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OpenVPN Community vs OpenVPN for Android: catalog facts
OpenVPN Community	OpenVPN for Android
Free The Community Edition is free and open source under the GPL 2.0. OpenVPN Inc. also sells…	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Command line	Android
Supported by essentially every router, firewall and VPN provider Runs over TCP or UDP on any port, so it gets through restrictive networks	Works with standard OpenVPN configuration files Long-running project with a large commit history
Slower than WireGuard, with much more code to audit Configuration is genuinely complex if you are building a server	Maintained as a spare-time project Speaks only the OpenVPN protocol
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
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 24, 2026

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