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Shadowsocks vs AmneziaVPN: catalog facts
Shadowsocks	AmneziaVPN
Free Free and open source; you supply your own server.	Free The client is free and open source under the GPL. You pay for whatever server you deploy…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
Lightweight with low CPU and bandwidth use Clients and servers for most platforms, including routers	Installs and configures the VPN on your own server automatically from the client Obfuscated protocols including Cloak, Shadowsocks, AmneziaWG and XRay for restrictive networks
A proxy rather than a full VPN Split across many separate implementations of varying quality	You need to rent and pay for a server; it is not a service Giving an application your server's SSH root credentials is a trust decision
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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