Canadian VPN with open-source apps, a free tier and crypto payment
Privacy 6.8
Safety 8.1
VPNs Reviewed 22 Oct 2026
NymVPN review
Decentralised VPN with passphrase-only accounts and broad crypto payment
- No account needed
- Accepts Monero
- Open source
- No-logs policy
- Accepts Lightning
- No email needed
ID never required KYC 0 Documentation reviewed
Privacy
8.8/ 10
Excellent
Safety
6.3/ 10
Fair
Based on terms and documentation. No test transactions published yet. See the arithmetic
NymVPN review in short
NymVPN is a VPN. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 8.8/10 for privacy (excellent) and 6.3/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. No incidents are on record.
- Category
- VPNs
- KYC level
- 0 of 4: ID never required
- Grades
- Privacy 8.8/10, Safety 6.3/10
- Sign-up
- Random account number
- Fees
- €3.50/month on the one-year plan (€42 total) when checked
- Incidents on record
- 0
- Last reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
Cite this review
NoKYC Score, "NymVPN review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/nymvpn
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What NymVPN is
NymVPN is a VPN from Nym Technologies SA that routes traffic through a decentralised network of independently operated nodes, with an optional mixnet mode for stronger metadata protection. The site says an account is an anonymous 24-word passphrase with no name or email. The pricing FAQ lists payment in Bitcoin, Lightning, Monero, Litecoin including MWEB, Liquid assets, Ether and other tokens, the NYM token and conventional currencies; the one-year plan was shown at €3.50 per month when checked. A seven-day free trial exists but cannot be activated with cryptocurrency payments.
What NymVPN offers, and what to watch
9 of 14 privacy and safety features, 0 warnings in its terms.
"Not stated" means its own pages do not say.
Identity
- ID never required Yes The terms rule identity checks out, or the design makes them impossible.
- No account needed Yes Usable without creating an account, or the account is only a random number.
- No email needed Yes An email address is not required to sign up or use it.
- No phone number Yes A phone number is never required.
Payment
- Accepts Monero Yes Monero hides sender, receiver and amount, so the payment cannot be traced to you.
- Accepts Lightning Yes Bitcoin Lightning payments: fast, cheap and more private than on-chain.
- Accepts cash Not stated
Access
- Tor onion address Not stated
- Works without JavaScript Not stated
Trust
- Open source Yes The code that matters is public and can be inspected.
- No-logs policy Yes States that connection or activity logs are not kept.
- Independent audit Not stated
- Company named Yes The operating company and its jurisdiction are published.
- 5+ years operating Not stated
Warnings
- May ask for ID Not in terms
- Email required Not in terms
- Phone number required Not in terms
- Closed source Not in terms
- Nobody accountable Not in terms
Does NymVPN require KYC?
- 0 Never
- 1 Not mentioned
- 2 Rare
- 3 On risk flag
- 4 Mandatory
KYC level 0: ID never required. The terms rule out identity checks, or the design makes them impossible.
Site states accounts are an anonymous 24-word passphrase with "No name. No email."
How the grades add up
Both grades start at 50 points and move by fixed, published amounts. Nothing is adjusted by hand. The total is divided by ten.
Privacy
8.8- Starting points 50
- KYC level 0: ID never required +20
- No email needed +3
- No phone needed +1
- Account-number login +5
- Accepts Monero +4
- Accepts Lightning +1
- Open source +2
- No-logs policy +2
- Total, clamped to 0–100 88
Safety
6.3- Starting points 50
- Open source +8
- Legal entity disclosed +5
- Total, clamped to 0–100 63
Test ledger
Real transactions run by our editors. A badge without a ledger is an assertion; this is the proof.
No test transactions published yet
The grades above rest on NymVPN’s terms and documentation. Tests will appear here with the date, route, amount band and result as they are run.
Incidents on record
No incidents are on record for NymVPN. If you have a documented case, report it.
User reviews
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NymVPN: common questions
Does NymVPN require KYC?
NymVPN is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. Site states accounts are an anonymous 24-word passphrase with "No name. No email."
Is NymVPN safe to use?
NymVPN has a Safety grade of 6.3 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 8.8 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.
Is NymVPN legit?
NymVPN is a working VPN. It publishes the company that runs it. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 6.3 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.
Is NymVPN a scam?
NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for NymVPN.
Do I need an account or email to use NymVPN?
Random account number.
What fees does NymVPN charge?
€3.50/month on the one-year plan (€42 total) when checked. Fees were recorded from NymVPN's own pages and can change; check before you send.
Does NymVPN have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on NymVPN's own pages.
Which cryptocurrencies does NymVPN support?
NymVPN supports BTC, XMR, LTC, ETH, USDT, NYM, and fiat payments in EUR, USD, GBP, CHF.
Can I use NymVPN over Tor?
NymVPN does not publish an official onion address.
Listing history
- Listing added. Facts and KYC level set from the service's own terms and documentation.