Verdict
Effectively tied
Both services score within a hair of each other (9.4 vs 9.3). Pick based on the specific feature you need — see the row-by-row breakdown below.
Note: Scores are our independent assessment. Both services have valid use cases — read each detail page before deciding.
Score breakdown
Overall /10
Mullvad
9.4
Good
IVPN
9.3
Good
Privacy /100
Mullvad
100
Good
IVPN
100
Good
Trust /100
Mullvad
96
Good
IVPN
95
Good
Side by side
KYC level
L1Anonymous
L1Anonymous
Tagline
Swedish VPN with a 16-digit anonymous account number — no email, no personal data — accepting Monero, Bitcoin, Lightning and cash by mail, with a 2023 police raid that produced zero customer data.
Gibraltar-based VPN with anonymous account numbers — no email, no KYC — accepting Monero, Bitcoin and cash by mail, with six consecutive Cure53 no-logs audits and fully open-source apps.
Jurisdiction
Sweden
Gibraltar
Founded
2009
2009
Tor / .onion
Available
No
Categories
VPN, Privacy
VPN, Privacy
Feature comparison 10
Mullvad
IVPN
Bitcoin (BTC)
Accepts Monero (XMR)
Cash
Non-custodial
Open source
Tor (.onion) available
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Lightning Network
—
Mobile app
Web app
Available worldwide
Read the full reviews
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