cryptostorm vs IVPN
IVPN has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.2 against 6.0, and Privacy 9.4 against 8.7.
cryptostorm
Token-authenticated VPN with Tor and I2P mirrors and no customer accounts
Privacy
8.7/ 10
Excellent
Safety
6.0/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
IVPN
VPN with generated account IDs, no email, and cash, Monero or Bitcoin payment
Privacy
9.4/ 10
Excellent
Safety
7.2/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| cryptostorm | IVPN | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | VPNs | VPNs |
| KYC policy | ID never required | ID never required |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Random account number |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | Yes | No |
| Coins | Not published | BTC, XMR |
| Pay with | Crypto, Card, PayPal | Crypto, Monero, Lightning, Cash, Card, PayPal |
| Fees | $52 per year for four devices when checked | Standard plan $2/week, $6/month or $60/year when checked |
| Founded | Not published | 2009 |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | Gibraltar |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 1 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only cryptostorm
No registrationTor onion serviceI2P address
Both
No email neededNo phone neededNo-logs policy5+ years operating
Only IVPN
Account-number loginAccepts MoneroAccepts LightningAccepts cashOpen sourceIndependent audit
Where they sit among vpns
Questions
Is cryptostorm or IVPN safer?
IVPN has the higher Safety grade: cryptostorm 6.0, IVPN 7.2, out of 10.
Does cryptostorm or IVPN require KYC?
cryptostorm is KYC level 0 (ID never required). IVPN is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
cryptostorm has 0 and IVPN has 1 documented incident in the registry.