njalla VPN

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Who owns this

Parent company

Njalla

Brands in the same group

  • njalla VPN this entry

Further brands according to the source: none (Njalla domains/VPS/VPN under same brand)

This group also owns review and comparison sites

none

If the same group tests its own service, that review is not independent. That is noted here as ownership only.

Audits and incidents

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

Tested in court or by authorities

trust.court_tested

noneprovider claim

Security incidents and data leaks

trust.breach_history

none documented on fetched pagesprovider claim

No-logs audit details

trust.nolog_audit_details

No public third-party audit; long-running privacy reputation claimedprovider claim

App and client audits

trust.app_audits

noneprovider claim

Infrastructure and server audits

trust.infra_audit

noneprovider claim

Transparency report

trust.transparency_report

noneprovider claim

Warrant canary

trust.warrant_canary

noneprovider claim

Acquisition history / former name

company.acquisition_history

noneprovider claim

Documented misleading advertising claims

company.misleading_claims

none identified from vendor pagesprovider 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

Njalla (privacy provider for domains, VPS and VPNs)provider claim
  • Njalla
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Trademark holder, if different

company.brand_owner

Njallaconfirmed
  • Njalla
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Year founded

company.founded

2009provider claim

Headquarters (country)

company.hq_country

CRprovider claim

Other relevant jurisdictions

company.jurisdictions

Costa Rica (njalla.srl)provider claim

Intelligence alliance of the home country

company.eyes_alliance

noneprovider claim
  • Njalla
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Parent group / holding

company.parent

noneprovider claim

Beneficial owners publicly known

company.ubo_public

not knownprovider claim
  • Njalla
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Ownership structure

company.ownership_type

owners undisclosedprovider claim
  • Njalla
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Leadership team publicly named

company.team_public

noprovider claim
  • Njalla
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Verifiable postal address for legal service

company.address_verifiable

noprovider claim

Sister VPN brands in the group

company.sister_vpn_brands

none (Njalla domains/VPS/VPN under same brand)provider claim

Group owns VPN review and comparison sites

company.owns_review_sites

noneprovider claim

Runs an affiliate programme

company.affiliate_program

noprovider claim

Typical commission rate

company.affiliate_commission

noneprovider claim

YouTube and influencer sponsoring

company.influencer_sponsoring

noneprovider claim

Documented misleading advertising claims

company.misleading_claims

none identified from vendor pagesprovider claim

Acquisition history / former name

company.acquisition_history

noneprovider claim

Operating status

company.status

activeconfirmed

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

ToS: collects email and/or XMPP and password necessary for services; does not collect other data except what clients provide. Claims online activity can't be connected to identity.provider claim

Activity and traffic logs

logging.activity_logs

noneprovider claim

Connection logs

logging.connection_logs

unclearprovider 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

noneprovider claim

Recording of transferred data volume

logging.bandwidth_logged

not recordedprovider claim

Enforcement of the device limit

logging.concurrent_conn_enforcement

not statedprovider claim

Minimum account data required

logging.account_data_minimum

Email or XMPP address and passwordconfirmed

Telemetry in the apps

logging.app_telemetry

noneprovider claim

Trackers and SDKs in the Android app

logging.thirdparty_sdks_android

none statedprovider claim

Trackers in the iOS app

logging.thirdparty_sdks_ios

none statedprovider claim

Trackers and cookies on the website

logging.website_trackers

minimalprovider claim

Data shared with third parties

logging.data_shared_with

Only when legally required per about pageprovider claim

Retention periods stated in the policy

logging.retention_period

minimal per privacy stanceprovider claim

EU representative named under GDPR

logging.gdpr_representative

noprovider claim

Evidence, audits and track record

17/17 sourced

Independent no-logs audit

trust.nolog_audit

noprovider claim

No-logs audit details

trust.nolog_audit_details

No public third-party audit; long-running privacy reputation claimedprovider claim

Audit report published

trust.audit_report_public

not publishedprovider claim

App and client audits

trust.app_audits

noneprovider claim

Infrastructure and server audits

trust.infra_audit

noneprovider claim

Audit frequency

trust.audit_cadence

never auditedprovider claim

Tested in court or by authorities

trust.court_tested

noneprovider claim

Transparency report

trust.transparency_report

noneprovider claim

Warrant canary

trust.warrant_canary

noneprovider claim

Security incidents and data leaks

trust.breach_history

none documented on fetched pagesprovider claim

Bug bounty programme

trust.bug_bounty

noneprovider claim

Handling of reported vulnerabilities

trust.cve_handling

unknownprovider claim

Open source clients

trust.opensource_clients

noneprovider claim

Open source server side

trust.opensource_server

noprovider claim

Reproducible builds

trust.reproducible_builds

noprovider claim

Available on F-Droid

trust.fdroid_available

noprovider claim

Listings by independent bodies

trust.independent_recommendations

noneprovider claim

Protocols and cryptography

11/17 sourced

WireGuard

crypto.wireguard

yesconfirmed

OpenVPN over UDP

crypto.openvpn_udp

yesconfirmed

OpenVPN over TCP

crypto.openvpn_tcp

yesprovider claim

IKEv2/IPsec

crypto.ikev2

noprovider claim

Proprietary protocol

crypto.proprietary_protocol

We have no source for this criterion.

Legacy protocols still offered

crypto.legacy_protocols

noneprovider claim

Default data cipher

crypto.data_cipher_default

WireGuard ChaCha20provider claim

Weakest accepted cipher

crypto.data_cipher_weakest

WireGuard ChaCha20provider claim

Key exchange and authentication

crypto.handshake

WireGuardprovider claim

Perfect forward secrecy

crypto.pfs

We have no source for this criterion.

Post-quantum key exchange

crypto.post_quantum

We have no source for this criterion.

Own DNS resolvers

crypto.own_dns

We have no source for this criterion.

DNS leak protection

crypto.dns_leak_protection

yesprovider claim
  • Njalla
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

IPv6 handling

crypto.ipv6_handling

routed through tunnelprovider claim

WebRTC protection or guidance

crypto.webrtc_guidance

We have no source for this criterion.

Obfuscation methods

crypto.obfuscation

noprovider claim

Usability behind the Great Firewall

crypto.works_in_china

We have no source for this criterion.

Features

19/20 sourced

Kill switch

features.killswitch

not availableprovider claim

Permanent lockdown

features.killswitch_permanent

noprovider claim

Split tunneling

features.split_tunneling

noprovider claim

Multihop

features.multihop

not availableprovider claim

Tor integration (Onion over VPN)

features.tor_integration

noprovider claim

Port forwarding

features.port_forwarding

not 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

We have no source for this criterion.

Malware and phishing filter

features.malware_filter

noprovider claim

Custom DNS servers allowed

features.custom_dns_allowed

noprovider 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

noprovider claim

IPv6 inside the tunnel

features.ipv6_tunnel

noprovider claim

Obfuscation without configuration

features.stealth_default

noprovider claim

Servers and network

7/12 sourced

Number of servers

network.server_count

We have no source for this criterion.

Number of countries

network.country_count

We have no source for this criterion.

Number of cities

network.city_count

We have no source for this criterion.

Virtual locations

network.virtual_locations

not labelledprovider claim

RAM-only servers (diskless)

network.ram_only

noprovider claim

Hardware ownership

network.ownership

owned hardwareprovider claim

Own AS (autonomous system)

network.own_asn

noprovider claim

10 Gbps ports

network.10g_servers

We have no source for this criterion.

P2P and file sharing

network.p2p_servers

We have no source for this criterion.

Public server list

network.server_list_public

noprovider claim

Public status page

network.status_page

noprovider claim

Known upstream hosting providers

network.hosting_providers

Njalla-operatedprovider claim

Apps and platforms

16/16 sourced

Windows app

apps.windows

manual config onlyprovider claim

macOS app

apps.macos

manual config onlyprovider claim

Linux app with GUI

apps.linux_gui

manual config onlyprovider 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

Compatible with specific routersprovider 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

not statedprovider claim

Usable without an account

apps.no_account_needed

noconfirmed

Account, pricing and payment

14/17 sourced

Data required at signup

pricing.signup_email_required

any email addressconfirmed

Account model

pricing.account_model

email as loginconfirmed

Cash by mail

pricing.cash_by_mail

yesprovider 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
  • Njalla
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

SEPA payment

pricing.sepa

noprovider claim

Monthly price

pricing.monthly_price

€5.00confirmed

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

0 Tageprovider claim

Cancellation path

pricing.cancellation_ease

We have no source for this criterion.

Usage and performance

2/10 sourced

P2P policy in the terms of service

usage.p2p_policy

We have no source for this criterion.

Streaming unblocking officially advertised

usage.streaming_officially

noprovider claim

Netflix regions reported

usage.netflix_regions_reported

We have no source for this criterion.

Other streaming services

usage.other_streaming_services

We have no source for this criterion.

Bandwidth cap

usage.bandwidth_cap

no limitprovider claim

Data cap

usage.data_cap

We have no source for this criterion.

Speed measurement references

usage.speed_references

We have no source for this criterion.

Latency and gaming suitability

usage.latency_gaming

We have no source for this criterion.

SMTP and port 25 handling

usage.smtp_policy

We have no source for this criterion.

Official support in restrictive countries

usage.restrictive_countries_support

We have no source for this criterion.

Support and documentation

2/7 sourced

24/7 live chat

support.livechat_247

We have no source for this criterion.

Email or ticket support

support.email

yesprovider claim

Telephone support

support.phone

We have no source for this criterion.

German-language support

support.german_language

We have no source for this criterion.

Documentation assessment

support.docs_quality

workableprovider claim

Self-hosted chat widget

support.selfhosted_chat

We have no source for this criterion.

Self-service account deletion

support.account_deletion_easy

We have no source for this criterion.

Provider website hygiene

2/5 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

We have no source for this criterion.

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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