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Private VPNs

10 apps, each with a privacy passport

A VPN moves trust from your internet provider to the VPN company, so the company matters more than speed charts. Prefer providers with independent audits, anonymous sign-up and published source code, and be wary of lifetime deals and free VPNs paid for by data.

If you only try three

Privacy passport
Mullvad VPN
VPNs
Our pick
No tracking
Yes
Open source
Partly
Only you can read it
Nothing stored
No account
Needed
Free
€5/month
1 of 4 checks
- Android
- iPhone
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
No email needed, flat price, regularly audited
Privacy passport
Proton VPN
VPNs
Our pick
No tracking
Minimal
Open source
Partly
Only you can read it
Nothing stored
No account
Needed
Free
Free plan
1 of 4 checks
- Android
- iPhone
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Trustworthy free plan with no data limit
Privacy passport
IVPN
VPNs
Our pick
No tracking
Yes
Open source
Partly
Only you can read it
Nothing stored
No account
Needed
Free
$6/month
1 of 4 checks
- Android
- iPhone
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Audited every year, no email or tracking

All 10 VPNs

Passes

Works on

10 of 10 apps

Mullvad VPNPick

Service7.7k

Swedish VPN with one flat price, accounts made of a random number with no email, and cash or Monero payment accepted.

No tracking
Partly open
Account needed
€5/month

Android
iPhone
Mac
Windows
Linux

Proton VPNPick

Service4.2k

Swiss VPN with a free plan that has no data cap or ads, open-source apps, and yearly no-logs audits.

Minimal tracking
Partly open
Account needed
Free plan

Android
iPhone
Mac
Windows
Linux

IVPNPick

Service538

Gibraltar-based VPN with anonymous account IDs, no email required, and a Cure53 security audit every year.

No tracking
Partly open
Account needed
$6/month

Android
iPhone
Mac
Windows
Linux

WindscribeAudited

Service1.1k

Canadian VPN with a free monthly data allowance, open-source apps, and a pay-per-location plan.

Tracking not stated
Partly open
Account needed
Free plan

Android
iPhone
Mac
Windows
Linux

AzireVPNAudited

Service

Swedish WireGuard VPN running on diskless servers it owns, with a 2026 infrastructure audit by X41 D-Sec.

Tracking not stated
Partly open
Account needed
€3.75/month billed yearly

Android
iPhone
Mac
Windows
Linux

Mozilla VPNAudited

Service652

Mozilla's WireGuard VPN, running on Mullvad's server network, with open-source apps and a Firefox account login.

Tracking not stated
Partly open
Account needed
$4.99/month billed yearly

Android
iPhone
Mac
Windows
Linux

ObscuraAudited

Service

VPN split between two parties: Obscura sees your IP but not traffic, the Mullvad exit sees traffic but not you.

Tracking not stated
Source not stated
Account needed
$8/month

iPhone
Mac

NymVPN

Service595

Swiss VPN with a fast mode and a mixnet mode that shuffles and delays packets to hide who talks to whom.

Tracking not stated
Open source
Account needed
$4/month billed yearly

Android
iPhone
Mac
Windows
Linux

Orbot

App3.7k

Free app from the Guardian Project that sends your phone's app traffic through the Tor network, no account needed.

No tracking
Open source
No account
Free

Android
iPhone

Amnezia VPN

Self-hosted15.5k

Open-source app that sets up your own VPN on a rented server in a few clicks, with protocols built to get past blocking.

Tracking not stated
Open source
No account
Free plan

Android
iPhone
Mac
Windows
Linux

What to check in VPNs

1 Independent audit of the no-logs claim
2 Sign-up without email or real name
3 Open-source apps you can inspect

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