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AdGuardHome vs openvpn-install
AdGuardHome has 36,970 GitHub stars, 2,520 forks, 1,253 open issues and last shipped yesterday. openvpn-install has 16,133 stars, 3,336 forks, 24 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. AdGuardHome leads on adoption by 129% (36,970 vs 16,133 stars). AdGuardHome is written in TypeScript under GPL-3.0; openvpn-install is written in Shell under MIT. AdGuardHome has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, openvpn-install 21%. AdGuardHome was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (privacy), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| AdGuardHome | openvpn-install | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 37K | ★ 16K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Shell |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.5K | ⑂ 3.3K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick AdGuardHome if
- You weight community size — 37K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick openvpn-install if
- You want the openvpn-install feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Shell
- You evaluated both and openvpn-install fits your workflow better
About AdGuardHome
AdGuard Home is a free and open source, network wide DNS server that blocks ads and trackers for every device on a network, aimed at self hosters, homelab operators, and network administrators who want filtering without installing client side software on each device.
read the full AdGuardHome overview →
About openvpn-install
openvpn install is an MIT licensed Bash script that installs and manages a self hosted OpenVPN server on Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, CentOS, Amazon Linux, Arch Linux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux, aimed at anyone who runs their own VPS, dedicated server or home machine and wants to generate VPN client configuration files per device.
read the full openvpn-install overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is AdGuardHome or openvpn-install more popular?
AdGuardHome has 36,970 GitHub stars and openvpn-install has 16,133. AdGuardHome has the larger community by that measure.
Are AdGuardHome and openvpn-install free?
Both are open source. AdGuardHome is licensed under GPL-3.0 and openvpn-install under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between AdGuardHome and openvpn-install?
AdGuardHome is written in TypeScript and openvpn-install in Shell. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, AdGuardHome or openvpn-install?
Choose AdGuardHome if you want the larger community (36,970 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose openvpn-install if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.