NordVPN operates from Panama under Nord Security; PrivadoVPN registers in Switzerland under independent ownership. Both sit outside the main Eyes alliances — the difference is operational scale, audit maturity, and what each service is built around.

What you get that PrivadoVPN doesn't offer

Continuous independent audit coverage since 2018 — PrivadoVPN has no published third-party audit. Security feature scope is more developed: Threat Protection, specialty servers across obfuscated, double-hop, and P2P. NordVPN is optimized for streaming access and speed-sensitive routing; PrivadoVPN doesn't position these as product priorities. Infrastructure at commercial scale. Nord Security ownership with an established audit infrastructure.

What you give up

PrivadoVPN is independently owned with no parent group — simpler corporate structure. Swiss jurisdiction is equivalent to Panama for Eyes-alliance exposure but provides different constitutional privacy protections. PrivadoVPN includes a free tier with 10GB monthly and no time limit. Ten simultaneous connections — equivalent to NordVPN.

What you get that NordVPN doesn't offer

Swiss jurisdiction: constitutional privacy protections and outside all Eyes alliances. Independent ownership — no corporate group parent. Free tier with 10GB monthly allowance and no time limit, functional for low-volume or evaluation use. Equivalent simultaneous connection limit.

What you give up

No published independent audit — PrivadoVPN's no-logs policy is stated but not third-party verified. Security feature scope, streaming access, and speed infrastructure reflect a smaller operational scale. Specialty server categories are not available. NordVPN's commercial infrastructure investment and continuous audit track record are not matched.