Proton VPN AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Anonymizing Networks

The best Anonymizing Network alternative to Proton VPN is NymVPN. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Shadowsocks or Outline VPN. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Proton VPN and 12 are Anonymizing Networks so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Anonymizing Network alternatives to Proton VPN are Hide.me, i2pd (I2P Daemon), v2rayN and Freegate.

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  1. NymVPN icon
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    Decentralized VPN featuring mixnet technology to encrypt traffic and obscure metadata, provides 5-hop and 2-hop privacy modes, WireGuard for speed, AmneziaWG for censorship resistance, hides IP and location, blocks ads, and does not support centralized logs.

    70 NymVPN alternatives

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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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    • AppImageHub
    • Arch Linux
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • WireGuard
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Flatpak
    • GitHub
     
  2. Outline VPN icon
     29 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.

    190 Outline VPN alternatives

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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Homebrew
    • F-Droid
     
  3. Hide.me icon
     23 likes

    Delivers strict no-logs privacy with multiple encryption layers, secure VPN protocols, global servers, kill switch, DNS leak protection, ad blocking, fast high-bandwidth connections, and anonymous registration to safeguard user activity and provide uncensored, private access.

    198 Hide.me alternatives

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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Fire TV
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  4. I2P (Invisible Internet Protocol) is a universal anonymous network layer. All communications over I2P are anonymous and end-to-end encrypted, participants don't reveal their real IP addresses.

    82 i2pd (I2P Daemon) alternatives

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    • Android
    • Raspberry Pi
    • C++
    • I2P
    • F-Droid
     
  5. 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.

    32 v2rayN alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  6. Freegate icon
     80 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.

    171 Freegate alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Wine
     
  7. WhiteHat VPN icon
     2 likes

    The world best VPN without any cost! You can freely explore every corner of the world safely, privately, and quickly with our plenty of servers that located in everywhere. Select Rabbit VPN would let you worry no more about your network hacking, region blocking, and virus...

    54 WhiteHat VPN alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
     
  8. iTop VPN icon
     5 likes

    Fast, secure VPN with 1800+ servers for unrestricted streaming and torrenting access. Offers strong encryption, no-log policy, ad-blocking, and split tunneling for enhanced privacy.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  9. Hola icon
     45 likes

    Hola lets you browse faster, access content blocked by your government, company, or ISP and much more. If you are an American travelling abroad, unblock Hulu, Netflix, Pandora, and other geographically-blocked websites. For Brits — you can see the BBC, iTV while abroad!

    73 Hola alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Android
    • Google Chrome
    • Android Tablet
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    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Opera
    • Xbox
    • Playstation
    • Apple TV
    • Fire TV
     
  10. 7VPN icon
     2 likes

    7VPN.com is the ultimate VPN solution to unblock your internet and enjoy the last bit of privacy on the web. With 7VPN you can access any site from anywhere without giving up sensitive information like credit card details or your personal identity to third parties.

    54 7VPN alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  11. URnetwork icon
     3 likes

    URnetwork is a decentralized peer-to-peer VPN that provides anonymous and censorship-resistant access to the internet. It routes connections through a large network of user-operated nodes called "providers".

    55 URnetwork alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    • Mac
     
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    Comments about URnetwork as an Alternative to Proton VPN
    Rasheed AZ
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    URnetwork is open source and p2p and reduces reliance on centralised servers and companies.

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    • URnetwork is Free and Open SourceProton VPN is Freemium and Open Source
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