Mullvad VPN vs. Usability of Other VPNs and MPRs

The CAPTCHA trend is pretty normal for shared VPN exit IPs, unfortunately. Before switching, I would try a few less popular Mullvad locations and turn off any extra routing that is not needed for normal browsing, then keep a separate “shopping/banking” browser profile where you do not clear cookies every session. It is not as clean, but it often reduces Cloudflare loops. For Obscura specifically, if the exit is still Mullvad, I would not expect it to magically fix sites that block Mullvad exits. IVPN is the most boring alternative I would test first, mainly because boring is good for a household setup.