Mullvad VPN review
Mullvad VPN is operated by Mullvad VPN AB and follows the laws of Sweden. To get started, generate an account number with a single click and choose your payment method. The service costs €5 per month and supports up to 5 devices. In addition to cards and PayPal, Mullvad accepts cash by mail, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Monero. Crypto payments offer a 10% discount. Mullvad's policy is never to store activity logs or metadata. However, refunds are available within 14 days of payment, excluding cash and crypto transactions. In our view, Mullvad VPN suits people who want to pay for a VPN in cash or Monero.
ID rule not stated
Mullvad VPN's own pages do not give one answer on when it asks for ID.
What kycnot.me says about Mullvad VPN
kycnot.me is an independent directory of services you can use without ID checks. The rating and notes below are its own, not ours.
The terms rule out ID checks altogether. kycnot.me sorts services into five levels, from 0 (never asks for ID) to 4 (ID is mandatory).
http://o54hon2e2vj6c7m3aqqu6uyece65by3vgoxxhlqlsvkmacw6a7m7kiad.onion/enPros kycnot.me lists
- Identity-Free registration
- Strict no-log policy
- Open source code
- Accepts Monero
- Has Onion or I2P URLs
- Audited
- Mature service
- RAM-only infrastructure
- Own infrastructure
- Legally registered
- Token-based login
- P2P / torrenting allowed
- Basic Customer Support
Cons kycnot.me lists
- Refunds may need personal information
- Active incidents
Also noted: Mobile app available
Events kycnot.me lists
- No date given: Update. kycnot.me writes: “Android app passes security assessment”
Source: the kycnot.me listing. Mullvad VPN on kycnot.me (opens in a new tab)
Checked October 22, 2026
Inside Mullvad VPN
Screenshots taken November 3, 2026
Paying for Mullvad VPN and reaching it
From Mullvad VPN's own pages, read on the dates shown.
o54hon2e2vj6c7m3aqqu6uyece65by3vgoxxhlqlsvkmacw6a7m7kiad.onionChecked October 22, 2026
Community
On Reddit's r/MullvadVPN, read on November 10, 2026, we looked at three top threads of the past year about Mullvad VPN. Users praised anonymous cash payment by mail and other private payment options, and one thread showed fast WireGuard speeds when several devices on one account are combined. Criticism centered on slow postal delivery of cash, busy servers at times, and the end of the public encrypted DNS service with ad blocking, which many saw as part of a series of feature removals.
Discussions about Mullvad VPN on Reddit (opens in a new tab) (r/MullvadVPN)
Editorial summary: we read these public Reddit threads on November 10, 2026 and summarized them in our own words. It reflects what users discuss, not a fact check, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by Reddit.
VPNs to compare with Mullvad VPN
Other active services in this category from our list. The shield shows each one's ID rule from its own terms.
Mullvad VPN side by side
From our privacy data, the same fields for every service| What | Mullvad VPN | cryptostorm | AirVPN | IVPN | nadanada | NymVPN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID rule | Not stated | No ID, by design | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Account | Not checked yet | Not checked yet | Not checked yet | Not checked yet | None | Not checked yet |
| kycnot.me level | Never KYC | Never KYC | Unstated KYC | Never KYC | Never KYC | Never KYC |
| Tor onion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated | Yes | Not stated |
Checked November 3, 2026
Who checked this page
Sources, how we read the terms and our process
Sources
- kycnot.me/service/mullvad, for kycnot.me rating, checked October 22, 2026
- mullvad.net/en, for status and onion address, checked October 22, 2026
- mullvad.net/en/help/terms-service, for operator and ways to pay, checked October 22, 2026
How we read the terms
We do not give privacy services a score. We record what each provider's own pages say: when it asks for ID, the limits, who holds your coins and what it costs. Labels come from each provider's terms, never from our guess. How we read the terms
Our process
We take fees, availability, licenses and coin counts from primary sources: Mullvad VPN's own fee schedules, terms and help pages, and the public registers kept by regulators. Every value carries the date we last checked it. The values on this page were checked on October 22, 2026.
Not legal or tax advice. This page explains how these services work and what their own terms say. It is general information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules differ by country and change often. Check the rules where you live, or ask a qualified professional, before you use any service listed here.