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Mullvad VPN vs Private Internet Access
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Mullvad VPN if…
- you're in its core audience: privacy-conscious individuals, journalists and activists
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Choose Private Internet Access if…
- you want the lower entry price ($2.03/mo vs $5.61/mo)
- you work on Chrome
- you're in its core audience: privacy-conscious individuals, travelers
Side by side
Feature Mullvad VPN Private Internet Access
Pricing modelPaidPaid
Starting price$5.61/mo$2.03/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, iOS, AndroidWindows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Chrome
CompanyMullvad VPN AB · since 2009—
Full feature lists
M Mullvad VPN
- No-logging VPN with encrypted traffic
- Anonymous accounts generated without an email
- Censorship circumvention
- Protection against AI-guided traffic analysis
- Cash and cryptocurrency payments accepted
- Up to 5 devices per account
- Leak checker tool
- Free companion Mullvad Browser built by the Tor Project
P Private Internet Access
- Servers in 113 countries, including all 50 US states
- Unlimited simultaneous device connections
- WireGuard and OpenVPN protocols
- Choice of 128-bit or 256-bit AES encryption
- Split tunneling by app and domain
- Kill switch
- Multi-hop connections
- MACE ad, tracker and malware blocking
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Mullvad VPN
1 month€5
1 year€5/month
1 decade€5/month
Private Internet Access
1 Month$11.95/mo
1 Year$3.99/mo
3 Years + 4 Months$2.03/mo
Strengths and limitations
Mullvad VPN
- Flat €5/month with no long-term lock-in
- Anonymous accounts and cash payment option
- 10% discount when paying with crypto
- Apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android
- No free plan or free trial
- Port forwarding is not supported
- Limited to 5 devices per account
- Cash payments are excluded from the money back guarantee
Private Internet Access
- Unlimited devices on one subscription
- Open-source apps
- No-logs policy audited by Deloitte
- 30-day money-back guarantee for new users
- No free plan
- Dedicated IP and antivirus cost extra
- Antivirus is for Windows only
- Money-back guarantee covers new subscribers only, and app store purchases follow store refund terms
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