Review · 2026
Mullvad review
IndependentSweden
The privacy purist's choice. No email to sign up, flat €5 pricing with no dark-pattern discounts, annual audits and a track record of literally having nothing to hand police. Streaming is inconsistent and port forwarding was removed in 2023.
82
Overall / 100
Owner
Mullvad VPN AB
Jurisdiction
Sweden
Servers
650
Countries
45
Logging
No-logs; RAM-only; no account email required.
Audit
Annual independent audits (Assured, Cure53); withstood a 2023 Swedish police search that found no user data.
Protocols
WireGuard, OpenVPN
Port forwarding
No
Dedicated IP
No
Kill switch
Yes
Price from
€5/mo flat
Money-back
30 days
On jurisdiction: Within 14 Eyes, but the no-email account model minimises what exists to hand over.
Scorecard
Five weighted categories, same rubric as every other provider. How this is calculated →
Privacy & Trust97
Speed85
Streaming60
Torrenting78
Ease of use80
Strengths
- Anonymous accounts — no email required
- Flat, honest pricing; annually audited
- Proven minimal data footprint
Trade-offs
- Streaming support is unreliable
- No port forwarding since 2023
- Smaller network