- Nord VPN versus Mullvad: who is the best VPN provider?
I'd say it depends on what you need from your VPN.
That's why in this video,
I will compare Mullvad versus Nord VPN
and show you everything these VPNs are good at.
Then you will see which one suits your personal needs
to the best.
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Comparing Nord VPN versus Mullvad,
the first thing to cover is security and privacy.
Both providers follow the same direction with security.
There's quality encryption
with the most viable cipher to preserve your data.
There's also a kill switch to prevent leaks
and ability to change servers together for extra security.
Double VPN in Nord VPN and multi hop in Mullvad
both have split tunneling as well,
a feature allowing you to only use specific apps
with a VPN connection
and of course, obfuscation to bypass restrictions.
Nord VPN uses special servers
and Mullvad, the Shadowsocks protocol.
On the more unique side,
Nord VPN offers the ability to use TOR with VPN
and very effective threat protection,
a feature dedicated to blocking malicious links,
trackers and ads.
Doing a Mullvad VPN review for security,
it can't offer that much in comparison.
There's only port forwarding
which is a good option to boost torrenting
but it's not a full on security feature.
For me, Nord VPN is a provider
with way more security potential and extra features.
So if that's something you are looking for,
I'll leave my discount links in the description below.
That said, the situation is a bit different
in terms of privacy.
Nord VPN is operating under a privacy friendly jurisdiction
and has an audited no logs policy.
That much is true.
It also uses RAM only servers
that can't retain any user data passing through.
Is Mullvad good for privacy?
Well, it has absolutely anonymous registration
which doesn't even require your email address.
It also supports a lot of private payment methods,
making it possible to use Mullvad completely anonymously.
Even though Mullvad'S jurisdiction is not optimal,
that dedication to privacy can't be left un-mentioned.
Especially, since Mullvad is an open source
so there's definitely nothing shady going on
inside the code.
Anyone can check it.
While Nord VPN's privacy measures are great,
the Mullvad dedication for privacy
is also not to be underestimated.
Let's continue the Mullvad versus Nord VPN review
into performance.
When it comes to tunneling protocols, they go head-to-head.
Mullvad uses WireGuard and Nord VPN's NordLynx is based
on that protocol as well.
So they are pretty similar.
My Nord VPN versus Mullvad speed test results
are quite different though with Nord VPN turning out
to be considerably faster than Mullvad.
I attribute that difference to the number of servers.
After all, Nord VPN has over 5,600 servers
in almost 60 countries across the world.
Mullvad unfortunately loses in both of those categories
with about 900 servers in 39 countries.
This Mullvad versus nor VPN difference in performance
inevitably translates to streaming.
And when we go to streaming,
well, let's just say there's no competition.
Mullvad ad doesn't put much effort
into providing streaming access.
The Mullvad Netflix combo doesn't work at all
and the same is true for other streaming platforms.
So despite having decent performance,
there's just no way to apply it here.
Nord VPN is the polar opposite.
I've not run into any issues
when using it with various streaming platforms,
from Netflix to BBC iPlayer.
But Mullvad still has tricks up its sleeves.
When testing torrenting capabilities,
I was surprised with how much more consistent it is
with Mullvad VPN versus Nord VPN.
Nord VPN has dedicated servers
and a SOCKS5 proxy for torrenting.
Mullvad allows torrenting on all servers,
has a SOCKS5 proxy and port forwarding.
Both providers also have split tunneling
just on different platforms.
What I can compare is performance, and in my experience,
Mullvad is much better
when you are uploading large amounts of data,
making it better for seeding.
Due to faster speeds however,
Nord VPN sometimes overcomes Mullvad
in download performance.
Next up, I wanna discuss value, more specifically,
value for the price of Mullvad VPN versus Nord VPN.
Nord VPN follows a rather familiar pattern here.
The base subscription is quite pricey
but the long term option makes it very affordable.
Especially so, if you consider a discount
like the one you can find in the description.
Mullvad on the other hand is adamant to stay
on the same pricing for any duration of the subscription.
I can respect Mullvad
for having a rather affordable monthly price,
even though Nord VPN is much cheaper long term.
Still, when it comes to extra options of this VPN,
Mullvad only offers a 30 day money back guarantee
while Nord VPN has both a guarantee
and a seven day free trial for Android users.
So that's my comparison of Mullvad versus Nord VPN.
What do you think?
Which is the better VPN in your opinion?
Let me know in the description below.
Thanks for watching and especially for reaching this far.
I hope I will see you again with my new video drops.
Shouldn't be long now!
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