Mysterium Network review: score, privacy and prices

4.02

out of 10#37 of 377 in the main ranking
Decentralised (dVPN) median 2.9

  • Decentralised (dVPN)
  • Jurisdiction:Switzerland, outside 5/9/14 Eyes
  • Owner:BlockDev AG
  • Data completeness100%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • Open-source apps

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Platforms and support8.0 vs 3.6
  • Security and protocols5.4 vs 2.9
  • Network and streaming3.9 vs 1.9

Weakest against its segment

  • Privacy and jurisdiction2.7 vs 2.7
  • Censorship bypass2.4 vs 2.4
  • Price and fair terms4.0 vs 2.8
  • Stores session times
  • Auto-renewal on by default

Compare Mysterium Network 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.

Mysterium Networksegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.72.7
    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 2.95.4
    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 2.84.0
    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 2.42.4
    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 1.93.9
    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 3.68.0
    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

Mysterium Network pricing

The cheapest way in is €2.23 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, Mysterium Network renews at its standard price. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years

What you pay to keep Mysterium Network running: the first term, then renewals at the published renewal price. Where no renewal price is published, plans shorter than a year are counted as repeat payments at the current price; longer plans show a dash after their term. Converted to euros at the rates used in our data (1 USD = €0.86). The lowest cost for each period is marked.

Plan and first termFirst payment1 year2 years3 years
Basic, 24 mo €53.46 €53.46€53.46—
Plus, 24 mo €61.71 €61.71€61.71—
Pro, 24 mo €98.87 €98.87€98.87—
monthly (from), 1 mo €9.02 €108.26at the current price€216.51at the current price€324.77at the current price

Compare Mysterium Network’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices

All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for termPer month€ / monthRenewal term
Basic24 mo$62.16$2.59€2.2324 mo
Plus24 mo$71.76$2.99€2.5724 mo
Pro24 mo$114.96$4.79€4.1224 mo
monthly (from)1 mo$10.49$10.49€9.021 mo

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
30 (site) / 7 (ToS; 14 for EU)
Refund conditions
ToS: full refund within 7 days of initial purchase, one refund per user, not for app-store purchases or abuse
Free trial
0 days
Auto-renewal
Yes
How to cancel
email help@mysteriumvpn.com
Payment methods
card; PayPal; Apple Pay; Google Pay; crypto (CoinGate); in-app purchases
VAT
No VAT may apply
Renewal note
auto-renews same term/plan; renewal price not stated; fees may change with notice

Everything Mysterium Network publishes

Every fact we collected about Mysterium Network, 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
BlockDev AG (network); UAB "MN Intelligence" (Mysterium VPN app)
Registered in
  • Switzerland (BlockDev)
  • Lithuania (UAB)
  • ToS governed by Panama law
Address
Alpenstrasse 14, 6300 Zug, Switzerland (BlockDev AG)
Parent company
BlockDev AG
Related brands
  • Mysterium VPN
  • MystNodes
  • Portals VPN
  • NetSys Inc. (discovery)
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
none (CH); LT not in 14 eyes
Website languages
EN
Currencies on the site
USD

Plans, prices and add-ons

Plans
  • Basic
  • Plus
  • Pro
Billing terms
  • 1 month
  • 12 months
  • 24 months
Cheapest price a month
$2.59
Monthly plan
from 10.49
2-year plan, total
62.16 (Basic) / 71.76 (Plus) / 114.96 (Pro)
2-year plan, a month
2.59 / 2.99 / 4.79
Lifetime plan
No
Renewal
  • auto-renews same term/plan
  • renewal price not stated
  • fees may change with notice
VAT included
No VAT may apply
Family plan
No family-friendly internet feature
Dedicated IP add-on
No
Double VPN add-on
Yes included in some plans (Double VPN in comparison table)
Antivirus
Yes malware blocker in plans

Discounts and programmes

Discount shown
74-78%
Discount compared with
vs was price (e.g. Plus $323.76 -> $71.76 for 24m)
Sale running when checked
78% off promo
Student discount
Not stated
Affiliate programme
Yes Impact named as processor
Affiliate network
Impact; icubeswire

Limits and restrictions

Devices at once
6 (Basic) / 10 (Plus) / 15 (Pro); ToS: >6 prohibited
Features locked to higher plans
Basic: 57 countries, 3,800+ servers, no residential IPs; Plus/Pro: 108 countries, 11,000+ servers, 7,500+ residential IPs
Prohibited by the terms
  • unlawful use
  • copyright infringement
  • hacking/phishing/spam
  • commercial use
  • account sharing/resale
  • excessive load

Free plan

Free plan
No
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
Not stated

Payment and subscription

Payment methods
  • card
  • PayPal
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • crypto (CoinGate)
  • in-app purchases
Bank card
Yes
PayPal
Yes
Apple Pay / Google Pay
Yes
Cryptocurrency
Yes
Cash
No
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Yes
How to cancel
email help@mysteriumvpn.com
Email needed to sign up
Yes
Account-number login
Not stated
Money-back guarantee, days
30 (site) / 7 (ToS; 14 for EU)
Refund conditions
ToS: full refund within 7 days of initial purchase, one refund per user, not for app-store purchases or abuse

Free trial terms

Trial length
0 days
Instead of a trial
money-back guarantee
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations

Countries
108 (100+); network 135+
Servers
11,000+ (plan table); network 22,000+ nodes
Server countries
Not stated
Middle East and North Africa
Not stated
Virtual locations
Not stated
Own servers
No P2P community nodes
P2P servers
Not stated
Obfuscated servers
Yes undetectable to VPN blockers claim (residential IPs)

Network features

RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Not stated
Dedicated IP
Not stated
Static IP
Not stated
Residential IP
Yes 7,500+ residential IPs
Double VPN / multi-hop
Yes Double VPN listed
Tor over VPN
Not stated
SOCKS5 proxy
Not stated
Smart DNS
Not stated

Protocols and encryption

  • WireGuard✓ Yes
  • OpenVPNcomparison table✓ Yes
  • IKEv2Not stated
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocolMysterium dVPN protocol (open source)✓ Yes
  • VLESS / RealityNot stated
  • VMessNot stated
  • TrojanNot stated
  • ShadowsocksNot stated
  • Hysteria2Not stated
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Not stated
Open-source apps
Yes github.com/mysteriumnetwork

Censorship and blocking

Obfuscation (stealth mode)
Yes residential IPs avoid VPN detection (claim)
Countries it claims to work in
Not stated
Mirror sites or Telegram channel
Yes Telegram community
Calls in the UAE
Not stated

Security

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

Privacy

No-logs policy
Yes (no logs of sites, IPs, browsing; connection data deleted minutes after session) - contradicts server-log section
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Data retention
connection data minutes after session; consent data 2 years
Shared with third parties
  • Google
  • Adyen
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • CoinGate
  • Meta
  • LinkedIn
  • Reddit
  • X
  • Clarity
  • Hotjar
  • Intercom
  • Sentry
  • Cloudflare
  • Impact etc.
Trackers on the website
advertising cookies, Meta/LinkedIn/Reddit/X pixels, Clarity, Hotjar, GTM
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Law enforcement requests
not addressed
Anonymous sign-up
Not stated
GDPR / data protection officer
GDPR compliance claimed; no DPO named

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✕ Yes
  • Connection IPNot stated
  • Session timessession timestamps✕ Yes
  • Bandwidth✕ Yes
  • Device infodevice model, OS✕ Yes
  • App analyticsFirebase, Clarity, Hotjar etc.✕ Yes
  • Crash reportsSentry, no unique IDs✕ Yes

Apps and devices

  • Windows✓ Yes
  • macOS✓ Yes
  • LinuxNot stated
  • iOS✓ Yes
  • Android✓ Yes
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVNot stated
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • RoutersWi-Fi router app✓ Yes
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry Pinode running✓ Yes
  • Game consolesNot stated
Browser extensions
  • Chrome
  • Opera
  • Opera GX
  • Brave

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
Not stated

Support

Live chat
Yes Intercom
Live chat 24/7
Yes 24/7 claimed
Email / tickets
Yes help@mysteriumvpn.com
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Yes community
WhatsApp
Not stated
Discord or forum
Discord; Reddit
Help articles
Yes help.mysteriumvpn.com; docs.mysterium.network
Server status page
Yes stats.mysterium.network (network stats)

For teams and business

SSO / SAML
Not stated
Admin panel
Not stated
API
Yes SDKs for developers
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.

  • Trustpilot

    3.18 of 5, smoothed

    From 33 collected reviews (raw average 2.45; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 1.00 from 1.

    The company replied to 2 of 22 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 1.7 (33 reviews).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Oct ’251 reviews, average 1.0
  2. Dec ’252 reviews, average 1.0
  3. Mar ’261 reviews, average 1.0
  4. Apr ’261 reviews, average 1.0
  5. Jul ’261 reviews, average 1.0
Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

38 Reddit and forum threads mention Mysterium Network (titles and search snippets only).

Latest reviews and related rankings

Latest reviews

Short excerpts with a link to the original. We do not reproduce reviews in full.

  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 19 Jul 2026 · VN

    Those scammers banned my account with…

    Original review
  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 15 Apr 2026 · US

    This company is a scam

    Original review
  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 25 Mar 2026 · AL

    i paid twice for add MYS on my balance…

    Original review

Rankings by user reviews

Questions about Mysterium Network

Answers built from what Mysterium Network publishes. Open a question to read the details.

Is Mysterium Network safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction

Privacy and jurisdiction 2.7/10 and security 5.4/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 2.9). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: Not stated.

In 10 seconds

  • Open-source apps
  • Kill switch
  • Stores session times

Privacy

Jurisdiction
Switzerland, outside 5/9/14 Eyes
Legal entity
BlockDev AG (network); UAB "MN Intelligence" (Mysterium VPN app)
No-logs policy
Yes (no logs of sites, IPs, browsing; connection data deleted minutes after session) - contradicts server-log section
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Data retention
connection data minutes after session; consent data 2 years
Shared with third parties
Google; Adyen; Stripe; PayPal; CoinGate; Meta; LinkedIn; Reddit; X; Clarity; Hotjar; Intercom; Sentry; Cloudflare; Impact etc.
Trackers on the website
advertising cookies, Meta/LinkedIn/Reddit/X pixels, Clarity, Hotjar, GTM

Security

Kill switch
Yes
Security audits
regular audits (none named)
Open-source apps
Yes github.com/mysteriumnetwork
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated

Is it safe? of similar VPNs

Mysterium Network not working? Common causes and what to check

5 things to check, built from what Mysterium Network publishes about its apps, protocols and support. We do not test connections ourselves.

What to check

Check the provider’s status page for an outage (stats.mysterium.network (network stats)).

Switch protocol in the app: Mysterium Network lists WireGuard, OpenVPN, Own protocol.

If the network blocks VPNs, turn on obfuscation (residential IPs avoid VPN detection (claim)).

Contact support: live chat, Telegram, email.

If the website is blocked too, use the mirror or channel (Telegram community).

Support when the VPN is blocked

Live chat
Yes Intercom
Live chat 24/7
Yes 24/7 claimed
Telegram
Yes community
Mirrors or channel
Telegram community
Email
Yes help@mysteriumvpn.com
Status page
stats.mysterium.network (network stats)

Troubleshooting of similar VPNs

Mysterium Network refund policy: how to ask for your money back

Mysterium Network refund window: 30 (site) / 7 (ToS; 14 for EU). Conditions: ToS: full refund within 7 days of initial purchase, one refund per user, not for app-store purchases or abuse

Refund terms

Refund on monthly plans
Not stated
Refund for App Store / Google Play purchases
Yes
Refund for unused time
Not stated
Free trial
0

Refund policies of similar VPNs

How to cancel Mysterium Network and turn off auto-renewal

How Mysterium Network says you cancel: email help@mysteriumvpn.com. Auto-renewal by default: yes.

Cancellation and renewal

Auto-renewal by default
Yes
Reminder before renewal
Not stated
Renewal note
auto-renews same term/plan; renewal price not stated; fees may change with notice
Bought in App Store or Google Play
cancel in the store’s subscription settings

Without auto-renewal or price hikes

Mysterium Network coupons and discounts: official prices and promo terms

Mysterium Network publishes no promo code on its own site in what we read, so we list none. We never invent codes or copy them from coupon sites; below are the official prices.

Discounts on the official site

Promo codes
Not stated
Sale running when checked
78% off promo
Discount shown
74-78%
Discount compared with
vs was price (e.g. Plus $323.76 -> $71.76 for 24m)
Checked
2026-10-15

Who owns Mysterium Network? Company, jurisdiction and related brands

Mysterium Network is run by BlockDev AG (network); UAB "MN Intelligence" (Mysterium VPN app), registered in Switzerland (BlockDev); Lithuania (UAB); ToS governed by Panama law; parent company: BlockDev AG.

Company

Registered in
Switzerland (BlockDev); Lithuania (UAB); ToS governed by Panama law
Address
Alpenstrasse 14, 6300 Zug, Switzerland (BlockDev AG)
Related brands
Mysterium VPN; MystNodes; Portals VPN; NetSys Inc. (discovery)

Jurisdiction

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Mysterium Network appears on 214 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://mysterium.network
Pages checked
https://mysterium.network; https://www.mysteriumvpn.com/; https://www.mysteriumvpn.com/vpn-pricing; https://www.mysteriumvpn.com/privacy-policy-vpn; https://www.mysteriumvpn.com/terms-conditions-vpn

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