URnetwork – Decentralized VPN Replacement

In plain words

URnetwork is a decentralized VPN alternative that operates as a marketplace for network capacity. Instead of routing through a single provider, each connection automatically finds and uses the best available provider on the network, allowing users' IP addresses to continuously change and enabling direct peer-to-peer connections for enhanced privacy. The protocol is designed to scale safely and reliably to millions of users while maintaining strong encryption for secure data transfer. Mobile apps are available on iOS and Android.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

This website is provided by BringYour, Inc. , a Network Operator for the UR protocol. Visit ur.xyz for the independent protocol. Whole-internet encryption, powered by people. Welcome to URnetwork. Your traffic is encrypted on your device and routed through a mesh of community nodes. No single node sees the full path. No logs stored. Privacy by architecture, not promise. A traditional VPN asks you to trust them with your traffic. URnetwork doesn't. Your traffic routes peer-to-peer through community-run devices, with Tor-like anonymization. No logs. 100% open source and reproducible so you can verify it yourself. Real positive sentiment from people running URnetwork on every kind of device,…from ur.io

In the maker’s words, at launch

I spent the last 1.5 years working out how to scale a decentralized network safely and efficiently to millions of users. URnetwork is a market for network capacity, where each connection races to find the best provider on the network. This means users have many IP addresses that continually cycle, and users can…

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