Nym VPN
Shares rank 14 of 15 VPN services by recommenders
People recommend Nym for mixnet routing that hides identity and resists global adversaries, though critics note mixnets are less tested than Tor.
People recommend Nym for mixnet routing that hides identity and resists global adversaries, though critics note mixnets are less tested than Tor.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Keeps accounts and identity private
“Nym is a personal agent that has (and can make) all of its own accounts and only gets selective read only access to yours.”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On?” “all that is known by banks is that you purchased the service. Like how Nym does it”
Comment from 12 Sep 2026 in “How Trail of Bits helps verify the integrity of Signal chats” “without exposing your accounts and personal identity to potential harms”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)” Mixnet routing resists global adversaries
“For a vpn with mixnet that actually works I recommend NYM. Really cool tech, cool crowd, and constantly improving.”
Comment from 4 May 2026 in “Midori, the first browser to offer a VPN with Mesh technology” “nymvpn (mixnet with tor like routing and in built delays)”
Comment from 6 Mar 2026 in “CBP Tapped into the Online Advertising Ecosystem to Track Peoples' Movements” “Nym is apparently good against a global adversary.”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 in “Registration without a phone number on Signal will use zero-knowledge proofs” Improves on traditional VPNs
“For a vpn with mixnet that actually works I recommend NYM. Really cool tech, cool crowd, and constantly improving.”
Comment from 4 May 2026 in “Midori, the first browser to offer a VPN with Mesh technology” “Nym and Obscura make improvements on the traditional VPN.”
Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “Ask HN: What has been your favorite VPN provider?” Strong community and cool tech
“For a vpn with mixnet that actually works I recommend NYM. Really cool tech, cool crowd, and constantly improving.”
Comment from 4 May 2026 in “Midori, the first browser to offer a VPN with Mesh technology” “Nym vpn and its community show the outside the system tech spirit still lives on”
Comment from 15 Jun 2026 in “What the Fuck Happened to Nerds”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Mixnets less tested than Tor
“Nym looks promising but mixnets haven't been tested as much as the Tor network.”
Comment from 20 Jul 2026 in “Donation Controversy” Seen as advertising or crypto shilling
“Because he is selling VPN. This is an advertorial, including using techniques like darkened image of the adversary to make them look like a villain.”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “The Anti-Palantir Manifesto” “the VPN looks like something for shilling crypto”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “The Anti-Palantir Manifesto”
Other VPN services people recommend
The four most recommended other VPN services, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullvad VPN | 255 | 146 | 64% | 12 | 4.5 yrs4 owners | — |
| Proton VPN | 63 | 35 | 64% | 13 | 3 yrs4 owners | — |
| iCloud Private Relay | 26 | 20 | 57% | 11 | — | — |
| Cloudflare WARP | 18 | 10 | 64% | 7 | — | — |
| Nym VPNThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 7 | — | — |
What people said
12 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Nym and Obscura make improvements on the traditional VPN.”
“The ones I can recommend that aren't on this list are Obscura and Nym.”
“Nym is apparently good against a global adversary.”
“all that is known by banks is that you purchased the service. Like how Nym does it”
“Nym looks promising but mixnets haven't been tested as much as the Tor network.”
“Because he is selling VPN. This is an advertorial, including using techniques like darkened image of the adversary to make them look like a villain.”
“the VPN looks like something for shilling crypto”
“Nym vpn and its community show the outside the system tech spirit still lives on”
“without exposing your accounts and personal identity to potential harms”
“Nym is a personal agent that has (and can make) all of its own accounts and only gets selective read only access to yours.”
“For a vpn with mixnet that actually works I recommend NYM. Really cool tech, cool crowd, and constantly improving.”
“nymvpn (mixnet with tor like routing and in built delays)”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.