AirVPN vs IVPN

Comparing: two VPNs
Decided by: Independent no-logs audits
Last reviewed: 2026-08-26

AirVPNTakes bitcoin

Activist-run since 2010, taking bitcoin straight to its own wallet, with a three-day plan for two euros and no audit to its name.

IVPNTakes bitcoin

Eight straight years of Cure53 security audits, cash or Monero accepted, and a company that publicly refuses to commission another no-logs audit.

Verdict: IVPN

IVPN carries more independent audits of its no-logs claim: 3 against 0 for AirVPN. We publish no rating for VPNs, so the audit count is the one criterion that decides.

Criterion: Independent no-logs audits
AirVPN: 0
IVPN: 3

AirVPN and IVPN, fact by fact

Every row is from the two reviews as of their review dates, with sources on each. A check marks the side a decidable criterion favours; rows without one are information, not a score.

AirVPN and IVPN compared fact by fact from their reviews; a check marks the side a decidable criterion favours.
Fact	AirVPN	IVPN
Independent audits	None	3, latest 2026 (favoured on this row)
Real-world tests	0	0
Incidents on record	0	0
Market exits	0	0
Owner	AirVPN di Paolo Brini	IVPN Limited
Jurisdiction	Italy	Gibraltar
Eyes alliance	Fourteen Eyes	Outside
Price	EUR 2 for 3 days, EUR 99/3yr	From $60/yr on Standard
Money-back	30 days	30 days
Crypto accepted	bitcoin, monero	bitcoin, monero
Anonymous signup	Yes	Yes
Free tier	None	None
Servers	Vendor runs a modest network of owned and rented servers across roughly twenty countries	Vendor runs a deliberately small network, in the low tens of countries, rather than competing on server counts
Last reviewed	2026-08-26	2026-08-26

No-logs evidence, side by side

Dated audits and real-world tests from each review. An empty column is a finding: the claim has not been independently checked.

AirVPN

No independent audit or real-world test on record.

IVPN

2026Audit by Cure53: eighth annual security audit, covering the cryptography and privacy model of the Unlinked Access system
2023Audit by Cure53: penetration test and configuration review of the new VPN gateway infrastructure, report published in full
2019Audit by Cure53: the no-logs audit of the VPN gateway and authentication servers, which IVPN says was its first and only audit of that format

Frequently asked questions

Is AirVPN or IVPN better for privacy?

IVPN carries more independent audits of its no-logs claim: 3 against 0 for AirVPN. We publish no rating for VPNs, so the audit count is the one criterion that decides. Audits, court and seizure records and incidents are dated on each review with their sources.

Can I pay AirVPN or IVPN with bitcoin?

AirVPN takes bitcoin and monero (processor: In-house). IVPN takes bitcoin and monero (processor: In-house). Each review quotes the vendor's own refund sentence for crypto purchases verbatim.

Which is cheaper, AirVPN or IVPN?

AirVPN: EUR 2 for 3 days, EUR 99/3yr. IVPN: From $60/yr on Standard. Money-back: AirVPN 30 days, IVPN 30 days. Prices are from each vendor's own page as of the review date.

Where are AirVPN and IVPN based?

AirVPN: Italy (fourteen eyes member). IVPN: Gibraltar (outside the five, nine and fourteen eyes alliances). A jurisdiction matters less than a court record showing what the provider could hand over; the reviews carry those where they exist.

The full reviews: AirVPN and IVPN, each with its sources, and every VPN we review.

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