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wireguard-install vs openvpn-install: catalog facts
wireguard-install	openvpn-install
Free Free and open source; you pay only for the server you run it on.	Free Free and open source; you pay only for the server you run it on.
Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Sets up a WireGuard server with a single script No need to write WireGuard configuration by hand	Sets up a working OpenVPN server in a few minutes Supports a long list of Linux distributions
Linux servers only Requires root access and a server you manage yourself	Linux servers only OpenVPN only; no WireGuard
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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