Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shadowsocks - A high-performance cross-platform secured socks5 proxy launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Shadowsocks-rust – A fast SOCKSv5 proxy in Rust▲68

   Oh my implementation of Shadowsocks in Rust. Contribute to loggerhead/shadowsocks-rust development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Sockswitch▲3

   A Shadowsocks iOS Client

   2019 · testflight.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Sockswitch-Shadowsocks Client▲6

   A SS and SSR Socks5 VPN Client

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   SMTP Tunnel – A SOCKS5 proxy disguised as email traffic to bypass DPI▲140

   A fast SOCKS5 proxy that tunnels your traffic through what looks like normal SMTP email, bypassing Deep Packet Inspection firewalls. How it works: - Client runs a local SOCKS5 proxy (127.0.0.1:1080) - Traffic is sent to server disguised as SMTP (EHLO, STARTTLS, AUTH) - DPI sees legitimate email session, not a VPN/proxy Features: - One-liner install on any Linux VPS - Multi-user with per-user secrets and IP whitelists - Auto-generated client packages (just double-click to run) - Auto-reconnect on connection loss - Works with any app that supports SOCKS5 Tech: Python/asyncio, TLS…

   Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   btunnel▲117

   No more localhost, welcome to the internet

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   Potatso – Proxy tool on iOS▲50

   Download Potatso by Potatso Lab LTD on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Potatso.

   2017 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   WireHole combines WireGuard, Pi-hole, and Unbound with an easy UI▲298

   WireHole offers a unified docker-compose project that integrates WireGuard, PiHole, and Unbound, complete with a user interface. This solution is designed to empower users to swiftly set up and manage either a full or split-tunnel WireGuard VPN. It features ad-blocking capabilities through PiHole and enhanced DNS caching and privacy options via Unbound. The intuitive UI makes deployment and ongoing management straightforward, providing a comprehensive VPN solution with added privacy features.

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Ladder9▲6

   A ShadowsocksR VPN hosting service

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   I made my Raspberry Pi a secret phone homing server▲139

   Tools, calculator, and helpful information for network engineering, web developers, and IT professionals.

   2013 · tunnelsup.com · its alternatives →

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    Pushpin – A new way to build realtime HTTP and WebSocket services▲114

    Reverse proxy for realtime APIs.

    2015 · pushpin.org · its alternatives →

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    Negy▲72

    L4 proxy that defends your privacy transparently

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Socks Protocol Version 5 Library in Go▲54

    SOCKS Protocol Version 5 Library in Go. Full TCP/UDP and IPv4/IPv6 support - txthinking/socks5

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    WireGuard for iOS▲47

    Fast, modern, secure VPN tunnel

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Proxy-Sale▲8

    Fast & secure personal proxy solutions

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    A cross platform SOCKS5 proxy for TLS traffic inspection & manipulation▲5

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Pushpin, a reverse proxy for real-time web services▲49

    A proxy server for adding push to your API, used at the core of Fastly's Fanout service - fastly/pushpin

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    FIRE SOCKS▲2

    Daily updated premium SOCKS5 proxies in diverse regions!

    2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Proxy Tunnel: Bypass Restrictions▲2

    Bypass network blocks instantly with a secure web proxy

    Jun 2026 · proxytunnel.online · its alternatives →

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    Free, secure dev tunnels with custom domains using Fly and WireGuard▲24

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    MeshProx▲3

    Your servers. Your /64. Unlimited SOCKS5 proxies

    Jun 2026 · its alternatives →

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    PipeGate – A Lightweight, Self-Hosted Proxy to Expose Local Servers▲33

    Hi Hacker News, I’d like to introduce PipeGate, a lightweight, self-hosted proxy built with FastAPI. I created PipeGate as a fun little exercise to understand how tunneling services work under the hood. PipeGate allows you to expose your local servers to the internet, giving you full control over your setup.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ProxyVerity▲7

    Free list of anonymous proxy servers

    2025 · proxyverity.com · its alternatives →

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    Test your WireGuard connectivity and see global stats, no client needed▲43

    Hi HN, Some misbehaving networks drop WireGuard packets either by accident or on purpose. Commonly the latter is done with simple DPI rules that block the handshake initiation [1], but it could be applied to other message types as well. We thought it would be great if there was tool for folks to use as a quick litmus test to see if this happening for them, without having to configure a client to send data through a random, functional WireGuard tunnel to an untrusted remote host. So we built probe.sh. How it works: - The probe.sh web app is an Elixir Phoenix app that spawns a few gen_udp…

    2024 · probe.sh · its alternatives →

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    WireSock Secure Connect▲2

    Advanced WireGuard client for Windows

    Jun 2026 · wiresock.net · its alternatives →

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