Alternatives to OVPN
A Swedish paid VPN service with a no-logging policy and diskless servers on hardware it owns. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
OVPN
A Swedish paid VPN service with a no-logging policy and diskless servers on hardware it owns.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as OVPN.
Mullvad VPN
A flat-rate VPN service with anonymous account numbers instead of usernames, and open source apps.
Mullvad VPN offers anonymous account numbers, open source GPL-3.0 apps, a Linux app and a flat €5 monthly price, but no port forwarding listed.
Proton VPN
A VPN from the Proton Mail company with a free tier that has no data cap, and open source clients.
Proton VPN is a Swiss service with open source audited clients, Secure Core routing and a free tier with no data cap, adding Linux support.
IVPN
Gibraltar-based VPN with multi-hop routing and anonymous signup.
IVPN is Gibraltar-based with multi-hop, open source apps, published audits and signup without email, adding Linux support, with no free tier.
AzireVPN
A Swedish privacy-focused VPN service built on WireGuard and diskless servers it runs itself.
AzireVPN is another Swedish service with diskless WireGuard servers it runs itself and an audited no-logs policy, requiring no personal data but allowing only 5 connections.
AirVPN
Activist-run VPN with OpenVPN, WireGuard and detailed server statistics.
AirVPN is activist-run with port forwarding, live server statistics, an open source client and Linux support, though its client and website are dense and unpolished.
ExpressVPN
Commercial VPN with RAM-only servers and its own Lightway protocol.
ExpressVPN also uses RAM-only servers with published audits and adds its Lightway protocol and a Linux app, but costs more and is owned by Kape Technologies.
NordVPN
Large commercial VPN with the WireGuard-based NordLynx protocol.
NordVPN offers a very large server network with NordLynx, threat protection and a Linux app, but lacks a court-tested no-logs record and renews at higher prices.
PrivateVPN
A Swedish commercial VPN service with apps for desktop, mobile and routers.
PrivateVPN is another Swedish paid service with Linux, router and Kodi support and a 30-day money-back guarantee, but it uses a proprietary client.
Also worth comparing
These listings name OVPN as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
cryptostorm
A privacy-focused VPN service that uses hashed access tokens instead of named customer accounts.
OVPN runs diskless servers on owned hardware with a court-tested no-logging policy and multihop, but lists no Linux app.
Obscura VPN
A two-hop privacy VPN that splits your identity and your traffic between separate operators.
OVPN is a Swedish paid VPN with a court-tested no-logging policy, diskless owned servers and multihop, but has no Linux app listed and uses one operator.
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.
OpenVPN Connect
The official OpenVPN client app for connecting to OpenVPN servers from desktop and mobile devices.
