# Sentinel dVPN review (2026): is it worth it? > Blockchain-based peer-to-peer VPN network with open-source apps Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Sentinel is a decentralized VPN protocol and network in which independent operators supply bandwidth and sessions are authorized on-chain instead of through a company's servers. Its flagship Sentinel dVPN app runs on Android and iOS, and other developers build their own dVPN apps on the network. Bandwidth is paid for in the network's P2P token. - **Category:** VPNs - **Made by:** Sentinel - **Website:** https://sentinel.co - **Runs on:** Android, iOS - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a monthly plan with a price on it, because none was read. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing Sentinel dVPN's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. ## Key features - **Peer-to-peer nodes:** The site cites more than 1,500 bandwidth providers in 70 or more countries, with no central servers; it also quotes 90+ countries elsewhere on the page. - **On-chain sessions:** A signed blockchain transaction creates each session, and a node issues VPN credentials only after checking the chain. - **WireGuard and V2Ray:** The flagship app is described as supporting WireGuard and V2Ray; its Google Play listing also names Amnezia, XRay and OpenVPN. - **Pay nodes in P2P:** Wallets pay node operators directly in the P2P token, and nodes can be picked by country, price or protocol. - **SDKs for builders:** Open-source SDKs in JavaScript, C#, Go and Swift let other developers ship their own dVPN apps on the network. ## Good for - People who want a VPN with no single company controlling the servers - Users comfortable holding and paying in a crypto token - Developers who want to build a white-label dVPN app ## Worth knowing - No fixed plans or prices were read: the site says bandwidth is paid for in P2P tokens, and subscription pricing sits in separate third-party apps. - Several dVPN apps use the network, some from other developers such as NORSE Labs, and their pricing and features differ. - The flagship app is listed for Android and iOS; the pages read name no desktop app for it. - Wallet recovery phrases cannot be restored by Sentinel, per its Plan Manager page. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Sentinel is a decentralized VPN network where independent operators sell bandwidth and sessions are authorized on-chain. The flagship app runs on Android and iOS, but there are no fixed plans, you pay in the network's P2P token, and the apps built by other developers differ. - **Value for money: C.** No fixed plans or prices were read. Bandwidth is paid for in P2P tokens, so the category's $3.99 to $8 a month is no yardstick. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan or free trial is on record in the listing. - **Features: C.** Peer-to-peer nodes, WireGuard and V2Ray, and SDKs for people building their own dVPN apps. Features differ between the apps on the network. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. You need a wallet and tokens before the first connection, and Sentinel cannot restore a lost recovery phrase. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** The flagship app is listed for Android and iOS only, and the pages read name no desktop app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Sentinel's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among VPNs - Sentinel dVPN's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 0 of the 50 other VPNs we grade, and level with 2. - It stands best on ease of use (C, above 6 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 Sentinel dVPN 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: 48 of the 50 other VPNs grade higher. Sentinel dVPN 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: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: An API that other software can build on. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** VPN, Open source, Public API ## Alternatives - [Mysterium VPN](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mysterium-vpn): Decentralized VPN that runs on Mysterium Network's peer nodes. [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. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/nymvpn-vs-sentinel-dvpn) - [Orbot](https://toolgpa.com/tools/orbot): Free, open-source Tor VPN for Android and iPhone. 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