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Mullvad VPN vs TorGuard

Mullvad VPN has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.6 against 5.2, and Privacy 9.7 against 5.8.

Mullvad VPN

Swedish VPN using numbered accounts; accepts cash by post and Monero

Privacy

9.7/ 10

Excellent

Safety

7.6/ 10

Strong

ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →

TorGuard

Florida-run VPN and proxy service that accepts cryptocurrency and gift cards

Privacy

5.8/ 10

Fair

Safety

5.2/ 10

Caution

No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →

Side by side

Mullvad VPNTorGuard
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 No
Tor onion address Yes No
Coins BTC, BCH, XMR Not published
Pay with Crypto, Monero, Cash, Bank transfer, Card, PayPal Card, Crypto, Gift card
Fees Flat monthly price; 14-day money-back guarantee except for cash payments Subscription plans in USD; crypto and gift-card payments are non-refundable
Founded 2009 Not published
Jurisdiction Sweden United States
Incidents on record 1 0
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only Mullvad VPN

No email neededNo phone neededAccount-number loginTor onion serviceAccepts MoneroAccepts cashOpen source5+ years operatingRefund without ID

Both

No-logs policyLegal entity disclosed

Only TorGuard

Requires emailClosed source

Where they sit among vpns

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Questions

Is Mullvad VPN or TorGuard safer?

Mullvad VPN has the higher Safety grade: Mullvad VPN 7.6, TorGuard 5.2, out of 10.

Does Mullvad VPN or TorGuard require KYC?

Mullvad VPN is KYC level 0 (ID never required). TorGuard is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).

Which has more incidents on record?

Mullvad VPN has 1 and TorGuard has 0 documented incidents in the registry.

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