Meile dVPN vs NordVPN
Meile dVPN has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.3 against 5.2, and Privacy 8.2 against 5.8.
Meile dVPN
Open-source desktop client for the Sentinel decentralized VPN network, paid in crypto
Privacy
8.2/ 10
Strong
Safety
6.3/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 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
| Meile dVPN | NordVPN | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | VPNs | VPNs |
| KYC policy | ID never required | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Email required |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | P2P, ATOM, OSMO, SCRT, ZEC | Not published |
| Pay with | Crypto | Card, PayPal, Crypto |
| Fees | Plans from $3.14/month when checked; 10% surcharge when not paid in the Sentinel P2P coin; 4.2069% fee on direct node sessions | Subscription plans; prices vary by plan and region |
| Jurisdiction | United States | Panama |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Meile dVPN
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededOpen source
Both
Legal entity disclosed
Only NordVPN
Requires emailNo-logs policyClosed source
Where they sit among vpns
Questions
Is Meile dVPN or NordVPN safer?
Meile dVPN has the higher Safety grade: Meile dVPN 6.3, NordVPN 5.2, out of 10.
Does Meile dVPN or NordVPN require KYC?
Meile dVPN is KYC level 0 (ID never required). NordVPN is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Meile dVPN has 0 and NordVPN has 0 documented incidents in the registry.