# NymVPN review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> 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.

Source: NoKYC Score, "NymVPN review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/nymvpn

## Key facts
- **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
- **Official website:** https://nym.com

## What it 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 the terms say about ID
Site states accounts are an anonymous 24-word passphrase with "No name. No email."

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: yes; No account needed: yes; No email needed: yes; No phone number: yes
- **Payment:** Accepts Monero: yes; Accepts Lightning: yes; Accepts cash: not stated
- **Access:** Tor onion address: not stated; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** Open source: yes; No-logs policy: yes; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: yes; 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

## 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.

## Sources
- https://nym.com
- https://nym.com/pricing
- https://github.com/nymtech/nym-vpn-client

How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology