Comparison

With SurfoNym, you have three different possibilities to surf anonymously and securely - Web Proxy, Proxy and VPN.
Each of these possibilities has its advantages and drawbacks. Here you can see a comparison chart, so you can find out what's best for you!


Web Proxy Proxy SOCKS VPN
Anonymity YES YES YES YES
Encryption YES NO / YES, with SSH tunneling NO / YES, with SSH tunneling YES
FTP possible YES YES YES YES
All Applications possible (e.g. ICQ, filesharing, email, ...) NO NO YES YES
Can be used for a company, office, SOHO NO NO NO YES
Speed 3 Stars 5 Stars 5 Stars 5 Stars
Ease of use, Useability 5 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars


Note: for Proxy and SOCKS, encryption is only possibly if you use SSH tunneling to encrypt the data traffic between you and our proxy server. We provide documentation how to do that.

For a detailed description, including configuration howtos, please look at our information page!