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OpenVPN Community vs Pritunl Client: catalog facts
OpenVPN Community	Pritunl Client
Free The Community Edition is free and open source under the GPL 2.0. OpenVPN Inc. also sells…	Free Free to download and use, with no registration or payment required.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Command line	Windows, 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	Supports both OpenVPN and WireGuard Imports standard OpenVPN configuration files as well as Pritunl profiles
Slower than WireGuard, with much more code to audit Configuration is genuinely complex if you are building a server	Licence terms are not clearly stated as an OSI licence Some profile import features assume a Pritunl server
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed 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 October 2, 2026

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