VPNs with a physical server in every country they list

Many big networks sell virtual locations: the IP address is registered in the country you choose, but the server sits somewhere else. Websites can’t tell the difference, but latency can be higher and you don’t know which country your traffic actually passes through.

These providers confirm a physical server in every country they list: they mark their virtual locations and have none, or they state that all their servers stand in the listed countries. The networks are often smaller, but the country count isn’t padded with virtual locations.

How we decide: The provider confirms a physical server in every country on its official server list (as of the date shown on its page): it marks its virtual locations and none are listed, or it states that all its servers are in the countries it lists. Providers that don’t say which locations are virtual are not included. 9 of the 43 providers we compare meet this criterion.
  • Windscribe

    71 countries · unlimited devices · Canada

    A sensible free plan and the option to pay only for the countries you need.

    • Free plan with 10 GB a month
    • Pay only for the locations you need
    • Unlimited devices, RAM-only servers
  • Amnezia VPN

    56 countries · devices at once: 7 · Cyprus

    A VPN designed to work in censored countries.

    • AmneziaWG and XRay
    • Open source, 7ASecurity audits
    • Self-hosted option
  • Mozilla VPN

    50 countries · devices at once: 5 · United States

    A VPN from the makers of Firefox, running on Mullvad’s network.

    • Mullvad’s network
    • Open source, Cure53 audit
    • 5 devices
  • Mullvad

    50 countries · devices at once: 5 · Sweden

    No email, one price, nothing else.

    • Account without email or personal data
    • Pay with cash or cryptocurrency
    • One flat monthly price
  • TunnelBear

    47 countries · unlimited devices · Canada

    The simplest app in our comparison, with a free plan.

    • Very simple app
    • Unlimited devices on the paid plan
    • Annual independent audits
  • IVPN

    42 countries · devices at once: 5 · Gibraltar

    A small, transparent service for people who take privacy seriously.

    • Open source and yearly audits
    • No virtual locations
    • Multi-hop and V2Ray
  • AzireVPN

    36 countries · devices at once: 5 · Sweden

    A Swedish VPN on diskless servers, now owned by Malwarebytes.

    • Diskless servers
    • X41 D-Sec audit (2026)
    • WireGuard
  • Malwarebytes Privacy VPN

    36 countries · devices at once: 3 · United States

    A VPN from Malwarebytes on its own diskless servers.

    • Physical server in every listed country
    • Diskless servers, 2026 audit
    • Free version with 10 GB
  • OVPN

    20 countries · devices at once: 4 · United States

    Diskless servers on its own hardware, owned by Pango since 2023.

    • Diskless servers
    • Own hardware in data centres
    • Multi-hop