mysterium.network

Mysterium

Who runs Mysterium, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest decentralized VPN alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
–
Closest alternative
Sentinel

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Mysterium

Mysterium 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.

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What Mysterium 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; 10 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
None found

We found no trackers, ad pixels or third-party embeds on Mysterium’s homepage.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Mysterium

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Mysterium, thumbs down if it isn’t.

No ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    Sentinel sentinel.co English No trackers

    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.

    Compare Sentinel with Mysterium →
  2. 02
    Orchid orchid.com 1 tracker

    Orchid - DePIN That Works

    A decentralized marketplace for AI, storage, and bandwidth

    Compare Orchid with Mysterium →
  3. 03
    hoprnet.org No trackers

    HOPR | Blockchain Data Protection and Privacy

    The HOPR protocol ensures everyone has control of their privacy and data.

    Compare hoprnet.org with Mysterium →
  4. 04
    Nym nymtech.net English No trackers

    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.

    Compare Nym with Mysterium →
  5. 05
    Lantern lantern.io English No trackers

    Lantern VPN: Nonprofit VPN for fast, private, unrestricted internet access

    Nonprofit VPN trusted by 250+ million people. Fast, private internet access that bypasses censorship. Free to start, Pro funds open access in censored regions.

    Compare Lantern with Mysterium →
  6. 06
    ZeroTier zerotier.com English 2 trackers

    ZeroTier | Software-Defined and Post-Quantum Networking

    Next-generation connectivity and cybersecurity. ZeroTier One connects any device, anywhere. ZeroTier Quantum delivers post-quantum, CNSA 2.0-aligned networks.

    Compare ZeroTier with Mysterium →
  7. 07
    Psiphon psiphon.ca No trackers

    Psiphon

    Open source, and trusted by millions: a censorship-resistant VPN that works where others fail.

    Compare Psiphon with Mysterium →
  8. 08
    OPNsense opnsense.org English 1 tracker

    OPNsense® is an open source, feature rich firewall and routing platform, offering cutting-edge network protection. - OPNsense

    We’ve made digital security accessible to everyone. With our free OPNsense® platform, you get all the features of expensive commercial firewalls and more. Enjoy open and verifiable sources in a product developed with and for a large user community.

    Compare OPNsense with Mysterium →
  9. 09
    NordVPN nordvpn.com Top 10K English

    virtual private network provider

    Compare NordVPN with Mysterium →
  10. 10
    Cloudflare cloudflare.com Top 100 English 1 tracker

    Cloudflare: Build for the agent era

    Welcome to Cloudflare - Powering the next generation of applications

    Compare Cloudflare with Mysterium →
  11. 11
    Windscribe windscribe.com English No trackers

    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.

    Compare Windscribe with Mysterium →
  12. 12
    Adshares adshares.net English 1 tracker

    Adshares

    Web3 and Metaverse advertising standard. Blockchain and protocol designed for AdTech.

    Compare Adshares with Mysterium →
  13. 13
    ExpressVPN expressvpn.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    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!

    Compare ExpressVPN with Mysterium →
  14. 14
    Mullvad mullvad.net English No trackers

    Mullvad VPN - Privacy is for the people

    Free the internet from mass surveillance and censorship. Fight for privacy with Mullvad VPN and Mullvad Browser.

    Compare Mullvad with Mysterium →
  15. 15
    Netmaker netmaker.io English 2 trackers

    Netmaker: Zero Trust Platform for Secure Networking

    Securely connect your devices, clouds, and sites with Netmaker's Zero Trust platform. Fast WireGuard tunnels combined with granular access controls for true ZTNA.

    Compare Netmaker with Mysterium →
  16. 16
    Ankr ankr.com English 1 tracker

    Ankr | The Fastest Web3 Infrastructure

    Build on Web3 with a fast, reliable and distributed network of blockchain nodes. Earn with Liquid Staking and integrate it to power your app.

    Compare Ankr with Mysterium →
  17. 17
    Envoy proxy envoyproxy.io English 1 tracker

    Envoy proxy - home

    service proxy

    Compare Envoy proxy with Mysterium →
  18. 18
    Wireshark wireshark.org Top 10K

    network traffic analyzer

    Compare Wireshark with Mysterium →
  19. 19
    Flashbots flashbots.net Top 10K English No trackers

    Flashbots

    A research and development organization mitigating the negative externalities posed by MEV.

    Compare Flashbots with Mysterium →
  20. 20
    Hola hola.org Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Stream, shop, play - no matter where in the world you are!

    Compare Hola with Mysterium →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Mysterium’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Mysterium uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Mysterium 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
9,195
Vector
384-d
Query
27 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Mysterium’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.

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Website builders
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JavaScript frameworks
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JavaScript libraries
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Monitoring
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