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Alternatives to Mullvad VPN
22 cybersecurity tools sit alongside Mullvad VPN in this directory. Below is what separates each from Mullvad VPN on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 1
- Cheaper to start
- 2
- Mullvad VPN starts at
- $5/month
Why people look past Mullvad VPN
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Mullvad VPN entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Mullvad VPN carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 1 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
Mullvad VPN publishes a single plan, Mullvad VPN at $5/month. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
IVPN
Privacy-focused VPN with anonymous account numbers instead of email signup
- Starts $1 a month dearer, at $6/month.
- 2 tiers to Mullvad VPN's 1.
Long-standing VPN service with a large server network and flexible multi-year plans
- Starts $6.99 a month dearer, at $11.99/month.
- 3 tiers to Mullvad VPN's 1.
Free TOTP two-factor authentication app that gained optional cloud sync in 2023
- Can be used without paying; Mullvad VPN cannot.
- Sold on a Free, no in-app purchases model rather than subscription.
Real-time transaction fraud and financial crime detection for banks and payment processors
- Sold on a quote model rather than subscription.
Workforce and customer authentication from a certificate authority
- Starts $3 a month cheaper, at $2/month.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than subscription.
- 2 tiers to Mullvad VPN's 1.
Adaptive behavioural analytics for payment fraud and financial crime
- Sold on a quote model rather than subscription.
Every Mullvad VPN alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullvad VPN (this page) | $5/month | Subscription | 1 | |
| IVPNIVPN offers a comparably privacy-focused, anonymous-signup VPN as a direct competitor. | $6/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| Private Internet AccessPIA offers a larger server network at a lower long-term price for users prioritizing cost over anonymity features. | $11.99/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| Google Authenticator | Free | Free, no in-app purchases | 1 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| Feedzai | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| Entrust Identity as a Service | $2/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| Featurespace ARIC Risk Hub | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| Dahua Technology | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| Genetec Security Center | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| Envysion | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| IDnow | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| Delinea | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| DTiQ | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| Hanwha Vision | On request | One-time purchase | 1 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| BeyondTrust | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| HID Global | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| Fenergo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| iDenfy | On request | Per verification | 1 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| March Networks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| Jumio | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| Eagle Eye Networks | On request | Per camera per month | 1 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| Camio | $4.99/month | Per camera per month | 2 | vs Mullvad VPN |
| Beyond Identity | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Mullvad VPN |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Mullvad VPN badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (1)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Google Authenticator , Free
Cheaper than Mullvad VPN (2)
Entry price under Mullvad VPN's $5/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Entrust Identity as a Service , $2/month
- Camio , $4.99/month
What you would be giving up
Mullvad VPN is most often brought in for paying for a vpn anonymously with cash or cryptocurrency, avoiding tiered upsells with a single flat-rate plan, signing up without providing an email address, verifying a provider's privacy claims via independent audits. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Mullvad VPN is broadly right and the question is cost, the Mullvad VPN pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Cybersecurity category lists everything the directory holds, and best cybersecurity tools ranks them.
Mullvad VPN runs on windows, mac, linux, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Mullvad VPN alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Mullvad VPN?
- 22 other cybersecurity tools are listed in this directory, led by IVPN, Private Internet Access, Google Authenticator, Feedzai. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Mullvad VPN?
- 1 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Google Authenticator.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Mullvad VPN?
- Yes. 2 of the alternatives below start under Mullvad VPN's $5/month: Entrust Identity as a Service at $2/month, Camio at $4.99/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Mullvad VPN?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Mullvad VPN?
- Mullvad VPN is most often brought in for paying for a vpn anonymously with cash or cryptocurrency, avoiding tiered upsells with a single flat-rate plan, signing up without providing an email address, verifying a provider's privacy claims via independent audits. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Mullvad VPN?
- None of the cybersecurity tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Mullvad VPN alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Cybersecurity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Mullvad VPN against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Mullvad VPN covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every cybersecurity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Cybersecurity category, 22 tools beside Mullvad VPN. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.