Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Mysterium
The 20 closest decentralized VPN alternatives to Mysterium, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 9 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Mysterium? The closest matches are NordVPN, NLnet Labs and Netnod. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
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- Vector
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- Query
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01 · Entity
About Mysterium
Mysterium mysterium.network
Open Web Protocol - Mysterium Network
An open-source ecosystem of protocols, tools and infrastructure to liberate the web. Our node network empowers both builders and users to access free information.
Summary by Claude
Mysterium Network is an open-source decentralized node network and protocol for VPN and proxy traffic. People run nodes to share their bandwidth and earn MYST tokens, and partner products such as residential-IP VPNs and proxy services are built on the network.
- Who it’s for
- Privacy-conscious internet users, node operators, and developers
- Business model
- Crypto token (MYST) payments for bandwidth
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Mysterium’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to Mysterium
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Mysterium, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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virtual private network provider
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NLnet Labs - Home
Research & Development, Internet architecture, DNS, Routing, Stability and Security.
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Start | Netnod
internet exchange in Sweden
Close cos 0.868 - 04
Massive — Real-Time Web Access for AI
Massive is a web access API backed by millions of volunteer devices in 195+ countries. AI agents, models, and data pipelines use it to reach any site on the internet.
Close cos 0.867 - 05
ExpressVPN: Best VPN Service for Speed & Privacy in 2026
Protect your privacy, stream worldwide, and enjoy fast speeds with ExpressVPN. Servers in 113 countries, 24/7 support, and a 30-day risk-free trial—start now!
Close cos 0.867 - 06
AADS – First Crypto & Bitcoin Advertising Network
Promote your crypto project with AADS – top crypto ad network accepting Bitcoin and other coins. Buy targeted crypto traffic easily and effectively.
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Flashbots
A research and development organization mitigating the negative externalities posed by MEV.
Close cos 0.863 - 08
Tailscale | Secure Connectivity for AI, IoT & Multi-Cloud
The connectivity platform for devs, IT, and security teams. Zero Trust identity-based access that deploys in minutes and scales to every resource. Start free.
Close cos 0.864 - 09
Vercel Security Checkpoint
American software company
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GreatFireVPN - Bypass Censorship in China, Russia, Iran, India
Trusted VPN for bypassing internet censorship in China, Russia, Iran and India. Also used in Cuba. 10+ years fighting the Great Firewall. 30-day free trial.
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bunny.net - The Global Edge Platform that truly Hops
Hop on bunny.net and speed up your web presence with the next-generation Content Delivery Service (CDN), Edge Storage, and Optimization Services at any scale.
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МТС - связь и экосистема цифровых сервисов - Частным клиентам | Официальный сайт МТС - Москва и Московская область
Актуальные новости не только о тарифах и услугах связи, но и новых продуктах МТС: цифровых приложениях для работы и отдыха, ТВ и медиа, финансовых сервисах, технологиях для запуска и продвижения бизнеса и других сервисах компании - Москва и Московская область;
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Bluesky
Social media as it should be. Find your community among millions of users, unleash your creativity, and have some fun again.
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Доступ к сайту временно ограничен владельцем веб-ресурса.
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Let's Encrypt
Let's Encrypt is a free, automated, and open Certificate Authority brought to you by the nonprofit Internet Security Research Group (ISRG). Read all about our work in our Annual Report.
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NetBird - Open Source Zero Trust Networking
WireGuard®-based overlay network and Zero Trust Network Access in one platform for reliable and secure connectivity
Close cos 0.860 - 18
Wikidot - Free and Pro Wiki Hosting
Polish wiki hosting corporation
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AI Innovation Workspace | Miro
Speed up product development from ideation to launch. Align teams, break tool silos, and ship what customers need in one AI-powered visual platform.
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Syncthing
open source continuous file synchronization software
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Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to mysterium.network’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Mysterium uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Mysterium is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- Website builders
- Wix header x-wix-request-id: 1793957619.669214307331479
- JavaScript frameworks
- React asset https://static.parastorage.com/unpkg/react@18.3.1/umd/react.production.min.js
- JavaScript libraries
- Lodash asset https://static.parastorage.com/unpkg/lodash@4.18.1/lodash.min.js
- Live chat & support
- Intercom page source: widget.intercom.io
- Monitoring
- Sentry page source: browser.sentry-cdn.com
- Hosting
- Google Cloud header via: 1.1 google
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- DNS hosting
- Cloudflare DNS NS linda.ns.cloudflare.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=1eJ6w5arl5akJVLU5tdSSiL5PxrkpbsrV9qX_90wZsc
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Mysterium adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Workspace 15/20
- Google Search Console 14/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on mysterium.network 8/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on mysterium.network 7/20
- Zendesk · not on mysterium.network 6/20
- React 6/20
- Cloudflare DNS 5/20
- Next.js · not on mysterium.network 5/20
- Vercel · not on mysterium.network 5/20
- Bootstrap · not on mysterium.network 4/20
- Font Awesome · not on mysterium.network 4/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on mysterium.network 4/20
- Stripe · not on mysterium.network 4/20
- Atlassian · not on mysterium.network 4/20
- Cloudflare · not on mysterium.network 3/20
- nginx · not on mysterium.network 3/20