NymVPN

152 of 158 criteria sourced · 4 % unsourcedProvider websiteView in the matrixJSON export

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Who owns this

Parent company

Nym Technologies

Brands in the same group

  • NymVPN this entry

Further brands according to the source: none

This group also owns review and comparison sites

none documented

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

No court cases documented on nym.comprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Security incidents and data leaks

trust.breach_history

No public data breach disclosure on Nym vendor pagesprovider claim

No-logs audit details

trust.nolog_audit_details

Multiple audits: Cure53-associated auditors, Oak Security (mixnet/vesting/wallet), JP Aumasson, Cryspen/others listed on trust centerconfirmed

App and client audits

trust.app_audits

JP Aegis audit of NymVPN app (2024); Cure53 audit of Nym network (2021)confirmed

Infrastructure and server audits

trust.infra_audit

Cure53 audit of Nym network infrastructure (2021)confirmed

Transparency report

trust.transparency_report

noneprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Warrant canary

trust.warrant_canary

noneprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Acquisition history / former name

company.acquisition_history

none — Nym Technologies SAprovider claim

Documented misleading advertising claims

company.misleading_claims

none_knownprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

User base migrated to

company.user_base_migrated_to

noneprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

All criteria

Empty cells mean we lack the source.

Company and ownership

20/21 sourced

Legal company name

company.legal_name

Nym Technologiesprovider claim

Trademark holder, if different

company.brand_owner

Nymconfirmed
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Year founded

company.founded

2021provider claim

Headquarters (country)

company.hq_country

CHprovider claim

Other relevant jurisdictions

company.jurisdictions

Switzerlandprovider claim

Intelligence alliance of the home country

company.eyes_alliance

noneprovider claim

Parent group / holding

company.parent

Nym Technologiesprovider claim

Beneficial owners publicly known

company.ubo_public

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

Ownership structure

company.ownership_type

founder ownedprovider claim

Leadership team publicly named

company.team_public

yesconfirmed

Verifiable postal address for legal service

company.address_verifiable

yesprovider claim

Sister VPN brands in the group

company.sister_vpn_brands

noneprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Group owns VPN review and comparison sites

company.owns_review_sites

none documentedprovider claim

Runs an affiliate programme

company.affiliate_program

noprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Typical commission rate

company.affiliate_commission

none (no affiliate program)provider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

YouTube and influencer sponsoring

company.influencer_sponsoring

occasionalprovider claim

Documented misleading advertising claims

company.misleading_claims

none_knownprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Acquisition history / former name

company.acquisition_history

none — Nym Technologies SAprovider claim

Operating status

company.status

activeconfirmed
  • NymVPN
    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
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Logging and data collection

16/16 sourced

Core statement of the logging policy

logging.policy_summary

Claims can't log by design via decentralized mixnet / zero-knowledge network; no logging promises needed framing.provider claim

Activity and traffic logs

logging.activity_logs

noneprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Connection logs

logging.connection_logs

noneprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Storage of the real IP address

logging.source_ip_stored

not storedprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

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

Up to 10 devices per passphraseprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Minimum account data required

logging.account_data_minimum

24-word passphrase account modelconfirmed
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Telemetry in the apps

logging.app_telemetry

opt inprovider claim

Trackers and SDKs in the Android app

logging.thirdparty_sdks_android

Sentry crash reporting SDK in mobile appprovider claim

Trackers in the iOS app

logging.thirdparty_sdks_ios

Sentry crash reporting SDK in mobile appprovider claim

Trackers and cookies on the website

logging.website_trackers

Website analytics cookies per privacy policyprovider claim

Data shared with third parties

logging.data_shared_with

Mixnet node operators, payment processors, analytics providers per privacy policyprovider claim

Retention periods stated in the policy

logging.retention_period

No VPN traffic logs; mixnet design prevents session loggingprovider claim

EU representative named under GDPR

logging.gdpr_representative

yesprovider claim

Evidence, audits and track record

17/17 sourced

Independent no-logs audit

trust.nolog_audit

yesprovider claim

No-logs audit details

trust.nolog_audit_details

Multiple audits: Cure53-associated auditors, Oak Security (mixnet/vesting/wallet), JP Aumasson, Cryspen/others listed on trust centerconfirmed

Audit report published

trust.audit_report_public

summary onlyprovider claim

App and client audits

trust.app_audits

JP Aegis audit of NymVPN app (2024); Cure53 audit of Nym network (2021)confirmed

Infrastructure and server audits

trust.infra_audit

Cure53 audit of Nym network infrastructure (2021)confirmed

Audit frequency

trust.audit_cadence

annualprovider claim

Tested in court or by authorities

trust.court_tested

No court cases documented on nym.comprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Transparency report

trust.transparency_report

noneprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Warrant canary

trust.warrant_canary

noneprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Security incidents and data leaks

trust.breach_history

No public data breach disclosure on Nym vendor pagesprovider claim

Bug bounty programme

trust.bug_bounty

Vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty at nym.com/vdp-bbpprovider claim

Handling of reported vulnerabilities

trust.cve_handling

Incident disclosure policy via VDP/BBP programprovider claim

Open source clients

trust.opensource_clients

allconfirmed

Open source server side

trust.opensource_server

yesprovider claim

Reproducible builds

trust.reproducible_builds

noprovider claim

Available on F-Droid

trust.fdroid_available

noprovider claim

Listings by independent bodies

trust.independent_recommendations

Privacy advocates; EU-funded Nym network research projectprovider claim

Protocols and cryptography

17/17 sourced

WireGuard

crypto.wireguard

yesconfirmed

OpenVPN over UDP

crypto.openvpn_udp

noprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

OpenVPN over TCP

crypto.openvpn_tcp

noprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

IKEv2/IPsec

crypto.ikev2

noprovider claim

Proprietary protocol

crypto.proprietary_protocol

Nym Noise Generating Mixnet (5-hop) plus Fast VPN 2-hop modeconfirmed

Legacy protocols still offered

crypto.legacy_protocols

noneprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Default data cipher

crypto.data_cipher_default

AES128, ChaCha20-Poly1305, BLAKE2provider claim

Weakest accepted cipher

crypto.data_cipher_weakest

WireGuard / AmneziaWG (Fast mode)provider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Key exchange and authentication

crypto.handshake

WireGuard + Nym mixnetprovider claim

Perfect forward secrecy

crypto.pfs

yesprovider claim

Post-quantum key exchange

crypto.post_quantum

announced onlyprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Own DNS resolvers

crypto.own_dns

yesprovider claim

DNS leak protection

crypto.dns_leak_protection

yesprovider claim

IPv6 handling

crypto.ipv6_handling

routed through tunnelprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

WebRTC protection or guidance

crypto.webrtc_guidance

noprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Obfuscation methods

crypto.obfuscation

AmneziaWG beats most VPN blockers; mixnet noiseprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Usability behind the Great Firewall

crypto.works_in_china

unclearprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Features

20/20 sourced

Kill switch

features.killswitch

not availableprovider claim

Permanent lockdown

features.killswitch_permanent

noprovider claim

Split tunneling

features.split_tunneling

Split tunnelling (beta)provider claim

Multihop

features.multihop

freely combinableconfirmed

Tor integration (Onion over VPN)

features.tor_integration

noprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Port forwarding

features.port_forwarding

not availableprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Surcharge for a dedicated IP

features.dedicated_ip

€0.00provider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

SOCKS5 proxy

features.socks5

noprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

HTTP proxy

features.http_proxy

noprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Smart DNS

features.smart_dns

noprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Ad and tracker filtering in DNS

features.adblock_dns

not availableprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Malware and phishing filter

features.malware_filter

noprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Custom DNS servers allowed

features.custom_dns_allowed

noprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Local network access toggle

features.lan_access_toggle

noprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Auto connect rules

features.autoconnect_rules

noprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Private device network (mesh)

features.mesh_private_net

noprovider claim

GPS location override (Android)

features.gps_spoofing

noprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Traffic analysis defence

features.traffic_analysis_defense

Noise-generating mixnet against AI surveillanceprovider claim

IPv6 inside the tunnel

features.ipv6_tunnel

noprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Obfuscation without configuration

features.stealth_default

yesprovider claim

Servers and network

12/12 sourced

Number of servers

network.server_count

0 Serverprovider claim

Number of countries

network.country_count

0 Laenderprovider claim

Number of cities

network.city_count

0 Staedteprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Virtual locations

network.virtual_locations

no virtual locationsprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

RAM-only servers (diskless)

network.ram_only

noprovider claim

Hardware ownership

network.ownership

mixedconfirmed

Own AS (autonomous system)

network.own_asn

noprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

10 Gbps ports

network.10g_servers

noprovider claim

P2P and file sharing

network.p2p_servers

not permittedprovider claim

Public server list

network.server_list_public

noprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Public status page

network.status_page

noprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Known upstream hosting providers

network.hosting_providers

Decentralized mixnet; no colocation list publishedprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Apps and platforms

16/16 sourced

Windows app

apps.windows

native appconfirmed

macOS app

apps.macos

native appconfirmed

Linux app with GUI

apps.linux_gui

native appconfirmed

Linux command line

apps.linux_cli

native appprovider claim

Android app

apps.android

native appconfirmed

iOS app

apps.ios

native appconfirmed

Android TV app

apps.androidtv

not availableconfirmed

Apple TV app

apps.appletv

not availableprovider claim

Fire TV app

apps.firetv

not availableprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Browser extension

apps.browser_ext

not availableprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Type of browser extension

apps.browser_ext_type

no extensionprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Router support

apps.router_support

noprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Native build for Apple Silicon

apps.macos_arm_native

yesprovider claim

Command line documented

apps.cli_documented

noprovider claim

Simultaneous devices

apps.simultaneous_devices

Up to 10 devices per account via 24-word passphraseconfirmed

Usable without an account

apps.no_account_needed

yesprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Account, pricing and payment

17/17 sourced

Data required at signup

pricing.signup_email_required

nothing requiredprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Account model

pricing.account_model

account number onlyprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Cash by mail

pricing.cash_by_mail

noprovider claim

Monero

pricing.monero

yesconfirmed

Bitcoin

pricing.bitcoin

yesconfirmed

Lightning

pricing.lightning

yesconfirmed

Retail gift cards

pricing.retail_giftcards

noprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

PayPal

pricing.paypal

yesprovider claim

Credit and debit card

pricing.credit_card

yesprovider claim

SEPA payment

pricing.sepa

noprovider claim

Monthly price

pricing.monthly_price

€12.99provider claim

Effective price on the longest term

pricing.effective_price_longest

€5.99provider claim

Price change at renewal

pricing.renewal_price_hike

moderate increaseprovider claim

Flat pricing without permanent discounts

pricing.flat_pricing

noprovider claim

Free tier and its limits

pricing.free_tier

Paid product; freemium not detailed on pricing page extractprovider claim

Money-back window

pricing.moneyback_days

30 Tageprovider claim

Cancellation path

pricing.cancellation_ease

cancel in accountprovider claim

Usage and performance

7/10 sourced

P2P policy in the terms of service

usage.p2p_policy

not permittedprovider claim

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

Not marketed for streaming; mixnet privacy focusprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Bandwidth cap

usage.bandwidth_cap

no limitprovider claim

Data cap

usage.data_cap

noneprovider claim

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

Not documented on fetched Nym pagesprovider claim
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Official support in restrictive countries

usage.restrictive_countries_support

Mixnet designed for metadata-resistant communication in restrictive environmentsprovider claim

Support and documentation

7/7 sourced

24/7 live chat

support.livechat_247

noprovider claim

Email or ticket support

support.email

yesprovider claim

Telephone support

support.phone

noprovider claim

German-language support

support.german_language

noprovider claim

Documentation assessment

support.docs_quality

workableprovider claim

Self-hosted chat widget

support.selfhosted_chat

noprovider claim

Self-service account deletion

support.account_deletion_easy

yesprovider claim

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
  • NymVPN
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

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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