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"2026-09" }, { "id": "s58", "title": "Open ports offered by NordVPN", "publisher_or_author": "NordVPN Support", "url": "https://support.nordvpn.com/hc/en-us/articles/19684449567121-What-open-ports-does-NordVPN-offer", "source_type": "primary/support", "supports": "outgoing ports/no inbound forwarding", "access_date": "2026-09-11", "publication_or_update_date": null } ], "sections": [ { "title": "Síntese da avaliação", "content": "NordVPN is a technically mature, heavily audited, RAM-only, high-performance VPN with production post-quantum support and exceptional feature breadth; its tradeoffs are a larger account/telemetry surface, proprietary major-platform clients, no standard port forwarding, and a more marketing-heavy business model than Mullvad or Proton.", "source_path": "comparison_ready_summary.headline", "source_file": "data_assess/nordvpn_deep_research_2026-09-11.json", "language": "en" }, { "title": "Perfis de utilização", "content": [ "users prioritizing top-tier speed and broad geographic coverage", "streaming and gaming", "travelers needing strong censorship-resistance options", "users who value frequent independent no-logs assurance", "Linux users who want an official open-source GUI/CLI", "users who want a built-in security suite", "Meshnet/homelab users", "users interested in production post-quantum VPN handshakes", "users willing to buy a dedicated server for static resources and port forwarding" ], "source_path": "comparison_ready_summary.best_for", "source_file": "data_assess/nordvpn_deep_research_2026-09-11.json", "language": "en" }, { "title": "Quando pode não ser a melhor opção", "content": [ "users seeking account-number-only pseudonymity", "users who want every major client fully open source", "users who need ordinary shared-server port forwarding", "users who want DAITA-like traffic-analysis padding", "users who dislike aggressive promotional pricing/renewal changes", "users who want the smallest possible telemetry and feature surface", "users who require fully public audit reports without a login" ], "source_path": "comparison_ready_summary.less_ideal_for", "source_file": "data_assess/nordvpn_deep_research_2026-09-11.json", "language": "en" }, { "title": "Pontos fortes identificados", "content": [ "Six independent no-logs assurance reviews through 2025, including annual Deloitte assessments.", "Broad Cure53 2025 security assessment covering clients, APIs, infrastructure, auth and threat-protection components.", "RAM-only VPN servers with encrypted/validated boot controls.", "Very large global network with extensive virtual and physical location coverage.", "Top-tier NordLynx performance and low latency in current independent tests.", "Production post-quantum encryption option integrated with NordLynx.", "Strong censorship toolkit and positive September 2026 independent China testing.", "Meshnet remains a distinctive free encrypted peer-networking feature.", "Open-source Linux client plus libtelio/libdrop.", "Excellent streaming reliability and broad platform coverage.", "All regular servers now described as P2P-capable.", "Quarterly transparency reporting includes government inquiries and disclosure orders.", "Large security engineering program, bug bounty, and public Trust Center.", "Private DNS, kill switch, obfuscated servers, Double VPN and Onion Over VPN.", "Dedicated Server product now provides a route to real port forwarding for users willing to pay extra." ], "source_path": "strengths", "source_file": "data_assess/nordvpn_deep_research_2026-09-11.json", "language": "en" }, { "title": "Limitações identificadas", "content": [ "Email-backed Nord Account required; substantially less identity-minimal than Mullvad.", "Application telemetry surface is broader than a strict minimalist VPN, including protocol/server and usage/diagnostic data under randomized identifiers.", "Most major non-Linux clients are not open source.", "Full no-logs/security audit reports are not all publicly readable without a Nord Account.", "Ordinary shared VPN connections still have no inbound port forwarding.", "No DAITA-like production traffic-analysis padding/shape defense.", "No arbitrary user-selected multihop; Double VPN uses predefined routes.", "2018 server-access incident and delayed disclosure remain a material historical trust issue.", "Aggressive affiliate/influencer commissions can distort commercial review ecosystems.", "Promotional pricing has large intro-versus-renewal gaps.", "Current official server-count/country/location figures are not perfectly synchronized.", "Full native IPv6 tunneling across the fleet/apps was not established; leak protection is better documented than IPv6 service parity.", "Split tunneling is absent on macOS/iOS.", "Security-suite expansion adds complexity and broadens the application data/process attack surface versus a minimalist VPN client." ], "source_path": "weaknesses", "source_file": "data_assess/nordvpn_deep_research_2026-09-11.json", "language": "en" }, { "title": "Atualidade dos dados", "content": [ "NordVPN's server-network figures are highly dynamic and different official pages were not perfectly synchronized during research.", "Pricing is promotional, region-dependent, tax-dependent, currency-dependent, and may change at checkout; renewal pricing is materially different from introductory pricing.", "NordVPN's 2026 product lineup is changing rapidly, including dedicated servers, next-generation antivirus features, protocol support, and Linux GUI/CLI development.", "Censorship bypass reliability changes quickly in countries such as China, Russia, Iran, and the UAE.", "The exact composition of virtual versus physical locations changes as the network expands." ], "source_path": "research_metadata.freshness_caveats", "source_file": "data_assess/nordvpn_deep_research_2026-09-11.json", "language": "en" }, { "title": "Divergências nas fontes", "content": [ { "topic": "server count and geographic coverage", "detail": "Current official pages showed different figures: the Trust Center showed 8,800+ servers across 224 locations, a support page showed 8,400+ servers in 167+ countries, the main site showed 8,000+ servers in about 150 countries, and the server page described 225 locations.", "resolution": "Treat 8,800+ servers / roughly 224-225 locations as the freshest Trust Center/server-page picture, but do not assume every location is a separate country or physically hosted there." }, { "topic": "ownership and jurisdiction", "detail": "NordVPN is owned by Nord Security, whose corporate/operational headquarters are described by different Nord pages as Lithuania or the Netherlands. The VPN service contract and privacy notice identify nordvpn S.A. in Panama as the service operator/data controller.", "resolution": "For VPN legal jurisdiction, use nordvpn S.A./Panama. For group ownership and engineering/business operations, identify Nord Security as the parent with substantial European operations." }, { "topic": "port forwarding", "detail": "NordVPN support says ordinary shared VPN servers do not support inbound port forwarding. In June 2026, NordVPN launched a separate paid Dedicated Server product that does include port forwarding.", "resolution": "Score standard NordVPN as no-port-forwarding, with a separate dedicated-server exception." }, { "topic": "NordWhisper censorship scope", "detail": "NordVPN markets NordWhisper for filtered/restricted local networks and explicitly says it is not designed specifically for broader nationwide controls. However, TechRadar's September 2026 on-the-ground China testing ranked NordVPN among the top options.", "resolution": "Record China performance as independently positive in current testing, but do not overstate NordWhisper's provider-stated design scope." }, { "topic": "open source", "detail": "NordVPN has meaningful open-source components, including the entire Linux client, libtelio, and libdrop, but its major Windows/macOS/iOS/Android clients are not all open source.", "resolution": "Do not label NordVPN as a fully open-source VPN client ecosystem." } ], "source_path": "research_metadata.known_source_conflicts_or_tensions", "source_file": "data_assess/nordvpn_deep_research_2026-09-11.json", "language": "en" }, { "title": "Testes de desempenho e respetivo contexto", "content": [ { "source": "Tom's Guide, updated 2026-06-17", "method": "Windows cloud PC on 10 Gbps test line, morning/evening tests", "NordLynx_local_average_mbps": 1249, "NordLynx_US_to_UK_average_mbps": 688, "OpenVPN_local_average_mbps": 688, "OpenVPN_US_to_UK_average_mbps": 689, "local_latency_ms": 48, "US_to_UK_latency_ms": 57, "interpretation": "Very high throughput; Proton VPN was faster locally in the same test, while Nord's long-distance latency was strong." }, { "source": "Security.org, 2026-08/09 research cycle", "method": "Consumer-line repeated practical testing", "result": "Roughly 4% upload-speed reduction and 7% download-speed reduction in the cited test, with latency rising from 3 ms to 29 ms.", "interpretation": "Low throughput penalty on the tested nearby server; methodology and line characteristics differ substantially from lab tests." }, { "source": "Artifact Security / reporting via TechRadar, 2026-08", "result": "NordVPN reportedly ranked first in a five-provider global performance comparison, with approximately 1.8-second connection times and no leaks in that test.", "caveat": "Vendor-linked reporting should be read with the underlying test methodology where possible." } ], "source_path": "performance.independent_tests", "source_file": "data_assess/nordvpn_deep_research_2026-09-11.json", "language": "en" }, { "title": "Pontuação e metodologia da avaliação", "content": { "scale": "0-10; subjective analyst scoring, not objective fact", "weights": { "privacy_and_logging": 0.2, "security_architecture": 0.15, "transparency_and_audits": 0.15, "network_and_performance": 0.12, "features": 0.1, "platform_support": 0.08, "censorship_resistance": 0.07, "torrenting_p2p": 0.05, "streaming": 0.03, "support": 0.03, "pricing_value": 0.02 }, "scores": { "privacy_and_logging": { "score": 8.7, "rationale": "The traffic no-logs claim is unusually well assurance-tested, but Nord's email/account model and broader randomized app telemetry are less privacy-minimal than Mullvad/Proton." }, "security_architecture": { "score": 9.4, "rationale": "RAM-only fleet, validated boot, NordLynx, private DNS, PQ mode, kill switch, multihop and mature infrastructure controls are excellent; no DAITA-like defense and the fleet is partly partner-hosted." }, "transparency_and_audits": { "score": 9.3, "rationale": "Six no-logs reviews plus major Cure53 testing and transparency reports are outstanding, but complete reports being account-gated reduces public verifiability." }, "network_and_performance": { "score": 9.6, "rationale": "One of the largest networks and consistently elite throughput/latency. Some advertised locations are virtual and current official totals conflict slightly." }, "features": { "score": 9.6, "rationale": "Meshnet, PQ mode, Double VPN, Onion Over VPN, obfuscation, NordWhisper, advanced anti-malware and dedicated-server forwarding create exceptional breadth." }, "platform_support": { "score": 9.1, "rationale": "Excellent device coverage and strong Linux support, offset by feature-parity gaps such as macOS/iOS split tunneling." }, "censorship_resistance": { "score": 9.2, "rationale": "NordWhisper plus obfuscated servers and strong current on-the-ground China results. Provider itself appropriately limits NordWhisper's stated scope." }, "torrenting_p2p": { "score": 8.5, "rationale": "Excellent speeds and all-regular-server P2P support, but no consumer shared-server port forwarding; dedicated server add-on partly solves this at extra cost." }, "streaming": { "score": 9.6, "rationale": "One of Nord's strongest use cases, with broad independent 2026 success and SmartPlay." }, "support": { "score": 9.1, "rationale": "24/7 live chat, large knowledge base and mature support organization." }, "pricing_value": { "score": 7.8, "rationale": "Intro pricing is competitive, but renewal jumps are large and power-user features such as dedicated servers cost extra." } }, "weighted_overall": 9.19, "overall_label": "Top-tier mainstream VPN with elite infrastructure, performance and audit maturity, but less privacy-minimal than Mullvad and less open than Proton", "comparison_bias_note": "This scoring favors verifiable security engineering, privacy controls, performance and power-user capability over lowest sticker price or simplest UX." }, "source_path": "scorecard", "source_file": "data_assess/nordvpn_deep_research_2026-09-11.json", "language": "en" } ], "date": "2026-09-11", "url": "/assessments/nordvpn.json", "score": { "value": 9.19, "scale": "0-10; subjective analyst scoring, not objective fact", "weights": { "privacy_and_logging": 0.2, "security_architecture": 0.15, "transparency_and_audits": 0.15, "network_and_performance": 0.12, "features": 0.1, "platform_support": 0.08, "censorship_resistance": 0.07, "torrenting_p2p": 0.05, "streaming": 0.03, "support": 0.03, "pricing_value": 0.02 }, "source_file": "data_assess/nordvpn_deep_research_2026-09-11.json" } }, "values": { "security": { "kill_switch": { "value": true, "status": "deep_research", "source": "/assessments/nordvpn.json", "source_file": "data_assess/nordvpn_deep_research_2026-09-11.json", "source_path": "kill_switch.available", "checked_at": "2026-09-11", "note": "Avaliação aprofundada fornecida; não verificada de forma independente pelo comparavpn.pt.", "context": [ { "label": "Plataformas", "value": [ "Windows", "macOS", "Linux", "Android", "iOS" ] } ], "sources": [], "assessment_url": "/assessments/nordvpn.json", "previous_value": { "value": true, "status": "provider_claim", "source": "https://nordvpn.com/features/", "checked_at": "2026-09-11", "note": "Documentado pelo fornecedor; confirmar o comportamento na aplicação utilizada. Mullvad: guia de desktop." }, "display": { "title": "Incluído", "detail": "Pode variar por plano ou plataforma. Consulta as condições.", "help": "Corta o acesso à internet se a ligação à VPN falhar, para evitar expor o teu endereço IP.", "tone": "yes" } }, "split_tunneling": { "value": true, "status": "deep_research", "source": "https://support.nordvpn.com/hc/en-us/articles/19618692366865-What-is-Split-Tunneling-and-how-to-use-it-with-NordVPN", "source_file": "data_assess/nordvpn_deep_research_2026-09-11.json", "source_path": "split_tunneling.available", "checked_at": "2026-09-11", "note": "Avaliação aprofundada fornecida; não verificada de forma independente pelo comparavpn.pt.", "context": [ { "label": "Plataformas", "value": [ "Windows", "Android", "Android TV", "browser extension" ] } ], "sources": [ { "id": "s38", "title": "What is Split Tunneling and how to use it with NordVPN?", "publisher_or_author": "NordVPN Support", "url": "https://support.nordvpn.com/hc/en-us/articles/19618692366865-What-is-Split-Tunneling-and-how-to-use-it-with-NordVPN", "source_type": "primary/support", "supports": "split tunneling/allowlist", "access_date": "2026-09-11", "publication_or_update_date": null } ], "assessment_url": "/assessments/nordvpn.json", "previous_value": { "value": true, "status": "provider_claim", "source": "https://nordvpn.com/features/", "checked_at": "2026-09-11", "note": "Disponibilidade e configuração podem variar por plataforma e plano." }, "display": { "title": "Incluído", "detail": "Pode variar por plano ou plataforma. Consulta as condições.", "help": "Permite escolher que aplicações passam pela VPN e quais usam a ligação normal. O suporte varia por sistema.", "tone": "yes" } }, "port_forwarding": { "value": false, "status": "deep_research", "source": "https://support.nordvpn.com/hc/en-us/articles/19483392309649-Does-NordVPN-offer-port-forwarding", "source_file": "data_assess/nordvpn_deep_research_2026-09-11.json", "source_path": "port_forwarding.standard_shared_vpn_servers", "checked_at": "2026-09-11", "note": "Avaliação aprofundada fornecida; não verificada de forma independente pelo comparavpn.pt.", "context": [ { "label": "Contexto da avaliação", "value": { "available": true, "introduced": "2026-06", "port_forwarding": true, "static_or_dedicated_resources": true, "locations_researched": [ "Boston, US", "Phoenix, US", "Paris, FR", "Berlin/Frankfurt, DE depending current provisioning page", "London/Manchester, UK depending current provisioning page" ], "note": "Dedicated Server is a separate product/add-on and should not be confused with NordVPN Dedicated IP." } }, { "label": "Contexto da avaliação", "value": "For typical consumer/shared VPN usage, NordVPN remains a no-port-forwarding provider. Power users must buy a dedicated-server add-on for inbound forwarding." } ], "sources": [ { "id": "s35", "title": "Does NordVPN offer port forwarding", "publisher_or_author": "NordVPN Support", "url": "https://support.nordvpn.com/hc/en-us/articles/19483392309649-Does-NordVPN-offer-port-forwarding", "source_type": "primary/support", "supports": "standard port forwarding", "access_date": "2026-09-11", "publication_or_update_date": null }, { "id": "s36", "title": "NordVPN dedicated servers", "publisher_or_author": "NordVPN", "url": "https://nordvpn.com/pt/blog/nordvpn-servidores-dedicados/", "source_type": "primary/product", "supports": "dedicated server/port forwarding", "access_date": "2026-09-11", "publication_or_update_date": "2026-06-15" } ], "assessment_url": "/assessments/nordvpn.json", "display": { "title": "Não incluído", "detail": "Pode variar por plano ou plataforma. Consulta as condições.", "help": "Permite receber ligações do exterior. Pode ser útil para partilha P2P ou serviços próprios; nem todos os planos o incluem.", "tone": "no" } }, "obfuscation": { "value": true, "status": "deep_research", "source": "/assessments/nordvpn.json", "source_file": "data_assess/nordvpn_deep_research_2026-09-11.json", "source_path": "protocols_and_obfuscation.obfuscated_servers.available", "checked_at": "2026-09-11", "note": "Avaliação aprofundada fornecida; não verificada de forma independente pelo comparavpn.pt.", "context": [ { "label": "Contexto da avaliação", "value": { "available": true, "protocol_dependency": "Typically OpenVPN-based", "use_case": "DPI/VPN-blocking environments" } } ], "sources": [], "assessment_url": "/assessments/nordvpn.json", "display": { "title": "Incluído", "detail": "Pode variar por plano ou plataforma. 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As referências originais são identificadores de outra sessão; os respetivos URLs não estão incluídos no ficheiro." }, "display": { "title": "10 dispositivos", "detail": "", "help": "Quantos dispositivos podem usar a mesma conta ao mesmo tempo.", "tone": "neutral" } }, "routers": { "value": true, "status": "deep_research", "source": "/assessments/nordvpn.json", "source_file": "data_assess/nordvpn_deep_research_2026-09-11.json", "source_path": "platforms.router_manual_support", "checked_at": "2026-09-11", "note": "Avaliação aprofundada fornecida; não verificada de forma independente pelo comparavpn.pt.", "context": [], "sources": [], "assessment_url": "/assessments/nordvpn.json", "display": { "title": "Incluído", "detail": "", "help": "", "tone": "yes" } }, "browser_extensions": { "value": true, "status": "deep_research", "source": "https://support.nordvpn.com/hc/en-us/articles/20322621196945-What-is-a-NordVPN-browser-extension-and-why-do-I-need-it", "source_file": "data_assess/nordvpn_deep_research_2026-09-11.json", "source_path": "browser_extension.available", "checked_at": "2026-09-11", "note": "Avaliação aprofundada fornecida; 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Isto não substitui uma política de privacidade sólida.", "tone": "yes" } } }, "privacy": { "no_logs_policy": { "value": true, "status": "deep_research", "source": "/assessments/nordvpn.json", "source_file": "data_assess/nordvpn_deep_research_2026-09-11.json", "source_path": "privacy_and_logging.vpn_no_logs_claim", "checked_at": "2026-09-11", "note": "Avaliação aprofundada fornecida; não verificada de forma independente pelo comparavpn.pt.", "context": [ { "label": "Contexto da avaliação", "value": "The no-logs promise is about VPN activity and identifiable connection history, not an absence of all product analytics or diagnostics." }, { "label": "Contexto da avaliação", "value": "Nord's July 2026 privacy notice explicitly permits collection of app/device/system, feature-usage, connection/network, protocol/server, crash/error, and configuration data using randomly generated app identifiers kept separate from account/online activity." } ], "sources": [], "assessment_url": "/assessments/nordvpn.json", "display": { "title": "Incluído", "detail": "Pode variar por plano ou plataforma. 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os dados de conta são distintos.", "help": "", "tone": "neutral" } }, "account_deletion_policy": { "value": "Automated deletion is available through Nord Account; deletion affects Nord services tied to the same Nord Account.", "status": "deep_research", "source": "https://support.nordvpn.com/hc/en-us/articles/19477434542865-How-to-delete-my-NordVPN-account", "source_file": "data_assess/nordvpn_deep_research_2026-09-11.json", "source_path": "gdpr_and_privacy_rights.account_deletion", "checked_at": "2026-09-11", "note": "Avaliação aprofundada fornecida; não verificada de forma independente pelo comparavpn.pt.", "context": [], "sources": [ { "id": "s19", "title": "How to delete my NordVPN account?", "publisher_or_author": "NordVPN Support", "url": "https://support.nordvpn.com/hc/en-us/articles/19477434542865-How-to-delete-my-NordVPN-account", "source_type": "primary/support", "supports": "account deletion", "access_date": "2026-09-11", "publication_or_update_date": null } ], "assessment_url": "/assessments/nordvpn.json", "display": { "title": "Eliminação através da Nord Account", "detail": "Afeta os serviços associados à mesma conta.", "help": "", "tone": "neutral" } } }, "performance": { "gaming_performance": { "value": [ "shared VPN adds latency", "Double VPN/obfuscation increase latency", "no ordinary inbound port forwarding", "NAT behavior may complicate some peer-hosted games" ], "status": "deep_research", "source": "https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/nordvpn-review", "source_file": "data_assess/nordvpn_deep_research_2026-09-11.json", "source_path": "gaming.limitations", "checked_at": "2026-09-11", "note": "Avaliação aprofundada fornecida; não verificada de forma independente pelo comparavpn.pt.", "context": [], "sources": [ { "id": "s49", "title": "NordVPN review", "publisher_or_author": "Tom's Guide", "url": "https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/nordvpn-review", "source_type": "independent/testing", "supports": "performance, streaming, UX, gaming", "access_date": "2026-09-11", "publication_or_update_date": "2026-06-17" }, { "id": "s51", "title": "VPN Speed Tests", "publisher_or_author": "Security.org", "url": "https://www.security.org/vpn/speed-test/", "source_type": "independent/testing", "supports": "comparative performance", "access_date": "2026-09-11", "publication_or_update_date": "2026-09-10" }, { "id": "s56", "title": "NordVPN Next-Generation Antivirus Review 2026", "publisher_or_author": "Security.org", "url": "https://www.security.org/antivirus/nordvpn/", "source_type": "independent/testing", "supports": "antivirus limitations/performance", "access_date": "2026-09-11", "publication_or_update_date": "2026-08" } ], "assessment_url": "/assessments/nordvpn.json", "display": { "title": "Depende da rota e da latência", "detail": "Consulta a análise e as referências para conhecer os detalhes.", "help": "", "tone": "neutral" } }, "benchmark_limitations": { "value": [ { "source": "Tom's Guide, updated 2026-06-17", "method": "Windows cloud PC on 10 Gbps test line, morning/evening tests", "NordLynx_local_average_mbps": 1249, "NordLynx_US_to_UK_average_mbps": 688, "OpenVPN_local_average_mbps": 688, "OpenVPN_US_to_UK_average_mbps": 689, "local_latency_ms": 48, "US_to_UK_latency_ms": 57, "interpretation": "Very high throughput; 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