VPN
Sorted by GitHub stars, which measures attention rather than fitness. Read the release date and the commit count next to it before picking one.
| Tool | Stars |
|---|---|
Self-hostable fork of [Tailscale](https://tailscale.com), cross-platform clients, simple to use, built-in (currently experimental) monitoring tools. BSD-3-Clause · released 2026-07-29 | 43,637 |
A scalable p2p VPN with a focus on performance, simplicity and security. MIT · released 2026-08-21 | 18,308 |
VPN client in a thin Docker container for multiple VPN providers, written in Go, and using OpenVPN or Wireguard, DNS over TLS, with a few proxy servers built-in. MIT · released 2026-07-30 | 15,427 |
Uses a custom security protocol that utilizes SSL/TLS for key exchange. GPL-2.0 · released 2026-09-03 | 14,512 |
Poor man's VPN. LGPL-2.1 · released 2025-08-10 | 13,543 |
Multi-protocol software VPN with advanced features. Apache-2.0 · released 2025-07-18 | 13,532 |
Complete IPsec implementation for Linux. GPL-2.0 · released 2026-09-07 | 2,964 |
Cisco AnyConnect-compatible VPN server. GPL-2.0 · released 2026-06-07 | 369 |
True enterprise WireGuard with MFA/2FA and SSO. Apache-2.0 · released unknown | n/a |
Very fast VPN based on elliptic curve and public key crypto. GPL-2.0 · released unknown | n/a |
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