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Algo VPN vs openvpn-install: catalog facts
Algo VPN	openvpn-install
Free The open-source scripts are free. Cloud hosting is paid separately.	Free Free and open source; you pay only for the server you run it on.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Strong cryptographic defaults chosen by a security firm, with nothing to tune Generates ready-to-import client configurations for every device	Sets up a working OpenVPN server in a few minutes Supports a long list of Linux distributions
You pay for and maintain the cloud server yourself A personal VPN gives you a fixed address, which is not anonymity	Linux servers only OpenVPN only; no WireGuard
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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