Lokinet review: score, privacy and prices

2.16

out of 10#232 of 377 in the main ranking
Decentralised (dVPN) median 2.9

  • Decentralised (dVPN)
  • Jurisdiction:Australia, 5 Eyes
  • Owner:OPTF
  • Data completeness60%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • No email to sign up
  • Free plan
  • Open-source apps

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Privacy and jurisdiction3.3 vs 2.7
  • Security and protocols2.9 vs 2.9
  • Price and fair terms2.1 vs 2.8

Weakest against its segment

  • Censorship bypass0.0 vs 2.4
  • Platforms and support1.6 vs 3.6
  • Network and streaming1.2 vs 1.9
  • Jurisdiction in the 5 Eyes alliance

Compare Lokinet (Oxen/Session) side by side with other VPNs

How the score adds up

Six sub-scores, each against the median of Decentralised (dVPN) services in the main ranking (15 services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.

Lokinet (Oxen/Session)segment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.73.3
    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 2.92.9
    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 2.82.1
    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 2.40.0
    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 1.91.2
    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 3.61.6
    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

Lokinet (Oxen/Session) pricing

Lokinet (Oxen/Session) does not publish a paid price we could read. Free plan: Yes free, open-source; free exit node euroexit.loki per community 2022. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

All plans as published

PlanTermRenewal term
Lokinet client (free, open source)Lifetime0

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
Not stated
Free trial
Not stated
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
OXEN (for ONS/staking)

Everything Lokinet (Oxen/Session) publishes

Every fact we collected about Lokinet (Oxen/Session), 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
OPTF (Oxen Privacy Tech Foundation; not-for-profit)
Registered in
Australia
Parent company
OPTF
Related brands
Oxen; Session messenger
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
5
Website languages
EN
Right-to-left languages
No
Currencies on the site
OXEN (ONS names)

Plans, prices and add-ons
Cheapest price a month
Not stated
Monthly plan
Not stated
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Family plan
Not stated

Discounts and programmes
Student discount
Not stated

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
Not stated
Torrenting / P2P policy
Partial BitTorrent works only via exit nodes, not within Lokinet (FAQ)

Free plan
Free plan
Yes free, open-source; free exit node euroexit.loki per community 2022
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
Not stated

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
OXEN (for ONS/staking)
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
Yes OXEN
Coins accepted
OXEN
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
Email needed to sign up
No
Phone needed to sign up
No
Account-number login
Not stated
Money-back guarantee, days
Not stated

Free trial terms
Trial length
Not stated
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
Not stated
Own servers
No staked community service nodes
P2P servers
Not stated
Obfuscated servers
Not stated

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Not stated
Dedicated IP
Not stated
Static IP
Not stated
Residential IP
Not stated
Double VPN / multi-hop
Yes onion routing
Tor over VPN
Not stated
SOCKS5 proxy
Not stated
Smart DNS
Not stated

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuard✕ No
  • OpenVPN✕ No
  • IKEv2✕ No
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocolLLARP (onion routing)✓ Yes
  • VLESS / Reality✕ No
  • VMess✕ No
  • Trojan✕ No
  • Shadowsocks✕ No
  • Hysteria2✕ No
  • TUIC✕ No
  • NaiveProxy✕ No
  • obfs4✕ No
  • AmneziaWG✕ No
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Not stated
Open-source apps
Yes https://github.com/oxen-io/lokinet

Censorship and blocking
Obfuscation (stealth mode)
Not stated
Countries it claims to work in
Not stated
Mirror sites or Telegram channel
Not stated
Calls in the UAE
Not stated

Security
Kill switch
Not stated
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Split tunnelling
Not stated
Ad and malware blocker
Not stated
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy
No-logs policy
Yes does not store identifying info about device or connection such as IP
Independent no-logs audit
No
Trackers on the website
none claimed (no tracking cookies); server access logs deleted every 24h
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Anonymous sign-up
Yes no account
Privacy policy updated
2022-08-30

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
  • Connection IPclaimed; onion routing, no node has full info✓ No
  • Session timesNot stated

Apps and devices
  • Windows✓ Yes
  • macOSNot stated
  • Linux✓ Yes
  • iOSin development✕ No
  • Androidin development✕ No
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVNot stated
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • RoutersNot stated
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consolesNot stated
Browser extensions
Not stated

Speed, streaming and gaming
10 Gbps servers
Not stated
Netflix
Not stated
BBC iPlayer
Not stated
Disney+
Not stated
Prime Video
Not stated
Gaming features
Not stated
Torrenting
Yes via exit nodes only (BitTorrent embeds IPs)

Support
Live chat
No contact by email team@lokinet.org
Live chat 24/7
Not stated
Email / tickets
Yes team@lokinet.org
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Yes Oxen_Community
WhatsApp
Not stated
Help articles
Yes docs.oxen.io, FAQ
Server status page
Not stated

For teams and business
SSO / SAML
Not stated
Admin panel
Not stated
Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
Not stated

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.

48 Reddit and forum threads mention Lokinet (Oxen/Session) (titles and search snippets only).

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Questions about Lokinet (Oxen/Session)

Answers built from what Lokinet (Oxen/Session) publishes. Open a question to read the details.

Is Lokinet safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction

Privacy and jurisdiction 3.3/10 and security 2.9/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 2.9). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: ✕ No.

In 10 seconds

  • Open-source apps
  • Jurisdiction in 5 Eyes

Privacy

Jurisdiction
Australia, 5 Eyes
Legal entity
OPTF (Oxen Privacy Tech Foundation; not-for-profit)
No-logs policy
Yes does not store identifying info about device or connection such as IP
Trackers on the website
none claimed (no tracking cookies); server access logs deleted every 24h

Security

Kill switch
Not stated
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Open-source apps
https://github.com/oxen-io/lokinet
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated

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Lokinet not working? Common causes and what to check

1 things to check, built from what Lokinet (Oxen/Session) publishes about its apps, protocols and support. We do not test connections ourselves.

What to check

Contact support: Telegram, email.

Support when the VPN is blocked

Live chat
No contact by email team@lokinet.org
Telegram
Yes Oxen_Community
Email
Yes team@lokinet.org

If it is blocked where you are

Who owns Lokinet? Company, jurisdiction and related brands

Lokinet (Oxen/Session) is run by OPTF (Oxen Privacy Tech Foundation; not-for-profit), registered in Australia; parent company: OPTF.

Company

Registered in
Australia
Related brands
Oxen; Session messenger

Jurisdiction

In our rankings

Lokinet (Oxen/Session) appears on 56 topic pages. Its place on each:

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Sources and changes

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

Website
https://lokinet.org
Pages checked
https://lokinet.org; https://lokinet.org/faq
Other sources used
plans/price/trial: https://docs.oxen.io/oxen-docs/products-built-on-oxen/lokinet (open-source software, no pricing); nologs/collects/signup/site_trackers/privacy_policy_updated/email: https://lokinet.org/privacy-policy; related_brands/p2p: https://lokinet.org/faq; free_tier: https://privsec.dev/posts/qubes/using-lokinet-on-qubes-os/ (snippet), https://privacytools.io/app/lokinet (snippet Linux Free); nologs_audit: https://medium.com/@Progsky/thor-vs-lokinet-da531eb8220d (snippet), https://blog.quarkslab.com/resources/2021-05-04_audit-of-session-secure-messaging-application/20-08-Oxen-REP-v1.4.pdf (snippet); play: SERP shows only appteka APK https://appteka.store/apps/a71r320071

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