Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to WireGuard

Product categories

Business & Commerce Cloud Infrastructure Cloud Management Cloud VPN Networking Security Security & Privacy Testing VPN Virtual Private Network (VPN) Web Browsers

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to WireGuard are OpenVPN, ZeroTier, and ProtonVPN. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

OpenVPN Landing Page
1

OpenVPN

OpenVPN - The Open Source VPN
Pricing:
- Open Source
#VPN #Cloud VPN #Security 40 social mentions
ZeroTier Landing Page
2

ZeroTier

Extremely simple P2P Encrypted VPN
Pricing:
- Open Source
#VPN #Security & Privacy #Cloud VPN 35 social mentions
ProtonVPN Landing Page
3

ProtonVPN

ProtonVPN is a security focused FREE VPN service, developed by CERN and MIT scientists. Use the web anonymously, unblock websites & encrypt your connection.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#VPN #Cloud VPN #Security 310 social mentions
Tor Browser Landing Page
4

Tor Browser

Tor is free software for enabling anonymous communication.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web Browsers #VPN #Security 9 social mentions
TailScale Landing Page
5

TailScale

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.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#VPN #Security & Privacy #Cloud VPN 503 social mentions
Windscribe Landing Page
6

Windscribe

Windscribe is a desktop application and browser extension that work together to block ads and trackers, restore access to blocked content and help you safeguard your privacy online.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#VPN #Security #Cloud VPN 140 social mentions
Freelan Landing Page
7

Freelan

You are in control. Why would you trust a closed, proprietary software with your most-sensitive data ? Freelan is open-source and completely free. You know everything about its internals and its source-code.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Security & Privacy #VPN #Cloud VPN
Pritunl Client Landing Page
8

Pritunl Client

Simple OpenVPN Client and GUI. Additional integration available when connecting to a Pritunl server.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#VPN #Cloud VPN #Security 4 social mentions
Firezone Landing Page
9

Firezone

Firezone is a remote access platform that’s painless to deploy, easy to manage, and built on WireGuard® to be blazing fast. Best of all it's self-hosted and open-source.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Freemium
- Free Trial
#VPN #Cloud VPN #Security
Tinc VPN Landing Page
10

Tinc VPN

tinc is a Virtual Private Network (VPN) daemon that uses tunnelling and encryption to create a...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#VPN #Security & Privacy #Cloud VPN 12 social mentions
Outline by Alphabet Landing Page
11

Outline by Alphabet

Control and build your own VPN 🛠️
Pricing:
- Open Source
#VPN #Security #Cloud VPN 64 social mentions
Netmaker Landing Page
12

Netmaker

Netmaker automates mesh VPN's and software-defined networks using WireGuard.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Freemium
- Free Trial
#Cloud Infrastructure #Cloud Management #Networking 63 social mentions