cryptostorm

132 of 158 criteria sourced · 16 % unsourcedProvider websiteView in the matrixJSON export

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Who owns this

We have no sourced parent company for cryptostorm. That does not mean there is none.

Audits and incidents

Sourced facts with dates only, no judgements. Ongoing proceedings are marked as such.

Warrant canary

trust.warrant_canary

noneprovider claim

Acquisition history / former name

company.acquisition_history

noneprovider claim

Documented misleading advertising claims

company.misleading_claims

none_knownprovider claim

User base migrated to

company.user_base_migrated_to

noneprovider claim

All criteria

Empty cells mean we lack the source.

Company and ownership

20/21 sourced

Legal company name

company.legal_name

not publicly disclosedprovider claim

Trademark holder, if different

company.brand_owner

cryptostorm networkprovider claim

Year founded

company.founded

2013provider claim

Headquarters (country)

company.hq_country

ISprovider claim

Other relevant jurisdictions

company.jurisdictions

Iceland roots; entities worldwide (vendor wording)provider claim
  • Homepage
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Intelligence alliance of the home country

company.eyes_alliance

noneprovider claim

Parent group / holding

company.parent

noneprovider claim

Beneficial owners publicly known

company.ubo_public

not knownconfirmed

Ownership structure

company.ownership_type

owners undisclosedprovider claim

Leadership team publicly named

company.team_public

noprovider claim

Verifiable postal address for legal service

company.address_verifiable

noconfirmed

Sister VPN brands in the group

company.sister_vpn_brands

noneprovider claim

Group owns VPN review and comparison sites

company.owns_review_sites

none documentedprovider claim

Runs an affiliate programme

company.affiliate_program

noprovider claim

Typical commission rate

company.affiliate_commission

none (no affiliate program)provider claim

YouTube and influencer sponsoring

company.influencer_sponsoring

noneprovider claim

Documented misleading advertising claims

company.misleading_claims

none_knownprovider claim

Acquisition history / former name

company.acquisition_history

noneprovider claim

Operating status

company.status

activeconfirmed
  • Homepage
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Discontinuation date

company.discontinued_date

We have no source for this criterion.

User base migrated to

company.user_base_migrated_to

noneprovider claim

Logging and data collection

16/16 sourced

Core statement of the logging policy

logging.policy_summary

VPN nodes: logging disabled; auth DB stores token hash, activated_at, duration, session_count only; website Apache logs retained 2 weeks; delivery log: email (except XMR/NOWPayments), token, payment tx idconfirmed

Activity and traffic logs

logging.activity_logs

noneconfirmed

Connection logs

logging.connection_logs

noneprovider claim

Storage of the real IP address

logging.source_ip_stored

not storedprovider claim

Storage of the assigned VPN IP

logging.assigned_ip_stored

not storedprovider claim

Precision of stored timestamps

logging.timestamps_stored

coarse (date only)provider claim

Recording of transferred data volume

logging.bandwidth_logged

aggregate onlyconfirmed

Enforcement of the device limit

logging.concurrent_conn_enforcement

1–5 devices by subscription tierprovider claim

Minimum account data required

logging.account_data_minimum

access token (hashed); email optional depending on payment methodconfirmed

Telemetry in the apps

logging.app_telemetry

noneprovider claim

Trackers and SDKs in the Android app

logging.thirdparty_sdks_android

noneprovider claim

Trackers in the iOS app

logging.thirdparty_sdks_ios

noneprovider claim

Trackers and cookies on the website

logging.website_trackers

Apache webserver logs with visitor IPs rotated/deleted after 2 weeksconfirmed

Data shared with third parties

logging.data_shared_with

noneprovider claim

Retention periods stated in the policy

logging.retention_period

Website visitor logs ~2 weeks; token/email retention for deliveryconfirmed

EU representative named under GDPR

logging.gdpr_representative

noprovider claim

Evidence, audits and track record

10/17 sourced

Independent no-logs audit

trust.nolog_audit

noprovider claim

No-logs audit details

trust.nolog_audit_details

We have no source for this criterion.

Audit report published

trust.audit_report_public

not publishedprovider claim

App and client audits

trust.app_audits

We have no source for this criterion.

Infrastructure and server audits

trust.infra_audit

We have no source for this criterion.

Audit frequency

trust.audit_cadence

never auditedprovider claim

Tested in court or by authorities

trust.court_tested

We have no source for this criterion.

Transparency report

trust.transparency_report

We have no source for this criterion.

Warrant canary

trust.warrant_canary

noneprovider claim

Security incidents and data leaks

trust.breach_history

We have no source for this criterion.

Bug bounty programme

trust.bug_bounty

none published on fetched cryptostorm pagesprovider claim

Handling of reported vulnerabilities

trust.cve_handling

Server configs public for review (GitHub/wiki)provider claim

Open source clients

trust.opensource_clients

someprovider claim

Open source server side

trust.opensource_server

partialprovider claim

Reproducible builds

trust.reproducible_builds

We have no source for this criterion.

Available on F-Droid

trust.fdroid_available

noprovider claim

Listings by independent bodies

trust.independent_recommendations

Das No-KYC-Verzeichnis KYCnot.me führt cryptostorm mit Status 'Verified' und einer Gesamtbewertung von 9/10 (Datenschutz 97, Vertrauen 70) auf höchster No-KYC-Stufe (0/4).provider claim

Protocols and cryptography

17/17 sourced

WireGuard

crypto.wireguard

yesconfirmed

OpenVPN over UDP

crypto.openvpn_udp

yesconfirmed

OpenVPN over TCP

crypto.openvpn_tcp

yesprovider claim
  • OpenVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

IKEv2/IPsec

crypto.ikev2

noprovider claim

Proprietary protocol

crypto.proprietary_protocol

noneprovider claim

Legacy protocols still offered

crypto.legacy_protocols

noneprovider claim

Default data cipher

crypto.data_cipher_default

AES-256provider claim

Weakest accepted cipher

crypto.data_cipher_weakest

OpenVPN RSA option (least secure option per site)provider claim

Key exchange and authentication

crypto.handshake

OpenVPN with up to 8192-bit RSA server certificate; WireGuard keysprovider claim

Perfect forward secrecy

crypto.pfs

yesprovider claim

Post-quantum key exchange

crypto.post_quantum

not availableprovider claim

Own DNS resolvers

crypto.own_dns

yesprovider claim

DNS leak protection

crypto.dns_leak_protection

yesprovider claim

IPv6 handling

crypto.ipv6_handling

disabledprovider claim

WebRTC protection or guidance

crypto.webrtc_guidance

noprovider claim

Obfuscation methods

crypto.obfuscation

SSH/HTTPS/Xray/obfs4/stunnel tunneling optionsconfirmed

Usability behind the Great Firewall

crypto.works_in_china

unclearprovider claim

Features

20/20 sourced

Kill switch

features.killswitch

per applicationconfirmed

Permanent lockdown

features.killswitch_permanent

noprovider claim

Split tunneling

features.split_tunneling

noprovider claim

Multihop

features.multihop

freely combinableprovider claim

Tor integration (Onion over VPN)

features.tor_integration

yesprovider claim

Port forwarding

features.port_forwarding

availableprovider claim

Surcharge for a dedicated IP

features.dedicated_ip

€0.00provider claim

SOCKS5 proxy

features.socks5

noprovider claim

HTTP proxy

features.http_proxy

noprovider claim

Smart DNS

features.smart_dns

noprovider claim

Ad and tracker filtering in DNS

features.adblock_dns

not availableprovider claim

Malware and phishing filter

features.malware_filter

noprovider claim

Custom DNS servers allowed

features.custom_dns_allowed

yesprovider claim

Local network access toggle

features.lan_access_toggle

noprovider claim

Auto connect rules

features.autoconnect_rules

noprovider claim

Private device network (mesh)

features.mesh_private_net

noprovider claim

GPS location override (Android)

features.gps_spoofing

noprovider claim

Traffic analysis defence

features.traffic_analysis_defense

Obfuscation via stunnel/Xray/obfs4provider claim

IPv6 inside the tunnel

features.ipv6_tunnel

noprovider claim

Obfuscation without configuration

features.stealth_default

noprovider claim

Servers and network

9/12 sourced

Number of servers

network.server_count

We have no source for this criterion.

Number of countries

network.country_count

0 Laenderprovider claim

Number of cities

network.city_count

0 Staedteprovider claim

Virtual locations

network.virtual_locations

We have no source for this criterion.

RAM-only servers (diskless)

network.ram_only

part of the networkprovider claim

Hardware ownership

network.ownership

rentedconfirmed

Own AS (autonomous system)

network.own_asn

noprovider claim

10 Gbps ports

network.10g_servers

some serversprovider claim

P2P and file sharing

network.p2p_servers

entire networkprovider claim

Public server list

network.server_list_public

We have no source for this criterion.

Public status page

network.status_page

noprovider claim

Known upstream hosting providers

network.hosting_providers

Bare-metal dedicated servers; providers not namedprovider claim

Apps and platforms

16/16 sourced

Windows app

apps.windows

native appprovider claim

macOS app

apps.macos

manual config onlyprovider claim

Linux app with GUI

apps.linux_gui

not availableprovider claim

Linux command line

apps.linux_cli

manual config onlyprovider claim

Android app

apps.android

manual config onlyprovider claim

iOS app

apps.ios

manual config onlyprovider claim

Android TV app

apps.androidtv

not availableprovider claim

Apple TV app

apps.appletv

not availableprovider claim

Fire TV app

apps.firetv

not availableprovider claim

Browser extension

apps.browser_ext

not availableprovider claim

Type of browser extension

apps.browser_ext_type

no extensionprovider claim

Router support

apps.router_support

OpenVPN/WireGuard router configsprovider claim

Native build for Apple Silicon

apps.macos_arm_native

yesprovider claim

Command line documented

apps.cli_documented

yesprovider claim

Simultaneous devices

apps.simultaneous_devices

unlimited token-basedprovider claim

Usable without an account

apps.no_account_needed

yesconfirmed

Account, pricing and payment

11/17 sourced

Data required at signup

pricing.signup_email_required

nothing requiredprovider claim

Account model

pricing.account_model

account number onlyconfirmed

Cash by mail

pricing.cash_by_mail

noprovider claim

Monero

pricing.monero

yesconfirmed

Bitcoin

pricing.bitcoin

yesconfirmed

Lightning

pricing.lightning

noprovider claim

Retail gift cards

pricing.retail_giftcards

noprovider claim

PayPal

pricing.paypal

yesconfirmed

Credit and debit card

pricing.credit_card

yesprovider claim

SEPA payment

pricing.sepa

We have no source for this criterion.

Monthly price

pricing.monthly_price

We have no source for this criterion.

Effective price on the longest term

pricing.effective_price_longest

We have no source for this criterion.

Price change at renewal

pricing.renewal_price_hike

We have no source for this criterion.

Flat pricing without permanent discounts

pricing.flat_pricing

yesprovider claim

Free tier and its limits

pricing.free_tier

noneprovider claim

Money-back window

pricing.moneyback_days

We have no source for this criterion.

Cancellation path

pricing.cancellation_ease

We have no source for this criterion.

Usage and performance

6/10 sourced

P2P policy in the terms of service

usage.p2p_policy

entire networkprovider claim

Streaming unblocking officially advertised

usage.streaming_officially

We have no source for this criterion.

Netflix regions reported

usage.netflix_regions_reported

We have no source for this criterion.

Other streaming services

usage.other_streaming_services

Netflix wird laut mehreren unabhängigen Tests entsperrt (ein Bericht mit ausdrücklich unzureichender Geschwindigkeit); WizCase nennt zusätzlich Prime Video, Disney+ und Hulu als funktionierend.provider claim

Bandwidth cap

usage.bandwidth_cap

no limitconfirmed

Data cap

usage.data_cap

Zeitbasierte Tokens statt festem Datenvolumen bei den bezahlten Tarifen; die kostenlose CryptoFree-Variante ist laut Testbericht im Datenvolumen begrenzt.provider claim

Speed measurement references

usage.speed_references

Ergebnisse unabhängiger Tests schwanken stark je nach Tarif und Zeitpunkt: ein Bericht misst für die kostenlose CryptoFree-Variante rund 0,38 Mbit/s, ein anderer bewertet die allgemeine Geschwindigkeit mit 40 % ('schrecklich'), ein dritter nennt für bezahlte Tarife eine durchschnittliche Download-Rate von rund 33 Mbit/s.provider claim

Latency and gaming suitability

usage.latency_gaming

We have no source for this criterion.

SMTP and port 25 handling

usage.smtp_policy

Not documented on fetched cryptostorm pagesprovider claim

Official support in restrictive countries

usage.restrictive_countries_support

We have no source for this criterion.

Support and documentation

4/7 sourced

24/7 live chat

support.livechat_247

yesprovider claim

Email or ticket support

support.email

yesconfirmed

Telephone support

support.phone

noprovider claim

German-language support

support.german_language

We have no source for this criterion.

Documentation assessment

support.docs_quality

We have no source for this criterion.

Self-hosted chat widget

support.selfhosted_chat

noprovider claim

Self-service account deletion

support.account_deletion_easy

We have no source for this criterion.

Provider website hygiene

3/5 sourced

SSL Labs grade of the website

site.ssl_grade

A+confirmed

Tracker load of the website

site.cookie_privacy_impact

We have no source for this criterion.

URL of the warrant canary

site.canary_page

none foundprovider claim

Length and readability of the legal documents

site.tos_readability

goodprovider claim

Marketing claims contradicting the provider's own terms

site.claims_vs_reality

We have no source for this criterion.

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