Mullvad Review

Community-sourced VPN review based on real Reddit & Twitter discussions

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Community Verdict
Highly Recommended

Mullvad has a really strong reputation for privacy, and it’s one of the few VPNs people trust when they say “no logs.” It’s also loved for letting you sign up without an email and pay in very private...

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Best for: Privacy-focused users who want minimal personal info tied to their account People who want a straightforward VPN for everyday browsing and torrenting Anyone who values a VPN that doesn’t rely on referral links and influencer promos
90% Positive Reviews
473 recommend, 53 warn
High Data Quality
708 reviews from 577 people
Best For
Privacy-focused users who want minimal personal info tied to their account, People who want a straightforward VPN for everyday browsing and torrenting, Anyone who values a VPN that doesn’t rely on referral links and influencer promos
Approval Rate
90% positive
473 recommend · 53 warn
Reviews
708
328 Reddit · 364 Twitter
Unique Reviewers
577
Data Quality
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What the Community Says

Community Rating 7.5/10

Mullvad has a really strong reputation for privacy, and it’s one of the few VPNs people trust when they say “no logs.” It’s also loved for letting you sign up without an email and pay in very private ways (even by mail), plus it avoids the whole influencer/affiliate marketing vibe that turns some folks off. Day to day, people often describe it as fast and stable, especially with WireGuard, and solid for general browsing and torrenting.

The biggest downside is that it’s not the best pick if streaming is your main goal—some people run into services like ESPN or other apps not working reliably. There are also complaints about features changing over time (like port forwarding being removed), which can be a dealbreaker for certain setups. And while many call the price fair, others feel it’s a bit expensive for a “simple” VPN if you’re not specifically buying it for privacy-first features.

Strengths

  • Strong privacy focus
  • No email required
  • Anonymous payment options
  • Fast speeds (especially with WireGuard)
  • Good for torrenting
  • Trusted “no-logs” reputation
  • No influencer/affiliate marketing feel

Weaknesses

  • Streaming can be hit or miss
  • Port forwarding no longer supported
  • Can feel pricey for a basic VPN
  • Some apps/services may block it
Best for: Privacy-focused users who want minimal personal info tied to their account People who want a straightforward VPN for everyday browsing and torrenting Anyone who values a VPN that doesn’t rely on referral links and influencer promos
Not ideal for: People who mainly want a VPN for streaming sports and TV apps Users who specifically need port forwarding for their setup Bargain hunters who want the cheapest plan possible

Summary generated 1 week ago from 708 community mentions

Reviews about "Privacy"

50 reviews

"Exactly. Anyone looking for a proper VPN btw, that won't get hit by the ban, and won't bend to the UK government, take a look at Mullvad. Years ago when they were raided, they just let the police in because they had literally NO logs of anything, at all. All the VPNs you get advertised on YouTube say they don't keep logs, but they do and police reports prove it. ExpressVPN / PIA / Surfshark etc - ..."

@Bobby_P_90 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"The offices and homes of Mullvad employees and their families have been raided multiple times by their government, not one piece of custom information has ever been found. There are also many technical reasons they are superior to Proton. And Obscura is a double hop VPN that exits via Mullvad."

@TradFidiGuy 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"If you really want to use a VPN, my personal recommendation is Mullvad. It's cheap and private and just works; no worthless frills or shady business practices."

@whomst_______ 2 weeks ago View on Twitter →

"@SIGNAL_RETURN @ProtonMail Yeah Mullvad is the only VPN you should ever pay for. I think every email provider will suffer similar limitations for encryption, but Proton is such a cash grab atp so I understand the distrust."

@MittensAnon 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@StarkPrivacy mullvad forever my goat"

@dev_vechs 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@0xMiaWallace @ILikeTheFA mullvad literally, court proven no logs and no account info either (gives you a unique account number) and also doesnt suck"

@nekonya_02 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@elhombre_negro @JOKAQARMY1 YES. People who have any experience know that Mullvad is the best. They have been court-tested to NOT log, and they don't advertise. Any VPN company that advertises is most certainly trash."

@SirSuperSus 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"Mullvad is amazingly good. Use it on my PC and my phone for 2-3 years now, nonstop. Speed is amazing, playing games trough it is no problem. The price is also very low at 5$/Month. With every way of paying avaiable. Even sending them cash in a letter is possible."

@arara_tech 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"... Owned by an Israeli company, they used to distribute malware, and now own multiple VPNs and an antivirus and the review sites that recommend them. Mullvad is the only reliable VPN."

@nile_nomad 2 weeks ago View on Twitter →

"@akuro_kijin Mullvad VPN. It's truly anonymous. No email needed, you can even pay in cash if you want. No logs. I get way better download speeds with them than I did with Proton VPN, which slowed to a halt after about 2gb. Based in Sweden 🐐 €5 about $5.50 per month. Worth it!"

@ItsCass9 2 weeks ago View on Twitter →

"@windscribecom Gotta be honest here guys, I’ve deep-dived into Proton, Mullvad, and your stack and I’d still pick Mullvad ten times out of ten, unless your threat model prioritizes unblocking Netflix over actual privacy, Mullvad remains superior, especially on the PQC front"

@ArthurResearch 2 weeks ago View on Twitter →

"@T3chFalcon Fun fact 99% of these vpns will leak data, the "audit" they do isnt even monitored most times and most data is static... Use Mullvad, best for opsec, $5 a month (can pay cash even in the mail), and the data is never stored, only in ram for volatility..."

@J4ck3LSyN 2 weeks ago View on Twitter →

"...good VPN providers run such a large profit margin as-is that they don't need to sell your data. Still good to minimize the data you give them though. Mullvad is the best because you don't have to give them any personal info whatsoever, and they are audited no logs."

@140_Vince 2 weeks ago View on Twitter →

"@Le_Bruh_Moment @windscribecom I agree Mullvad is goated, can even send fucking cash in an envelope with your user id and itll activate"

@trenchplanet 2 weeks ago View on Twitter →

"@samshistoryjam @theashrb Mullvad supremacy, you can even post them cash if you’re extremely paranoid"

@RichardJohn 2 weeks ago View on Twitter →

"...URN @ProtonMail @ProtonVPN I haven't seen anything damning for ProtonVPN, it seems decent. But if you're going to pay, then you might as well go with Mullvad; it's clearly the best VPN."

@MittensAnon 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@KaspaHub @brave @Proton_Pass @ProtonDrive @ProtonVPN @StandardNotes @weawowcom @unstoppablebyhs I use nexcloud for self hosting cloud. Mullvad for best privacy vpn. Mullvad accepts crypto as well i have not convinced them to accept kaspa yet."

@KaspaSilver 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@Le_Bruh_Moment @windscribecom Mullvad is the best one I’ve used. They even sell codes on Amazon and you don’t need to put in any personal information to use it"

@mcmansion42 2 weeks ago View on Twitter →

"@charliecolecc I use Proton personally, but I will always recommend Mullvad to anyone going for their first VPN. Cheap, secure, reliable, and with no logs."

@anglofuturist 3 weeks ago View on Twitter →

"@Jennifer_Arcuri Mullvad. You can even send them cash to pay for their service if you want complete anonymity. Plus, they don't give away your data they've been raided a few times and the police got nothing. They walk the walk."

@freethinker873 3 weeks ago View on Twitter →

"@craig100 @gettingtrumpnow @TheBritishIntel @GrapheneOS Don't use nord, use mullvad or proton vpn. mullvad is the best, obscura also uses mullvads network. Graphene OS is a must now, and permanent VPNs and proxies ran through wifi hardware."

@Ecom_Moody 3 weeks ago View on Twitter →

"@rasmalai ProtonVPN is great, but Mullvad is the no-BS privacy gold standard."

@RajneetiTadka 3 weeks ago View on Twitter →

"@grimwolden5339 @Artemisfornow Mullvad is the only one that I know for sure keep zero logs, proven by police records. All other VPNs I've looked into say they don't but do. Do you know any other good ones @grimwolden5339"

@Bobby_P_90 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@BoogRetard @love42189 @minguluh2 @KeterType25309 @Wishitwasthewa1 Also you don’t need username and mail for Mullvad, they generate acc number for you to log in with and when you combine it with sending cashed through postal services you get true anonymity"

@aenavinjak 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@TutaPrivacy I personally use Librefox & Brave but honest ranking should be : 1) Tor 2) Mullvad 3) Librefox 4) Brave 5) Zen or Vivaldi Then other browsers are full of tracking & fingerprinting. You can enhance Firefox with plugins that leave with more fingerprinting... So more risks."

@Murican_Pitbull 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@reddyred7712 @stupidtechtakes @cocoabun_ yea mullvad with crypto is brilliant. But that is more friction for a normy."

@0xMaka 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"...ally) my life instead of tiktok use rednote instead of google use duckduckgo(not rhe bets but the best rn) instead of any vpn but these use airvpn or mullvad instead of chrome use firefox recommend me alternatives for others"

@MothShtwt 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@windscribecom I trust Mullvad, you can even pay with cash"

@DankFiend666x 2 weeks ago View on Twitter →

"@Netwarfare420 @StarkPrivacy @grok Mullvad runs because they have the trust and support. Other ones sold out because of legal threats and other stuff. Safety wise, mullvad and windscribe are pretty good options (windscribe was in court for 2 years and proved no logs + cheaper) yeah mullvad or windscribe are good"

@Ryan26334193113 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@JOKAQARMY1 As far as I know the best and most private ones are Proton, Mullvad and IVPN. Personally I use Proton because they have a suite of apps and it's very convenient but if you only need a vpn the others are great too. But at the end of the day you have to trust them so yeah."

@SomeSillyGoosy 2 weeks ago View on Twitter →

"@Anti_Tyranny_1 @JOKAQARMY1 As far as I know the best and most private ones are Proton, Mullvad and IVPN. Personally I use Proton because they have a suite of apps and it's very convenient but if you only need a vpn they others are great too."

@SomeSillyGoosy 2 weeks ago View on Twitter →

"...am TikTok ChatGpt Atlas ✅ Kullan: Brave Startpage Tutamail Jitsi Firefox Focus Proton Drive KeepassXC DuckDuckGo Zen Browser Protonmail Bitwarden Mullvad VPN Proton VPN Surfshark VPN"

@ZetLorento 2 weeks ago View on Twitter →

"@DaveFred311115 @ReclaimTheNetHQ Ef Proton. Mullvad is the real deal. And Obscura is even a level up on that."

@TradFidiGuy 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@Pirat_Nation Get on Proton or Mullvad now and you won't get flagged for ID later. That's the short term fix."

@ScribeOfArden 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@themagic_tophat @PeterSweden7 because it's about anonymity for many - an example is something like Mullvad VPN, you can pay for it with cash, and zero logs"

@eddrazzell 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"...app @MyStartMail @ProtonPrivacy 1) Any Linux OS but I prefer Fedora 2) Quad9 ( DNS privacy) 3) Tor, Brave, Librewolf (browsers) 4) ProtonVPN ( free), Mullvad ( paid) 5) Session, Signal (Messaging) 6) Tutamail & Protonmail 7) GrapheneOS over any phone OS 8) Orbot (basically Tor but for apps) 9) VLC 10) Bitwarden https://t.co/ZwS1OgTYXz"

@Murican_Pitbull 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"...used to be but you do run into a lot of CAPTCHAs or outright site blocks with it. I've messed around with various privacy tools and I have found that Mullvad Privacy Browser with a Proton or Mullvad proxy extension is the best balance for browsing."

@Saeren_ 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"Here's what actually protects your privacy: A reputable VPN (Mullvad, ProtonVPN). Tor Browser for true anonymity. Pi-hole to block tracking at the network level. Firefox with privacy extensions. Incognito mode? Not on the list."

@thecurioustales 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@BasilTheGreat Better yet.. Download a VPN, pick a Swiss one like ProtonVPN or Swedish like Mullvad.. Five Eyes (UK+US+mates) can’t just poke about and grab logs.. Audited no-logs policy actually holds up .. Real privacy move .."

@foodiskey83 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@0xMiaWallace Hate antivirus if you are on shady websites. Keeps trying restrain access. Just get mullvad VPN and use Brave Browser"

@Whopzbet 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"... Provider) sees every site you visit. In many countries, they sell this browsing history legally. Use iCloud Private Relay or a reputable No-Log VPN (Mullvad or Proton). Mask your IP. Encrypt your tunnel."

@thetripathi58 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@MittensAnon @ProtonMail Use Mullvad VPN. Exoneration by subpoena, or what we like to call “the best surprise audits”. Use Tutanota instead of Proton."

@SIGNAL_RETURN 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@primetugger @ProtonMail @vpnet_official Guilty until proven innocent in this space. Do not use this. Stick to Mullvad."

@SIGNAL_RETURN 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@mattRlive @obscuravpn Mullvad's "no-log" policy was proven in a police raid though...they cant..."

@_fourteentrees_ 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@StarkPrivacy @grok How come Mullvad can continue to operate as one of the best out there and how come many others have sold out, such as PIA or ProtonVPN. Who are some similar competitors to Mullvad but offer Port Forwarding for p2p?"

@Netwarfare420 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@smspoolnet Perhaps the main reason is they both refuse to cooperate with law-enforcement. Mullvad has already proven that when they were raided."

@MaloneMM555 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"...o @R_I_D_D_I_M @Wirek595439 @MaxRovensky @ProtonVPN Proton was fine but I was personally turned off from the drive and email apps it came with. I use mullvad now, it's cheaper and I think more secure."

@astro8352 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"This is a sham since Mullvad is the only one confirmed by subpoena that it does not store data"

@masunobom 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@Kushed_Crypto Mullvad is a good VPN and u can buy it with Monero"

@Exthree6902 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"@payloadartist This is why I use Mullvald and not proton as my main VPN to bypass censorship, multiple times mullvald has been raided and the feds came back with nothing"

@MattCPinto 1 week ago View on Twitter →