Amnezia VPN vs NordVPN
Amnezia VPN has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.2 against 5.2, and Privacy 6.9 against 5.8.
Amnezia VPN
Open-source VPN client for self-hosted servers, plus free and paid hosted VPN plans
Privacy
6.9/ 10
Fair
Safety
7.2/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
NordVPN
Large Panama-registered VPN that takes cryptocurrency but requires an email account
Privacy
5.8/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.2/ 10
Caution
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Amnezia VPN | NordVPN | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | VPNs | VPNs |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email optional | Email required |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, USDT, DOGE | Not published |
| Pay with | Crypto, Card | Card, PayPal, Crypto |
| Fees | Premium from $3.3/month on a 2-year plan when checked; self-hosted client and Amnezia Free cost nothing | Subscription plans; prices vary by plan and region |
| Limits | Amnezia Free is limited to 8 Mbps and selected sites; Premium allows up to 7 devices | Not published |
| Founded | 2020 | Not published |
| Jurisdiction | Cyprus | Panama |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Amnezia VPN
Open sourceSelf-hostableRefund without ID
Both
Legal entity disclosed
Only NordVPN
Requires emailNo-logs policyClosed source
Where they sit among vpns
Questions
Is Amnezia VPN or NordVPN safer?
Amnezia VPN has the higher Safety grade: Amnezia VPN 7.2, NordVPN 5.2, out of 10.
Does Amnezia VPN or NordVPN require KYC?
Amnezia VPN is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). NordVPN is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Amnezia VPN has 0 and NordVPN has 0 documented incidents in the registry.