Alternatives to IVPN
Gibraltar-based VPN with multi-hop routing and anonymous signup. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
IVPN
Gibraltar-based VPN with multi-hop routing and anonymous signup.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as IVPN.
Mullvad VPN
A flat-rate VPN service with anonymous account numbers instead of usernames, and open source apps.
Mullvad VPN also needs no email, using random account numbers, with one flat €5 monthly price and open source GPL-3.0 apps, but limits WireGuard keys to five devices.
Proton VPN
A VPN from the Proton Mail company with a free tier that has no data cap, and open source clients.
Proton VPN adds a free tier with no data cap and Secure Core routing, with open source audited clients from a Swiss company, but requires an account even for free use.
AirVPN
Activist-run VPN with OpenVPN, WireGuard and detailed server statistics.
AirVPN offers OpenVPN and WireGuard with live per-server statistics, port forwarding and cryptocurrency payment, but has no iOS app and its client is dense and unpolished.
Mozilla VPN
A paid WireGuard-based VPN service from Mozilla that runs on Mullvad's server network.
Mozilla VPN runs WireGuard on Mullvad's server network for up to five devices with a 30-day refund, but its client is not open source and there is no multi-hop.
Private Internet Access
Long-running VPN with fully open-source apps and port forwarding.
Private Internet Access has fully open-source apps, port forwarding and a browser extension, but is owned by Kape Technologies and operates under United States jurisdiction.
Windscribe
Canadian VPN with built-in ad blocking and a usable free tier.
Windscribe adds a free tier with a monthly allowance plus built-in ad and tracker blocking and open-source apps, but is based in Five Eyes member Canada.
NordVPN
Large commercial VPN with the WireGuard-based NordLynx protocol.
NordVPN brings a very large server network, the NordLynx protocol and meshnet, but its infrastructure is closed and renewal pricing is much higher than the first term.
ExpressVPN
Commercial VPN with RAM-only servers and its own Lightway protocol.
ExpressVPN uses RAM-only servers, its own Lightway protocol and router firmware, but its apps are closed source and it is among the most expensive consumer VPNs.
Also worth comparing
These listings name IVPN as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
AzireVPN
A Swedish privacy-focused VPN service built on WireGuard and diskless servers it runs itself.
IVPN offers email-free signup with cash or Monero payment, multi-hop connections, open source apps with published audits and a Linux client, at a higher price than budget providers.
Cloudflare WARP
A free WireGuard-based tunnel to Cloudflare that encrypts your traffic without pretending to be a privacy VPN.
IVPN is a paid service with signup that needs no email, cash or Monero payment, multi-hop routing and open-source apps, but it has no free tier.
cryptostorm
A privacy-focused VPN service that uses hashed access tokens instead of named customer accounts.
IVPN allows signup with no email and cash or Monero payment, adds multi-hop, open source apps with published audits and mobile clients.
Obscura VPN
A two-hop privacy VPN that splits your identity and your traffic between separate operators.
IVPN offers multi-hop routing, open source apps and signup without email with cash or Monero payment, though one company operates the whole service.
OVPN
A Swedish paid VPN service with a no-logging policy and diskless servers on hardware it owns.
IVPN is Gibraltar-based with multi-hop, open source apps, published audits and signup without email, adding Linux support, with no free tier.
Surfshark
VPN with unlimited simultaneous devices on one subscription.
IVPN keeps multi-hop routing and adds signup without email and open-source apps, but costs more than budget providers and has no free tier.
VPN.ac
A commercial VPN service with WireGuard, OpenVPN and obfuscated protocols and servers in many countries.
IVPN adds open source apps, multi-hop connections and signup without email, with payment by cash or Monero, at a higher price than budget providers.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
WireGuard
A small, fast VPN protocol and set of official clients that connect two machines by exchanging public keys.
Riseup
An activist-run collective providing email, VPN, mailing lists and collaboration tools for social movements.
DNS Leak Test
A web test that shows which DNS servers your connection is actually using.
