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VpnHood vs AmneziaVPN: catalog facts
VpnHoodAmneziaVPN
Free

Open-source client and server published on GitHub.

Free

The client is free and open source under the GPL. You pay for whatever server you deploy…

Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
  • Built to resist detection and blocking
  • Includes both client and server
  • Installs and configures the VPN on your own server automatically from the client
  • Obfuscated protocols including Cloak, Shadowsocks, AmneziaWG and XRay for restrictive networks
  • Running your own server requires administration work
  • Smaller community than mainstream VPN protocols
  • 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
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Needs internet Needs internet

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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