# Private and open-source alternatives to NordVPN

1. [Mullvad VPN](https://privacyratings.com/vpns/mullvad-vpn/) (our pick): B (79/100). Flat-priced VPN from Sweden. Accounts are a random number with no email, and payment in cash or Monero is accepted.
2. [Proton VPN](https://privacyratings.com/vpns/protonvpn/): B (83/100). VPN service from Proton in Switzerland with open-source apps on every platform and a free plan without ads.
3. [Windscribe](https://privacyratings.com/vpns/windscribe/): B (81/100). VPN service from Canada with a limited free plan, open-source apps and browser extensions, and WireGuard, IKEv2 and OpenVPN support.
4. [NymVPN](https://privacyratings.com/vpns/nymvpn/): B (77/100). VPN from Nym Technologies SA in Switzerland that runs on a decentralized network of independent nodes. It offers a fast two-hop WireGuard mode and an anonymous mode routed through the Nym mixnet.
5. [IVPN](https://privacyratings.com/vpns/ivpn/): B (75/100). VPN service from Gibraltar with random account IDs, no email at sign-up, cash and Monero payment, and open-source apps.
6. [Private Internet Access](https://privacyratings.com/vpns/private-internet-access/): C (71/100). Commercial VPN service from Private Internet Access, Inc. in the United States, a subsidiary of Kape Technologies. The apps are open source and support WireGuard and OpenVPN.
7. [RiseupVPN](https://privacyratings.com/vpns/riseupvpn/): C (70/100). Free, donation-funded VPN run by the Riseup collective in the United States. It needs no account and uses the open-source LEAP VPN client with OpenVPN.
8. [hide.me](https://privacyratings.com/vpns/hide-me/): C (67/100). VPN service from eVenture Ltd. in Malaysia with a free plan that needs no sign-up and paid plans. Apps support WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2 and SoftEther.
9. [AirVPN](https://privacyratings.com/vpns/airvpn/): C (65/100). VPN service run by Air di Paolo Brini in Italy. Accounts need no email address, and the open-source Eddie client supports WireGuard and OpenVPN.
10. [Obscura](https://privacyratings.com/vpns/obscura/): C (63/100). VPN from Sovereign Engineering Inc. in the United States that sends WireGuard traffic over QUIC through its own relay to Mullvad exit servers, so neither party sees both the user and the traffic. Accounts are a random number.
11. [Party VPN](https://privacyratings.com/vpns/party-vpn/): C (63/100). Pay-as-you-go VPN paid for only in cryptocurrency, including Monero. Supports WireGuard and AmneziaWG, and offers a REST API.
12. [Mozilla VPN](https://privacyratings.com/vpns/mozilla-vpn/): D (56/100). VPN service from Mozilla that runs on Mullvad's WireGuard server network. The apps are open source under MPL-2.0 and require a Mozilla account.
13. [CyberGhost VPN](https://privacyratings.com/vpns/cyberghost/): D (50/100). Commercial VPN service from CyberGhost S.R.L. in Romania, a subsidiary of Kape Technologies. Apps support WireGuard, OpenVPN and IKEv2.
14. [Azire](https://privacyratings.com/vpns/azire/): D (48/100). WireGuard VPN service founded in Stockholm and owned by Malwarebytes, running on servers it owns and operates.
15. [OVPN](https://privacyratings.com/vpns/ovpn/): D (42/100). VPN service founded in Sweden, now run by OVPN Inc., with WireGuard and OpenVPN on diskless servers, optional ad blocking, and monthly transparency reports.

Source: https://privacyratings.com/alternatives/nordvpn/