A decentralized VPN run from a Telegram mini app by NORSE Labs: pick a country, get a connection, pay for Premium with Telegram Stars — a few locations stay free, and a small companion app opens the tunnel.
DVPN Bot is the Telegram front end of NORSE Labs' decentralized VPN, built on the Sentinel network — servers are run by independent node operators rather than by a single company. The vendor's product page links straight to @dvpnbot and describes it as a mini app with more than 2,000 servers in over 100 countries.
The split of work is worth understanding before you start. Everything you see happens inside Telegram: the list of countries and cities, generating connection credentials, and billing. The tunnel itself is opened by a lightweight companion client such as VPN QuickClient, so this is not a VPN that runs entirely inside the chat — you still install one small app on the device you want to protect. The upside the vendor points to is that the client has no API of its own; the account side lives wherever Telegram works.
Pricing is simple. A handful of locations are free for everyone and will stay free, according to NORSE Labs; Premium unlocks every country, city and server and is paid with Telegram Stars, so there is no card to enter. Connections can be shared with friends by sending the bot's username or a QR code.
Keep in mind what "decentralized" means in practice: your traffic exits through a node operated by someone on the network, not by NORSE Labs. The company publishes a privacy policy and terms, but there is no independent audit to point to, and the bot's Telegram page shows fewer than 10,000 monthly users. The interface is available in English and Russian.
Freemium A few locations are always free; Premium unlocks every country, city and server
| Criterion | Weight | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 7 / 10 | |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 6 / 10 | |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 4 / 10 | |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 8 / 10 | |
| Usability | 10 | 6 / 10 | |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 7 / 10 | |
| Freshness | 5 | 7 / 10 | |
| Localization | 5 | 10 / 10 | |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 9 / 10 | |
| Score | 100 | 66.0 |
No. Server choice, credentials and billing are in the mini app, but a lightweight companion client such as VPN QuickClient opens the actual tunnel on your device.
Yes. NORSE Labs keeps a few locations free for everyone; Premium, paid with Telegram Stars, unlocks all countries, cities and servers.
Independent node operators on the Sentinel network, not NORSE Labs itself. That is the point of a decentralized VPN, but it also means you trust whoever runs your exit node.