OnionHop review: score, privacy and prices

2.69

out of 10#157 of 377 in the main ranking
Consumer VPN median 2.6

  • Consumer VPN
  • Jurisdiction:Germany, 14 Eyes
  • Data completeness60%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • No email to sign up
  • Free plan
  • Open-source apps

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Censorship bypass2.4 vs 0.5
  • Security and protocols3.6 vs 2.1
  • Privacy and jurisdiction3.9 vs 2.7

Weakest against its segment

  • Network and streaming0.0 vs 3.1
  • Price and fair terms1.2 vs 3.5
  • Platforms and support2.7 vs 4.3
  • Jurisdiction in the 14 Eyes alliance

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How the score adds up

Six sub-scores, each against the median of Consumer VPN services in the main ranking (233 services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.

OnionHopsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.73.9
    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 2.13.6
    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 3.51.2
    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 0.52.4
    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 3.10.0
    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 4.32.7
    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

OnionHop pricing

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

All plans as published

PlanTerm
free (open source, GPL-3.0)Lifetime

Refunds, trial and payment

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

Everything OnionHop publishes

Every fact we collected about OnionHop, 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
Rana GmbH (Leipzig, HRB 44563)
Registered in
Germany
Address
Kurt-Eisner-Str. 42, 04275 Leipzig, Germany
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
14
Website languages
RU; EN (switcher present)

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
Affiliate programme
No

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
Not stated

Free plan
Free plan
Yes fully free, open source
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
No

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
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
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
Not stated
Tor over VPN
Yes traffic via Tor
SOCKS5 proxy
Yes local SOCKS proxy mode
Smart DNS
Not stated

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuard✕ No
  • OpenVPN✕ No
  • IKEv2✕ No
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocolTor; ArtiHop 2-hop Tor engine✕ No
  • VLESS / Reality✕ No
  • VMess✕ No
  • Trojan✕ No
  • Shadowsocks✕ No
  • Hysteria2✕ No
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4bridges; censorship-resistant transports✓ Yes
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
Other protocols
Tor (classic tor, Arti); bridges
Encryption
AES-256 (AlternativeTo feature tag)
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Not stated
Open-source apps
Yes https://github.com/center2055/OnionHop

Censorship and blocking
Obfuscation (stealth mode)
Yes bridges for restricted networks
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 TUN mode, admin
DNS leak protection
Yes leak control claim
Split tunnelling
Yes
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 AlternativeTo tag
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Anonymous sign-up
Yes no registration

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.

  • Connection IPapp runs locally; no account, no analytics✓ No
  • Session timesNot stated
  • App analyticsno analytics or tracking✓ No

Apps and devices
  • Windows✓ Yes
  • macOS✓ Yes
  • Linux✓ Yes
  • iOS✕ No
  • Android✕ 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
App languages
  • EN
  • DE
  • FR
  • ZH
  • RU
  • FA
  • AZ
  • CKB (Sorani)

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
No Discord, GitHub issues
Live chat 24/7
Not stated
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Discord or forum
Discord
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.

36 Reddit and forum threads mention OnionHop (titles and search snippets only).

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Questions about OnionHop

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

Is OnionHop safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction

Privacy and jurisdiction 3.9/10 and security 3.6/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 2.1). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: Not stated.

In 10 seconds

  • Open-source apps
  • Kill switch
  • Jurisdiction in 14 Eyes

Privacy

Jurisdiction
Germany, 14 Eyes
Legal entity
Rana GmbH (Leipzig, HRB 44563)
No-logs policy
Yes AlternativeTo tag
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated

Security

Kill switch
Yes (yes (TUN mode, admin))
DNS leak protection
Yes (yes (leak control claim))
Encryption
AES-256 (AlternativeTo feature tag)
Open-source apps
https://github.com/center2055/OnionHop
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated

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OnionHop not working? Common causes and what to check

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

What to check

If the network blocks VPNs, turn on obfuscation (bridges for restricted networks).

Support when the VPN is blocked

Live chat
No Discord, GitHub issues

If it is blocked where you are

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Who owns OnionHop? Company, jurisdiction and related brands

OnionHop is run by Rana GmbH (Leipzig, HRB 44563), registered in Germany.

Company

Registered in
Germany
Address
Kurt-Eisner-Str. 42, 04275 Leipzig, Germany

Jurisdiction

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Sources and changes

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

Website
https://alternativeto.net/software/nordvpn/
Pages checked
["https://alternativeto.net/software/nordvpn/", "https://alternativeto.net/software/onionhop/about", "https://www.onionhop.de/"]
Other sources used
legal_entity/address/registration_country: https://www.onionhop.de/imprint; collects_*/anonymous_signup/privacy_url: https://www.onionhop.de/privacy; protocols/kill_switch/dns_leak/app_languages: https://github.com/center2055/OnionHop; live_chat/discord/donations: https://www.onionhop.de/

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