Alternatives to Xray

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

  • V2Ray

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

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hostedCommand line

    V2Ray is the long-running proxy platform with several protocols and transports, working as both server and client, but without Xray's XTLS and REALITY protocols.

  • Shadowsocks

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSSelf-hosted

    Shadowsocks is a lightweight encrypted tunnel proxy with clients and servers for most platforms, but lacks the XTLS and REALITY protocols.

  • Hysteria

    An open-source proxy built on QUIC, designed for speed and resistance to censorship.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxSelf-hostedCommand line

    Hysteria is a QUIC-based proxy with a publicly documented protocol that performs well on lossy and congested links, configured through the command line.

  • NaiveProxy

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

    FreeOpen sourceAndroidCommand line

    NaiveProxy uses Chromium's network stack to match Chrome's TLS fingerprint, runs on Android and the command line, and needs your own server.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Xray as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Outline VPN

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    Xray is a self-hosted proxy core with XTLS and REALITY protocols for censorship circumvention, with no graphical interface and configuration requiring networking knowledge.

  • sing-box

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidCommand line

    Xray is a proxy core focused on XTLS and REALITY protocols, working as server and client, but supports a narrower protocol set and has no Android build listed.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.