CLUSTER DECENTRALIZED-VPN-ROUTES · 9 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2025-01-02

Decentralized anonymous VPNs

This cluster comprises clients and routers that anonymize internet traffic through peer-to-peer or mixnet routing, encrypting the stream and hiding IP addresses. The dated history shows sparse early entries (2013-11, 2014-09), a long gap, then a small cluster of entries in 2025 and early 2026. Traction leaders are URnetwork, NymVPN – Anonymous No-Log VPN, and i2pd, each currently showing zero stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

NOV 2013: 1FEB 2022: 1MAY 2023: 1JAN 2025: 1FEB 2025: 1APR 2025: 2JUL 2026: 1OCT 2026: 1
NOV 2013OCT 2026

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Build origin · 9 unlabelled

Operator · 8 open source · 1 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 9 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01darkroute1★15 days—Managed onion routing service for businesses to make anonymous outbound HTTPS requests through residential exit IPs with blind-token access control.
  2. 02URnetwork0★1 moliveopen sourceA decentralized VPN service that routes device traffic across multiple nodes to provide anonymized, encrypted communication.
  3. 03NymVPN – Anonymous No-Log VPN0★25 daysliveopen sourceA decentralized, anonymous VPN service with two modes providing fast or maximum privacy.
  4. 04i2pd0★2 moliveopen sourceMobile client for an anonymous network layer that encrypts and anonymizes peer-to-peer and client-server internet traffic without revealing IP addresses.
  5. 05NymVPN0★1 moliveopen sourceDecentralized VPN client that routes traffic through a local mixnet for anonymity and hides the user's IP without centralized logging.
  6. 06I2P0★7 mostaleliveopen sourceAnonymizing network router that encrypts and routes data through a peer-to-peer network to hide identity.
  7. 07i2pd0★8 mostaleliveopen sourceAnonymous networking client that enables end-to-end encrypted, IP-hiding communication across a distributed peer-to-peer network.
  8. 08Outline0★10 mostaleliveopen sourceVPN client that connects to Outline servers via access keys to encrypt and anonymize internet traffic.
  9. 09Mysterium Dark — Next Gen VPN0★21 daysliveopen sourceDecentralized VPN app that routes internet traffic through peer-operated nodes and lets users pay per minute using cryptocurrency.