Orchid review: score, privacy and prices

2.14

out of 10#236 of 377 in the main ranking
Decentralised (dVPN) median 2.9

  • Decentralised (dVPN)
  • Jurisdiction:USA, alliance not disclosed
  • Data completeness73%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • No email to sign up
  • Open-source apps

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Security and protocols4.3 vs 2.9
  • Privacy and jurisdiction2.7 vs 2.7
  • Platforms and support2.3 vs 3.6

Weakest against its segment

  • Censorship bypass0.5 vs 2.4
  • Network and streaming0.0 vs 1.9
  • Price and fair terms1.2 vs 2.8

Compare Orchid 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.

Orchidsegment 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 2.94.3
    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 2.81.2
    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 2.40.5
    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 1.90.0
    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 3.62.3
    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

Orchid pricing

Orchid does not publish a paid price we could read. Free plan: No. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

All plans as published

PlanPrice for term
Pay-as-you-go account (nanopayments)usage-based

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
no stated policy (prepaid credits custodial, non-withdrawable)
Free trial
No pay-as-you-go; Get started for $1 in-app purchase
Auto-renewal
No
Payment methods
crypto via dApp (own wallet, e.g. Metamask); Apple/Google in-app purchase of prepaid access credits ($1/$5/$20, converted to xDAI)
Renewal note
no subscription / no autorenew

Everything Orchid publishes

Every fact we collected about Orchid, 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
Orchid Technologies (Orchid Labs per article URL)
Registered in
US (Orchid Labs, San Francisco, CA — Crunchbase); Play developer Orchid Technologies LLC
Related brands
OXT token
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
Not stated
Website languages
EN
Right-to-left languages
No
Currencies on the site
crypto tokens (OXT etc.)
Prices depend on country
No

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
pay-as-you-go
Billing terms
no subscription; usage-based
Cheapest price a month
Not stated
Monthly plan
Not stated
Lifetime plan
No
Renewal
Yes subscription / no autorenew
Family plan
No
Prices seen from other countries
  • in-app: Get started for $1 (USD or local equivalent)
  • top-ups $1/$5/$20
  • price per GB varies by provider
Dedicated IP add-on
No
Port forwarding add-on
No
Double VPN add-on
Yes multi-hop included
Antivirus
No
Password manager
No
eSIM
No
Identity protection
No
Cloud storage
No
Other add-ons
No

Discounts and programmes
Student discount
Not stated

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
Not stated

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

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
crypto via dApp (own wallet, e.g. Metamask); Apple/Google in-app purchase of prepaid access credits ($1/$5/$20, converted to xDAI)
PayPal
No
Cryptocurrency
Yes
Coins accepted
OXT and others
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
No
Email needed to sign up
No
Account-number login
Not stated
Money-back guarantee, days
No stated policy (prepaid credits custodial, non-withdrawable)

Free trial terms
Trial length
No pay-as-you-go; Get started for $1 in-app purchase
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 independent staked providers
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
Tor over VPN
Not stated
SOCKS5 proxy
Not stated
Smart DNS
Not stated

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuardwithin multi-hop✓ Yes
  • OpenVPNwithin multi-hop✓ Yes
  • IKEv2✕ No
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocolOrchid protocol (nanopayments)✓ 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
Yes accepts user WireGuard/OpenVPN configs as hops; circuit export/import config
Open-source apps
Yes https://github.com/OrchidTechnologies

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
Yes built-in; blocks traffic until connected
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
Partial no personal data; traffic logs only on device
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Data retention
local until user clears
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Anonymous sign-up
Yes crypto-funded account
GDPR / data protection officer
No contact@orchid.com
Privacy policy updated
2019-08-16

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 IPstored locally on device✓ No
  • Session timeslocal only✓ No

Apps and devices
  • Windowsbeta (CLI client orchidcd-win from GitHub, manual config)◐ Partial
  • macOS✓ Yes
  • LinuxLinux CLI client since v0.9.21, Orchid blog Dec 2020✓ Yes
  • iOS✓ Yes
  • Android✓ Yes
  • 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
Google Play rating
3.4 (955 reviews)
Google Play installs
100K+

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 email help@orchid.com; Discord
Live chat 24/7
No
Email / tickets
Yes contact@orchid.com
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Discord or forum
Yes Discord, Reddit
Support languages
EN
Help articles
Yes docs.orchid.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

    3.61 of 5, smoothed

    From 1 collected reviews (raw average 1.00; all VPNs 3.66).

    The company replied to 0 of 1 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

  • Google Play

    3.37 of 5, smoothed

    From 249 collected reviews (raw average 3.27; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 5.00 from 1.

    The company replied to 61 of 101 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 3.2 (1 reviews); App Store (US) 5.00 (4 ratings); Google Play 3.4 (955 ratings).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Nov ’251 reviews, average 1.0
  2. Dec ’251 reviews, average 4.0
  3. Sep ’261 reviews, average 5.0
Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

39 Reddit and forum threads mention Orchid (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.

  • Google Play · 5★ · 23 Sep 2026

    can i guys contact the ceo of oxt? i have something important to share with him. i will give him one chance to talk then i will dissappear. i need the ceo and…

  • Google Play · 4★ · 23 Dec 2025

    what countries does it has? how can I test it before funding?

  • Google Play · 1★ · 27 Nov 2025

    Worst app ever. Completely non-intuitive. Bought a subscription which is nowhere to be found, so I can't use it. Contacted developers, no replies. Stay away…

  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 15 Sep 2024 · US

    Useless app

    Original review

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Questions about Orchid

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

Is Orchid safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction

Privacy and jurisdiction 2.7/10 and security 4.3/10 (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

Privacy

Jurisdiction
USA, alliance not disclosed
Legal entity
Orchid Technologies (Orchid Labs per article URL)
No-logs policy
Yes no personal data; traffic logs only on device
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Data retention
local until user clears

Security

Kill switch
Yes (yes (built-in; blocks traffic until connected))
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Open-source apps
https://github.com/OrchidTechnologies
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated

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Orchid not working? Common causes and what to check

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

What to check

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

Try a manual configuration (accepts user WireGuard/OpenVPN configs as hops; circuit export/import config).

Contact support: email.

Support when the VPN is blocked

Live chat
No email help@orchid.com; Discord
Live chat 24/7
No
Email
contact@orchid.com

If it is blocked where you are

Troubleshooting of similar VPNs

Orchid refund policy: how to ask for your money back

Orchid refund window: no stated policy (prepaid credits custodial, non-withdrawable).

Refund terms

Conditions
Not stated
Refund on monthly plans
Not stated
Refund for App Store / Google Play purchases
Not stated
Refund for unused time
Not stated
Free trial
No pay-as-you-go; Get started for $1 in-app purchase

Try before paying

Who owns Orchid? Company, jurisdiction and related brands

Orchid is run by Orchid Technologies (Orchid Labs per article URL), registered in US (Orchid Labs, San Francisco, CA — Crunchbase); Play developer Orchid Technologies LLC.

Company

Registered in
US (Orchid Labs, San Francisco, CA — Crunchbase); Play developer Orchid Technologies LLC
Related brands
OXT token

Jurisdiction

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In our rankings

Orchid appears on 61 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://orchid.com
Pages checked
["https://orchid.com", "https://www.orchid.com/vpn", "https://www.orchid.com/privacy-policy/"]
Other sources used
price_*/trial/payment_methods/kill_switch/windows/macos/multihop/email_tickets/discord/manual_config/anonymous_signup: https://docs.orchid.com/en/latest/using-orchid/; protocols/platforms: https://docs.orchid.com/en/latest/; countries_count: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/orchid-vpn-review-it-uses-the-tech-behind-bitcoin-to-improve-privacy/ + https://www.orchid.com/vpn/ (snippet 'stake-weighted algorithm to randomly connect users'); registration_country: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/orchid-labs (snippet); linux: https://blog.orchid.com/orchids-latest-release-includes-linux-cli/; play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.orchid.Orchid

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