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OpenVPN Community vs strongSwan: catalog facts
OpenVPN Community	strongSwan
Free The Community Edition is free and open source under the GPL 2.0. OpenVPN Inc. also sells…	Free Free under GPLv2, with commercial licensing available as an option.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Self-hosted, 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	Thorough IKEv2 implementation with many IETF extensions Runs on Linux, Android, FreeBSD, macOS and Windows
Slower than WireGuard, with much more code to audit Configuration is genuinely complex if you are building a server	Configuration requires solid IPsec knowledge Mainly configured through files and the command line
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
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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