshuttle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Python
     
  11. VpnHood! icon
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    Undetectable VPN for ordinary users and experts. VpnHood is a solution to bypass Advanced Firewall and can circumvent deep packet inspection.

    87 VpnHood! alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
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