Mullvad VPN
No-logs VPN with anonymous accounts. No email needed to sign up, just a number.
Quick facts
Headquarters Gothenburg, Sweden
Company Mullvad VPN AB
Founded 2009
Ownership Independent
Hosting 🇸🇪 Sweden
Infrastructure Own infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source Full
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Paid · from €5/mo
Free tier No
Platforms Web, iOS, Android, Desktop
Languages
ENSV
100 · Certified European
Get Mullvad Why does it score 100?
Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
30/30Ownership & control
Independent ownership
25/25Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure
30/30Accountability & trust
Fully open source + GDPR + audited
15/15Independence bonus
Bootstrapped, no outside investors
+5EuroPoints total
100/100
See how they compare
Mullvad VPN
IVPN
AzireVPNEuroPoints
Certified European
Certified European
Certified European
Legal jurisdiction
Ownership & control
Data sovereignty
Accountability & trust
Independence bonus
Headquarters
Gothenburg, Sweden
Valletta, Malta
Stockholm, Sweden
Founded
2009
2009
2012
Open source
Full
Full
Partial
Infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
GDPR
Free tier
Pricing
Paid · from €5/mo
Paid · from €6/mo
Paid · from €5/mo
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android, Desktop
Web, iOS, Android, Desktop
Web, iOS, Android, Desktop
Languages
en, sv
en
en, sv
What does it replace?
Nordvpn 
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