Mullvad VPN

Mullvad sells prepaid VPN time in euros and uses a numbered account without a signup email. Five devices can connect at once. Adding time is a manual payment, rather than a recurring monthly subscription.

Plans & Features · VPN Lineup Editorial · Checked November 14, 2026

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Key facts

Ongoing free plan: No
Month-to-month: Prepaid time
Connections: 5
Device support: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
Refund policy: 14 days; conditions apply

Plans & pricing

Start with the amount billed today. A monthly equivalent on a longer plan is not a month-to-month payment.

Prepaid account time

Mullvad VPN account time

Due today€5for 1 month

Renews at: Manual top-up
Auto-renewal: Manual renewal
Connections: 5
Refunds: 14-day window. Cash and BTC/BCH/XMR excluded Credit card, PayPal and Swish listed as covered Bank-wire refunds only for SEPA payments within Europe Pricing FAQ mentions only cash exclusion; the current terms and detailed refund page also exclude cryptocurrency.

VAT included in the euro price. Provider website. Billed in EUR; card conversion fees may apply.

Prepaid account time, not a recurring monthly subscription.

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Checked November 14, 2026 · Official link

Prices apply to the stated website offer and currency. App store purchases can have different billing and refund terms. Confirm your total and next charge before paying.

Apps & features

Features below come from provider documentation. Platform differences matter; these are not hands-on test results.

Windows

Native app · Windows 10+

Protocols: WireGuard
Kill switch: Supported
Split tunneling: Supported

Built-in kill switch blocks accidental failures; optional Lockdown mode also blocks while disconnected App-exclusion split tunnel; Microsoft Store apps not supported; some child processes inherit exclusion OpenVPN servers retired by January 15, 2026. Anti-censorship modes wrap WireGuard; they do not restore OpenVPN.

macOS

Native app · macOS 14+ for current supported app

Protocols: WireGuard
Kill switch: Supported
Split tunneling: Supported

App-exclusion split tunnel; Safari/WebKit cannot be excluded; only outgoing connections Split tunnel needs macOS 13+ and Full Disk Access; current app support is macOS 14+ Built-in kill switch; Lockdown mode separate OpenVPN servers retired by January 15, 2026. Anti-censorship modes wrap WireGuard; they do not restore OpenVPN.

Android

Native app

Protocols: WireGuard
Kill switch: Not confirmed
Split tunneling: Supported

Native Android app; app exclusions Excluded apps do not work when Android Block connections without VPN is enabled Exact Android kill-switch mode/version was not separately resolved in this pass OpenVPN servers retired by January 15, 2026. Anti-censorship modes wrap WireGuard; they do not restore OpenVPN.

iPhone & iPad

Native app

Protocols: WireGuard
Kill switch: Not confirmed
Split tunneling: Not supported

Native iPhone/iPad app Official split-tunnel FAQ says iOS/iPadOS split tunneling is currently not possible iOS-specific kill-switch behavior remains unverified in this pass OpenVPN servers retired by January 15, 2026. Anti-censorship modes wrap WireGuard; they do not restore OpenVPN.

Other devices & setup methods

Linux

Native app

Protocols: WireGuard
Kill switch: Supported
Split tunneling: Supported

Native desktop app and CLI; launch excluded processes using Mullvad exclusion controls Current supported distribution list includes Debian12+, Ubuntu24.04+ and latest two Fedora releases OpenVPN servers retired by January 15, 2026. Anti-censorship modes wrap WireGuard; they do not restore OpenVPN.

Privacy & audits

This section describes the provider’s published policy and available audit evidence. It is not an independent test of how the service handles your data.

Who operates the service

Mullvad VPN AB operates the service from Sweden.

No traffic, DNS request, connection timestamp/duration, source-IP or user-bandwidth logs. Live simultaneous-connection checking is kept in memory rather than persisted. Random account number and expiry; WireGuard public keys/tunnel addresses and device association needed for operation; no signup email/password. Payment records include amount/currency/time; payment processors such as Stripe, PayPal and banks retain their own data. Linking tokens and processor references are generally removed after 20 days; statutory accounting data can be retained7 years. Monero transaction hash is retained to avoid double-crediting.

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What the audit covers

X41 D-Sec GmbH · 2026-01-20: Authentication, device provisioning, payment processing and WireGuard-key distribution. Account/payment-service audit; not a fresh all-platform or whole VPN no-logs audit. X41 D-Sec GmbH · 2024-12-10: Mullvad VPN apps on all supported platforms;30 person-days. Point-in-time application security review; six vulnerabilities were reported and fixes documented, rather than a blanket absence-of-flaws certification. Cure53 · 2024-06-27: One OpenVPN and one WireGuard server in production-like staging, with deployment Ansible code; no customer traffic in staging. Two scoped staging relays; not every production relay, and not a permanent guarantee.

An audit concerns the systems and period described in its scope. It does not establish that a service can never log data or that every app behaves identically.

How to read an audit

Where to sign up

Mullvad official website

14-day window. Cash and BTC/BCH/XMR excluded Credit card, PayPal and Swish listed as covered Bank-wire refunds only for SEPA payments within Europe Pricing FAQ mentions only cash exclusion; the current terms and detailed refund page also exclude cryptocurrency.

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