Canadian VPN with open-source apps, a free tier and crypto payment
Privacy 6.8
Safety 8.1
VPNs Reviewed 22 Oct 2026
PonVPN review
Low-cost VPN sold as configuration files for standard protocols, paid in crypto
- Accepts Monero
- No-logs policy
- No email needed
- Nobody accountable
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Documentation reviewed
Privacy
6.8/ 10
Fair
Safety
4.6/ 10
Caution
Based on terms and documentation. No test transactions published yet. See the arithmetic
PonVPN review in short
PonVPN is a VPN. Its terms put it at KYC level 1 of 4: no ID mentioned. NoKYC Score grades it 6.8/10 for privacy (fair) and 4.6/10 for safety (caution). In its favour: no email needed, accepts Monero and no-logs policy. To watch: it has no publicly accountable operator. No incidents are on record.
- Category
- VPNs
- KYC level
- 1 of 4: No ID mentioned
- Grades
- Privacy 6.8/10, Safety 4.6/10
- Sign-up
- Email optional
- Fees
- From $1/month (10 Mb/s) to $3.97/month (100 Mb/s) when checked
- Limits
- Refunds only within 3 days and only if the service cannot connect; refunds paid in Monero
- Incidents on record
- 0
- Last reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
Cite this review
NoKYC Score, "PonVPN review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/ponvpn
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What PonVPN is
PonVPN sells VPN access as configuration files for OpenVPN, WireGuard, Shadowsocks, VLESS, VMess and Trojan, managed through a website account or a Telegram bot, with servers listed in six countries. Its terms require an account, and the privacy policy limits personal data to an email address "if provided" (which is not verified) or a Telegram ID, and says session and connection logs are not kept. The balance is topped up in Monero directly or in other cryptocurrencies through the CryptoCloud gateway. No company or operator is named on the site.
What PonVPN offers, and what to watch
3 of 14 privacy and safety features, 1 warning in its terms.
"Not stated" means its own pages do not say.
Identity
- ID never required Not stated
- No account needed Not stated
- No email needed Yes An email address is not required to sign up or use it.
- No phone number Not stated
Payment
- Accepts Monero Yes Monero hides sender, receiver and amount, so the payment cannot be traced to you.
- Accepts Lightning Not stated
- Accepts cash Not stated
Access
- Tor onion address Not stated
- Works without JavaScript Not stated
Trust
- Open source Not stated
- No-logs policy Yes States that connection or activity logs are not kept.
- Independent audit Not stated
- Company named No
- 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 Yes No company or person is publicly responsible for the service.
Does PonVPN require KYC?
- 0 Never
- 1 Not mentioned
- 2 Rare
- 3 On risk flag
- 4 Mandatory
KYC level 1: No ID mentioned. No identity requirement appears anywhere in the terms or documentation.
No identity requirement appears in the terms; the privacy policy limits personal data to an optional, unverified email address or a Telegram ID.
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
6.8- Starting points 50
- KYC level 1: No ID mentioned +12
- Accepts Monero +4
- No-logs policy +2
- Total, clamped to 0–100 68
Safety
4.6- Starting points 50
- Anonymous operator -4
- Total, clamped to 0–100 46
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 PonVPN’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 PonVPN. If you have a documented case, report it.
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PonVPN: common questions
Does PonVPN require KYC?
PonVPN is rated KYC level 1 of 4 on this site: no ID mentioned. No identity requirement appears in the terms; the privacy policy limits personal data to an optional, unverified email address or a Telegram ID.
Is PonVPN safe to use?
PonVPN has a Safety grade of 4.6 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 6.8 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.
Is PonVPN legit?
PonVPN is a working VPN. Its operators do not publish a company or names, so nobody is publicly accountable for it. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 4.6 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.
Is PonVPN 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 PonVPN.
Do I need an account or email to use PonVPN?
Email optional.
What fees does PonVPN charge?
From $1/month (10 Mb/s) to $3.97/month (100 Mb/s) when checked. Fees were recorded from PonVPN's own pages and can change; check before you send.
What are PonVPN's limits?
Refunds only within 3 days and only if the service cannot connect; refunds paid in Monero.
Does PonVPN have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on PonVPN's own pages.
Which cryptocurrencies does PonVPN support?
PonVPN supports XMR.
Can I use PonVPN over Tor?
PonVPN does not publish an official onion address.
Listing history
- Listing added. Facts and KYC level set from the service's own terms and documentation.