# Husarnet privacy rating

Peer-to-peer VPN from a company in Poland, built for robotics and IoT, that gives each device an IPv6 address derived from its public key, with a hosted dashboard and relay servers.

## Summary

Husarnet scores 44 out of 100 (grade D) on the mesh VPNs and private networks criteria. It meets 2 of 7 criteria: no ads or data sales and keys stay on devices. It partly meets open source and self-hosted coordination server. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. Still needing evidence: no connection logs by default. It is based in Poland: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR).

- Website: https://husarnet.com
- Source code: https://github.com/husarnet/husarnet
- Jurisdiction: Poland. Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes. EU member (GDPR).
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
- Home page trackers: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar
- Category: [Mesh VPNs and private networks](https://privacyratings.com/mesh-vpns/)
- Grade: D (44/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Partial | The client is GPL-3.0 or MPL-2.0, but the dashboard and base servers are closed source. | https://github.com/husarnet/husarnet/blob/master/LICENSE.txt |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The website loads Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Hotjar. | https://husarnet.com |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by paid plans, with a free plan and no ads. | https://husarnet.com/pricing |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| Keys stay on devices | Yes | Each device's address is derived from its own public key, and packets never leave devices unencrypted. Base servers only relay when a direct connection fails. | https://github.com/husarnet/husarnet#readme |
| Self-hosted coordination server | Partial | The dashboard and base servers can be self-hosted, but only under a paid proprietary license. | https://husarnet.com/docs/selfhosted-about/ |
| No connection logs by default | Unknown |  |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/mesh-vpns/husarnet/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/mesh-vpns/husarnet.md