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Hysteria vs Brook: catalog facts
Hysteria	Brook
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Self-hosted, Command line
Performs well on lossy and congested links Designed to resist censorship and blocking	Clients for desktop, mobile and OpenWrt routers Programmable through shareable scripts
Requires your own server to connect to Command-line configuration rather than a graphical app	Requires running your own server Configuration assumes networking knowledge
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
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 October 1, 2026

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