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Mullvad VPN

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Score very good #1 of 41 VPNs of 10
  • No-logs & security 9.9
  • Anonymity 8.0
  • Trust 8.0
  • Costs 9.6

How it is made up ↓Methodology →

To Mullvad

Mullvad VPN is a VPN service run on numbered accounts: signing up generates an account number, which according to Mullvad is the only identifier you need – no email address is asked for. There is one flat price of 5.00 EUR per month, and the longest terms cost the same per month (5.00 EUR). One account can be used on up to 5 devices. There is no free plan.

Paying with crypto: Mullvad accepts Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Monero, as well as cash, card, PayPal, bank transfer and several local payment methods. Crypto and cash payments are also possible through Mullvad's onion site in Tor Browser. The 14-day money-back guarantee does not cover crypto, cash, App Store or voucher payments.

Privacy: Mullvad's no-logging policy says: "we never store any activity logs of any kind". It names no logging of traffic, DNS requests, connections, IP addresses or bandwidth. An audit of its VPN servers by Assured AB found no logging of customer data. When Swedish police came with a search warrant, they left without any customer data. Payment records are kept for the periods set by accounting law. All servers run from RAM; some are owned by Mullvad and the rest are dedicated rented servers.

Features: WireGuard only, with own open-source apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. Features include a kill switch, split tunnelling, multihop, obfuscation (also for restrictive networks, via bridge servers), an ad blocker and quantum-resistant tunnels, plus protection against DNS and IPv6 leaks through Mullvad's own DNS. P2P is not restricted. The network has 566 servers in the listed countries. Dedicated IPs are not offered.

Basicsmullvad-vpn

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Own apps
own apps mullvad.net checked 2 Nov 2026
Protocols
WireGuard mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Devices at once
5 mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Free plan
No mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Free trial
unknown
Money-back guarantee (days)
14 mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Refund policy
14-day money-back guarantee for credit card, PayPal, Google Play, Swish and SEPA bank wire payments. No refunds for cash, App Store, voucher or cryptocurrency (BTC/BCH/XMR) payments. mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026

Fees

AttributeValue
Price per month 5.00 EUR mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Price per year unknown
Lowest monthly price (long-term plan) 5.00 EUR mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Dedicated IP per month not applicable mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026

Amounts in your display currency are approximations (hover or tap for the original and the rate) · exchange rate of

Availability

AttributeValue
Customer countries unknown
Use in censoring countries Mullvad offers bridge servers ('Our bridges facilitate connecting to our website, API, and WireGuard servers in locations where access to them are blocked') plus obfuscation methods (Lightweight WireGuard Obfuscation, WireGuard over Shadowsocks, WireGuard over QUIC and TCP) for restrictive locations. mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026

Key countries

  • United States unknown
  • Germany unknown
  • United Kingdom unknown

✓ available · ✗ not available · ? not known from the sources

Server countries

50 countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR China, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

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Server countries (50) not listed

Network

AttributeValue
Server countries 50 countries and regions mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Servers 566 mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Features kill switch, split tunneling, multihop, obfuscation, ad and tracker blocker, post-quantum encryption mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Leak protection & DNS DNS leak protection, IPv6 leak protection, own no-log DNS mullvad.net checked 2 Nov 2026
P2P / torrenting allowed Yes mullvad.net checked 2 Nov 2026
Dedicated IP No mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Server ownership partly own servers mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026

Privacy

AttributeValue
Sign-up needs no e-mail or phone number mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Logging policy no logs mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Data stored per user unknown
Connection data kept not stored mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Login data kept not stored mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Payment data kept more than 30 days mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Independent no-log audit Yes mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
No-logs proven in a real case Yes mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
App telemetry no telemetry mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Tor onion site Yes mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
RAM-only servers Yes mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Open-source apps Yes mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Warrant canary unknown

Payment

AttributeValue
Pay with BTC, BCH, XMR mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Payment chains Bitcoin mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Other payment methods card, PayPal, cash, bank transfer, local methods mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026

Promotions

What Mullvad offers itself: referral bonus, welcome bonus, running promotions and partner programme. Values of the provider, with source; no affiliate link in it.

No partner programme (documented).

Trust

AttributeValue
Support channels email mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Brand on record since 03/2009 web.archive.org checked 1 Nov 2026
Domain since 07/2008 rdap.verisign.com checked 1 Nov 2026
Company founded 2009 mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
VPN since 03/2009 mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026

Company

Founded 2009 mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Headquarters Sweden mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Legal form AB mullvad.net checked 2 Nov 2026
Registered name Mullvad VPN AB mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Register number 559238-4001 mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Registered address PO Box 53049, 40014 Gothenburg, Sweden mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026

Ownership

Ownership Independent mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026
Ultimate owner Fredrik Strömberg and Daniel Berntsson mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026

Security

Audits and certifications Other (06/2020); Other (12/2020); Other (03/2025), NCC Group mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026

VPN history

VPN launched 03/2009 mullvad.net checked 31 Oct 2026

Transparency

Transparency 100 %

0 of 11 key values not published

  • Imprint / company details: yes
  • Public fee schedule: yes
  • Terms and conditions: yes
  • Terms with version or date: yes

Sources last checked 2026-11-02

Official channels

Accounts of Mullvad on social platforms, as linked on its official website: follow announcements, promotions and outages at the source. mullvad.net checked 1 Nov 2026

We list the accounts the official website links to; we do not rate their content. Logos are trademarks of their owners and only identify the platform.

What users report

All reviews

Ratings on platforms are not representative and sometimes manipulated; they never count as evidence for facts. People mostly write when something goes wrong: hardly anyone posts “KYC was easy and worked right away”, but ten users with verification problems do, often because a step was missed. So we never weigh criticism on its own, only against other offers in the same category. Only the average ratings on App Store, Google Play and Trustpilot count towards our score, damped and compared within the category. Single reports and community posts do not, so the score cannot be swayed by bought reviews.

Praised

  • + Fees8 authors in 90 days
  • + Speed5 authors in 90 days
  • + Apps4 authors in 90 days
  • + Connection stability4 authors in 90 days
  • + Account access3 authors in 90 days

Criticised

  • − Apps12 authors in 90 days
  • − Connection stability10 authors in 90 days
  • − Billing6 authors in 90 days
  • − Unblocking & censorship6 authors in 90 days
  • − Fees3 authors in 90 days

Distinct authors in 90 days. Happy users mostly praise in general terms, unhappy ones name details, so single topics collect more criticism.

  • Billing issue: 5 authors in 90 days

Experience reports

Quotes from original reviews, chosen by rule: short reviews in full, longer ones shortened (… marks cuts). Positive and negative in the ratio of the platform stars, without names; the full review is behind the link.

See all 49 experience reports

How the score is made up

8.7 of 10 · very good

Weighted sum of the criteria, each 0 to 10 from proven values. A criterion without data is not scored and counts with the category median, not as 0.

Methodology and weights
  1. No-logs & securityWeight 30 %
    9.9/10
    3.0 of 3.0 points

    logging policy, which data is stored per user (browsing and DNS data weigh most), how long connection and login data are kept, independent audit, no-logs proven in a real case, RAM-only servers and open-source apps (each counts only with proof), telemetry, post-quantum encryption

  2. AnonymityWeight 20 %
    8.0/10
    1.6 of 2.0 points

    what sign-up asks for (account number only, e-mail, phone), payment with Monero, how long payment data is kept

  3. TrustWeight 15 %
    8.0/10
    1.2 of 1.5 points

    company seat, incidents, company and service age, ownership, security audits, transparency

    Trust in detail
    • Incidents (12 months)Weight 10 % not scored
    • Company age (up to 5 years)Weight 10 % 10.0
    • Service on the market (up to 3 years)Weight 10 % 10.0
    • Brand age (up to 3 years)Weight 15 % 10.0
    • Domain historyWeight 10 % not scored
    • OwnershipWeight 10 % 4.0
    • Security evidenceWeight 15 % 10.0
    • TransparencyWeight 10 % 10.0
  4. CostsWeight 10 %
    9.6/10
    1.0 of 1.0 points

    monthly or yearly plan, whichever is cheaper for one year

  5. FeaturesWeight 10 %
    8.3/10
    0.8 of 1.0 points

    own apps (weigh most), WireGuard and OpenVPN, kill switch, split tunneling, multihop, port forwarding, leak protection and own DNS, P2P, devices at once

  6. NetworkWeight 5 %
    8.0/10
    0.4 of 0.5 points

    server countries, number of servers

  7. CensorshipWeight 5 %
    10.0/10
    0.5 of 0.5 points

    obfuscated (stealth) connections that get through VPN blocks, e.g. in China, Iran or Russia

  8. CommunityWeight 5 %
    5.5/10
    0.3 of 0.5 points

    average ratings on App Store, Google Play and Trustpilot, damped, neutral with too little data

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Changelog

  • New logo.

  • Score

    Before: 85.43 After: 87.37

  • Score

    Before: 76.7 After: 79.2

  • Score

    Before: 75.16 After: 76.7

  • Score

    Before: 77.18 After: 75.16

  • Score

    Before: 77.49 After: 77.18

  • Headquarters: Sweden.

  • New logo.

  • Score

    Before: 75.92 After: 76.94

  • Score

    Before: 74.92 After: 75.92

  • Score

    Before: 72.67 After: 74.92

  • Market launch: March 1, 2009.

  • Score

    Before: 72.13 After: 72.67

  • Score

    Before: 74.66 After: 72.13

  • Score

    Before: 73.16 After: 74.66

  • Changes to KYC levels and requirements.

  • Score

    Before: 71.33 After: 73.16

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