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AmneziaVPN vs openvpn-install: catalog facts
AmneziaVPN	openvpn-install
Free The client is free and open source under the GPL. You pay for whatever server you deploy…	Free Free and open source; you pay only for the server you run it on.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	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	Sets up a working OpenVPN server in a few minutes Supports a long list of Linux distributions
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	Linux servers only OpenVPN only; no WireGuard
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
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 October 2, 2026

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