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Mullvad VPN vs PrivateVPN
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Mullvad VPN if…
- you want open source you can self-host or audit
- you're in its core audience: privacy-conscious individuals, journalists and activists
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Choose PrivateVPN if…
- you want the lower entry price ($2.4/mo vs $5.61/mo)
- you're in its core audience: streamers, torrent users
Side by side
Feature Mullvad VPN PrivateVPN
Pricing modelPaidPaid
Starting price$5.61/mo$2.4/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, iOS, AndroidWindows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux
CompanyMullvad VPN AB · since 2009PrivateVPN Global AB
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 PrivateVPN
- 200+ servers in 63 countries
- Up to 10 simultaneous connections
- No traffic logs, based in Sweden
- Kill switch
- Port forwarding for torrenting
- AES-256 encryption with 2048-bit keys
- Unblocks geo-restricted streaming
- Free remote installation help
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Mullvad VPN · mullvad.net
PrivateVPN · privatevpn.comWhat 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
PrivateVPN
1 Month9.29 GBP/mo
3 Months4.63 GBP/mo
36 Months (12 + 24 extra)1.86 GBP/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
PrivateVPN
- 10 simultaneous connections
- Port forwarding included
- Long-term plan from 1.86 GBP/mo
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Smaller network than many rivals, at about 200 servers
- No free plan
- Prices are shown in GBP
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VPNOpen source
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Facts from each vendor's public pages. Editorial policy