Security and privacy
Mullvad alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
trailofbits/algo★30,348 GitHub starsAGPL-3.0 licenceAutomates provisioning of a personal VPN server in the cloud using Ansible and generates client configs.Open on GitHub ↗OutlineFoundation/outline-apps★9,212 GitHub starsApache-2.0 licenceProvides a server manager and client for creating, managing, and sharing simple VPN access to servers.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Global multi-region server network and bandwidth at Mullvad scale
- Anonymous, multi-payment options and account model as provided by Mullvad
- Polish of official clients, browser integration, and long-term operation experience
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Mullvad, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.