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VPN providers
Commercial VPNs whose signup and payment paths can be completed without real-name disclosure. Cash-by-post is the strongest signal here, crypto is second-best.
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What to look for
Use the table below as a starting point. The same rules apply across the site: every claim is dated, sources are linked from each service page, and a service with tiered KYC is no-KYC only up to a threshold that the operator can change at any time. See methodology for how we evaluate entries.
Services (9)
| Name | KYC | Status | Jurisdiction | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AirVPN | optional KYC | active | Italy (operator-disclosed) | |
| Bahnhof | optional KYC | active | Sweden (operator-disclosed) | |
| Calyx VPN | no KYC | active | United States (Calyx Institute, NY) | |
| IVPN | no KYC | active | Gibraltar (operator-disclosed) | |
| Mullvad VPN | no KYC | active | Sweden (operator-disclosed) | |
| OVPN | optional KYC | active | Sweden (operator-disclosed) | |
| Perfect Privacy | optional KYC | active | Switzerland (operator-disclosed) | |
| Proton VPN | optional KYC | active | Switzerland (operator-disclosed) | |
| Windscribe | optional KYC | active | Canada (operator-disclosed) |