Alternatives to Hysteria

An open-source proxy built on QUIC, designed for speed and resistance to censorship. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Hysteria.

  • Xray

    An open-source proxy core from Project X with the XTLS and REALITY protocols for circumventing censorship.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hostedCommand line

    Xray implements the XTLS and REALITY protocols over TLS instead of QUIC, works as server and client core, and is used by many GUI clients.

  • NaiveProxy

    A censorship-resistant proxy that uses Chromium's network stack to look like normal HTTPS traffic.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroidCommand line

    NaiveProxy disguises traffic as normal HTTPS with a real Chrome TLS fingerprint rather than using QUIC, and ships for Android and command line.

  • Shadowsocks

    A fast encrypted tunnel proxy for getting past firewalls, with implementations for most platforms.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSSelf-hosted

    Shadowsocks is a lightweight encrypted proxy with clients and servers for most platforms including routers, though implementations vary in quality.

  • V2Ray

    A proxy platform for building encrypted proxy connections to get around network restrictions.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hostedCommand line

    V2Ray is a long-running proxy platform with several protocols and transports, configured in files and acting as both server and client.

  • sing-box

    A universal proxy platform that speaks WireGuard, Shadowsocks, VMess, Trojan, Hysteria and more from one binary.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidCommand line

    sing-box can run the Hysteria protocol alongside WireGuard, Shadowsocks, VMess and Trojan from one binary with per-connection routing, but its JSON configuration is complex.

  • Outline VPN

    Self-run VPN server built on Shadowsocks, made for censored networks.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    Outline VPN runs a self-hosted Shadowsocks server with a manager application for creating servers and sharing keys, plus clients for desktop and mobile.

  • AmneziaVPN

    Sets up your own VPN server on a machine you rent, then connects to it, with obfuscated protocols for networks that block ordinary VPNs.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid

    AmneziaVPN installs obfuscated protocols like Cloak, Shadowsocks, AmneziaWG and XRay on your rented server automatically from a graphical client.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.