The Best VPN Hotspot Alternatives in 2026

SlipNet provides an Android VPN client with DNS tunneling, proxy, SSH, Tor, and DNS-over-HTTPS support plus a DNS scanner.

Connect to WireGuard or AmneziaWG servers on Android with WG Tunnel, an open-source client.

This guide sets up Pi-hole and WireGuard on Ubuntu 24.04 using Google Cloud's free tier, with full-tunnel and split-tunnel configurations.

FlClash provides an open-source, ad-free multiplatform proxy client based on ClashMeta.

VpnHood offers a free, cross-platform VPN described as a tool for circumvention and privacy.

Create a VPN between a client and server across untrusted or restricted networks with DSVPN.

WireGuard Easy provides a web-based admin interface for installing and managing WireGuard on a Linux host.

Gluetun runs a VPN client in a Docker container with multiple providers, OpenVPN or WireGuard, DNS over TLS, and built-in proxy servers.

Set up a personal VPN server in the cloud using Algo, an open-source project from Trail of Bits.

Use Green Tunnel to bypass deep packet inspection systems that internet providers use to block websites.

MahsaNG adds fragmentation, DNS over HTTPS, rotating configurations, and free VPN servers to a V2RayNG-based app.

Deploy Algo, a self-hosted personal VPN server designed by Trail of Bits for ease of setup and secure connections.

TunnlTo routes selected apps through a VPN while others use a direct connection.

NekoBox for Android is a sing-box-based universal proxy toolchain, with download links and project source hosted on GitHub.

WhiteDNS provides a source-available Android DNS tunneling client with VPN and proxy modes, backed by MasterDNS and StormDNS.

Tinc runs as a peer-to-peer VPN daemon and supports networks with an arbitrary number of nodes.

WireHole combines WireGuard, Pi-hole, and Unbound in a Docker Compose project for a managed VPN with ad blocking and DNS caching.

WireHole UI combines WireGuard, Pi-hole, and Unbound in a Docker Compose project for deploying a managed VPN with ad blocking and DNS caching.

This project sets up an IPsec VPN server with IPsec/L2TP, Cisco IPsec, and IKEv2, plus client configuration and management scripts.

Configure Cloudflare WARP through WireGuard on desktop or Android TV with this setup guide.

FreeVPN offers accounts using SSH, OpenVPN, PPTP, L2TP, WireGuard, and V2Ray protocols, with servers described as free and unlimited.

Howdy.id lists tunneling services and related offerings, including Trojan GFW, Howdy VPN, RDP, VPS, and Squid Proxy.

Proton VPN offers free and paid VPN plans, with service listed in more than 140 countries and apps for desktop, mobile, and browsers.

This Mullvad article reports on a 2023 police search warrant and says customer data was not compromised.