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OpenVPN Community — open source alternative

The veteran open source VPN with TLS and broad client support.

Strengths

  • Runs through firewalls via TCP/443 when needed.
  • Mature ecosystem of GUIs and Access Server add-ons.
  • Flexible auth — certs, user/pass, MFA plugins.

Weaknesses

  • Slower than WireGuard on comparable hardware.
  • Config is more verbose; cert management is non-trivial.
  • Commercial Access Server is a different licence.
License: GPL-2.0 Self-host difficulty: 3/5 Self-host onlyDesktop: Windows, macOS, LinuxMobile: iOS, Android

Official site · Source on GitHub

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