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GOST vs RPort

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 RP RPort Remote management of computers behind firewalls
FeatureGOSTRPort
CategoryRemote Access & VPNRemote Access & VPN
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
LanguageGoGo
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM64 MB256 MB
Deploymentbinary, dockerdocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 7,255★ 20
First released20172020
ReplacesChisel, ngrokTeamViewer, ngrok

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 RPort if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in Go
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM
RPort details

Frequently asked questions

Is GOST or RPort 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 RPort free and open-source?

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

Can I run GOST and RPort with Docker?

GOST: yes. RPort: yes.

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