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Shadowsocks vs YASS: catalog facts
Shadowsocks	YASS
Free Free and open source; you supply your own server.	Free The project is offered at no cost; the listed source has no asserted license.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line
Lightweight with low CPU and bandwidth use Clients and servers for most platforms, including routers	Supports Shadowsocks and NaiveProxy Includes both command-line and Qt graphical interfaces
A proxy rather than a full VPN Split across many separate implementations of varying quality	The Windows XP build requires the Universal UCRT package.
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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