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

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