Verdict
Effectively tied
Both services score within a hair of each other (9.4 vs 9.7). 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
ServPrivate
9.7
Good
Privacy /100
Mullvad
100
Good
ServPrivate
95
Good
Trust /100
Mullvad
96
Good
ServPrivate
100
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.
Anonymous offshore VPS and dedicated servers in seven jurisdictions — zero personal data, 16-char token auth, 14 crypto rails (BTC, XMR, USDC) and a public agent-purchasable API (MCP, REST, x402-light) for AI clients.
Jurisdiction
Sweden
No HQ
Founded
2009
2026
Tor / .onion
Available
No
Categories
VPN, Privacy
VPS, Hosting, Privacy
Feature comparison 12
Mullvad
ServPrivate
Bitcoin (BTC)
Accepts Monero (XMR)
Cash
—
Non-custodial
—
Open source
—
No signup required
—
Tor (.onion) available
—
Lightning Network
—
Mobile app
—
Web app
Instant
—
Available worldwide
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