# AmneziaWG

6 Hacker News commenters recommended AmneziaWG and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A WireGuard fork that disguises VPN traffic as QUIC or DNS to get past protocol blocking, though one critic notes ISPs can still fingerprint and throttle random-looking traffic.

## Why people recommend it

- Obfuscates WireGuard traffic against blocking (3 comments): "addresses this issue through multi-level obfuscation at the transport layer" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46275921)) "it's specifically designed to bypass protocol-level blocking of WireGuard" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45942103)) "a WireGuard fork that adds protocol-level obfuscation" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47598774))
- Works where WireGuard servers get blocked (2 comments): "they can works even in my location which block wireguard server quickly" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46326187)) "it's specifically designed to bypass protocol-level blocking of WireGuard" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45942103))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [WireGuard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wireguard.md): 315 recommend
- [OpenVPN](https://hackerapproved.com/p/openvpn.md): 19 recommend
- [GotaTun](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gotatun.md): 5 recommend
- [TrustTunnel](https://hackerapproved.com/p/trusttunnel.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "AmneziaWG", https://hackerapproved.com/p/amneziawg/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).