VPNs not recommended on security

Not recommended
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ExpressVPN
Commercial VPNBritish Virgin IslandsKape Technologies
Coverage106countries
Paying monthly$14.99monthly
Paying yearly$59.85yearly total
Free tierNopaid plans only
Devices10at once
14 out of 100
Security
70 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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ClearVPN
Commercial VPNCyprus
Coverage54countries
Paying monthly$9.99monthly
Paying yearly$44.99yearly total
Free tierNopaid trial only
Devices6at once
12 out of 100
Security
71 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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TunnelBear
Commercial VPNNot publishedMcAfee
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly$9.99monthly
Paying yearly$69.99yearly total
Free tierYeslimited free plan
Devicesunlimitedat once
12 out of 100
Security
71 out of 100
Usability
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AdGuard
Commercial VPNCyprus
Coverage59countries
Paying monthly$11.99monthly
Paying yearly$47.88yearly total
Free tierYeslimited free plan
Devices10at once
11 out of 100
Security
77 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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ZoogVPN
Commercial VPNGreece
Coverage80countries
Paying monthly$9.99monthly
Paying yearly$39.99yearly total
Free tierYeslimited free plan
Devices10at once
11 out of 100
Security
74 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Windscribe
Commercial VPNCanada
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly$9.00monthly
Paying yearly$69.00yearly total
Free tierYeslimited free plan
11 out of 100
Security
68 out of 100
Usability
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StrongVPN
Commercial VPNUnited StatesZiff Davis
Coverage42countries
Paying monthly$11.99monthly
Paying yearly$47.69yearly total
Free tierNopaid plans only
Devices12at once
11 out of 100
Security
63 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Total VPN
Commercial VPNUnited KingdomPango Group
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly$9.99monthly
Paying yearly$19.00yearly total
Free tierNopaid trial only
Devices1at once
11 out of 100
Security
61 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Wire VPN
Commercial VPNUnited KingdomUsability: floor only
Coverage—not published
Price—no published price
Free tierYeslimited free plan
11 out of 100
Security
56 out of 100
Usability
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Betternet
Commercial VPNUnited StatesPango Group
Coverage80countries
Paying monthly$12.99monthly
Paying yearly—no yearly plan
Free tierYeslimited free plan
Devices10at once
10 out of 100
Security
78 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Planet VPN
Commercial VPNRomania
Coverage63countries
Paying monthly$9.99monthly
Paying yearly$47.88yearly total
Free tierYesfree, no data cap
Devices10at once
10 out of 100
Security
78 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Malwarebytes VPN
Commercial VPNUnited StatesMalwarebytes
Coverage36countries
Paying monthly—no monthly plan
Paying yearly$49.99yearly total
Free tierYeslimited free plan
Devices20at once
10 out of 100
Security
74 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Red Shield VPN
Commercial VPNUnited States
Coverage36countries
Paying monthly$11.90monthly
Paying yearly$71.40yearly total
Free tierNopaid plans only
Devices10at once
10 out of 100
Security
57 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Lantern
Censorship toolUnited StatesUsability: floor only
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly—no monthly plan
Paying yearly$48.00yearly total
Free tierYeslimited free plan
Devices3at once
9 out of 100
Security
64 out of 100
Usability
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Mozilla VPN
Commercial VPNUnited States
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly$9.99monthly
Paying yearly$59.88yearly total
Free tierNopaid plans only
Devices5at once
9 out of 100
Security
57 out of 100
Usability
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NymVPN
DecentralizedSwitzerland
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly$7.99monthly
Paying yearly$34.68yearly total
Free tierNopaid trial only
Devices10at once
8 out of 100
Security
68 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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FlyVPN
Commercial VPNHong Kong SAR ChinaUsability: floor only
Coverage39countries
Paying monthly$9.90monthly
Paying yearly$80.00yearly total
Free tierNopaid trial only
8 out of 100
Security
55 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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VeePN
Commercial VPNPanama
Coverage168countries
Paying monthly$10.99monthly
Paying yearly$39.84yearly total
Free tierYeslimited free plan
Devices10at once
7 out of 100
Security
86 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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VyprVPN
Commercial VPNUnited StatesCertida
Coverage63countries
Paying monthly$5.00monthly
Paying yearly$48.00yearly total
Free tierNopaid plans only
Devices10at once
6 out of 100
Security
80 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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PrivadoVPN
Commercial VPNIceland
Coverage49countries
Paying monthly$10.99monthly
Paying yearly$15.96yearly total
Free tierYeslimited free plan
Devices10at once
6 out of 100
Security
76 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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BTGuard
Commercial VPNUnited States
Coverage25countries
Paying monthly$9.95monthly
Paying yearly—no yearly plan
Free tierNopaid plans only
Devices20at once
6 out of 100
Security
67 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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TorGuard
Commercial VPNUnited States
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly$9.99monthly
Paying yearly$59.99yearly total
Free tierNopaid trial only
Devices8at once
6 out of 100
Security
66 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Portmaster
P2P exitAustriaIVPN
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly$9.30monthly
Paying yearly$92.96yearly total
Free tierYeslimited free plan
Devices5at once
6 out of 100
Security
64 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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F-Secure VPN
Commercial VPNFinland
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly—no monthly plan
Paying yearly$57.99yearly total
Free tierNopaid trial only
Devices5at once
6 out of 100
Security
61 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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GNUVPN
Commercial VPNPortugalUsability: floor only
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly$6.99monthly
Paying yearly$41.99yearly total
Free tierNopaid trial only
Devices5at once
6 out of 100
Security
55 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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AVG VPN
Commercial VPNCzechiaGen Digital
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly—no monthly plan
Paying yearly$54.99yearly total
Free tierNopaid trial only
Devices10at once
5 out of 100
Security
67 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Norton VPN
Commercial VPNUnited StatesGen Digital
Coverage103countries
Paying monthly—no monthly plan
Paying yearly$39.99yearly total
Free tierNopaid trial only
Devices10at once
4 out of 100
Security
80 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Opera VPN
Browser proxyNorwayUsability: floor onlyKunlun Tech
Coverage—not published
Price—no published price
Free tierYesfree, no data cap
Devicesunlimitedat once
4 out of 100
Security
75 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Mysterium VPN
DecentralizedLithuania
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly$10.49monthly
Paying yearly$44.28yearly total
Free tierNopaid plans only
Devices15at once
4 out of 100
Security
61 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Avira VPN
Commercial VPNGermanyGen Digital
Coverage35countries
Paying monthly$10.00monthly
Paying yearly$78.00yearly total
Free tierYeslimited free plan
Devices1at once
4 out of 100
Security
60 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Cloudflare WARP
Commercial VPNUnited StatesUsability: floor only
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly$4.99monthly
Paying yearly—no yearly plan
Free tierNot publishedno statement found
3 out of 100
Security
83 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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FastestVPN
Commercial VPNCayman Islands
Coverage49countries
Paying monthly$5.00monthly
Paying yearly—no yearly plan
Free tierNopaid plans only
Devices10at once
3 out of 100
Security
79 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Bitdefender
Commercial VPNRomania
Coverage109countries
Paying monthly$6.99monthly
Paying yearly$34.99yearly total
Free tierYeslimited free plan
Devices10at once
3 out of 100
Security
74 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Kaspersky VPN
Commercial VPNRussia
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly$8.99monthly
Paying yearly$40.99yearly total
Free tierNopaid trial only
Devices5at once
3 out of 100
Security
71 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Amnezia
Commercial VPNRomania
Coverage20countries
Paying monthly—no monthly plan
Paying yearly$50.00yearly total
Free tierYeslimited free plan
Devices7at once
3 out of 100
Security
67 out of 100
Usability
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HideMyAss
Commercial VPNCzechiaUsability: floor only
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly—no monthly plan
Paying yearly$59.88yearly total
Free tierNopaid trial only
3 out of 100
Security
66 out of 100
Usability
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Hoxx
Commercial VPNUnited StatesUsability: floor only
Coverage—not published
Price—no published price
Free tierYeslimited free plan
3 out of 100
Security
63 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Whoer
Commercial VPNUnited Arab Emirates
Coverage20countries
Paying monthly$9.90monthly
Paying yearly$29.90yearly total
Free tierNopaid trial only
Devices5at once
3 out of 100
Security
63 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Goose VPN
Commercial VPNNetherlands
Coverage23countries
Paying monthly$11.59monthly
Paying yearly$69.46yearly total
Free tierNopaid trial only
Devicesunlimitedat once
3 out of 100
Security
57 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Psiphon
Censorship toolCanada
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly$9.99monthly
Paying yearly$71.99yearly total
Free tierYesfree, no data cap
2 out of 100
Security
82 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Browsec
Commercial VPNRussia
Coverage45countries
Paying monthly$6.99monthly
Paying yearly$39.96yearly total
Free tierYeslimited free plan
Devices5at once
2 out of 100
Security
75 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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VPN Unlimited
Commercial VPNUnited States
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly$9.99monthly
Paying yearly$59.99yearly total
Free tierNopaid trial only
Devices5at once
2 out of 100
Security
60 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Speedify
Commercial VPNUnited States
Coverage37countries
Paying monthly$14.99monthly
Paying yearly$89.99yearly total
Free tierNopaid trial only
Devices5at once
2 out of 100
Security
51 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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VPN Gate
Censorship toolJapanSoftEther Project
Coverage14countries
Price—no published price
Free tierYesfree, no data cap
Devicesunlimitedat once
1 out of 100
Security
74 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Urban VPN
Commercial VPNUnited States
Coverage82countries
Paying monthly$12.99monthly
Paying yearly$59.40yearly total
Free tierYeslimited free plan
Devices8at once
1 out of 100
Security
70 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Turbo VPN
Commercial VPNSingaporeInnovative Connecting
Coverage80countries
Paying monthly$11.99monthly
Paying yearly$59.99yearly total
Free tierYesfree, no data cap
Devices10at once
1 out of 100
Security
67 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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VPN Proxy Master
Commercial VPNSingaporeInnovative Connecting
Coverage52countries
Paying monthly$12.99monthly
Paying yearly$79.99yearly total
Free tierNot publishedno statement found
Devices10at once
1 out of 100
Security
65 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Avast VPN
Commercial VPNCzechiaGen Digital
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly—no monthly plan
Paying yearly$59.88yearly total
Free tierNopaid trial only
Devices10at once
1 out of 100
Security
62 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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IPVanish
Commercial VPNUnited StatesZiff Davis
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly$14.99monthly
Paying yearly$46.68yearly total
Free tierNopaid plans only
Devicesunlimitedat once
1 out of 100
Security
58 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Hotspot Shield
Commercial VPNUnited StatesUsability: floor only
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly$1.99monthly
Paying yearly$29.00yearly total
Free tierYeslimited free plan
Devices10at once
0 out of 100
Security
73 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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PureVPN
Commercial VPNBritish Virgin IslandsUsability: floor onlyDisrupt
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly$12.95monthly
Paying yearly—no yearly plan
Free tierNopaid plans only
0 out of 100
Security
60 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Webroot VPN
Commercial VPNUnited StatesOpenText Corporation
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly$3.99monthly
Paying yearly$35.99yearly total
Free tierNopaid trial only
Devices10at once
0 out of 100
Security
58 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
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Hola VPN
P2P exitIsrael
Coverage—not published
Paying monthly$14.99monthly
Paying yearly$92.26yearly total
Free tierYeslimited free plan
Devices10at once
0 out of 100
Security
49 out of 100
Usability
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