Proton VPN (Free)Connect your devices through a hosted VPN for private internet access.
Free plan: 1 device, no ads, no logs, unlimited bandwidth, 'free forever' (protonvpn.com/free-vpn); country choice and extra devices are paid.
Passwords & security
Algo VPN
Free optionOpen source
Set up a personal VPN server on infrastructure you control.
What you can use it for
Set up a personal VPN server on infrastructure you control.
- Automated Ansible script deploying hardened WireGuard and IPsec VPN servers on any cloud VPS.
- Zero shared infrastructure; you own the private IP and encryption keys.
- Blocks ads and malware network-wide using local DNS filtering (Unbound / AdGuard).
Workflow coverage and comparison notes
Self-hosted WireGuard VPN on your own VPS providing secure private network tunnels without monthly commercial VPN subscriptions.
Before you switch
Requires paying for your own cloud VPS ($3-$5/mo on Hetzner/DigitalOcean) and basic terminal knowledge.
Alternatives to these paid apps
Each comparison covers the workflow described above, rather than every paid feature.
More for the same workflow
See alternatives →Proton VPN (Free)
WireGuardCreate encrypted VPN connections between your devices and servers.
Free and open source; you supply your own server.
Outline VPNSet up a VPN server and share access through managed connection keys.
100% free open-source (Apache-2.0). Unlimited data transfer within your VPS bandwidth limit.