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AmneziaVPN vs Hysteria: catalog facts
AmneziaVPN	Hysteria
Free The client is free and open source under the GPL. You pay for whatever server you deploy…	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Installs and configures the VPN on your own server automatically from the client Obfuscated protocols including Cloak, Shadowsocks, AmneziaWG and XRay for restrictive networks	Performs well on lossy and congested links Designed to resist censorship and blocking
You need to rent and pay for a server; it is not a service Giving an application your server's SSH root credentials is a trust decision	Requires your own server to connect to Command-line configuration rather than a graphical app
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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