{
  "slug": "airvpn",
  "category": "vpns",
  "name": "AirVPN",
  "description": "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.",
  "website": "https://airvpn.org",
  "source": "https://github.com/AirVPN/Eddie",
  "license": "GPL-3.0",
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "linux",
    "android"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "IT",
    "name": "Italy",
    "eyes": "Fourteen Eyes",
    "eu": true,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "C",
  "score": 65,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "AirVPN scores 65 out of 100 (grade C) on the VPN providers criteria. It meets 6 of 12 criteria: no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, TLS configuration, anonymous payment, open-source apps and modern protocols. It partly meets open source, security headers and audited no-logs policy. It does not meet independent audit, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in Italy: Fourteen Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/vpns/airvpn/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/vpns/airvpn/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/AirVPN/Eddie/blob/master/LICENSE",
      "note": "The Eddie client is open source under GPL-3.0. The server side is closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://airvpn.org/privacy/",
      "note": "The privacy notice states no third-party add-ons or tracking cookies are used on the website. The Android app has no known trackers on Exodus."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://airvpn.org/privacy/",
      "note": "Funded by paid plans. The privacy notice states data is not passed to third parties."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No transparency report or government request policy is published."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=airvpn.org&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A+"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=airvpn.org",
      "note": "Grade B (75/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "no_logs_audited": {
      "title": "Audited no-logs policy",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://airvpn.org/privacy/",
      "note": "The privacy notice states traffic and IP addresses are not logged. Not audited."
    },
    "anonymous_payment": {
      "title": "Anonymous payment",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://airvpn.org/buy/",
      "note": "No email address is required, and Monero and other cryptocurrencies are accepted directly."
    },
    "open_source_clients": {
      "title": "Open-source apps",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://eddie.website/",
      "note": "The Eddie apps for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android are open source under GPL-3.0. There is no iOS app."
    },
    "modern_protocols": {
      "title": "Modern protocols",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://airvpn.org/faq/wireguard/",
      "note": "WireGuard is supported alongside OpenVPN."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A+",
    "observatory": "B",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:18:13.445Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}