Shadowsocks AlternativesOnly apps categorised as VPN Clients

The best VPN Client alternative to Shadowsocks is Proton VPN, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Shadowsocks and many of them are VPN Clients so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting VPN Client alternatives to Shadowsocks are Mullvad, OpenVPN Connect, WireGuard and Windscribe.

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  1. Proton VPN icon
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    Proton VPN provides Swiss-based online security with a high-speed network, free version, and advanced features like VPN Accelerator, AES-256 encryption, a no-logs policy, and support for platforms including PCs and smartphones, enabling content access globally.

    234 Proton VPN alternatives

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    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Android TV
    • Flatpak
    • Fire TV
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  2. Mullvad icon
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    Mullvad is a VPN service that helps keep your online activity, identity, and location private.

    225 Mullvad alternatives

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    • F-Droid
    • WireGuard
    • Tor
    • OpenWrt
    • Tomato
    • pfSense
    • DD-WRT
     
  3. OpenVPN Connect icon
     763 likes

    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.

    55 OpenVPN Connect alternatives

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    • Cloudron
     
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  4. WireGuard icon
     257 likes

    Implements modern cryptographic standards, maintains a small codebase for security auditing, ensures fast cross-platform VPN performance, supports embedded and enterprise environments, offers easy deployment, IPv4/IPv6, secure key exchange, and mobile app support.

    55 WireGuard alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • BSD
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    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenWrt
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  5. Windscribe icon
     172 likes

    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.

    219 Windscribe alternatives

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    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • F-Droid
    • Android TV
    • Fire TV
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
     
  6. Obscura VPN icon
     18 likes

    Privacy-focused VPN without IP or traffic logs, ensuring user anonymity with random logins; supports Bitcoin payments, uses end-to-end encryption through WireGuard; excels in bypassing internet filters and maintaining user anonymity with two-party protocol involving exit servers operated by Mullvad.

    72 Obscura VPN alternatives

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    • WireGuard
     
  7. RiseupVPN icon
     40 likes

    Riseup offers Personal VPN service for censorship circumvention, location anonymization and traffic encryption. To make this possible, it sends all your internet traffic through an encrypted connection to riseup.net, where it then goes out onto the public internet.

    118 RiseupVPN alternatives

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    • Snapcraft
     
  8. NordVPN icon
     80 likes

    Veteran VPN offering military-grade encryption, unrestricted website access, high-speed connections, Double VPN for ultimate security, P2P support, and 24/7 customer service for privacy and protection.

    216 NordVPN alternatives

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    • Snapcraft
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • Android TV
    • Fire TV
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  9. 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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  10. WG Tunnel icon
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    This is an alternative Android Application for WireGuard and Amnezia VPN with added features. Built using the wireguard-android library and Jetpack Compose, this application was inspired by the...

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Android
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    • F-Droid
     
  11. CyberGhost VPN icon
     210 likes

    CyberGhost VPN encrypts your internet traffic and bypasses geo-restrictions. It supports multiple devices with a strict no-logs policy and over 7,000 servers worldwide. Features include an automatic kill switch, streaming optimized servers, ad and malware blocking, and customizable security settings.

    234 CyberGhost VPN alternatives

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    • Google Chrome
    • Android TV
    • Google TV
    • Fire TV
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  12. MEGA VPN icon
     7 likes

    Choose MEGA VPN for fast, anonymous browsing. Available as a low-cost standalone plan, or with any MEGA paid personal plan at no extra cost.

    83 MEGA VPN alternatives

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