# Mysterium VPN review (2026): is it worth it? > Decentralized VPN that runs on Mysterium Network's peer nodes Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Mysterium VPN is a decentralized VPN client from Mysterium Network. Traffic is routed through nodes run by members of the network rather than through servers owned by one company, and the project's code is open source. Desktop clients exist for Windows, macOS and Linux, and an Android app is listed on Google Play. - **Category:** VPNs - **Made by:** Mysterium Network - **Website:** https://www.mysteriumvpn.com - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Linux, Android - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you need an iPhone app, as none was confirmed on the pages read. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing Mysterium VPN's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. ## Key features - **Peer-run node network:** The network site counts more than 22,000 active nodes across 135+ countries and says it has no central point of control. - **Residential IP addresses:** The project's desktop client page describes a VPN running on Mysterium's residential network. - **Open-source code:** The desktop client is published on GitHub, and the Google Play listing says the source code is open for anyone to see. - **WireGuard encryption:** The Google Play listing says the app uses the WireGuard protocol with ChaCha20, Poly1305 and BLAKE2. - **Crypto payment and no email:** The Google Play listing says there is no email requirement and that cryptocurrency can be used to pay; it also describes a pay-for-what-you-use model. ## Good for - People who prefer a peer-to-peer VPN over a single company's servers - Users on Windows, macOS or Linux who want an open-source desktop client - Paying with cryptocurrency ## Worth knowing - Pricing is unverified: the vendor's VPN site answered with a bot check, so no plan or price was read. - The Google Play listing, for an app titled Mysterium Dark from NetSys Inc., describes paying for what you use, not a monthly plan. - No iOS app was confirmed on the pages read. - Traffic exits through nodes run by other members of the network. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Mysterium VPN routes your traffic through nodes run by other members of its network, and the code is open source. But no plan or price could be read, the Android listing describes pay-as-you-go, and no iOS app was confirmed. - **Value for money: C.** No plan or price was read, so there is nothing to set against the category's $3.99 to $8 a month. The Google Play listing talks about paying for what you use. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan or free trial is on record in the listing. - **Features: C.** Peer-run nodes, residential IP addresses and WireGuard encryption. The listing confirms no iOS app. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. You pay in crypto or by use, which is a learning curve compared with a monthly plan. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Mac, Linux and Android clients, but no iOS app confirmed and no integrations on record. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Mysterium Network's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among VPNs - Mysterium VPN's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 3 of the 50 other VPNs we grade, and level with 5. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 4 of 50) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/vpn ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Mysterium VPN you would be making servers in dozens of countries, kept fast and private. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 42 of the 50 other VPNs grade higher. Mysterium VPN is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself. - You could not: Servers in dozens of countries, kept fast and private. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux and Android that stay in step with each other. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.7 out of 5 from 5,019 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6446624307 **Tags:** VPN, Open source ## Alternatives - [Sentinel dVPN](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sentinel-dvpn): Blockchain-based peer-to-peer VPN network with open-source apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mysterium-vpn-vs-sentinel-dvpn) - [NymVPN](https://toolgpa.com/tools/nymvpn): Swiss VPN with a decentralized WireGuard mode and a mixnet mode. 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