Mysterium VPN review: score, privacy and prices

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Strongest against its segment

Platforms and support6.6 vs 3.6
Security and protocols5.0 vs 2.9
Network and streaming3.9 vs 1.9

Weakest against its segment

Censorship bypass1.9 vs 2.4
Privacy and jurisdiction2.7 vs 2.7
Price and fair terms4.0 vs 2.8

Stores session times
Auto-renewal on by default

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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 VPNsegment 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 2.95.0
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 2.41.9
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 3.66.6
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

Mysterium VPN pricing

From €2.23 a month

Monthly plan: €9.02
4 plans published · market median €3.13 a month

Full pricing breakdown

Everything Mysterium VPN publishes

Every fact we collected about Mysterium VPN, 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: UAB "MN Intelligence"
Registered in: Lithuania; ToS governed by Panama law
Related brands: Mysterium Network (dVPN)
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes): none
Website languages: Not stated
Currencies on the site: USD ($)

Plans, prices and add-ons

Plans

Basic
Plus
Pro

Billing terms

1 month
1 year
2 years

Cheapest price a month

$2.59

Monthly plan

10.49 (from)

2-year plan, total

$62.16

2-year plan, a month

$2.59

Lifetime plan

No

Renewal

Auto-renews for same term and plan; renewal price not stated

VAT included

No VAT may apply

Family plan

No

Dedicated IP add-on

No

Port forwarding add-on

No

Double VPN add-on

No

Antivirus

Yes malware blocker (Plus/Pro; Pro adds phishing protection)

Password manager

No

eSIM

No

Identity protection

No

Cloud storage

No

Other add-ons

No

Discounts and programmes

Discount shown: 75% Basic, 78% Plus, 74% Pro (2y)
Discount compared with: vs monthly price over 24 months ($251.76/$323.76/$443.76)
Student discount: Not stated
Discount for crypto payment: No
Bonus months: No
Affiliate programme: Yes /affiliates; Impact
Affiliate network: Impact

Limits and restrictions

Devices at once: Basic 6, Plus 10, Pro 15 (ToS: >6 prohibited)
Country restrictions: export laws
Features locked to higher plans: residential IPs, city-level choice, 108 countries, malware blocker (Plus/Pro)
Prohibited by the terms: commercial use, sharing/reselling, malware, spam, fraud, excessive load

Free plan

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

Payment and subscription

Payment methods

credit cards
PayPal
Apple Pay
Google Pay
crypto (Coingate)
in-app purchases
processors Adyen/Stripe

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

Phone needed to sign up

No

Account-number login

No

Identity check (KYC)

No

Money-back guarantee, days

30 (site) / 7 (ToS)

Refund conditions

ToS: full refund within 7 days of initial purchase (EU 14-day withdrawal)
one refund per user
abuse denied
store purchases via store

Free trial terms

Trial length: No
Instead of a trial: money-back guarantee
Card needed for the trial: Not stated

Server locations

Countries: 100+ (108); Basic 57
Servers: 11,000+ (Plus/Pro); 3,800+ (Basic)

Server countries: Not stated

Middle East and North Africa: Not stated
Virtual locations: Not stated
Own servers: No independent node operators
P2P servers: Not stated
Obfuscated servers: Yes camouflage mode (claimed, via residential IPs)

Protocols and encryption

WireGuard✓ Yes
OpenVPN✕ No
IKEv2✕ No
L2TP/IPsecNo
SSTPNo
SoftEther✕ No
Own protocol✕ No
VLESS / Reality✕ No
VMess✕ No
Trojan✕ No
Shadowsocks✕ No
Hysteria2✕ No
TUIC✕ No
NaiveProxy✕ No
obfs4✕ No
AmneziaWG✕ No
PPTP✓ No

Other protocols: No
Encryption: ChaCha20 (WireGuard)
Perfect forward secrecy: Yes
Post-quantum encryption: Not stated
Manual configuration files: No
Open-source apps: Yes claimed open source (no repo URL given)

Censorship and blocking

Obfuscation (stealth mode): Yes camouflage mode (claimed)
Countries it claims to work in: Not stated
Mirror sites or Telegram channel: Not stated
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 (Plus/Pro)
Two-factor sign-in: Not stated
Security audits: No
Bug bounty: Not stated
Certifications: VPN Trust Initiative member (claimed)

Privacy

No-logs policy: Yes No logs whatsoever
Independent no-logs audit: No
Data retention: connection data deleted within minutes after session; consent data 2 years
Shared with third parties: Google, Adyen, Stripe, PayPal, Coingate, Microsoft Clarity, Meta, LinkedIn, Reddit, X, Intercom, Firebase, Sentry, Hotjar, Cloudflare, Impact etc.
Trackers on the website: GTM, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, Facebook/LinkedIn/Reddit/X ad pixels
Transparency report: No
Warrant canary: No
Law enforcement requests: not addressed
Anonymous sign-up: Partial crypto accepted; email required
GDPR / data protection officer: No help@mysteriumvpn.com

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
Bandwidthbandwidth volumes✕ Yes
Device infomobile model, OS✕ Yes
App analyticsFirebase, ConfigCat✕ 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✓ Yes
NASNot stated
Raspberry PiNot stated
Game consolesNot stated

Browser extensions

Chrome
Opera
Opera GX
Brave (browser traffic only)

Speed, streaming and gaming

10 Gbps servers: Not stated
Fastest protocol (claimed): WireGuard
Netflix: No specific claim (residential IPs reduce detection)
BBC iPlayer: No
Disney+: No
Prime Video: No
DAZN: No
beIN Sports: No
Shahid: No
OSN+: No
Gaming features: Yes gaming page linked
Torrenting: Not stated

Support

Live chat: Not stated
Live chat 24/7: Yes claimed 24/7 support (meta)
Email / tickets: Yes help@mysteriumvpn.com
Phone: No
Telegram: Not stated
WhatsApp: No
Help articles: Yes help.mysteriumvpn.com
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.

Trustpilot

3.15 of 5, smoothed

From 148 collected reviews (raw average 2.97; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 3.92 from 24.

The company replied to 6 of 71 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
App Store

2.97 of 5, smoothed

From 98 collected reviews (raw average 2.68; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 3.00 from 7.
Google Play

3.35 of 5, smoothed

From 454 collected reviews (raw average 3.30; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 3.29 from 84.

The company replied to 149 of 175 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 3.2 (148 reviews); App Store (US) 4.68 (5030 ratings); Google Play 4.0 (9.38K ratings).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

Oct ’257 reviews, average 2.14
Nov ’2528 reviews, average 2.79
Dec ’2560 reviews, average 3.1
Jan ’2662 reviews, average 3.05
Feb ’2642 reviews, average 2.95
Mar ’2627 reviews, average 3.37
Apr ’2632 reviews, average 3.22
May ’2643 reviews, average 3.91
Jun ’2653 reviews, average 3.45
Jul ’2639 reviews, average 3.46
Aug ’2635 reviews, average 3.66
Sep ’2652 reviews, average 3.25
Oct ’2614 reviews, average 3.14

Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

45 Reddit and forum threads mention Mysterium VPN (titles and search snippets only).

All Mysterium VPN user reviews

Questions about Mysterium VPN

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

Is Mysterium VPN safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction

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Mysterium VPN not working? Common causes and what to check

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

What to check

If the network blocks VPNs, turn on obfuscation (camouflage mode (claimed)).

Contact support: email.

Support when the VPN is blocked

Live chat 24/7: claimed 24/7 support (meta)
Email: Yes help@mysteriumvpn.com

Protocols and encryption: in “Everything Mysterium VPN publishes” above

If it is blocked where you are

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Mysterium VPN coupons and discounts: official prices and promo terms

Mysterium VPN 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: none seen
Discount shown: 75% Basic, 78% Plus, 74% Pro (2y)
Discount compared with: vs monthly price over 24 months ($251.76/$323.76/$443.76)
Bonus months: No
Crypto discount: No
Checked: 2026-10-15

Official prices

Official prices
Plan	First payment	Then
Basic, 24 mo	€53.46	—
Plus, 24 mo	€61.71	—
Pro, 24 mo	€98.87	—
Basic (monthly, from), 1 mo	€9.02	€9.02 / 1 mo

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