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3proxy vs Dante: catalog facts
3proxy	Dante
Free Free and open source.	Free The software is released under a BSD/CMU-type license; commercial support and modules are…
Windows, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Linux, Command line
HTTP, SOCKS and port mapping in one small server Runs on routers through an OpenWrt package	Includes both SOCKS server and client Supports traffic control, resource limits and logging
Configured through text files with no graphical interface Takes some networking knowledge to set up securely	Commercial modules are available separately
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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