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goproxy vs wireguard-install
goproxy has 17,135 GitHub stars, 3,093 forks, 143 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. wireguard-install has 2,663 stars, 455 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped yesterday. goproxy leads on adoption by 543% (17,135 vs 2,663 stars). goproxy is written in Go under GPL-3.0; wireguard-install is written in Shell under MIT. goproxy has attracted 18% as many forks as stars, wireguard-install 17%. wireguard-install was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| goproxy | wireguard-install | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 17K | ★ 2.7K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Go | Shell |
| Last push | 2026-08-17 | 2026-09-21 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.1K | ⑂ 455 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick goproxy if
- You weight community size — 17K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick wireguard-install if
- You want the wireguard-install feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Shell
- You evaluated both and wireguard-install fits your workflow better
About goproxy
goproxy is a GPL 3.0 licensed, Go based proxy server that provides HTTP(S), SOCKS5, ss, WebSocket, TCP and UDP proxying from a single program, intended for operators and developers who need forward, reverse, transparent, chained and NAT traversal proxying without wiring together several separate tools.
read the full goproxy overview →
About wireguard-install
wireguard install is an MIT licensed Shell installer for Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, CentOS, Fedora, openSUSE and Raspberry Pi OS that stands up and manages a WireGuard VPN server on a Linux machine in a few minutes, and it is aimed at self hosters, system administrators and small teams who want their own VPN endpoint — typically on a cloud server, virtual private server or dedicated server — without configuring WireGuard by hand.
read the full wireguard-install overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is goproxy or wireguard-install more popular?
goproxy has 17,135 GitHub stars and wireguard-install has 2,663. goproxy has the larger community by that measure.
Are goproxy and wireguard-install free?
Both are open source. goproxy is licensed under GPL-3.0 and wireguard-install under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between goproxy and wireguard-install?
goproxy is written in Go and wireguard-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, goproxy or wireguard-install?
Choose goproxy if you want the larger community (17,135 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose wireguard-install if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.