A comparison table written by the company selling you something is worth what you paid for it. So this one lists the places the others are still ahead.
| Cypher VPN | Mullvad | Proton VPN | IVPN | nadanada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Account needed | No - key only | No - number | Yes, email | No - number | No |
| Monero accepted | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Crypto at first checkout | Yes | Yes | After signup only | Yes | Yes |
| Censorship protocol | AmneziaWG | Shadowsocks, QUIC | Stealth | None | Plain WireGuard |
| Bundled eSIM | Yes, one checkout | No | No | No | Sold separately |
| Telegram cabinet | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Expiry reminders | Yes, in the bot | None by design | None | ||
| Independent audit | Not yet | Yes, repeated | Yes | Yes | No |
| Server count | 3 countries | 49 countries | 110+ countries | 30+ countries | 16 countries |
| Own apps | No - WireGuard clients | Yes, open source | Yes | Yes | No |
| Years operating | New | Since 2009 | Since 2017 | Since 2009 | Since 2022 |
| Entry price | $4.99 / mo | €5 flat | ~$5-10 | $6+ | $0.50 / day |
Repeated independent audits and a police raid that produced nothing. We have architecture and a policy - not yet a third party who verified it. If audit history is your bar, buy Mullvad.
110+ countries and polished apps on every platform. We have three locations and rely on standard WireGuard clients. If you need an exit in Japan tomorrow, we don't have one.
Trust compounds with years. We're new, and no amount of copywriting fixes that. What we can offer is checkable claims: named hosts, a specific no-logs list, and a canary.
Proton makes you create an account before it will take Bitcoin, and never takes Monero. We take XMR at the first checkout, before you've told us anything.
Mullvad deliberately can't remind you - no contact details. Our Telegram cabinet can nudge you before expiry and renew in a tap, still without an email address.
Nobody bundles both in one crypto checkout. Even Nord, which owns a VPN and an eSIM brand, sells them separately.
Start at $1.99 for a week and judge the connection yourself. If it won't connect, we refund in full.
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