Compare Mysterium Network
Details side-by-side comparison of Mysterium Network against top competitors.
Detailed Comparison
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Mysterium Network
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Mysterium Network
Decentralized VPN Marketplace with 19,000+ Residential Nodes
Decentralized VPN
dVPN
Residential IPs
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Orchid
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Orchid
Decentralized Open-Source Bandwidth Marketplace with Nanopayments
Decentralized VPN
Nanopayments
Ethereum
| Has Free Version |
No
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No
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| Free Trial Days |
7
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0
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| Money-Back Guarantee |
30 days
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N/A
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| Plan Summary |
Pay-As-You-Go: ~MYST tokens per GB used
2-Year Subscription: ~$2.49/mo
1-Month: ~$5.99/mo
Accepts crypto (MYST, BTC, ETH) and fiat
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Pay-per-use via OXT nanopayments or fiat-to-credit conversion
Credits do not expire
Randomized node selection per session
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| Model |
Pay-As-You-Go + Subscription
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Pay-As-You-Go (Nanopayments)
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| Starting Price |
$2.49/mo (2-yr plan)
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OXT token-based (no subscription)
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| Monthly Plan |
Pay-as-you-go or $5.99/mo
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N/A — pay per GB used
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| VPN Type |
Decentralized VPN (dVPN)
Blockchain-Based
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Decentralized VPN (dVPN)
Blockchain-Based
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| Use Cases |
Residential IPs
Geo-Bypass
Web Scraping
Censorship Bypass
Privacy
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Maximum Anonymity
Crypto Users
Multi-Hop Privacy
Zero Subscription
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| WireGuard |
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No
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| OpenVPN |
No
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| IKEv2 |
No
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No
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| Lightway |
No
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No
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| NordLynx |
No
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-
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| Orchid Protocol |
-
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| Ad & Malware Blocker |
No
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No
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| No-Logs Policy |
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| No-Logs Audited |
No
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No
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| Jurisdiction |
Decentralized (Swiss DAO)
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USA (Decentralized Protocol)
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| Kill Switch |
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No
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| DNS Leak Protection |
|
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| IPv6 Leak Protection |
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No
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| Server Type |
Residential P2P Nodes
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Decentralized Provider Marketplace
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| Server Locations |
130+ countries
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Varies by provider
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| Server Count |
19,000+ residential nodes
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Marketplace (multiple providers)
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| Residential IPs |
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No
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| Browser Extensions |
No
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No
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| Router Support |
No
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No
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| Simultaneous Connections |
1 (per account)
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Unlimited
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| Platforms |
Windows
macOS
Linux
iOS
Android
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iOS
Android
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| P2P/Torrenting |
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No
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| Streaming Support |
Good (Residential IPs)
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Limited
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| Works in China |
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Limited
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| Split Tunneling |
No
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No
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| Multi-Hop |
No
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| Obfuscation |
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No
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