GotaTun
Shares rank 4 of 5 VPN protocols by recommenders
Recommended as a useful, lightweight tool for connecting to remote networks without complex port forwarding. The one caveat raised is a reported bug that stops a phone from entering deep sleep.
Recommended as a useful, lightweight tool for connecting to remote networks without complex port forwarding. The one caveat raised is a reported bug that stops a phone from entering deep sleep.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Useful for connecting to remote networks
“This tool simplifies the process of connecting to a remote network without requiring complex port forwarding”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Gotun: A Lightweight HTTP-over-SSH Proxy Tool for Cross-Platform Use” “This seems like a very cool, useful project though!”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “GotaTun – Mullvad's WireGuard Implementation in Rust”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Bug stops phone deep sleep
“it also seems to have introduced a bug that randomly prevents the phone from entering a deep sleep state”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “GotaTun – Mullvad's WireGuard Implementation in Rust”
Other VPN protocols people recommend
The four most recommended other VPN protocols, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WireGuard | 315 | 62 | 84% | 12 | 5 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| OpenVPN | 19 | 14 | 58% | 9 | 10 yrs3 owners | — |
| AmneziaWG | 6 | 1 | 86% | 4 | — | — |
| GotaTunThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| TrustTunnel | 5 | 1 | 83% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This seems like a very cool, useful project though!”
“Same behavior on raspberry pi 5. Might be just lack of arm optimizations.”
“it also seems to have introduced a bug that randomly prevents the phone from entering a deep sleep state”
“this move makes sense from that perspective too”
“This tool simplifies the process of connecting to a remote network without requiring complex port forwarding”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.