IVPN vs Mysterium VPN
IVPN has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.2 against 5.0, and Privacy 9.4 against 6.0.
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 →
Mysterium VPN
Subscription VPN that routes traffic through residential IP addresses
Privacy
6.0/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.0/ 10
Caution
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| IVPN | Mysterium VPN | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | VPNs | VPNs |
| KYC policy | ID never required | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Random account number | Email required |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, XMR | Not published |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero, Lightning, Cash, Card, PayPal | Crypto, Card, PayPal |
| Fees | Standard plan $2/week, $6/month or $60/year when checked | From $2.59/month on a 2-year Basic plan when checked |
| Limits | Not published | 6, 10 or 15 simultaneous devices depending on plan; one refund per user |
| Founded | 2009 | 2019 |
| Jurisdiction | Gibraltar | Panama |
| Incidents on record | 1 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only IVPN
No email neededNo phone neededAccount-number loginAccepts MoneroAccepts LightningAccepts cashOpen sourceIndependent audit5+ years operating
Both
No-logs policy
Only Mysterium VPN
Requires emailRuns an affiliate programme
Where they sit among vpns
Questions
Is IVPN or Mysterium VPN safer?
IVPN has the higher Safety grade: IVPN 7.2, Mysterium VPN 5.0, out of 10.
Does IVPN or Mysterium VPN require KYC?
IVPN is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Mysterium VPN is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
IVPN has 1 and Mysterium VPN has 0 documented incidents in the registry.