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GOST vs gTunnel

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted remote access & vpn options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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GO GOST Versatile secure tunneling and proxy toolkit VS GT gTunnel Robust TCP tunneling solution over gRPC
FeatureGOSTgTunnel
CategoryRemote Access & VPNRemote Access & VPN
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
LanguageGoGo
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM64 MB64 MB
Deploymentbinary, dockerdocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 7,255★ 273
First released20172020
ReplacesChisel, ngrokngrok

Why pick each one

Choose GOST if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 7.3k GitHub stars
  • Written in Go
GOST details

Choose gTunnel if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in Go
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 64 MB RAM
gTunnel details

Frequently asked questions

Is GOST or gTunnel better?

Neither is universally better. GOST has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are GOST and gTunnel free and open-source?

Yes. GOST is licensed under MIT and gTunnel under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run GOST and gTunnel with Docker?

GOST: yes. gTunnel: yes.

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