lantern.io
Lantern
Who runs Lantern, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest VPN / censorship circumvention alternatives.
- Who’s behind it
- Not stated
- Online since
- Unknown
- Trackers
- Prices
- No pricing page
- Last price change
- –
- Closest alternative
- Psiphon
Measured from Lantern’s own pages, the Internet Archive and public records. Hover a dotted value for its source and date.
Visit Lantern01 · Who’s behind it
Who runs Lantern
Lantern lantern.io
Nonprofit VPN trusted by 250+ million people. Fast, private internet access that bypasses censorship. Free to start, Pro funds open access in censored regions.
Wikidata: Internet censorship circumvention software
- Company
- No imprint we could read
- Online since
- Not in the Internet Archive
- Audience
- In English
02 · Privacy
What Lantern tracks
What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.
trackers that follow visitors
None of the 18 alternatives below has fewer; 7 have more.
Privacy-friendly alternatives →- Cookie banner
- None found
- US company
- 1 tool
Third-party embeds
Videos, maps or fonts from other companies, which receive the visitor’s IP address.
03 · Alternatives
Alternatives to Lantern
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Lantern, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
Psiphon
Open source, and trusted by millions: a censorship-resistant VPN that works where others fail.
Very close - 02
GreatFireVPN - Bypass Censorship in China, Russia, Iran, India
Trusted VPN for bypassing internet censorship in China, Russia, Iran and India. Also used in Cuba. 10+ years fighting the Great Firewall. 30-day free trial.
Very close - 03
The best VPN for speed and security
Get fast, secure VPN service in 140+ countries. Download our free VPN now — or check out Proton VPN Plus for even more premium features.
Very close - 04
VPN service that's fast, reliable, & effective | Windscribe
Protect your privacy, stream global content, and mask your location with the best VPN service. Enjoy fast speeds and servers in over 135 locations.
Very close - 05
ExpressVPN: Best VPN Service for Speed & Privacy in 2026
Protect your privacy, stream worldwide, and enjoy fast speeds with ExpressVPN. Servers in 113 countries, 24/7 support, and a 30-day risk-free trial—start now!
Very close - 06
virtual private network provider
Very close - 07
Open Web Protocol - Mysterium Network
An open-source ecosystem of protocols, tools and infrastructure to liberate the web. Our node network empowers both builders and users to access free information.
Very close - 08
Stream, shop, play - no matter where in the world you are!
Very close - 09
World's Fastest VPN and Privacy Protection | hide.me
Surf the web securely without third-parties spying on you.
Very close - 10
Tor Project | Anonymity Online
Anonymity Online | Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance. Circumvent censorship.
Very close - 11
Mullvad VPN - Privacy is for the people
Free the internet from mass surveillance and censorship. Fight for privacy with Mullvad VPN and Mullvad Browser.
Very close - 12
4everproxy - Free Web Proxy | Unlimited VPN
4everproxy is a free and secure web proxy. Change your IP address and remain anonymous while browsing the Internet. Unblock websites with 4everproxy!
Very close - 13 IPVanish ipvanish.com
virtual private network provider
Very close - 14
NymVPN: The world's most private decentralized VPN | Nym
NymVPN is a decentralized VPN with mixnet technology and zero-knowledge proofs. Protects your metadata, not just your IP. Anonymous signup. Try free.
Very close - 15
Sentinel — Build your own decentralized VPN.
Sentinel is a Layer-1 decentralized bandwidth network. Bring your protocol, your client, your distribution — we handle the network.
Very close - 16
Fast, Secure & Anonymous VPN | Astrill VPN
Browse privately with Astrill VPN using apps for major platforms and a global server network. Choose from multiple VPN protocols and get 24/7 support.
Very close - 17
Surfshark: identity & scam protection, antivirus, VPN
Protect your devices, identity, & data ● Scam & phishing protection ● Identity theft protection ● Device security ● Secure connection ● Fast VPN
Very close - 18
Private Internet Access: The Best VPN Service For 10+ Years
PIA VPN is a top-rated VPN service – with ultra-fast speeds, worldwide streaming servers, and 100% open-source software. Try PIA risk free for 30 days.
Close - 19
The browser that puts you first | Brave
The Brave browser is a fast, private and secure web browser for PC, Mac and mobile. Download now to enjoy a faster ad-free browsing experience that saves data and battery life by blocking tracking software.
Very close - 20
Free web proxy and a cutting-edge online proxy | CroxyProxy
CroxyProxy is a cutting-edge secure web proxy service. Use it to access your favorite websites and web applications: as a Facebook or YouTube proxy. It is free, you can try this online proxy right now!
Very close
Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Lantern’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Lantern uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.
04 · History
What changed
Price and policy history →No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Lantern adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.
05 · Details
How we measure
Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.
The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 9 technologies
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 9,192
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 38 ms
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Lantern’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
Built with
- JavaScript frameworks
- Fonts
- Google Fonts asset https://fonts.googleapis.com/
- CDN
- Cloudflare header cf-ray: a577b6a38b369303-HAM
- Hosting
- Vercel header x-vercel-id: fra1::bnqg9-1794173788780-0e80bade9acc
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- DNS hosting
- Cloudflare DNS NS iris.ns.cloudflare.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=1mAinn_oRMTg6bA_RMYrCfl5PsmoiR7e8VDFekJzQnc
- OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-L1icUOz0haAvlhSkGlEzqPPw
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 18/20
- Google Workspace 13/20
- Cloudflare DNS 11/20
- Cloudflare 9/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on lantern.io 6/20
- Atlassian · not on lantern.io 6/20
- React 5/20
- Amazon SES · not on lantern.io 4/20
- Apple Business · not on lantern.io 4/20
- Google Analytics · not on lantern.io 4/20
- Google Fonts 4/20
- Zendesk · not on lantern.io 4/20
- nginx · not on lantern.io 4/20
- Font Awesome · not on lantern.io 4/20
- Proton Mail · not on lantern.io 3/20
- Yandex Webmaster · not on lantern.io 3/20