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OpenVPN Community vs SoftEther VPN: catalog facts
OpenVPN Community	SoftEther VPN
Free The Community Edition is free and open source under the GPL 2.0. OpenVPN Inc. also sells…	Free Free and open source under the Apache license.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Supported by essentially every router, firewall and VPN provider Runs over TCP or UDP on any port, so it gets through restrictive networks	Multi-protocol server covering many VPN setups SSL-VPN that passes through restrictive firewalls
Slower than WireGuard, with much more code to audit Configuration is genuinely complex if you are building a server	Configuration has many options and a learning curve Documentation site looks dated
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: Apache-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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