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OpenVPN Community vs Passepartout: catalog facts
OpenVPN CommunityPassepartout
Free

The Community Edition is free and open source under the GPL 2.0. OpenVPN Inc. also sells…

Freemium

Free to use with paid features in the App Store version; the GitHub Mac build has free…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Command line macOS, iOS
  • Supported by essentially every router, firewall and VPN provider
  • Runs over TCP or UDP on any port, so it gets through restrictive networks
  • Supports OpenVPN with the XOR patch as well as WireGuard
  • On-demand rules, DNS override and custom routing
  • Slower than WireGuard, with much more code to audit
  • Configuration is genuinely complex if you are building a server
  • Apple platforms only
  • Mac build outside the App Store lacks paid features
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

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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