Anywherelan review: score, privacy and prices

2.01

out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Mesh / self-hosted median 2.5

  • Mesh / self-hosted
  • Jurisdiction:not stated, alliance not disclosed
  • Owner:no
  • Data completeness47%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • No email to sign up
  • Free plan
  • Open-source apps

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Security and protocols2.5 vs 1.8
  • Privacy and jurisdiction2.7 vs 2.3
  • Censorship bypass0.5 vs 0.5

Weakest against its segment

  • Network and streaming0.0 vs 2.8
  • Price and fair terms2.1 vs 3.4
  • Platforms and support3.2 vs 3.9

Compare Anywherelan side by side with other VPNs

How the score adds up

Six sub-scores, each against the median of Mesh / self-hosted services in the main ranking (None services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.

Anywherelansegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.32.7
    What earned points
    • No-logs policy +2
    • Independent no-logs audit +3
    • No-logs confirmed in court +1
    • Warrant canary +1
    • Transparency report +1
    • Sign-up without email +1.5
    • Account number sign-up +0.5
    • Stores connection IP (penalty) −3
    • Public incident (penalty) −2
  • Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 1.82.5
    What earned points
    • Kill switch +2
    • DNS leak protection +1.5
    • RAM-only servers +1
    • Post-quantum encryption +1
    • Perfect forward secrecy +0.5
    • Security audit +2
    • Open-source clients +1.5
    • 2FA +1
    • Multi-hop +1
    • Bug bounty +1
    • Only PPTP / L2TP (penalty) −2
  • Price and fair terms15% of the score · segment median 3.42.1
    What earned points
    • Free plan +1.5
    • Free trial +1
    • Trial without a card +1
    • Crypto payments +1
    • Cash payments +0.5
  • Censorship bypass15% of the score · segment median 0.50.5
    What earned points
    • Stealth / obfuscation +2
    • VLESS / Reality +1.5
    • Trojan +1
    • Hysteria2 +1
    • Shadowsocks +1
    • AmneziaWG +1
    • obfs4 +0.5
    • TUIC +0.5
    • NaiveProxy +0.5
    • Mirrors or Telegram channel +0.5
    • VoIP in the UAE (claimed) +0.5
    • Manual configs +0.5
  • Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 2.80.0
    What earned points
    • 10 Gbps servers +1
    • Dedicated IP +0.5
    • Port forwarding +0.5
    • MENA locations +0.5
    • Torrenting allowed +1
  • Platforms and support10% of the score · segment median 3.93.2
    What earned points
    • Routers +1
    • Browser extensions +0.5
    • Split tunneling +1
    • Ad / tracker blocker +1
    • 24/7 live chat +2
    • live chat +0.5
    • Support on Telegram +0.5
    • Status page +0.5

Anywherelan pricing

Anywherelan does not publish a paid price we could read. Free plan: Yes fully free. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
Not stated
Free trial
Not stated
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
Not stated

Everything Anywherelan publishes

Every fact we collected about Anywherelan, as the provider and reviewers state it. Empty fields are left out; key fields we could not find say “Not stated”. “Partial”: only on some platforms, servers or plans.

Company
Legal entity
Not stated
Registered in
Not stated
Parent company
No
Related brands
No
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
Not stated
Website languages
EN
Right-to-left languages
No
Currencies on the site
none

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
free open source
Cheapest price a month
0
Monthly plan
0
1-year plan, total
0
1-year plan, a month
0
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Family plan
Not stated
Dedicated IP add-on
No
Port forwarding add-on
No
Double VPN add-on
No
Antivirus
No
Password manager
No
eSIM
No
Identity protection
No
Cloud storage
No
Other add-ons
No

Discounts and programmes
Sale running when checked
No
Student discount
Not stated
Referral programme
No
Affiliate programme
No

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
unlimited
Data limit
none

Free plan
Free plan
Yes fully free
Free data
Yes unlimited (own peers)
Free locations
own devices
Free devices
unlimited
Ads in the free plan
No
Other free plan terms
GitHub Sponsors donations

Payment and subscription
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
Not stated
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
Email needed to sign up
No no accounts
Phone needed to sign up
No
Account-number login
No ed25519 peer ID
Identity check (KYC)
No
Money-back guarantee, days
Not stated

Free trial terms
Trial length
Not stated
Instead of a trial
free
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations
Countries
Not stated
Servers
Not stated
Server countries
Not stated
Middle East and North Africa
Not stated
Virtual locations
No
Own servers
No user devices; community relays
P2P servers
Not stated
Obfuscated servers
No

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
No exit node IPv4 only
Dedicated IP
Not stated
Static IP
Not stated
Residential IP
Yes own devices (exit node)
Double VPN / multi-hop
No
Tor over VPN
No
SOCKS5 proxy
Yes route via peer
Smart DNS
No

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuard✕ No
  • OpenVPN✕ No
  • IKEv2✕ No
  • L2TP/IPsecNo
  • SSTPNo
  • SoftEther✕ No
  • Own protocollibp2p mesh (QUIC / TCP+TLS 1.3)✓ Yes
  • VLESS / Reality✕ No
  • VMess✕ No
  • Trojan✕ No
  • Shadowsocks✕ No
  • Hysteria2✕ No
  • TUIC✕ No
  • NaiveProxy✕ No
  • obfs4✕ No
  • AmneziaWG✕ No
  • PPTP✓ No
Other protocols
  • libp2p
  • QUIC
  • TLS 1.3
  • SOCKS5
Encryption
TLS 1.3 (QUIC or TCP), ed25519 identities
Perfect forward secrecy
Yes TLS 1.3
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Yes config file / CLI
Open-source apps
Yes https://github.com/anywherelan/awl (MPL-2.0)

Censorship and blocking
Obfuscation (stealth mode)
No
Countries it claims to work in
Not stated
Mirror sites or Telegram channel
No
Calls in the UAE
Not stated

Security
Kill switch
Not stated
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Own DNS servers
Yes built-in DNS for .awl names
Split tunnelling
Yes mesh by default; exit node optional
Ad and malware blocker
No
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated
Certifications
none

Privacy
No-logs policy
Not stated
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Anonymous sign-up
Yes no account

What the privacy policy says is collected

Yes: collected. No: not collected. Partial: kept briefly or only in part. Not stated: the policy does not say.

  • Email✓ No
  • IP at sign-up✓ No
  • Connection IPcentral server (DHT exposes peer addresses)✓ No
  • Session times✓ No
  • Bandwidthlocal Prometheus metrics✓ No
  • Device info✓ No
  • App analytics✓ No
  • Crash reports✓ No

Apps and devices
  • Windows✓ Yes
  • macOS✓ Yes
  • Linux✓ Yes
  • iOS✕ No
  • Android✓ Yes
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TV✕ No
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TV✕ No
  • RoutersNot stated
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consoles✕ No
Browser extensions
No

Speed, streaming and gaming
10 Gbps servers
Not stated
Fastest protocol (claimed)
QUIC
Speed test in the app
No
Netflix
Not stated
BBC iPlayer
Not stated
Disney+
Not stated
Prime Video
Not stated
Gaming features
Yes LAN over internet (mesh)
Torrenting
Not stated

Support
Live chat
No
Live chat 24/7
No
Email / tickets
No GitHub Issues
Phone
No
Telegram
No
WhatsApp
No
Discord or forum
GitHub Discussions
Support languages
EN
Response time (claimed)
No
Help articles
Yes README, Wiki, docs
Server status page
Not stated

For teams and business
SSO / SAML
No
SCIM provisioning
No
Admin panel
Yes local web UI
Dedicated gateway
Yes exit node on own device
Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
No
Identity providers
No

What users say

Reviews never change our score. Ratings are smoothed: a source’s average across all VPNs counts as 50 extra reviews, so a few five-star reviews cannot outrank thousands.

No reviews collected for this service.

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6 alternatives to Anywherelan (2.01) from the same segment, by features, price and owner. Highest: Octelium (1.65).

Alternatives to Anywherelan

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1Octelium
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1.65
2Brook
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1.48
3n2n (ntop)
Mesh / self-hosted · jurisdiction not stated Free plan
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4Headscale
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5Tinc VPN
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6weron
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Sources and changes

Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.

Website
https://github.com/anywherelan/awl

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