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The best alternative to Tor is GNUnet, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Tor and six of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Tor are SPN - Safing Privacy Network, JonDo, OnionHop and Phantom.

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    GNUnet

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    GNUnet is a framework for secure peer-to-peer networking that does not use any centralized or otherwise trusted services. A first service implemented on top of the networking layer allows anonymous censorship-resistant file-sharing.

    57 GNUnet alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Besides command line tools, GNUnet provides a graphical user interface: gnunet-gtk. Here are some screenshots of gnunet-gtk and its features and ports.
     
  2. SPN - Safing Privacy Network icon

    SPN - Safing Privacy Network

     13 likes

    It is like a VPN on steroids! With the SPN you protect all your connections from mass surveillance. Prevent all Internet Service Providers from collecting and selling your private activities.

    11 SPN - Safing Privacy Network alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    SPN - Safing Privacy Network screenshot 1
     
  4. JonDo icon

    JonDo

     30 likes

    JonDo is a free proxy software for accessing so-called JonDonym mix cascades. The JonDonym anonymous proxy technology is based on the principle of multiple (layered) encryption, distribution and processing (Mixing).

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Main screen
     
  5. OnionHop icon

    OnionHop

     1 like

    V3 is a ground-up rebuild on a new cross-platform UI stack, with a much smarter connection engine and a far wider set of censorship-resistant transports.

    101 OnionHop alternatives

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    OnionHop screenshot 1
     
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    Phantom

     10 likes

    The Phantom protocol is a system for decentralized anonymization of generic network traffic. It has been designed with the following main goals in mind:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. ninux icon

    ninux

     3 likes

    Ninux is an Italian wireless network community with the goal of creating and expanding a free, open and experimental computer network. It uses the OLSR (Optimized Link State Routing) Protocol, an IP routing protocol optimized for mobile ad hoc networks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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