{
  "slug": "nordvpn-meshnet",
  "category": "mesh-vpns",
  "name": "NordVPN Meshnet",
  "description": "Free mesh networking feature of the NordVPN apps that links devices directly over NordLynx, a WireGuard-based protocol. Meshnet is free to use.",
  "website": "https://nordvpn.com/meshnet/",
  "source": "https://github.com/NordSecurity/libtelio",
  "license": "GPL-3.0",
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "linux",
    "android",
    "ios"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "PA",
    "name": "Panama",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 29,
  "coverage": 76,
  "summary": "NordVPN Meshnet scores 29 out of 100 (grade F) on the mesh VPNs and private networks criteria. It meets 1 of 7 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets open source and keys stay on devices. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and self-hosted coordination server. Still needing evidence: independent audit and no connection logs by default. It is based in Panama: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/mesh-vpns/nordvpn-meshnet/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/mesh-vpns/nordvpn-meshnet/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/NordSecurity/libtelio/blob/main/LICENSE",
      "note": "The libtelio networking library and the Linux app are GPL-3.0. The other apps and the coordination servers are closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.nordvpn.android/latest/",
      "note": "The Android app includes AppsFlyer, Google Firebase Analytics and Crashlytics."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://nordvpn.com/meshnet/",
      "note": "Free to use and funded by NordVPN subscriptions, with no ads in the apps."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "unknown",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": null
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "device_keys": {
      "title": "Keys stay on devices",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://meshnet.nordvpn.com/getting-started/meshnet-explained",
      "note": "Connections are described as end-to-end encrypted, but where keys are created and what relays can see is not documented."
    },
    "self_hosted_control": {
      "title": "Self-hosted coordination server",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only NordVPN's hosted service can be used."
    },
    "no_connection_logs": {
      "title": "No connection logs by default",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "unknown",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": null
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": null,
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:02:25.584Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}