{
  "slug": "ovpn",
  "category": "vpns",
  "name": "OVPN",
  "description": "VPN service founded in Sweden, now run by OVPN Inc., with WireGuard and OpenVPN on diskless servers, optional ad blocking, and monthly transparency reports.",
  "website": "https://www.ovpn.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": 42,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "OVPN scores 42 out of 100 (grade D) on the VPN providers criteria. It meets 4 of 12 criteria: no ads or data sales, transparency report, TLS configuration and modern protocols. It partly meets security headers, audited no-logs policy and anonymous payment. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, tells users about requests 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/ovpn/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/vpns/ovpn/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "The home page loads PostHog, and the Android app includes Sentry according to Exodus."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ovpn.com/en/pricing",
      "note": "Funded by paid subscriptions. No ads."
    },
    "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": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ovpn.com/en/transparency",
      "note": "Monthly reports list the number of government requests received."
    },
    "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=www.ovpn.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.ovpn.com",
      "note": "Grade B (70/100+)"
    },
    "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://www.ovpn.com/en/privacy-notice",
      "note": "A no-logs policy is published but has not been independently audited."
    },
    "anonymous_payment": {
      "title": "Anonymous payment",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://support.ovpn.com/hc/en-us/articles/46236278845075-Can-I-make-a-payment-for-my-subscription-anonymously",
      "note": "Email is optional and Bitcoin or Ethereum is accepted. Cash and Monero are not."
    },
    "open_source_clients": {
      "title": "Open-source apps",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "The OVPN apps are closed source."
    },
    "modern_protocols": {
      "title": "Modern protocols",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ovpn.com/en/wireguard",
      "note": "WireGuard and OpenVPN are supported."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A+",
    "observatory": "B",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "PostHog",
        "host": "inline code",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:23.402Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}