{
  "slug": "azire",
  "category": "vpns",
  "name": "Azire",
  "description": "WireGuard VPN service founded in Stockholm and owned by Malwarebytes, running on servers it owns and operates.",
  "website": "https://www.azirevpn.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "D",
  "score": 48,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Azire scores 48 out of 100 (grade D) on the VPN providers criteria. It meets 5 of 12 criteria: no ads or data sales, independent audit, transparency report, audited no-logs policy and modern protocols. It partly meets TLS configuration and security headers. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, tells users about requests, anonymous payment and open-source apps. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A- and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B+.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/vpns/azire/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/vpns/azire/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source. Only a small WireGuard configuration script is published."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://www.malwarebytes.com/legal/privacy-policy",
      "note": "The Malwarebytes privacy policy that covers the service allows mobile analytics software and advertising cookies. The Android app has no known trackers on Exodus."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.azirevpn.com/support/faq",
      "note": "Funded by paid plans. The FAQ states user data is not sold."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://blog.azirevpn.com/content/files/2026/03/X41-DSec-Audit-AzireVPN-Public.pdf",
      "note": "Full public report from X41 D-Sec covering source code, infrastructure and server hardware."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.azirevpn.com/legal/transparency-report",
      "note": "Yearly counts of data requests, valid requests and data provided, plus a warrant canary."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://www.malwarebytes.com/legal/privacy-policy",
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=www.azirevpn.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A-"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.azirevpn.com",
      "note": "Grade B+ (80/100+)"
    },
    "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": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://blog.azirevpn.com/content/files/2026/03/X41-DSec-Audit-AzireVPN-Public.pdf",
      "note": "The X41 D-Sec audit found production server images discard log messages. The FAQ states no logs are kept."
    },
    "anonymous_payment": {
      "title": "Anonymous payment",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://www.azirevpn.com/support/faq",
      "note": "Email is optional, but payment is only by card, PayPal or SEPA debit. Cash and cryptocurrency are not accepted."
    },
    "open_source_clients": {
      "title": "Open-source apps",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "The Windows, macOS, iOS and Android apps are closed source."
    },
    "modern_protocols": {
      "title": "Modern protocols",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.azirevpn.com/support/faq",
      "note": "WireGuard is the supported protocol."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A-",
    "observatory": "B+",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:23.055Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}