Alternatives to Kodachi
A privacy-focused Debian-based Linux distribution that routes traffic through Tor or VPN. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Kodachi
A privacy-focused Debian-based Linux distribution that routes traffic through Tor or VPN.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Kodachi.
Tails
Amnesic live operating system that routes everything through Tor.
Tails is fully open source and runs as an amnesic live system forcing all traffic through Tor, rather than a partly source-available installed desktop with VPN options.
Whonix
Two-virtual-machine system that isolates the desktop from the network.
Whonix is open source and isolates the desktop from the network across two virtual machines, needing a host able to run both instead of a single distribution.
PureOS
Purism's free-software Linux operating system that converges between desktop computers and phones.
PureOS is a fully free-software Linux system focused on auditability rather than built-in Tor or VPN routing, and is closely tied to Purism hardware.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Kodachi as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Parrot OS
Lightweight security distribution with pentesting and privacy editions.
Kodachi covers Parrot's privacy side with a Debian desktop routing through Tor or VPN, but is only partly source-available and largely maintained by one developer.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Orbot
Tor VPN for Android and iOS that can route chosen apps.
I2P
Encrypted overlay network for anonymous sites, messaging and file sharing.
Mozilla VPN
A paid WireGuard-based VPN service from Mozilla that runs on Mullvad's server network.
Riseup
An activist-run collective providing email, VPN, mailing lists and collaboration tools for social movements.
Lokinet
Onion-routed network built on staked nodes, routing at the IP layer.
