Subspace review: score, privacy and prices

1.07

out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Mesh / self-hosted median 2.5

  • Mesh / self-hosted
  • Jurisdiction:not stated, alliance not disclosed
  • Owner:no
  • Data completeness33%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • Free plan
  • Open-source apps

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Security and protocols2.1 vs 1.8
  • Censorship bypass0.5 vs 0.5
  • Platforms and support3.8 vs 3.9

Weakest against its segment

  • Network and streaming0.0 vs 2.8
  • Privacy and jurisdiction0.0 vs 2.3
  • Price and fair terms1.2 vs 3.4

Compare Subspace side by side with other VPNs

How the score adds up

Six sub-scores, each against the median of Mesh / self-hosted services in the main ranking (None services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.

Subspacesegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.30.0
    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 1.82.1
    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 3.41.2
    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 0.50.5
    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 2.80.0
    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 3.93.8
    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

Subspace pricing

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

Refunds, trial and payment

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

Everything Subspace publishes

Every fact we collected about Subspace, 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
open-source community project
Registered in
Not stated
Parent company
No
Related brands
fork of original subspace
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
Not stated
Website languages
EN
Right-to-left languages
No

Plans, prices and add-ons

Plans
free (open source)
Cheapest price a month
0
Monthly plan
0
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Family plan
Not stated

Discounts and programmes

Student discount
Not stated

Limits and restrictions

Devices at once
Not stated

Free plan

Free plan
Yes free open-source software
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
Not stated
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
Yes user's own server
P2P servers
Not stated
Obfuscated servers
Not stated

Network features

RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Yes IPv6 pool + NAT
Dedicated IP
Not stated
Static IP
Not stated
Residential IP
Not stated
Double VPN / multi-hop
Not stated
Tor over VPN
Not stated
SOCKS5 proxy
Not stated
Smart DNS
Not stated

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
WireGuard (ChaCha20)
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Yes auto-generated per-device WireGuard .conf + QR code
Open-source apps
Yes https://github.com/subspacecommunity/subspace (MIT); uses official WireGuard clients

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
Own DNS servers
Yes dnsmasq in container (upstream Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 default)
Split tunnelling
Yes configurable AllowedIPs (default all traffic)
Ad and malware blocker
Not stated
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy

No-logs policy
Not stated
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Anonymous sign-up
Not stated

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 IPNot stated
  • Session timesNot stated
  • App analyticsself-hosted✓ No

Apps and devices

  • WindowsWireGuard client✓ Yes
  • macOS✓ Yes
  • Linuxserver + client✓ 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

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
Not stated
Live chat 24/7
Not stated
Email / tickets
No
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Discord or forum
Slack (gophers #subspace); GitHub issues
Support languages
EN
Help articles
README
Server status page
Not stated

For teams and business

SSO / SAML
Yes SAML: G Suite, Okta
Admin panel
Yes web GUI to add/remove devices
Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
Not stated
Identity providers
SAML providers (G Suite, Okta)

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.

  • Google Play

    3.76 of 5, smoothed

    From 400 collected reviews (raw average 3.75; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 4.05 from 19.

    The company replied to 31 of 114 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Google Play 3.4 (3.34K ratings).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Oct ’2512 reviews, average 4.25
  2. Nov ’2520 reviews, average 2.9
  3. Dec ’2515 reviews, average 2.0
  4. Jan ’2612 reviews, average 3.25
  5. Feb ’2612 reviews, average 2.92
  6. Mar ’2615 reviews, average 3.27
  7. Apr ’2614 reviews, average 3.57
  8. May ’266 reviews, average 3.67
  9. Jun ’2656 reviews, average 4.93
  10. Jul ’2641 reviews, average 4.98
  11. Aug ’265 reviews, average 1.8
  12. Sep ’263 reviews, average 4.67
  13. Oct ’261 reviews, average 4.0
Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

41 Reddit and forum threads mention Subspace (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 · 4★ · 05 Oct 2026

    bad support no response

  • Google Play · 5★ · 23 Sep 2026

    it's good for sharing subscription or buying

  • Google Play · 4★ · 21 Sep 2026

    good 👍

Rankings by user reviews

In our rankings

Subspace appears on 3 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://github.com/subspacecommunity/subspace

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