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Security & Privacy

European VPN, encryption, and privacy-focused security tools.

5 companies in this category

Companies in this Category

Company	Location	Data Residency	Pricing	Founded	Certifications	Employees	Funding	Replaces
Mullvad VPN OSS	Gothenburg, Sweden	🇪🇺 EU Only	€5/mo flat	2009	—	~40	Bootstrapped, privately owned	NordVPN, ExpressVPN
NordVPN	Vilnius, Lithuania	🇪🇺 EU Only	From €3.69/mo	2012	—	~2,000 (Nord Security group)	Raised $100M from Novator Partners	ExpressVPN
Private Captcha	Tallinn, Estonia	🇪🇺 EU Only	Free tier plus paid plans	—	—	N/A	N/A	reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile

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Open Source🇪🇺 EU Only

Swedish VPN focused on privacy. No accounts, just anonymous access.

📍 Gothenburg, Sweden📅 Founded 2009💰 €5/mo flat

Specifications

Employees

~40

Funding

Bootstrapped, privately owned

Replaces

NordVPN, ExpressVPN

🇪🇺 EU Only

Lithuanian VPN service. One of the world's largest VPN providers.

📍 Vilnius, Lithuania📅 Founded 2012💰 From €3.69/mo

Specifications

Employees

~2,000 (Nord Security group)

Funding

Raised $100M from Novator Partners

Replaces

ExpressVPN

Private Captcha

🇪🇺 EU Only

Estonian privacy-first CAPTCHA that protects forms and APIs without tracking users or requiring puzzle solving.

📍 Tallinn, Estonia💰 Free tier plus paid plans

Specifications

Employees

N/A

Funding

N/A

Replaces

reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile

Open Source🇪🇺 EU Only

Swiss privacy suite. Encrypted email, VPN, calendar, drive. Used by millions.

📍 Geneva, Switzerland📅 Founded 2014💰 Free tier, from €3.99/mo

Specifications

Employees

~500

Funding

Community-funded, no VC investment

Replaces

Gmail, Google Drive, iCloud

🇪🇺 EU Only

Swiss-Hungarian encrypted cloud storage. Zero-knowledge encryption.

📍 Zurich, Switzerland📅 Founded 2011💰 From €11/mo

Specifications

Employees

~150

Funding

Acquired by Swiss Post (2021)

Replaces

Dropbox, Google Drive