VPN apps compared: price, devices and privacy
Compare VPN apps side by side: what they cost, how many devices they cover, and how they guard your privacy. Each fact comes from the company’s own website and shows when we checked it. Use the filters to narrow it down to the one that fits you.
Where to start
Proton VPN
Free with no monthly data limit, from the Swiss company behind Proton Mail. Paid plans add servers in 140 countries and tracker blocking.
Mullvad
One flat monthly price, however long you sign up for. No email needed, you can pay in cash, and it can route you through two servers.
IVPN
Sign up without an email and even pay in cash. Its code is public, it says it has passed eight outside checks since 2019, and it can route you through two servers for extra privacy.
NordVPN
Covers up to 10 devices, with a kill switch and the option to route through two servers. Deloitte checked its no-logs promise in 2025.
Surfshark
No limit on devices, so one plan covers the whole household. Includes a kill switch and tracker blocking.
TunnelBear
A simple app that's free for 2 GB. Paid plans have no device limit, and it publishes an outside check every year. Based in Canada.
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Details
Paid only, with servers in 16 countries. You get 7 days to ask for a refund.
- Company
- Ace VPN
- Based in
- United States
- Countries
- 16
- Money back
- 7 days
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, Router
Details
From the makers of the AdGuard ad blocker. Use it free on 2 devices, or pay to cover up to 10.
- Company
- Adguard Software Limited
- Based in
- Cyprus
- Devices
- 10
- Free plan
- Free version on up to 2 devices
- Money back
- 30 days
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Browser extension
Details
Paid only and priced in euros. You can pay with PayPal or cryptocurrency.
- Company
- AirVPN
- Based in
- Italy
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, Router
Details
Paid only, with servers in 50+ countries and no limit on how many devices you connect.
- Company
- Astrill VPN
- Based in
- Seychelles
- Devices
- Unlimited
- Lowest price
- From $12.50/mo (2-year plan)
- Month to month
- $30.00/mo month to month
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, Browser extension, Router
Details
Free for 500 MB of data a month, enough for light use on public Wi-Fi (think email and maps). Apps for iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
- Company
- Gen Digital Inc.
- Based in
- Germany
- Free plan
- 500 MB a month
- Money back
- 14 days
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac
Details
Paid only and priced in euros. You get 7 days to ask for a refund.
- Company
- AzireVPN
- Based in
- Sweden
- Money back
- 7 days
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, Router
Details
From the antivirus company Bitdefender. Try it free for 7 days; paid plans cover 10 devices, with servers in 100 countries.
- Company
- Bitdefender
- Based in
- Romania
- Devices
- 10
- Servers
- 3,000
- Countries
- 100
- Free plan
- 7-day free trial
- Money back
- 30 days
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, TV
Details
You can try it free on a few servers before you pay.
- Company
- BV Internet Services Limited
- Based in
- Seychelles
- Free plan
- Free trial with 2 to 3 servers
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, Router
Details
Free with 4 locations to choose from. Paying opens up 46.
- Company
- Browsec Inc
- Based in
- Russia
- Free plan
- 4 free locations
- Lowest price
- From $2.76/mo (2-year plan)
- Month to month
- $6.99/mo month to month
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, Browser extension
Details
A Dutch VPN that covers up to 6 devices.
- Company
- iElement B.V.
- Based in
- Netherlands
- Devices
- 6
- Lowest price
- From $7.50/mo (1-year plan)
- Month to month
- $9.99/mo month to month
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac
Details
No limit on devices and servers in 25 countries. An outside firm, Securitum, has checked its no-logs promise.
- Company
- CactusVPN
- Based in
- Moldova
- Devices
- Unlimited
- Countries
- 25
- Lowest price
- From $3.96/mo (2-year plan)
- Month to month
- $15.00/mo month to month
- Money back
- 30 days
- Audit
- Yes
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, Browser extension, Router
Details
One plan covers up to 6 devices.
- Company
- ClearVPN
- Based in
- United Kingdom
- Devices
- 6
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac
Details
Its app's code is public for anyone to check, and it has a kill switch. Pay with cryptocurrency and you don't need to give an email.
- Company
- cryptostorm
- Based in
- Ireland
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, Router
Details
Servers in 100 countries for up to 7 devices, with a kill switch and the option to let chosen apps skip the VPN. Longer plans give you 45 days to ask for a refund.
- Company
- CyberGhost S.R.L.
- Based in
- Romania
- Devices
- 7
- Servers
- 9,600
- Countries
- 100
- Lowest price
- From $2.19/mo (2 years + 2 months (introductory))
- Month to month
- $12.99/mo month to month
- Money back
- 45 days
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, Browser extension, Router
ExpressVPN
Details
Servers in 113 countries that keep nothing on a hard drive, so data is wiped on every restart. Names outside checks by PwC, Cure53 and KPMG.
- Based in
- British Virgin Islands
- Devices
- 10
- Countries
- 113
- Own protocol
- Lightway
- Lowest price
- From $2.99/mo (Basic, 2 years + 4 months (introductory))
- Money back
- 30 days
- Audit
- Yes
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, Browser extension, Router, TV
Details
From the security company F-Secure (it used to be called Freedome). Try it free for 30 days; plans cover 1, 3 or 5 devices.
- Company
- F-Secure
- Based in
- Finland
- Devices
- 5
- Free plan
- 30-day free trial
- Money back
- 30 days
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac
Details
Low prices if you sign up for several years, plus a kill switch.
- Company
- FastestVPN
- Based in
- Cayman Islands
- Servers
- 800
- Lowest price
- From $0.70/mo (3-year plan)
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, Browser extension, Router
Details
Now called Namecheap VPN, from the domain company Namecheap. Covers up to 5 devices.
- Company
- Namecheap
- Based in
- United States
- Devices
- 5
- Servers
- 1,000
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac
Details
Servers in 40 countries. Read the refund rules before you buy.
- Company
- UDITech Limited
- Based in
- British Virgin Islands
- Servers
- 500
- Countries
- 40
- Lowest price
- From $4.96/mo (2-year plan)
- Month to month
- $9.90/mo month to month
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux
Details
Mostly a tool for watching streaming services from other countries, with a VPN included. Try it free for 3 days.
- Company
- Getflix
- Based in
- Australia
- Free plan
- 3-day free trial
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Browser extension, Router
Details
A Dutch VPN priced in euros, with apps for TVs and home routers. Also sells a one-time lifetime plan.
- Company
- GOOSE B.V.
- Based in
- Netherlands
- Money back
- 30 days
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, Router, TV
Details
A small VPN with servers in 11 countries, for up to 5 devices. Try it for 3 days.
- Company
- HideIPVPN
- Based in
- United States
- Devices
- 5
- Servers
- 24
- Countries
- 11
- Free plan
- 3-day trial
- Lowest price
- From $2.99/mo (24-month plan)
- Month to month
- $9.99/mo month to month
- Money back
- 30 days
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Browser extension, Router
Details
- Company
- Hola VPN Ltd.
- Based in
- Israel
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Browser extension, Router
Details
Has a free version, paid for by ads.
- Company
- Anchorfree, LLC (Pango)
- Based in
- United States
- Free plan
- Free version with ads
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Browser extension
Details
Works on phones, computers, browsers, TVs and routers. You get 30 days to ask for a refund.
- Company
- iProVPN
- Based in
- British Virgin Islands
- Money back
- 30 days
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, Browser extension, Router, TV
Facts come from each company's own website, last checked November 3, 2026. A blank means we haven't confirmed it yet. Suggest a correction →
About VPN apps compared: price, devices and privacy
Each fact comes from the company’s own website, with the date we last checked it. A blank means the company doesn’t say.
The price is the lowest monthly price on the company’s site. It’s often a first-time deal on a long plan, so expect to pay more at renewal.
The picks under Where to start each suit one need, and paid spots are labelled Sponsored. Some links earn us a commission when you buy, which has no say in what we list or write.
It depends where you use it. A VPN hides what you do online from the Wi-Fi you're on and from your phone or internet company, and hides your location from the sites you visit. It's most useful on café, hotel and airport Wi-Fi, and when you travel.
Some are. The safer ones come from known companies that cap your data or locations to nudge you toward paying; others make money from ads or from your data. Check who makes it and what it says about logs (we show both when the company tells us).
The company promises not to keep a record of the sites you visit or where you connect from. An audit means an outside firm checked that promise. We mark a VPN as audited only when the company names the audit, and link the report when it's public.
No. Your internet company can't see what you do anymore, but the VPN company can, so you're picking whom to trust. Sites can still tell it's you when you're logged in.
A bit. The farther away the server, the slower it gets, so pick one near you unless you need a certain country. Expect your battery to drain a little faster too.
It cuts your phone's internet if the VPN drops, so nothing slips out unprotected. Android has one built in: in your VPN settings, turn on Always-on VPN and Block connections without VPN.
It lets you pick apps that skip the VPN, handy for the banking apps that refuse to work over one. You'll see it more on Android and computers than on iPhone.
Speed and reliability shift month to month, and they depend on where you live. One score would hide all that, so we show what each company offers and let you filter for what matters to you.