AirVPN user for the past few years. No complaints except their website user interface.
this post was submitted on 31 Oct 2026
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I will throw in a +1 for AirVPN. I also like their pricing structure. It's very flexible. I have it on my laptop and my phone.
Same. AirVPN seemed to be the only one offering static port forwarding at decent price when I was comparing options.
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I’ve seen AirVPN and IVPN mentioned in this type of thread but haven’t fully evaluated them yet as I’m in the same situation of gathering options.
I'm considering them despite the UI issues and the fact that they don't have a Firefox extension. I just don't know if I want a service that doesn't have the latter. For context, I'm particular about the extension because I want to able to whitelist specific websites from the VPN. Currently, ProtonVPN's app doesn't offer that (and I'm not sure any other VPN offers that either) so I have to enable split tunneling to disable VPN for Firefox, then install the extension to use the VPN in Firefox, except for websites I've whitelisted.
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Get yourself a cloud host with locations you want and run your own Algo VPN. It deploys in minutes, is disposable, and is completely under your control. Keeping one up 24/7 might cost $5/month depending on your host.
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Someone yesterday on Lenny mentioned Obscura which I hadn’t previously been aware of. Looks cool but that’s all I know. Planning on trying them out myself when my ProtonVPN subscription ends:
Exit hops never see who you are Exit servers (run by Mullvad) connect you to the internet but never see your personal info. Obscura masks your real IP address when relaying to the exit server.
Looks like it’s just mullvad in a trench coat.
Surfshark. Not open source. But so far works well for a decent price.
Mullvad went fascist and doesn't work with streaming services.
Still have protonvpn too, but it wasn't working well on my pc. Won't renew proton.
And in the process of ditching other proton services too. What a shame. Unless they ditch Andy Yen, not going back.
I am going to recommend AzireVpn, I used to be a customer and was very happy, but switched to proton some years ago because I had my email with them. Not sure if their apps are open source and if they have browser extensions though.
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Port forwarding seems difficult to find.
Check out hide.me, compared here, and others compared at https://techlore.tech/vpn.
I'm looking as well.
Interesting website, thanks for sharing.
Does anyone know anything about NymVPN?
https://f-droid.org/packages/net.nymtech.nymvpn
Are there any trusted reviews for this?
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I use Mullvad but know nothing about them. Apparently they were good back in the day when I got them, no idea now.
It works.
Even ignoring the fact that they discontinued port forwarding, there is the whole controversy about their CEO donating to far right politicians. It's a shame because they seem to be pretty good service-wise, and I might've considered going with them despite the no port forwarding.
He's not the CEO as far as I'm aware, but it's still a valid reason to stay away from Mullvad.
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Mullvad is arguably the best VPN provider for security and anonymity.
Unfortunately, they stopped offering port forwarding a few years ago because people were hosting some awful stuff and causing their servers to be confiscated by authorities. Their reasoning for it was sound - servers being disconnected meant it was disrupting other users on that server as well.
They refunded everyone for their remaining time (if requested) after removing port forwarding.
Mullvad is a mole
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