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Xray vs Cloak: catalog facts
Xray	Cloak
Free Free and open source, supported by donations.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Self-hosted, Command line	Self-hosted, Command line
Implements XTLS and REALITY protocols Works as both server and client core	Server is hard to tell apart from a normal web server, even under active probing Works in front of OpenVPN, Shadowsocks, Tor and other TCP or UDP proxies
No built-in graphical interface Configuration requires networking knowledge	Not a standalone proxy; needs a separate proxy program behind it Requires running and configuring your own server
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
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 September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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