Tor Alternatives

Tor is described as 'Is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security' and is a leading anonymizing network in the security & privacy category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Tor for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Tor alternative is I2P, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Tor are Orbot, Hyphanet, Snowflake Tor and Shadowsocks.

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Tor alternatives are mainly Anonymizing Networks, but if you're looking for VPN Services or Privacy Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include iPhone, Linux, Anonymizing Network and Android. 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 Tor.
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  1. Shadowrocket icon
     1 like
    • Capture all HTTP/HTTPS/TCP traffic from any applications on your device, and redirect to proxy server.
    49 Shadowrocket alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. Lantern icon
     41 likes

    Lantern allows you to give or get access to the internet through other users around the world connected by a trust-based peer-to-peer network.

    134 Lantern alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Homebrew
     
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    Comments about Lantern as an Alternative to Tor
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    its not open source but there have a pro version

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    This is actually similar to the Tor project but the Tor project was made for anonymity, Lantern is made for resisting censorship

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Lantern is a great Tor alternative.

    • Lantern is Freemium and Open SourceTor is Free and Open Source
  3. friGate icon
     26 likes

    If you are worried that your provider may accidentally block your favorite site and access the site will be lost – there is a solution. Our extension allows access to erroneously blocked sites, and it does not cause any inconvenience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Vivaldi Browser
    • Google Chrome
    • Yandex.Browser
    • Opera
    • Chromium
    • Firefox
     
  4. NetShade icon
     2 likes

    A proxy program which allows you to use the internet anonymously. You can choose between a direct connection, a connection to a public proxy or a connection to the Netshade proxy.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  5. Torxy icon
     2 likes

    Torxy is a free program that can help protect your online privacy and bypass firewall and location based restrictions, by routing Internet traffic through Tor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6.  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

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Mask Surf icon
     3 likes

    Mask Surf is an all-in-one online privacy solution that lets you protect your identity when surfing the Internet and clean your browser traces accumulated on your computer every day. The latter may include the information about your surfing habits, recent web sites, how often...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Resistal icon
     20 likes

    Resistal is abbreviation of Digital Resistance. Resistal is a cross-platform graphical controller for the Tor software, that's runs on Microsoft Windows and Android.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
  9.  3 likes

    ReQrypt is a free tool for bypassing a local adversary.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Torifier icon
     9 likes

    Torifier lets you tunnel software applications through Tor without the need to reconfigure them. An application is not required to have native proxy support in order to work with Torifier. Torifier is a Tor bundle, meaning the program will install the Tor software and will...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Calypso icon
     26 likes

    Calypso, formerly Kommute, is a cross platfrom file sharing client using the anonymous network MUTE. Developped using C++ and Qt. For windows and linux, portable to other environments. You can try it by following the installation instructions below.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. hidemy.name icon
     4 likes

    VPN service for secure, anonymous and unrestricted internet access on all devices. HideMy.name is a highly configurable VPN with a user-friendly interface. It offers exceptional security for surfing, torrenting, and communicating over the internet.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • OpenVPN
     
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