NordVPN / Perfect Privacy compared
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| NordVPN | Perfect Privacy | |
|---|---|---|
| Legal company name | nordvpn S.A.confirmed | CyberDock IT Solutions GmbHconfirmed |
| Trademark holder, if different | Nord Security (Cyberspace B.V. / Nordsec); service incorporated in Panamaconfirmed | CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH / Perfect Privacy brandprovider claim |
| Year founded | 2012provider claim | 2008provider claim |
| Headquarters (country) | LTconfirmed | DEconfirmed |
| Other relevant jurisdictions | Panama (nordvpn S.A.); parent Nord Security headquartered in Lithuania; offices also UK, Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Switzerlandconfirmed | DE (Hamburg HRB 152750)confirmed |
| Intelligence alliance of the home country | noneconfirmed | 14 Eyesconfirmed |
| Parent group / holding | Nord Securityconfirmed | CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH (Hamburg)provider claim |
| Ownership structure | private equityconfirmed | owners undisclosedprovider claim |
| Sister VPN brands in the group | NordLayer (Geschäftskunden-VPN von Nord Security), Surfshark (seit dem Zusammenschluss vom 01.02.2022 in derselben Unternehmensgruppe)provider claim | none documentedprovider claim |
| Group owns VPN review and comparison sites | none disclosed on about pageprovider claim | none documentedprovider claim |
| YouTube and influencer sponsoring | occasionalprovider claim | unknownprovider claim |
| Acquisition history / former name | Am 01.02.2022 gaben Surfshark und Nord Security ihren Zusammenschluss bekannt; beide Unternehmen erklärten, weiterhin als eigenständige Firmen mit getrennter Infrastruktur zu arbeiten. Im April 2022 nahm Nord Security erstmals externes Kapital auf.confirmed | Originally Switzerland-based (from 2008); later operated by CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH in Hamburg, Germany; technical entity claimed as Webinvest International SA (Panama)provider claim |
| Operating status | activeconfirmed | discontinuedconfirmed |
| Discontinuation date | ? | 01/30/2026provider claim |
| Core statement of the logging policy | Der Anbieter erklärt eine No-Logs-Politik: Es würden keine Aufzeichnungen darüber geführt, was Nutzende aufrufen, wann sie sich verbinden oder welche personenbezogenen Daten während der Nutzung anfallen. Als gespeicherte Daten nennt der Support verschlüsselte Zugangsdaten, die E-Mail-Adresse, einen Benutzernamen für den VPN-Aufbau sowie Zahlungs- und Abrechnungsdaten für Erstattungen.provider claim | No user traffic logs; no IP addresses, access times/duration, or per-user bandwidth stored; account holds login, expiry, emailconfirmed |
| Recording of transferred data volume | not recordedprovider claim | aggregate onlyconfirmed |
| Enforcement of the device limit | Plan-dependent device limits on pricing table; Dedicated IP add-on at checkoutprovider claim | Unlimited simultaneous connections (vendor claim; mirrored in reviews)provider claim |
| Minimum account data required | Nach Support-Angabe verschlüsselte Zugangsdaten, die E-Mail-Adresse, ein Benutzername für den VPN-Aufbau sowie Zahlungsdaten; von den Zahlungsdaten wird die Transaktions- oder Bestellnummer für Erstattungen gespeichert. Für das Nord Account sind E-Mail-Adresse und Passwort nötig.provider claim | username/password, account expiry, emailconfirmed |
| Telemetry in the apps | cannot be disabledprovider claim | noneprovider claim |
| Trackers and SDKs in the Android app | Third-party processors named in privacy policy include analytics/marketing vendors (e.g. Google Analytics ecosystem and others listed under recipients)provider claim | None — vendor claimed in-house development without third parties (Wayback home)provider claim |
| Trackers in the iOS app | Third-party processors named in privacy policy include analytics/marketing vendors listed under recipientsprovider claim | No iOS app (CyberInsider con); N/A for first-party iOS SDKsprovider claim |
| Trackers and cookies on the website | Website cookies for advertising/analytics; Cookie Policy linkedprovider claim | Google Analytics with anonymizeIp; advertising cookies disclosedprovider claim |
| Data shared with third parties | Service providers (support, payments e.g. Stripe/Adyen/PayPal/Coingate); law enforcement only with valid Panama process; no VPN activity logs to shareprovider claim | Payment processors (Paymentwall, PayPal, Stripe, Bitcoin processors); Google Analytics on website with anonymized IPprovider claim |
| Retention periods stated in the policy | Account/billing data retained as needed for service; VPN activity not logged per no-logs articleprovider claim | VPN: no connection data retained; account credentials/email/expiry retained for billing/supportprovider claim |
| Independent no-logs audit | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| No-logs audit details | Fünfte Prüfung durch Deloitte Audit Lithuania nach ISAE 3000 (Revised), durchgeführt vom 18.11. bis 20.12.2024, Bericht vom 18.02.2025. Geprüft wurden nach Anbieterangabe IT-Systeme, unterstützende Infrastruktur und die No-Logs-Politik, darunter Standard-, Double-VPN-, Onion-over-VPN-, verschleierte und P2P-Server.provider claim | No-logs policy described as involuntarily tested via police server seizures (notably 2016 Golem/heise reporting); vendor claimed regular internal/external audits on Wayback homepageprovider claim |
| App and client audits | Cure53 prüfte 2024 mit elf Testern über 55 Tage die Mobil-, Desktop- und Browser-Anwendungen sowie Threat Protection und Meshnet. Berichtet wurden 31 Feststellungen, davon vier mit hoher Schwere; die Behebung wurde nach diesem Bericht von Cure53 nachgeprüft.confirmed | Vendor claimed regular internal/external audits on Wayback homepage; no named app-audit firm/report URL foundprovider claim |
| Infrastructure and server audits | Cure53 prüfte laut Mitteilung vom 02.03.2023 im September und Oktober 2022 Infrastruktur und Server, im Juli und August 2022 Apps und Erweiterungen. Der Prüfumfang umfasste nach dieser Mitteilung auch Websites, mehrere APIs, Nord Account, Nord Checkout, Nord UCP, VPN-Server und den serverseitigen NordLynx-Code.provider claim | No public infra audit report found; involuntary 2016 seizure treated as practical no-logs test in secondary sourcesprovider claim |
| Tested in court or by authorities | ? | 2016 Netherlands server seizure reported; no customer data recovered (vendor/community narrative on archived pages and reviews)provider claim |
| Warrant canary | noneprovider claim | staleprovider claim |
| Security incidents and data leaks | Im März 2018 wurde ein von NordVPN in einem finnischen Rechenzentrum gemieteter Server über ein unsicheres Fernwartungssystem des Rechenzentrumsbetreibers kompromittiert. Offengelegt wurde ein abgelaufener interner privater Schlüssel. NordVPN erklärte, der Server habe keine Aktivitätsprotokolle enthalten und Zugangsdaten seien nicht abgreifbar gewesen. Der Vorfall wurde am 21.10.2019 öffentlich bestätigt.confirmed | Police seizures of VPN hardware/servers reported (heise 2010; Golem 2016); operator framed seizures as validating no-logs (no user data found)confirmed |
| Bug bounty programme | HackerOne bug bounty via Nord Security (https://hackerone.com/nordsecurity)confirmed | ? |
| Handling of reported vulnerabilities | Bug bounty on HackerOne for Nord Security; vulnerability reporting encouragedprovider claim | ? |
| Listings by independent bodies | Customer/press quotes on about page; widely reviewed commerciallyprovider claim | Historically recommended in privacy community reviews; CyberInsider and SafetyDetectives reviewed it; recommendations withdrawn after Jan 2026 shutdownprovider claim |
| WireGuard | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Proprietary protocol | NordLynx (nach Anbieterangabe auf WireGuard aufbauend) und NordWhisper (Eigenentwicklung). Quellcode und externe Prüfberichte zu beiden Protokollen sind nicht öffentlich dokumentiert.provider claim | Stealth VPN (DPI obfuscation wrapping VPN to look like HTTPS)provider claim |
| Legacy protocols still offered | IKEv2/IPsec still supported alongside OpenVPN/NordLynx/NordWhisperprovider claim | SSH2 tunnelprovider claim |
| Default data cipher | ChaCha20/Poly1305 via NordLynx/WireGuard; AES for OpenVPN stackprovider claim | AES-256 (OpenVPN)provider claim |
| Key exchange and authentication | WireGuard/NordLynx handshake; post-quantum option documentedprovider claim | OpenVPN / IPsec industry standards (details not fully specified on feature pages)provider claim |
| Post-quantum key exchange | opt-inprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| IPv6 handling | ? | routed through tunnelprovider claim |
| Obfuscation methods | Eigene Kategorie verschleierter Server unter den Specialty Servers. Die konkrete Technik wird nicht offengelegt, der Anbieter beschreibt sie allgemein als Stealth-Server, die den VPN-Verkehr wie gewöhnlichen Internetverkehr aussehen lassen. Unter Linux funktionieren die verschleierten Server nach Anbieterangabe nur mit OpenVPN über TCP oder UDP.provider claim | Stealth VPN (HTTPS-like masking against DPI)provider claim |
| Usability behind the Great Firewall | per user reportsprovider claim | unclearprovider claim |
| Kill switch | bothprovider claim | system-wideprovider claim |
| Permanent lockdown | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Split tunneling | Nach Anbieterangabe lassen sich in der App einzelne Anwendungen von der VPN-Verbindung ausnehmen; in den Browser-Erweiterungen lassen sich einzelne Websites ausschließen.provider claim | yes (app split-tunneling per SafetyDetectives review of the service)provider claim |
| Multihop | fixed routesprovider claim | freely combinableprovider claim |
| Tor integration (Onion over VPN) | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Port forwarding | not availableprovider claim | availableprovider claim |
| Smart DNS | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Ad and tracker filtering in DNS | fixed listprovider claim | configurableprovider claim |
| Private device network (mesh) | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Traffic analysis defence | Obfuscated servers hide VPN traffic as normal activityprovider claim | Stealth VPN Technology / NeuroRouting historically offeredprovider claim |
| IPv6 inside the tunnel | noprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Number of servers | 8,719 Serverprovider claim | 55 Serverprovider claim |
| Number of countries | 149 Laenderprovider claim | 23 Laenderprovider claim |
| Number of cities | 224 Staedteprovider claim | 35 Staedteprovider claim |
| Virtual locations | labelledprovider claim | no virtual locationsprovider claim |
| Hardware ownership | mixedprovider claim | colocationprovider claim |
| 10 Gbps ports | ? | some serversprovider claim |
| Public status page | noprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Known upstream hosting providers | ? | 100% dedicated bare-metal / root servers (no cloud VPS); operators not individually named on fetched pagesprovider claim |
| Linux command line | native appconfirmed | manual config onlyprovider claim |
| Android TV app | native appprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Apple TV app | native appprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Fire TV app | native appprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Browser extension | own extensionprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Type of browser extension | standalone browser proxyprovider claim | no extensionprovider claim |
| Router support | Der Anbieter dokumentiert die Einrichtung auf einem Router und weist auf eine Liste nicht unterstützter Router hin. Eine Routerverbindung belegt nach Anbieterangabe nur einen der zehn Geräteplätze und schützt alle dahinter liegenden Geräte.provider claim | VPN Routers documentation linked in footerprovider claim |
| Simultaneous devices | 10provider claim | unlimited / personal multi-device use allowed; no sharing credentialsprovider claim |
| Data required at signup | verified emailprovider claim | any email addressprovider claim |
| Cash by mail | noprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Retail gift cards | noprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| SEPA payment | noprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Monthly price | €14.99provider claim | €12.99provider claim |
| Effective price on the longest term | €3.49provider claim | €8.95provider claim |
| Price change at renewal | very large increaseprovider claim | same priceprovider claim |
| Free tier and its limits | Kein dauerhaft kostenloses Angebot. Der Anbieter schreibt, über die eigene Website gebe es keine kostenlose Testphase, sondern nur die Geld-zurück-Frist von 30 Tagen. Eine kostenlose Testphase besteht nach derselben Quelle allein für Android-Nutzende, die die App über Google Play beziehen; sie wird von Google Play abgewickelt.provider claim | noneprovider claim |
| Money-back window | 30 Tageprovider claim | 7 Tageprovider claim |
| Streaming unblocking officially advertised | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Netflix regions reported | ? | Poor / largely incompatible with Netflix and Disney+ per CyberInsider testing notesprovider claim |
| Other streaming services | SmartPlay streaming support claimedprovider claim | CyberInsider: does not work well with streaming sites such as Netflix and Disney Plusprovider claim |
| SMTP and port 25 handling | Nach Support-Angabe sind alle Ports für ausgehende Verbindungen offen mit Ausnahme von SMTP und NetBIOS; als Alternative für den Mailversand werden die Ports 465 und 587 genannt.provider claim | Not documented on fetched Wayback/review pagesprovider claim |
| Official support in restrictive countries | Obfuscated servers for VPN-blocking networksprovider claim | ? |
| 24/7 live chat | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| German-language support | ? | yesprovider claim |
| Documentation assessment | thorough and currentprovider claim | workableprovider claim |
| SSL Labs grade of the website | A+confirmed | ? |
| Tracker load of the website | Cookies for personalization/advertising; Privacy Controls / Cookie Policy linkedprovider claim | Privacy policy covered website cookies historicallyprovider claim |
| URL of the warrant canary | none foundprovider claim | Historical warrant canary page (service discontinued)provider claim |
| Length and readability of the legal documents | Standard Nord Account legal termsprovider claim | Technical privacy-focused documentation historicallyprovider claim |
| Marketing claims contradicting the provider's own terms | Home/features market Dedicated IP and 224+ locations; privacy acknowledges personal data processing with third partiesprovider claim | Discontinued service — historical claims onlyprovider claim |
All sourced criteria (152)
| NordVPN | Perfect Privacy | |
|---|---|---|
| Legal company name | nordvpn S.A.confirmed | CyberDock IT Solutions GmbHconfirmed |
| Trademark holder, if different | Nord Security (Cyberspace B.V. / Nordsec); service incorporated in Panamaconfirmed | CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH / Perfect Privacy brandprovider claim |
| Year founded | 2012provider claim | 2008provider claim |
| Headquarters (country) | LTconfirmed | DEconfirmed |
| Other relevant jurisdictions | Panama (nordvpn S.A.); parent Nord Security headquartered in Lithuania; offices also UK, Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Switzerlandconfirmed | DE (Hamburg HRB 152750)confirmed |
| Intelligence alliance of the home country | noneconfirmed | 14 Eyesconfirmed |
| Parent group / holding | Nord Securityconfirmed | CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH (Hamburg)provider claim |
| Beneficial owners publicly known | partly knownprovider claim | partly knownprovider claim |
| Ownership structure | private equityconfirmed | owners undisclosedprovider claim |
| Leadership team publicly named | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Verifiable postal address for legal service | yesconfirmed | yesprovider claim |
| Sister VPN brands in the group | NordLayer (Geschäftskunden-VPN von Nord Security), Surfshark (seit dem Zusammenschluss vom 01.02.2022 in derselben Unternehmensgruppe)provider claim | none documentedprovider claim |
| Group owns VPN review and comparison sites | none disclosed on about pageprovider claim | none documentedprovider claim |
| Runs an affiliate programme | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| YouTube and influencer sponsoring | occasionalprovider claim | unknownprovider claim |
| Acquisition history / former name | Am 01.02.2022 gaben Surfshark und Nord Security ihren Zusammenschluss bekannt; beide Unternehmen erklärten, weiterhin als eigenständige Firmen mit getrennter Infrastruktur zu arbeiten. Im April 2022 nahm Nord Security erstmals externes Kapital auf.confirmed | Originally Switzerland-based (from 2008); later operated by CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH in Hamburg, Germany; technical entity claimed as Webinvest International SA (Panama)provider claim |
| Operating status | activeconfirmed | discontinuedconfirmed |
| Discontinuation date | ? | 01/30/2026provider claim |
| Core statement of the logging policy | Der Anbieter erklärt eine No-Logs-Politik: Es würden keine Aufzeichnungen darüber geführt, was Nutzende aufrufen, wann sie sich verbinden oder welche personenbezogenen Daten während der Nutzung anfallen. Als gespeicherte Daten nennt der Support verschlüsselte Zugangsdaten, die E-Mail-Adresse, einen Benutzernamen für den VPN-Aufbau sowie Zahlungs- und Abrechnungsdaten für Erstattungen.provider claim | No user traffic logs; no IP addresses, access times/duration, or per-user bandwidth stored; account holds login, expiry, emailconfirmed |
| Activity and traffic logs | noneprovider claim | noneconfirmed |
| Connection logs | noneprovider claim | noneconfirmed |
| Storage of the real IP address | not storedprovider claim | not storedconfirmed |
| Storage of the assigned VPN IP | not storedprovider claim | not storedprovider claim |
| Precision of stored timestamps | noneprovider claim | noneconfirmed |
| Recording of transferred data volume | not recordedprovider claim | aggregate onlyconfirmed |
| Enforcement of the device limit | Plan-dependent device limits on pricing table; Dedicated IP add-on at checkoutprovider claim | Unlimited simultaneous connections (vendor claim; mirrored in reviews)provider claim |
| Minimum account data required | Nach Support-Angabe verschlüsselte Zugangsdaten, die E-Mail-Adresse, ein Benutzername für den VPN-Aufbau sowie Zahlungsdaten; von den Zahlungsdaten wird die Transaktions- oder Bestellnummer für Erstattungen gespeichert. Für das Nord Account sind E-Mail-Adresse und Passwort nötig.provider claim | username/password, account expiry, emailconfirmed |
| Telemetry in the apps | cannot be disabledprovider claim | noneprovider claim |
| Trackers and SDKs in the Android app | Third-party processors named in privacy policy include analytics/marketing vendors (e.g. Google Analytics ecosystem and others listed under recipients)provider claim | None — vendor claimed in-house development without third parties (Wayback home)provider claim |
| Trackers in the iOS app | Third-party processors named in privacy policy include analytics/marketing vendors listed under recipientsprovider claim | No iOS app (CyberInsider con); N/A for first-party iOS SDKsprovider claim |
| Trackers and cookies on the website | Website cookies for advertising/analytics; Cookie Policy linkedprovider claim | Google Analytics with anonymizeIp; advertising cookies disclosedprovider claim |
| Data shared with third parties | Service providers (support, payments e.g. Stripe/Adyen/PayPal/Coingate); law enforcement only with valid Panama process; no VPN activity logs to shareprovider claim | Payment processors (Paymentwall, PayPal, Stripe, Bitcoin processors); Google Analytics on website with anonymized IPprovider claim |
| Retention periods stated in the policy | Account/billing data retained as needed for service; VPN activity not logged per no-logs articleprovider claim | VPN: no connection data retained; account credentials/email/expiry retained for billing/supportprovider claim |
| EU representative named under GDPR | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Independent no-logs audit | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| No-logs audit details | Fünfte Prüfung durch Deloitte Audit Lithuania nach ISAE 3000 (Revised), durchgeführt vom 18.11. bis 20.12.2024, Bericht vom 18.02.2025. Geprüft wurden nach Anbieterangabe IT-Systeme, unterstützende Infrastruktur und die No-Logs-Politik, darunter Standard-, Double-VPN-, Onion-over-VPN-, verschleierte und P2P-Server.provider claim | No-logs policy described as involuntarily tested via police server seizures (notably 2016 Golem/heise reporting); vendor claimed regular internal/external audits on Wayback homepageprovider claim |
| Audit report published | not publishedprovider claim | not publishedprovider claim |
| App and client audits | Cure53 prüfte 2024 mit elf Testern über 55 Tage die Mobil-, Desktop- und Browser-Anwendungen sowie Threat Protection und Meshnet. Berichtet wurden 31 Feststellungen, davon vier mit hoher Schwere; die Behebung wurde nach diesem Bericht von Cure53 nachgeprüft.confirmed | Vendor claimed regular internal/external audits on Wayback homepage; no named app-audit firm/report URL foundprovider claim |
| Infrastructure and server audits | Cure53 prüfte laut Mitteilung vom 02.03.2023 im September und Oktober 2022 Infrastruktur und Server, im Juli und August 2022 Apps und Erweiterungen. Der Prüfumfang umfasste nach dieser Mitteilung auch Websites, mehrere APIs, Nord Account, Nord Checkout, Nord UCP, VPN-Server und den serverseitigen NordLynx-Code.provider claim | No public infra audit report found; involuntary 2016 seizure treated as practical no-logs test in secondary sourcesprovider claim |
| Audit frequency | irregularprovider claim | irregularprovider claim |
| Tested in court or by authorities | ? | 2016 Netherlands server seizure reported; no customer data recovered (vendor/community narrative on archived pages and reviews)provider claim |
| Transparency report | noneprovider claim | noneprovider claim |
| Warrant canary | noneprovider claim | staleprovider claim |
| Security incidents and data leaks | Im März 2018 wurde ein von NordVPN in einem finnischen Rechenzentrum gemieteter Server über ein unsicheres Fernwartungssystem des Rechenzentrumsbetreibers kompromittiert. Offengelegt wurde ein abgelaufener interner privater Schlüssel. NordVPN erklärte, der Server habe keine Aktivitätsprotokolle enthalten und Zugangsdaten seien nicht abgreifbar gewesen. Der Vorfall wurde am 21.10.2019 öffentlich bestätigt.confirmed | Police seizures of VPN hardware/servers reported (heise 2010; Golem 2016); operator framed seizures as validating no-logs (no user data found)confirmed |
| Bug bounty programme | HackerOne bug bounty via Nord Security (https://hackerone.com/nordsecurity)confirmed | ? |
| Handling of reported vulnerabilities | Bug bounty on HackerOne for Nord Security; vulnerability reporting encouragedprovider claim | ? |
| Open source clients | someconfirmed | someprovider claim |
| Open source server side | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Reproducible builds | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Available on F-Droid | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Listings by independent bodies | Customer/press quotes on about page; widely reviewed commerciallyprovider claim | Historically recommended in privacy community reviews; CyberInsider and SafetyDetectives reviewed it; recommendations withdrawn after Jan 2026 shutdownprovider claim |
| WireGuard | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| OpenVPN over UDP | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| OpenVPN over TCP | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| IKEv2/IPsec | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Proprietary protocol | NordLynx (nach Anbieterangabe auf WireGuard aufbauend) und NordWhisper (Eigenentwicklung). Quellcode und externe Prüfberichte zu beiden Protokollen sind nicht öffentlich dokumentiert.provider claim | Stealth VPN (DPI obfuscation wrapping VPN to look like HTTPS)provider claim |
| Legacy protocols still offered | IKEv2/IPsec still supported alongside OpenVPN/NordLynx/NordWhisperprovider claim | SSH2 tunnelprovider claim |
| Default data cipher | ChaCha20/Poly1305 via NordLynx/WireGuard; AES for OpenVPN stackprovider claim | AES-256 (OpenVPN)provider claim |
| Weakest accepted cipher | AES-256provider claim | AES-256provider claim |
| Key exchange and authentication | WireGuard/NordLynx handshake; post-quantum option documentedprovider claim | OpenVPN / IPsec industry standards (details not fully specified on feature pages)provider claim |
| Perfect forward secrecy | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Post-quantum key exchange | opt-inprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Own DNS resolvers | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| DNS leak protection | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| IPv6 handling | ? | routed through tunnelprovider claim |
| WebRTC protection or guidance | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Obfuscation methods | Eigene Kategorie verschleierter Server unter den Specialty Servers. Die konkrete Technik wird nicht offengelegt, der Anbieter beschreibt sie allgemein als Stealth-Server, die den VPN-Verkehr wie gewöhnlichen Internetverkehr aussehen lassen. Unter Linux funktionieren die verschleierten Server nach Anbieterangabe nur mit OpenVPN über TCP oder UDP.provider claim | Stealth VPN (HTTPS-like masking against DPI)provider claim |
| Usability behind the Great Firewall | per user reportsprovider claim | unclearprovider claim |
| Kill switch | bothprovider claim | system-wideprovider claim |
| Permanent lockdown | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Split tunneling | Nach Anbieterangabe lassen sich in der App einzelne Anwendungen von der VPN-Verbindung ausnehmen; in den Browser-Erweiterungen lassen sich einzelne Websites ausschließen.provider claim | yes (app split-tunneling per SafetyDetectives review of the service)provider claim |
| Multihop | fixed routesprovider claim | freely combinableprovider claim |
| Tor integration (Onion over VPN) | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Port forwarding | not availableprovider claim | availableprovider claim |
| SOCKS5 proxy | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| HTTP proxy | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Smart DNS | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Ad and tracker filtering in DNS | fixed listprovider claim | configurableprovider claim |
| Malware and phishing filter | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Custom DNS servers allowed | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Local network access toggle | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Auto connect rules | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Private device network (mesh) | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| GPS location override (Android) | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Traffic analysis defence | Obfuscated servers hide VPN traffic as normal activityprovider claim | Stealth VPN Technology / NeuroRouting historically offeredprovider claim |
| IPv6 inside the tunnel | noprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Obfuscation without configuration | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Number of servers | 8,719 Serverprovider claim | 55 Serverprovider claim |
| Number of countries | 149 Laenderprovider claim | 23 Laenderprovider claim |
| Number of cities | 224 Staedteprovider claim | 35 Staedteprovider claim |
| Virtual locations | labelledprovider claim | no virtual locationsprovider claim |
| RAM-only servers (diskless) | entire networkprovider claim | entire networkprovider claim |
| Hardware ownership | mixedprovider claim | colocationprovider claim |
| Own AS (autonomous system) | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| 10 Gbps ports | ? | some serversprovider claim |
| P2P and file sharing | entire networkprovider claim | entire networkprovider claim |
| Public server list | yesconfirmed | yesprovider claim |
| Public status page | noprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Known upstream hosting providers | ? | 100% dedicated bare-metal / root servers (no cloud VPS); operators not individually named on fetched pagesprovider claim |
| Windows app | native appprovider claim | native appprovider claim |
| macOS app | native appprovider claim | native appprovider claim |
| Linux app with GUI | native appconfirmed | native appprovider claim |
| Linux command line | native appconfirmed | manual config onlyprovider claim |
| Android app | native appprovider claim | native appprovider claim |
| iOS app | native appprovider claim | native appprovider claim |
| Android TV app | native appprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Apple TV app | native appprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Fire TV app | native appprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Browser extension | own extensionprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Type of browser extension | standalone browser proxyprovider claim | no extensionprovider claim |
| Router support | Der Anbieter dokumentiert die Einrichtung auf einem Router und weist auf eine Liste nicht unterstützter Router hin. Eine Routerverbindung belegt nach Anbieterangabe nur einen der zehn Geräteplätze und schützt alle dahinter liegenden Geräte.provider claim | VPN Routers documentation linked in footerprovider claim |
| Native build for Apple Silicon | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Command line documented | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Simultaneous devices | 10provider claim | unlimited / personal multi-device use allowed; no sharing credentialsprovider claim |
| Usable without an account | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Data required at signup | verified emailprovider claim | any email addressprovider claim |
| Account model | email as loginprovider claim | email as loginprovider claim |
| Cash by mail | noprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Monero | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Bitcoin | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Lightning | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Retail gift cards | noprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| PayPal | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Credit and debit card | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| SEPA payment | noprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Monthly price | €14.99provider claim | €12.99provider claim |
| Effective price on the longest term | €3.49provider claim | €8.95provider claim |
| Price change at renewal | very large increaseprovider claim | same priceprovider claim |
| Flat pricing without permanent discounts | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Free tier and its limits | Kein dauerhaft kostenloses Angebot. Der Anbieter schreibt, über die eigene Website gebe es keine kostenlose Testphase, sondern nur die Geld-zurück-Frist von 30 Tagen. Eine kostenlose Testphase besteht nach derselben Quelle allein für Android-Nutzende, die die App über Google Play beziehen; sie wird von Google Play abgewickelt.provider claim | noneprovider claim |
| Money-back window | 30 Tageprovider claim | 7 Tageprovider claim |
| Cancellation path | cancel in accountprovider claim | cancel in accountprovider claim |
| P2P policy in the terms of service | entire networkprovider claim | entire networkprovider claim |
| Streaming unblocking officially advertised | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Netflix regions reported | ? | Poor / largely incompatible with Netflix and Disney+ per CyberInsider testing notesprovider claim |
| Other streaming services | SmartPlay streaming support claimedprovider claim | CyberInsider: does not work well with streaming sites such as Netflix and Disney Plusprovider claim |
| Bandwidth cap | no limitprovider claim | no limitprovider claim |
| Data cap | noneprovider claim | noneprovider claim |
| SMTP and port 25 handling | Nach Support-Angabe sind alle Ports für ausgehende Verbindungen offen mit Ausnahme von SMTP und NetBIOS; als Alternative für den Mailversand werden die Ports 465 und 587 genannt.provider claim | Not documented on fetched Wayback/review pagesprovider claim |
| Official support in restrictive countries | Obfuscated servers for VPN-blocking networksprovider claim | ? |
| 24/7 live chat | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Email or ticket support | yesprovider claim | yesconfirmed |
| Telephone support | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| German-language support | ? | yesprovider claim |
| Documentation assessment | thorough and currentprovider claim | workableprovider claim |
| Self-hosted chat widget | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Self-service account deletion | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| SSL Labs grade of the website | A+confirmed | ? |
| Tracker load of the website | Cookies for personalization/advertising; Privacy Controls / Cookie Policy linkedprovider claim | Privacy policy covered website cookies historicallyprovider claim |
| URL of the warrant canary | none foundprovider claim | Historical warrant canary page (service discontinued)provider claim |
| Length and readability of the legal documents | Standard Nord Account legal termsprovider claim | Technical privacy-focused documentation historicallyprovider claim |
| Marketing claims contradicting the provider's own terms | Home/features market Dedicated IP and 224+ locations; privacy acknowledges personal data processing with third partiesprovider claim | Discontinued service — historical claims onlyprovider claim |