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Ranked for you (38)

  1. #1IVPNGibraltar
    100/100
    match

    Gibraltar-based privacy purist; anonymous accounts, no upsells.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  2. #2ExpressVPNBritish Virgin Islands
    97/100
    match

    A long-established British Virgin Islands VPN known for its audited no-logs policy, RAM-only TrustedServer infrastructure, and the in-house open-source Lightway protocol, now owned by Kape Technologies.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  3. #3hide.meMalaysia
    97/100
    match

    A long-running, Malaysia-based VPN with a feature-rich client, an unlimited-data free tier, RAM-only servers, and an independent 2024 no-logs audit by Securitum.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  4. #4MullvadSweden
    97/100
    match

    Flat-rate, account-number anonymity from Sweden.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  5. #5NymVPNSwitzerland
    97/100
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    Decentralised mixnet VPN that hides metadata, not just your IP, with a 5-hop noise-generating mix network.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  6. #6Proton VPNSwitzerland
    95/100
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    Swiss-based, open-source, with a genuinely usable free tier.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  7. #7NordVPNPanama
    92/100
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    Large, fast, heavily-audited mainstream VPN from Panama.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  8. #8WindscribeCanada
    91/100
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    Flexible Canadian VPN with a real free tier and open-source apps.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  9. 90/100
    match

    A long-established, budget-priced US-based VPN with open-source apps, RAM-only servers, and a no-logs policy repeatedly audited by Deloitte and tested in court.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  10. #10Obscura VPNUnited States
    89/100
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    A two-party relay VPN: Obscura runs the entry hop and can't see your traffic, while the exit is run by Mullvad and never sees your identity. Open source, audited by Cure53.

    No traffic logs
  11. #11CyberGhost VPNRomania
    87/100
    match

    A Romania-based, Kape-owned VPN with a large server network, streaming focus, and a thrice-audited no-logs policy, but limited advanced privacy features and a controversial parent company.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  12. #12SurfsharkNetherlands
    83/100
    match

    Budget-friendly, unlimited devices, RAM-only, now part of Nord Security.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  13. #13PureVPNBritish Virgin Islands
    82/100
    match

    A long-running, budget-priced VPN with a large server network and repeated independent no-logs audits, shadowed by a 2017 case in which it handed connection-correlation data to the FBI.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  14. #14Bitdefender VPNRomania
    79/100
    match

    An antivirus-vendor VPN running on Aura/Hotspot Shield (formerly Pango) infrastructure, offered standalone or bundled with Bitdefender security suites.

    No traffic logs
  15. #15TunnelBearCanada
    79/100
    match

    A consumer-friendly Canadian VPN, owned by McAfee, known for a simple bear-themed app and a long streak of annual independent security audits.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  16. #16ZoogVPNGreece
    79/100
    match

    A budget VPN legally based in Greece (operated from Ukraine by the Softoria group) with a free 10 GB tier and a proprietary obfuscation protocol, but no full independent no-logs audit.

    No traffic logs
  17. #17Mozilla VPNUnited States
    78/100
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    A WireGuard-based VPN from Mozilla that runs on Mullvad's server network, sold as a privacy-focused subscription.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  18. #18Cloudflare WARPUnited States
    76/100
    match

    Cloudflare's free traffic-encryption app built on its 1.1.1.1 resolver, with an optional paid WARP+ tier for faster routing.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  19. #19AzireVPNSweden
    75/100
    match

    A small, privacy-focused Swedish WireGuard VPN, now owned by US-based Malwarebytes, with diskless servers and an independently audited no-logs infrastructure.

    No traffic logs
  20. #20IPVanishUnited States
    74/100
    match

    US-based, Ziff Davis-owned VPN with unlimited device connections and a twice-audited no-logs policy, shadowed by a 2016 logging disclosure.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  21. #21AirVPNItaly
    73/100
    match

    A long-running, technically configurable no-logs VPN run by privacy activists in Italy, favored by power users for port forwarding and P2P.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  22. #22VyprVPNUnited States
    72/100
    match

    A long-running VPN with its own server network and the Chameleon obfuscation protocol, now US-owned with an aging no-logs audit.

    No traffic logs
  23. #23Brave VPNUnited States
    71/100
    match

    Brave's built-in Firewall + VPN, powered by Guardian. WireGuard-based with a privacy-preserving login, but both firms are US-based (Five Eyes).

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  24. #24TorGuardUnited States
    68/100
    match

    A US-based, power-user-oriented VPN with a large server network and broad protocol/obfuscation support, but no independent audit and US-server torrenting restrictions.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  25. #25HMA (HideMyAss)United Kingdom
    67/100
    match

    A long-running UK-based VPN, now owned by the Avast/Norton conglomerate Gen Digital, known for its very large country footprint but burdened by a Five Eyes jurisdiction and a history of handing user data to law enforcement.

    No traffic logs
  26. #26OVPNUnited States
    67/100
    match

    A small, privacy-focused Swedish-built VPN that owns its diskless bare-metal servers and proved its no-logs claim in a Swedish court, now operating under a US legal entity following acquisition by Pango (now part of Point Wild).

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  27. #27PrivadoVPNIceland
    62/100
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    Iceland-based VPN known for an unusually generous free tier and cheap long-term plans, but with no published independent audit.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  28. #28Trust.ZoneSeychelles
    61/100
    match

    Budget, no-frills Seychelles-based VPN with a long-standing PGP-signed warrant canary but no independent audit.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  29. #29AdGuard VPNCyprus
    60/100
    match

    A Cyprus-based VPN from the AdGuard ad-blocking company, built on its own obfuscated protocol (open-sourced in January 2026 as TrustTunnel) with a free 3 GB/month tier.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  30. #30PrivateVPNSweden
    59/100
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    A low-cost, Sweden-based VPN focused on streaming and ease of use, now owned by web-hosting group Miss Group.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  31. #31Hotspot ShieldUnited States
    58/100
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    A long-running US-based VPN built on the proprietary Catapult Hydra protocol, now operated by Point Wild, offering fast speeds but a checkered privacy history.

    No traffic logs
  32. #32VPN.acRomania
    58/100
    match

    A Romania-based VPN run by a security firm (Cryptolayer, formerly Netsec Interactive Solutions), fast and obfuscation-friendly, but it keeps short-lived connection logs and has never been independently audited.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  33. #33Astrill VPNLiechtenstein
    57/100
    match

    A long-running premium VPN best known for defeating censorship in China via its proprietary StealthVPN protocol.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  34. #34Ivacy VPNSingapore
    57/100
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    A budget Singapore-branded VPN that merged into sister brand PureVPN in 2024 and now runs on PureVPN's network.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  35. 56/100
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    A long-running, US-incorporated (Ukrainian-founded) budget VPN with a proprietary obfuscation protocol and lifetime plans, but no independent no-logs audit.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  36. #36StrongVPNUnited States
    54/100
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    A long-running US-based VPN owned by Ziff Davis, offering a small but self-operated server network and a no-logs claim that has never been independently audited.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  37. #37Avast SecureLine VPNCzech Republic
    50/100
    match

    An antivirus-bundled VPN from Gen Digital's Avast with mainstream apps but a connection-logging policy and corporate privacy history that undercut its no-logs marketing.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
  38. #38Hola VPNIsrael
    14/100
    match

    A peer-to-peer "VPN" that routes free users' traffic through one another's devices rather than dedicated encrypted servers.

    No traffic logsIndependent audits
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