Lithuanian-founded, now part of Nord Security Group (Panama incorporation). NL operating presence.
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Lithuanian-founded, now part of Nord Security Group (Panama incorporation). NL operating presence.
All 5 alternatives ranked by compliance score, benchmarked against Surfshark.
| Product | Score | Owner | CLOUD Act | Cert. | Pricing | Action |
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Surfshark
benchmark · US
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1.0/5 | OWNERSHIP
Where ultimate control over the operating company sits.
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CLOUD ACT EXPOSURE
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act.
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SOC 2 no EU framework |
Freemium | your current |
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AirVPN
Italy
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VERIFIED SIGNALS
Jurisdiction
Transparency
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OWNERSHIP
Where ultimate control over the operating company sits.
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CLOUD ACT EXPOSURE
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act.
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Paid
€7 / mo
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Mullvad VPN
Sweden
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VERIFIED SIGNALS
Jurisdiction
Transparency
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OWNERSHIP
Where ultimate control over the operating company sits.
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CLOUD ACT EXPOSURE
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act.
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Paid
€5 / mo
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Proton VPN
Switzerland
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VERIFIED SIGNALS
Jurisdiction
Transparency
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OWNERSHIP
Where ultimate control over the operating company sits.
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CLOUD ACT EXPOSURE
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act.
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Freemium
€5 / mo
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IVPN
Gibraltar
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VERIFIED SIGNALS
Jurisdiction
Transparency
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OWNERSHIP
Where ultimate control over the operating company sits.
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CLOUD ACT EXPOSURE
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act.
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Paid
€6 / mo
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OVPN
Sweden
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VERIFIED SIGNALS
Jurisdiction
Transparency
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OWNERSHIP
Where ultimate control over the operating company sits.
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CLOUD ACT EXPOSURE
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act.
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Paid
€4 / mo
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Ranked by feature parity + compliance score. Migration friction is weighted higher than feature breadth.
Italian hacktivist-founded VPN (Perugia, 2010), no-logs, port forwarding — but no longer serves Italian residents (Piracy Shield).
Swedish founder-owned VPN (Mullvad VPN AB / Amagicom AB, Gothenburg, 2009), anonymous numbered accounts, Cure53-audited, flat €5/month.
CERN-founded Swiss VPN (Proton AG, Geneva), owned by non-profit Proton Foundation; 15,000+ servers, audited no-logs, open-source apps, free tier.
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