IVPN is a privacy-focused VPN based in Gibraltar that requires no email to sign up: you get a random account ID and nothing else. All client apps are open source, the no-logs policy has been independently audited by Cure53, and IVPN accepts cash and Monero payments alongside cards. It runs no affiliate or referral program.
Reviewed by Gabriel Bachmann
IVPN
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Threat level
Covered
A covered pick. Anyone can use it as a private drop-in, with no setup or know-how. Enough for most people. Threat levels
Our take
IVPN is the cleaner choice for anyone who wants the full privacy stack without the marketing. The account-number model means signup leaves no personal data at all, Monero and cash payments close the remaining billing trail, and the Cure53 audits give the no-logs claim independent weight. The catch is price: it costs more than mainstream VPNs, and the feature set is deliberate rather than exhaustive. Skip it if you need a large server network or cheap annual plan; choose it if minimizing the provider’s knowledge of you is the actual goal.
GitHub at a glance
ivpn/desktop-app
Stars
495
+ 11 this week
Last commit
10d ago
healthy
License
GPL-3.0
Latest release
v3.15.6
2mo ago
Stars, last 32d
Website at a glance
ivpn.net
B score 75
Solid website security headers
Graded by Mozilla HTTP Observatory, tested 1d ago
Inspect this site yourself
Measures the security configuration of the tool's own website, not the privacy of the product itself. A strong tool can still score low here.
IVPN license, in plain English
GPL-3.0 Strong copyleft
Free to use and modify, but anything you distribute that is built on it must also be open under the same license.
Permits
- Commercial use
- Modification
- Distribution
- Patent use
- Private use
Requires
- Disclose source
- Same license
- State changes
- License and copyright notice
Does not provide
- Liability cover
- Warranty
Why it matters: Strong copyleft keeps every distributed version open. A vendor cannot fold this into a closed product and ship it without releasing their changes.
Plain-language summary of the project's license, not legal advice. Read the full text for the exact terms.
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