Didn't know mullvad is Swedish, cool. Wonder how they compare to NordVPN? Not an expert and I felt like the rabbit hole got deeper and deeper trying to make a proper purchase decision before committing to a specific VPN...

[–] Carrot@lemmy.today 14 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

I used NordVPN initially, switched over to Mullvad and haven't switches back in 2+ years. It's pretty much on par in terms of performance, and is more privacy focused than Nord

[–] Lazycog@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 hours ago

Noted! Mull has also been mentioned way more often in privacy focused communities I noticed.

[–] brb@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Does Mullvad offer port forwarding?

[–] Carrot@lemmy.today 4 points 5 hours ago

It used to, it doesn't anymore unfortunately

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 hours ago

No it does not. I wish they did.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Nordvpn does too much advertising to be legit

[–] Lazycog@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah they have a pretty widespread ad campaign. Never tried them though, wondering if it is all marketing or is it good?

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I've always used Mullvad or Proton, no experience with Nordvpn

[–] Lazycog@sopuli.xyz 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Okay so I'm getting quite good vibes from Mullvad (already had a good impression). Guess I'll give it a buy especially now that I know it's Swedish!

[–] Zulu@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Late to the party but i went from expressvpn > nord > mullvad and then have been with mullvad for a few years now.

I know mullvad works because it breaks a lot of sites that dont like that they cant identify me / are blocking mullvads external IP's. Nord's ad campaign and ease of use always felt vaguely 'too good' to feel like i was really obfuscated (although i know that doesnt make my gut feeling correct either)

Either way, yeah mullvad is amazing, cheap, and hasnt given me a single reason yet to question it.

Hope the same goes for you!

[–] Lazycog@sopuli.xyz 4 points 6 hours ago

I have looked exactly at those three options and the comparison table I made started to get overwhelming. I really appreciate the review and experiences and am convinced I'll go with mullvad. Thank you!