Mullvad

Anonymous accounts, flat pricing, no upsells

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Servers: 680+
Countries: 45
Devices: 5
From: €5/mo
No-logs: Audited
Kill switch: Yes
Founded: 2009

Editor’s verdict

The privacy purist choice. No account, no upsell, no discount games.

Editorial rating 4.5/5 · last reviewed 2026-07-01

Overview

Mullvad takes account numbers instead of emails, accepts cash, and charges a flat €5/month with no tiers or discounts. The most privacy-maximal operator we review.

Pros

No email required to sign up
Accepts cash and crypto
Flat pricing with no dark patterns
Fully audited infrastructure

Cons

Smallest server fleet
No streaming optimisation
Fewer countries

How the score is built

8 editorial criteria

Rated by our editors against published criteria. It is an opinion with its weights shown — not a performance test.

89Full methodology

Crunch Score breakdown: each signal, its score out of 5, its weight, and why
Signal	Score	Weight	Why
Reliability	4.2	21%	Editorial rating of reliability, based on the provider's published success-rate figures, SLA terms and reader reports.
Weight 21% ·Editorial rating of reliability, based on the provider's published success-rate figures, SLA terms and reader reports.
Value for money	4.4	17%	Value for money across every published plan tier.
Weight 17% ·Value for money across every published plan tier.
Speed	4.8	14%	Editorial rating of speed, based on the provider's published performance figures and reader reports.
Weight 14% ·Editorial rating of speed, based on the provider's published performance figures and reader reports.
Trust & transparency	4.5	14%	Sourcing transparency, logging policy, KYC friction and published audits.
Weight 14% ·Sourcing transparency, logging policy, KYC friction and published audits.
Location targeting	4.3	10%	Country, city and ASN targeting options, as listed in the provider's documentation.
Weight 10% ·Country, city and ASN targeting options, as listed in the provider's documentation.
Pool size	4.6	10%	Pool size and subnet/ASN diversity, as published by the provider.
Weight 10% ·Pool size and subnet/ASN diversity, as published by the provider.
Docs & API	4.2	7%	API and documentation quality, rated by our editors against a fixed rubric.
Weight 7% ·API and documentation quality, rated by our editors against a fixed rubric.
Support	4.7	7%	Support channels and hours the provider offers, and how readers describe their support experience.
Weight 7% ·Support channels and hours the provider offers, and how readers describe their support experience.