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

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