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OpenVPN Community vs Libreswan: catalog facts
OpenVPN Community	Libreswan
Free The Community Edition is free and open source under the GPL 2.0. OpenVPN Inc. also sells…	Free Free software under GPLv2.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Supported by essentially every router, firewall and VPN provider Runs over TCP or UDP on any port, so it gets through restrictive networks	Standards-based IPsec with IKEv1 and IKEv2 Packaged in Fedora, RHEL/EPEL and Arch Linux
Slower than WireGuard, with much more code to audit Configuration is genuinely complex if you are building a server	IPsec configuration has a steep learning curve No graphical interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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