Brave vs Mullvad VPN
Based on our analysis, Mullvad VPN is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Brave | Mullvad VPN |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | A · 86/100 | A · 93/100 |
| What they collect | Positive (88) | Positive (95) |
| Who they share it with | Positive (85) | Positive (92) |
| What you can do | Positive (84) | Positive (85) |
| What they promise | Positive (83) | Positive (90) |
In plain English — Brave
Brave's browser collects no browsing history and routes most sensitive requests through its own proxies to strip your IP address — the privacy architecture is genuinely sophisticated — but it's a US company, Safe Browsing on mobile exposes your IP to Google or Apple, and Leo AI feedback submissions can include full conversation transcripts retained for a year.
View full analysis →In plain English — Mullvad VPN
Mullvad collects almost nothing — no account names, no activity logs, no IP retention — and the policy is short because there's genuinely very little to say; what little data does get processed (payments, support emails) has hard, specific deletion windows and never leaves the EU.
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