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NymVPN vs Surfshark

NymVPN has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.3 against 5.2, and Privacy 8.8 against 5.8.

NymVPN

Decentralised VPN with passphrase-only accounts and broad crypto payment

Privacy

8.8/ 10

Excellent

Safety

6.3/ 10

Fair

ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →

Surfshark

Netherlands-based VPN with crypto checkout on desktop and a 30-day refund window

Privacy

5.8/ 10

Fair

Safety

5.2/ 10

Caution

No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →

Side by side

NymVPNSurfshark
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 No No
Coins BTC, XMR, LTC, ETH, USDT, NYM Not published
Pay with Crypto, Monero, Lightning, Card Card, PayPal, Crypto
Fees €3.50/month on the one-year plan (€42 total) when checked Subscription plans; 30-day money-back guarantee on the first purchase
Jurisdiction Not published Netherlands
Incidents on record 0 0
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only NymVPN

No email neededNo phone neededAccount-number loginAccepts MoneroAccepts LightningOpen source

Both

No-logs policyLegal entity disclosed

Only Surfshark

Requires emailClosed source

Where they sit among vpns

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Questions

Is NymVPN or Surfshark safer?

NymVPN has the higher Safety grade: NymVPN 6.3, Surfshark 5.2, out of 10.

Does NymVPN or Surfshark require KYC?

NymVPN is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Surfshark is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).

Which has more incidents on record?

NymVPN has 0 and Surfshark has 0 documented incidents in the registry.

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