Alternatives

Products that do what Sanctum VPN daemon for OpenBSD, Linux and macOS does

Sanctum is a small, reviewable, experimental and fully privilege seperated VPN daemon that runs on openbsd linux and macos. It takes privilege separation to the extreme to make sure all assets are isolated and each component is sandboxed with only the permissions they require.

1. 1AS
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2. 2
   WARP by Cloudflare▲198

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3. 3
   ClearVPN 2▲237

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4. 4V1
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5. 5
   SatoshiVPN▲212

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8. 8
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9. 9AP
   A proactive way of securing your Linux server▲143

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10. 10SC
    Shellvault – Cloud SSH terminal accessible from any browser▲114

    2019 · shellvault.io

11. 11
    TailMux▲114

    Multiple Tailscale tailnets at once, no switching + no VM

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12. 12
    ShellMate▲97

    The SSH workspace you'll actually enjoy using

    Jul 2026 · shellmate.net

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    ClearVPN▲182

    Secure and personalize your online experience

    2020

14. 14MA
    Mole – an open source tool to easily create ssh tunnels▲142

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    Vilfo▲127

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    ShellMate▲126

    Manage SSH servers, credentials, and teams in one place

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17. 17
    termique▲90

    SSH without the usual friction

    Jun 2026

18. 18
    Tailscale SSH▲126

    More easily and securely manage SSH connections

    2022

19. 19VP
    vpnns – Per-app VPN using Linux namespaces▲40

    2016 · github.com

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    Cockpit▲99

    Transform your VPS into a powerful desktop-like interface

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21. 21
    VVTerm▲80

    Ghostty-powered SSH client for iOS, iPad, MacOS.

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    Passepartout VPN▲75

    An user-friendly OpenVPN® client for iOS and macOS

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23. 23PS
    Pyrexecd – Standalone SSH Server for Windows▲50

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24. 24SA
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