Alternatives to Mysterium VPN
A paid decentralized VPN that routes traffic through residential IP addresses in over 100 countries. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Mysterium VPN
A paid decentralized VPN that routes traffic through residential IP addresses in over 100 countries.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Mysterium VPN.
NordVPN
Large commercial VPN with the WireGuard-based NordLynx protocol.
NordVPN uses a large conventional server network with NordLynx and adds Linux support, but its exits are not residential addresses and renewals cost more.
ExpressVPN
Commercial VPN with RAM-only servers and its own Lightway protocol.
ExpressVPN runs RAM-only servers with its Lightway protocol, published audits and a Linux app, instead of routing through other people's residential connections, at a high price.
Surfshark
VPN with unlimited simultaneous devices on one subscription.
Surfshark allows unlimited simultaneous devices instead of 15 and adds Linux support, using RAM-only servers rather than residential IP addresses.
Proton VPN
A VPN from the Proton Mail company with a free tier that has no data cap, and open source clients.
Proton VPN offers a free tier with no data cap and open source audited clients, but uses its own servers instead of residential exit addresses.
Private Internet Access
Long-running VPN with fully open-source apps and port forwarding.
Private Internet Access offers fully open-source apps, port forwarding and a Linux client, but it is owned by Kape Technologies and operates under United States jurisdiction.
CyberGhost VPN
A commercial VPN service with apps for desktops, phones, TVs, routers and web browsers.
CyberGhost VPN adds Linux, TV and router apps with browser extensions and a 45-day money-back guarantee, but it is closed source and uses conventional servers.
Windscribe
Canadian VPN with built-in ad blocking and a usable free tier.
Windscribe adds a free tier with a monthly allowance, built-in ad blocking and open-source apps, but is based in Canada and uses conventional servers.
VPN Gate
A free academic VPN network of volunteer-run public relay servers from the University of Tsukuba.
VPN Gate is free and uses volunteer-run relay servers with standard L2TP/IPsec, OpenVPN and SSTP clients, but speed varies and the project keeps connection logs.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
DNS Leak Test
A web test that shows which DNS servers your connection is actually using.
WireGuard
A small, fast VPN protocol and set of official clients that connect two machines by exchanging public keys.
Cloudflare WARP
A free WireGuard-based tunnel to Cloudflare that encrypts your traffic without pretending to be a privacy VPN.
Lantern
An open-source censorship-circumvention app that gives access to blocked websites and apps.
Psiphon
A censorship-circumvention app that combines several blocking-resilient transports to reach sites blocked in your country.
