Unified VPN SDK Feature Comparison By Platform

This page provides a comprehensive overview of the feature sets available for the Unified VPN SDK across different platforms, including Android, Apple, and Windows.

Platform	Android	Apple	Windows
Prerequisites	- Android 21+	iOS/macOS: • iOS 13+ or macOS 10.15+ • XCode 15.0 tvOS: • tvOS 17.0+ • XCode 15.0	• OS: Windows 10 (1607+) / Windows 11 (22H2+) • Software: .NET 8.0 is required if the provided build is not self-contained
Supported Protocols	• Hydra • OpenVPN • WireGuard (requires alarm permission)	iOS/macOS: • Hydra • WireGuard • IPSec tvOS: • WireGuard	• Hydra • OpenVPN⁽¹⁾ • WireGuard • IPSec⁽¹⁾
Backend URL configuration	Yes	iOS/macOS: Yes tvOS: Yes	Yes
Custom SDK dependencies	Yes	iOS/macOS: No tvOS: No	No
Deferred VPN Service Initialization	Yes	iOS/macOS: Yes tvOS: Yes	No
Authentication (OAuth)	Yes	iOS/macOS: Yes tvOS: Yes	Yes
Client Network List (CNL)	Server: Yes Local: Yes	iOS/macOS: Server: Yes Local: Yes tvOS: Server: No Local: No	Server: No Local: No
Reconnection strategy	Yes	iOS/macOS: Yes tvOS: Yes	No
Single Protocol SDK	No	iOS/macOS: Yes tvOS: Yes	No
Killswitch	Yes	iOS/macOS: Hydra: Yes WireGuard: Yes IPSec: No tvOS: Yes⁽⁴⁾	Yes
MultiHop (Hydra & WireGuard)	Yes	iOS/macOS: Yes tvOS: Yes⁽²⁾	Yes
Optimal Location	Yes	iOS/macOS: Yes	Yes
Domain bypass	Yes (Hydra Only)	iOS/macOS: Hydra: Yes WireGuard: Yes IPSec: No tvOS: Yes	Yes⁽¹⁾
Process bypass	Yes	iOS/macOS: No tvOS: No	Yes⁽¹⁾
Domains route via VPN	Yes	iOS/macOS: Yes tvOS: Yes	Yes⁽¹⁾
Processes route via VPN	Yes	iOS/macOS: No tvOS: No	Yes⁽¹⁾

Yes = Supported, No = Not Supported

Note:

⁽¹⁾ Feature not supported on Windows ARM devices.

⁽²⁾ - Availability will be defined after Hydra protocol support implementation for tvOS

⁽³⁾ - No default Apple implementation but our custom one should work for WireGuard.

⁽⁴⁾ - No default Apple implementation but our custom one should work for WireGuard and for Hydra after implementation.