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1 | VPN SERVICE | EXCLUSIVE COUPONS / DEALS | AVERAGE | JURISDICTION | AUDITED NO LOGS POLICY | SPEED | PROTOCOLS | ENCRYPTION | LEAK PROTECTION | AVAILABILITY | OWNED SERVERS | RAM SERVERS | TRANSPARENCY: OWNERSHIP | TRANSPARENCY: BUG BOUNTY | PAYMENTS | PRICING | BYPASSING RESTRICTIVE NETWORKS | CUSTOMER SUPPORT | ETHICS | AD-BLOCKER | OTHER ADDITIONAL FEATURES | ||||||||||||||||
2 | NordVPN | redditoffer - up to 77% off - 2y + 4mo free, from $2.91/mo. +Saily eSIM data gift | 4.56 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Surfshark | redditspecial - 86% off - 2y + 4 extra months, $2.09/mo | 4.39 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Mullvad | Responded they don't do special offers | 4.33 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | ProtonVPN | 4.22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | CyberGhost | 3.72 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Private Internet Access | 3Y4M - 85% off, 3y + 4mo free, $1.98/mo | 3.72 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Windscribe | VPNSROCK - 55% off 1 yearly plan, $4.08/mo | 3.72 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | PureVPN | 73% off - 2y deal, $2.91/mo | 3.44 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Perfect Privacy | Responded they don't do special offers | 3.33 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | VPNArea | 3.33 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | IVPN | 3.28 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | TorGuard | 3.28 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | TunnelBear | 3.28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | VyprVPN | 3.28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | ExpressVPN | paperplan5 - 49% off - 1y + 3 mo free, $6.67/mo | 3.22 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
17 | OVPN | 3.17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
18 | VeePN | 3.11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
19 | AdGuard VPN | 3.06 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
20 | CactusVPN | paperplans5 - 30% to 72% discount of all plans | 3.06 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
21 | VPN Unlimited | 3.06 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
22 | Astrill VPN | 3.00 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
23 | Bitdefender VPN | 3.00 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
24 | HideMyAss | 3.00 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
25 | Norton Secure VPN | 2.89 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
26 | Hide.me | 61% off - 6 months for $4.99/mo | 2.78 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
27 | VPNSecure | 2.78 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
28 | PrivadoVPN | redditspecial - 69% off, 1y, $2.50/mo | 2.72 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
29 | IPVanish | 2.67 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
30 | Trust.Zone | redditextra - 20% off all their plans | 2.67 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
31 | AirVPN | 2.61 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
32 | Ivacy | vpncoupons,10% discount on 2y and 5y plans | 2.61 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
33 | Hotspot Shield | 2.56 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
34 | StrongVPN | 2.56 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
35 | CryptoStorm | 2.50 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
36 | SaferVPN | 2.50 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
37 | VPN.ac | 2.50 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
38 | Clear VPN | 2.44 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
39 | VirtualShield VPN | 2.39 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
40 | Phantom VPN | 2.39 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
41 | ZenMate | 2.28 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
42 | F-Secure Freedome VPN | 2.22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
43 | LimeVPN | 2.11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
44 | FastestVPN | special2020 - lifetime plan for $16.6 and 2TB Cloud Storage + Password Manager for free | 2.06 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
45 | Goose VPN | 2.06 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
46 | VPNhub | 2.06 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
47 | AzireVPN | reddit101 - gives 50% OFF the first month for new customers | 2.00 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
48 | Celo VPN | reddit55 - for 55% off their monthly plan | 2.00 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
49 | Encrypt.me | 2.00 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
50 | BeetVPN | reddit50 - 50% off - 1 month plan for $3.49 | 1.39 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
51 | Betternet | 1.33 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
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54 | Disclaimer: These coupon codes are provided directly to us by VPN brands and are exclusive to the Reddit community. We have reached out to many more providers who did not reply or chose not to give us a unique discount, we keep contacting them as we add them to the table. In case you are a representative of a VPN provider and would like to offer a discount to the community, contact the moderators of r/VPN on Reddit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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61 | JURISDICTION | 0 goes to providers based in countries with many data retention laws that are being used actively to spy on their citizens (usually authoritharian countries). 1-2 is given depending on the country, what kind of data retention laws it has, whether any of them are being used and if it belongs to 5 eyes,14 eyes, etc. 3-4 goes to providers registered in USA, as there is no mandatory data retention laws. 5 goes to providers registered in off shore countries or in countries with no data retention laws at all. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | AUDITED NO LOGS POLICY | 0 - for providers that claimed to have a no logs policy, but gave out the data they didn't suppose to have. 1 - for providers which do not have and do not claim to have 'no-logs' policy. 2-3-4 for having/claiming to have a no logs policy without a proof or not enough proof to back it up 5 for providers which have been audited by an independent audit company. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | SPEED | Speed reviews taken from different review pages, some providers tested manually. Results depend on location, connection, etc. so might differ from case to case. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | PROTOCOLS | 5 points go to VPN service providers whose all protocols and encryption algorithms are secure. 0 points go to providers who do not offer safe and secure protocols and encryption algorithms. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | ENCRYPTION | 5 points go to providers that use secure and up-to-date encryption algorithms. 0 points go to providers with weak and outdated encryption standards. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | LEAK PROTECTION | 5 points go to providers that offer IP Leak protection, DNS leak protection, WebRTC leak protection, data leak protection, and never had a data-leak. The fewer protection features, the lower the score, with 0 going to VPNs that don't offer any protection and have leaked user data. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | AVAILABILITY | This criterion analyzes service availability on different devices and operating systems, including browser extensions and other device compatibility. The more compatible VPN is with various devices and systems, the higher score it receives. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | OWNED SERVERS | 0 goes to providers with a minimal amount of servers with a bad country coverage rate, and they don't own the servers. 1-3 marks improvement in the number of servers and global coverage, and 4-5 go to companies with an elaborate server network and collocated servers announcements. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | RAM SERVERS | 0 - no RAM servers, 3 - transition to RAM servers, 5 - all RAM servers. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | TRANSPARENCY: OWNERSHIP | 0 - no ownership disclosed, completely unclear who owns/runs the product. 5 - complete disclosure of the ownership, disclosed owner is not 'fictional'. A provider can be rated between 2-4 if the ownership is disclosed, but there are some discrepancies, confirmed fake information and facts etc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | TRANSPARENCY: BUG BOUNTY | 0 - no bug bounty. 5 - public bug bounty and transparent disclosure. A provider can be rated 2-4 if bug bounty program is established, but there is no additional information about it (bugs found, rewards given etc.). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | PAYMENTS | 1 goes to providers with very little payment options, eg. only card, no anonymous payment possible. 5 Goes to providers with the biggest amount of payment options - gift cards, cash, credit cards and anonymous, such as crypto etc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | PRICING | 0/1 goes to providers that are most expensive, have no free trial or money back guarantees. 5 goes to providers that are amongst the cheapest, have different plans (lenght, features offered), offer free trial and/or money back guarantees. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | BYPASSING RESTRICTIVE NETWORKS | 5 goes to VPN providers that put a lot of effort into bypassing restrictive networks, such as Shadowsocks support, compatibility with TOR, offers obfuscated and dedicated IP servers, has a variety of protocols to choose from, and a good server amount. The fewer the features, the lower the score. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | CUSTOMER SUPPORT | 0 - no Customer support or it is not functional at all. The more options of customer support (email, phone, Discord, live chat etc.), the higher the score that is if those options are tested and proven to work. Average from 3-5 tests taken. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | ETHICS | Ethics evaluation includes information found online regarding: full affiliate disclosure, respecting copyrights, overselling VPN capabilities and social responsibility. The more of the criteria is covered the higher the score. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | AD-BLOCKER | 0 - no ad-blocker feature. 5 - working ad-blocker. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | OTHER ADDITIONAL FEATURES | Additional features that enhance VPN use, such as quick-connect, SmartDNS streaming technologies, an active blog, and also security features like split-tunneling, malware blacklists, phishing protection. Lack of any additional features will grant 0 points; meanwhile, features that contribute a lot to the service's comfort will be rated as 5 points. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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84 | Based in (Country) | "Fourteen Eyes" Country | Enemy of the Internet | SCORES (0-5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | AdGuard VPN | Cyprus | No | No | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | AirVPN | Italy | Fourteen | No | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | Astrill VPN | Seychelles | No | No | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | AzireVPN | Sweden | Fourteen | No | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | BeetVPN | Undisclosed | - | - | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Betternet | Canada | Five | No | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | Bitdefender VPN | Romania | No | No | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | CactusVPN | Canada | Five | No | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | Celo VPN | Australia | Five | Under surveillance | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | Clear VPN | Ukraine | No | No | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | CryptoStorm | Undisclosed (possibly Iceland or Canada) | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | CyberGhost | Romania | No | No | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | Encrypt.me | USA | Five | Yes | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | ExpressVPN | British Virgin Islands | No | No | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | FastestVPN | Cayman Islands | No | No | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | F-Secure Freedome VPN | Finland | No | No | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||