VPN Audit Tracker: Who Checked Which VPN, and When

Nearly every VPN says it keeps no logs, and many say they’ve been “independently audited”. That phrase can mean very different things. This page lists who audited ten well-known VPNs, when it happened, what was examined and whether you can read the result for yourself.

The short version: seven of these ten VPNs have had a no-logs review dated 2025 or later. Only some let anyone read the full report; others keep it behind a customer login. An audit is good evidence about one moment and one defined scope. It isn’t a guarantee, and this page doesn’t rank anyone.

Latest no-logs audit for each VPN

Ordered by date. “Latest review found” means the most recent one we could find on the provider’s own site on 8 November 2026, so a newer one may exist. ExamineIP earns commissions from PureVPN and IPVanish. That has no effect on this table, and nothing on this page is an affiliate link.

What stands out

Access varies more than the marketing suggests. For the latest review, Proton, PIA, CyberGhost and IVPN make the report available to anyone, while IPVanish, NordVPN and Surfshark keep it for customers, so you can’t read it before you pay. Age varies too: most of these reviews are from the past two years, but PureVPN’s latest dated assessment we could find is from 2023, and IVPN’s dedicated no-logs audit is from 2019, though IVPN publishes regular security audits. Mullvad’s audits focus on infrastructure and apps rather than a no-logs statement.

Security audits of apps and infrastructure since 2024

A security audit asks a different question from a no-logs audit: can an attacker break this? These are the audits of VPN apps, protocols and servers that we found.

IVPN announced an eighth annual Cure53 audit for July 2026. We hadn’t found a published result when this page was last checked. Audits of a provider’s non-VPN products, such as password managers and email tools, are left out.

How to read a VPN audit

Check which kind it is

A no-logs review, usually by an accounting or assurance firm, checks whether servers and procedures match a privacy promise. A security audit, usually by a penetration testing firm, looks for ways to break the software. A VPN can pass one and never have had the other.

Look at the dates

Most no-logs reviews describe how things stood during a set period. NordVPN’s own summary calls its review a point-in-time assessment. Configurations can change the following week, so a 2023 audit says little about 2026.

Read the scope

“Audited” may cover a single app, one protocol or a sample of servers. The scope section of a report says what was examined, and anything outside it wasn’t tested. Pay attention to whether it’s a limited or a reasonable assurance engagement, because the second is the stronger conclusion.

Remember who paid

The VPN company commissions and pays for these audits, and it chooses the scope. That’s normal and doesn’t make them worthless, because a reputable firm’s name is on the conclusion. It’s still a reason to read the report instead of the press release. A report you can read is worth more than one you have to take on trust.

What an audit can’t tell you

No audit shows that a VPN will never log in future, that it hasn’t been compromised since, or that it suits your situation. It also says nothing about whether your own connection is leaking at this moment. You can check that part yourself with the VPN Leak Test, which covers your visible IP, WebRTC and IPv6. For what to look for when choosing a provider, see Best VPN for Privacy: What to Actually Look For.

Corrections and updates

This list isn’t exhaustive. Every row comes from the provider’s or auditor’s own page, last checked on 8 November 2026. If an audit is missing or a date has changed, email contact@examineip.com with a link to the source and it will be added.

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