NordVPN Alternatives and Similar Software

As a paid virtual private network provider, NordVPN is able to offer service through clients on Windows, macOS, Linux, and via apps on the App Store and Google Play alongside 24/7 customer service.

That said, there are plenty of free alternatives to NordVPN that also offer users anonymity for their web browsing.

The list of alternatives was last updated: 4/11/2019 5:17:00 PM
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  • Tor Browser

    The Tor software protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location, and it lets you access sites which are blocked. The Tor Browser lets you use Tor on Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux without needing to install any software.

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    Anonymity Web Browsers Based on Firefox Anticensorship Built-in VPN ... Privacy focused Privacy Protected Surf Anonymously Built-in Ad-blocker Embedded debugger Forces encrypted connection Hide your IP IMAP debugging Malicious script blocker Portable Proactive Protection Surf Anonymously Tracker blocker Traffic Analysis Add a feature

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  • ProtonVPN

    ProtonVPN is a highly secure and encrypted virtual private network (VPN). It is brought to you by the team of scientists from CERN and MIT that developed ProtonMail - the world’s largest encrypted email provider with over 2 million users, including journalists, activists and dissidents. Our encrypted tools empower users in over 150 countries to reclaim their freedom of expression and online privacy.

    Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad

    Anonymity Encrypted VPN Helps to stop buffering No Logs ... Privacy focused Privacy Protected Security focused Surf Anonymously Add a feature

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  • Psiphon

    At Psiphon we are committed to an open and accessible Internet. Psiphon Open Source is a stand-alone version of Psiphon software available for free download to anyone. Run your own server, invite your friends, build a community, provide free and unfiltered Internet access to the world. Psiphon open source contains all the latest features of our commercial products and is available for you to run off your home or business computer.

    • Open source versus closed source. Two totally different VPN approaches that cannot be compared from a technical standpoint. Guest • Jul 2017 Disagree   Agree

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  • TunnelBear

    TunnelBear is a fancy new app for Windows and Mac that lets you “tunnel” your Internet connection through their US and UK server. It functions very much the same as VPN that let’s you access US and UK restricted website such as Hulu and Pandora. Since your internet connection is encrypted and tunneled, it is also possible to use TunnelBear to bypass blocked website easily and effortlessly.

    Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad

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  • Private Internet Access

    PRIVATE INTERNET ACCESS provides state of the art, multi-layered security with advanced privacy protection using VPN tunneling. Please click on the Security Layers found in the right column to learn more about each individual layer. Our services have been designed from the ground up to be able to operate using built-in technology pre-existing in your computer or smartphone device.

    Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... iPad Tomato pfSense OpenVPN DD-WRT

    Application Blocker Hide your IP Lightweight No Tracking Add a feature

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  • Windscribe

    Windscribe protects all of your computer activity like browsing, Skype, email and P2P from prying eyes. Its the simplest and most powerful VPN client you will ever use. Travelling abroad where Internet may be restricted? Use the "Stealth Mode" to by pass government firewalls and unlock the Internet just like at home.

    Freemium Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome Opera Firefox

    Hide your IP Apps that Bypass Censorship Dns leak blockage Hide my location ... Distraction-free UI Opera extension Peer-To-Peer Tracker blocker Add a feature

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  • ZenMate

    ZenMate is an easy to use Browser plugin that provides a VPN solution - encrypting all your browser traffic and routing it through our ZenMate cloud to provide a secure and private browsing experience. Forget internet restrictions! We provide geo-switching options that will allow you to access blocked content wherever you are. What we provide: ZenMate is the number one browser Extension for Security and Privacy on the internet.

    • It's a browser plugin vs. NordVPN is an all-protecting executable that you install into your registry. ZenMate gives you the impression of being secure on the internet whilst you are not. There's no reason for ZenMate to be an alternative to NordVPN from a technical / security standpoint. This is just misleading for people who are new to VPN solutions. Guest • Jul 2017 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree

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    Apps that Bypass Censorship Bypass Firewall Encrypted Connection Encryption ... Apps with End-to-End Encryption Hide your IP Surf Anonymously Add a feature

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  • CyberGhost VPN

    CyberGhost VPN allows you to surf the Internet freely, as if in disguise, regardless of the type of application you use and from where you log in. It gives you the possibility to move around the Net unrecognized by third parties, to visit forums and exchange information and files with other Internet users as well as to chat and receive emails without the feeling of being watched.

    Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad

    Encrypted VPN No Logs Can be used outside browser Anonymity ... Built-in Firewall Hide your IP Surf Anonymously URL Forwarding Add a feature

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  • Shadowsocks

    A secure socks5 proxy, designed to protect your Internet traffic. - Super Fast Bleeding edge techniques using Asynchronous I/O and Event-driven programming. - Flexible Encryption Secured with industry level encryption algorithm. Flexible to support custom algorithms. - Mobile Ready Optimized for mobile device and wireless network, without any keep-alive connections.

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    Anticensorship Apps that Bypass Censorship Bypass Firewall Surf Anonymously Add a feature

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  • HideMyAss!

    Hide My Ass! Pro VPN – The World’s Premium VPN Service - We give you access to the biggest VPN network in the world. - We have more servers in more countries than anyone else – giving you the best possible VPN connection. - We protect you from hackers looking to steal your identity and data snoopers invading your privacy - giving you complete peace of mind. - We unblock restricted content – giving you the freedom to access your favourite sites, services and content.

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  • Mullvad

    Mullvad is an ethical VPN provider based in Gothenburg, Sweden. They keep no logs and an account number is the only thing you need to connect to Mullvad VPN. They ask for no email, no phone number; no personal information whatsoever. Mullvad use the latest encryption methods and were one of the first VPN providers to start using the cutting edge WireGuard protocol.

    Commercial $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad WireGuard Qubes OS OpenWrt Tomato IPFire pfSense OpenVPN DD-WRT

    WireGuard AES256 encryption Anonymity Local network sharing ... No Logs SOCKS proxy client and server Add a feature

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  • Freegate

    Freegate is an anti-censorship software for secure and fast Internet access. It was developed and maintained by Dynamic Internet Technology Inc. (DIT), a pioneer in censorship-circumvention operation. * users access web sites overseas as fast as their local ones; * requires no installation or change in system setting; * a single executable file on a Windows platform. Freegate works by tapping into an anti-censorship backbone, DynaWeb, DITs P2P-like proxy network system.

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  • VyprVPN

    VyprVPN is a fast and secure way to browse the web. VyprVPN replaces your real IP address with an IP address from one of their many worldwide VPN server clusters protecting your privacy while online. All plans include VyprDNS, Golden Frog's own encrypted, Zero-Logging DNS service which replaces the need for 3rd party DNS and defeats censorship via DNS man-in-middle-attacks or filtering.

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  • Betternet

    betternet is the easiest way to connect to the web without censor or restrictions. An unlimited FREE VPN with no ads, no registration, no b******t; we just protect your privacy and identity. That’s it! Access any Website in any Country Bypass internet restrictions and unblock all websites. Get access to censored websites by government, school or workplace. You can evade firewalls to watch youtube, unblock facebook or circumvent VOIP limitations.

    Freemium Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad ... Vivaldi Browser Chrome Yandex.Browser Opera Chromium Firefox

    Wiki-like interface Anticensorship Apps that Bypass Censorship Surf Anonymously Add a feature

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  • anonymoX

    anonymoX is an initiative for anonymization in the internet. The aim is to restore the users right of anonymity in the web. Most websites monitor the behaviour of their users, giving the websites hosts the ability to analyze the general users behaviour and create detailed user profiles, which often times are sold to third parties. A thread for the freedom of speech of the internet manifests in the repression through federal or private organizations.

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  • PureVPN

    PureVPN is much more than your usual VPN services provider. It offers unparalleled security and anonymity, making it your only choice for a secure online browsing experience. It goes without saying our users and their feedback will do more than suffice to justify as to why PureVPN is by far one of the best VPN service providers out there. PureVPN has 80,000+ IPs for users to choose from, and maintains over 500+ servers across 140+ countries.

    Commercial Mac Windows Linux Web Windows Mobile ... Android iPhone Blackberry Android Tablet iPad Kindle Fire

    Encryption Apps with End-to-End Encryption Search by license Supports LOGs ... Unlimited bandwidth Add a feature

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  • AirVPN

    AirVPN is a VPN based on OpenVPN and operated by activists and hacktivists in defence of net neutrality, privacy and against censorship. A VPN tunnel encrypts your connection to the Internet. This impenetrable tunnel prevents criminal organizations, your ISP or even your government to spy on your communications. Enjoy the real Internet without discriminations. Stay protected with the security offered by high level encryption (OpenVPN 2048 bit).

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    Anticensorship Encrypted VPN Hide your IP Based on OpenVPN ... Port Forwarding Surf Anonymously Add a feature

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  • Hide.me

    We hide your identity, your location and IP address - all behind multiple layers of encryption, with no logs, no data trail…and no proof! HIDE.me represents a new generation in privacy and VPN providers. We've learned from other providers' mistakes and failures. We only work with the best in cutting edge software and hardware technology. If the software we need doesn't exist, we write it. If the hardware doesn't exist, we build it.

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  • ExpressVPN

    ExpressVPN is the worlds fastest VPN service. It is both safe and reliable to watch and stream movies abroad, or simply access your favourite sites. Features: * The full suite of ExpressVPN’s easy-to-use software for all your devices (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android) * Unlimited bandwidth * Unlimited server switches * Unlimited speed * 99.

    Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Kindle Fire

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  • Browsec

    Browsec encrypts your traffic and routes it through our secure cloud network. No one will be able to identify, track you or sniff your traffic. - Visit Facebook and twitter from work, read whatever you want. - Privacy. Hide your real location from the sites you visit. - Netflix, Hulu, Spotify, Pandora, SoundCloud and so on — music and video services restricted to a few countries are now accessible to you too.

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  • VPN Gate

    VPN Gate Academic Experiment Project is an online service as an academic research at the Graduate School of University of Tsukuba, Japan. The purpose of this research is to expand the knowledge of "Global Distributed Public VPN Relay Servers".

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  • Steganos Online Shield VPN

    The internet as I want it: Safe. Private. Ad-free. Steganos Online Shield VPN will significantly improve your digital life. We, the security experts at Steganos, have developed VPN software that enables you to use the internet as it should be. We live online, are constantly connected to each other, and have limitless access to information. But nowadays, „online“ doesn't just mean freedom.

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    AES encryption AES256 encryption Apps that Bypass Censorship Hide your IP ... No Logs Portable Privacy Protected Surf Anonymously Add a feature

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