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
Measured from Mysterium’s own pages, the Internet Archive and public records. Hover a dotted value for its source and date.
Visit Mysterium01 · 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.
- 01
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 - 02
Orchid - DePIN That Works
A decentralized marketplace for AI, storage, and bandwidth
Very close - 03 hoprnet.org No trackers
HOPR | Blockchain Data Protection and Privacy
The HOPR protocol ensures everyone has control of their privacy and data.
Very close - 04
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 - 05
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.
Very close - 06
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.
Very close - 07
Psiphon
Open source, and trusted by millions: a censorship-resistant VPN that works where others fail.
Very close - 08
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.
Very close - 09
virtual private network provider
Very close - 10
Cloudflare: Build for the agent era
Welcome to Cloudflare - Powering the next generation of applications
Very close - 11
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 - 13
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 - 14
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 - 15
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.
Very close - 16
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.
Very close - 17
Envoy proxy - home
service proxy
Very close - 18
network traffic analyzer
Very close - 19
Flashbots
A research and development organization mitigating the negative externalities posed by MEV.
Close - 20
Stream, shop, play - no matter where in the world you are!
Very close
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
What changed
Price and policy 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.
similarity × popularity
Built with
- Website builders
- Wix header x-wix-request-id: 1793957619.669214307331479
- JavaScript frameworks
- React asset https://static.parastorage.com/unpkg/react@18.3.1/umd/react.production.min.js
- JavaScript libraries
- Lodash asset https://static.parastorage.com/unpkg/lodash@4.18.1/lodash.min.js
- Live chat & support
- Intercom page source: widget.intercom.io
- Monitoring
- Sentry page source: browser.sentry-cdn.com
- Hosting
- Google Cloud header via: 1.1 google
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- DNS hosting
- Cloudflare DNS NS linda.ns.cloudflare.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=1eJ6w5arl5akJVLU5tdSSiL5PxrkpbsrV9qX_90wZsc
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 19/20
- Google Workspace 17/20
- Cloudflare · not on mysterium.network 10/20
- Cloudflare DNS 8/20
- Atlassian · not on mysterium.network 8/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on mysterium.network 8/20
- Amazon SES · not on mysterium.network 6/20
- Google Fonts · not on mysterium.network 6/20
- Next.js · not on mysterium.network 6/20
- React 6/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on mysterium.network 6/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on mysterium.network 4/20
- Vercel · not on mysterium.network 4/20
- Amazon Web Services · not on mysterium.network 3/20
- Amazon CloudFront · not on mysterium.network 3/20
- Zendesk · not on mysterium.network 3/20