Independent VPN brands, ranked by security

Acceptable
1
Proton VPN
Commercial VPNSwitzerland
Coverage147countries
Paying monthly$9.99monthly
Paying yearly$53.88yearly total
Free tierYeslimited free plan
Devices10at once
70 out of 100
Security
78 out of 100
Usability
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Acceptable
2
Mullvad VPN
Commercial VPNSweden
Coverage50countries
Paying monthly$5.69monthly
Paying yearly$69.60yearly total
Free tierNopaid plans only
Devices5at once
60 out of 100
Security
64 out of 100
Usability
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Weak
3
IVPN
Commercial VPNGibraltar
Coverage41countries
Paying monthly$6.00monthly
Paying yearly$60.00yearly total
Free tierNopaid plans only
Devices5at once
38 out of 100
Security
66 out of 100
Usability
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Weak
4
AirVPN
Commercial VPNItaly
Coverage23countries
Paying monthly$8.11monthly
Paying yearly$56.74yearly total
Free tierNopaid plans only
Devices5at once
37 out of 100
Security
57 out of 100
Usability
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Insufficient
5
hide.me
Commercial VPNMalaysia
Coverage57countries
Paying monthly$11.99monthly
Paying yearly$54.99yearly total
Free tierYeslimited free plan
Devices10at once
28 out of 100
Security
81 out of 100
Usability
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Insufficient
6
RiseupVPN
Censorship toolUnited States
Coverage4countries
Price—no published price
Free tierYesfree, no data cap
25 out of 100
Security
65 out of 100
Usability
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Insufficient
7
CactusVPN
Commercial VPNNot published
Coverage25countries
Paying monthly$15.00monthly
Paying yearly$70.00yearly total
Free tierNopaid plans only
Devicesunlimitedat once
20 out of 100
Security
66 out of 100
Usability
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Insufficient
8
X-VPN
Commercial VPNSingapore
Coverage96countries
Paying monthly$11.99monthly
Paying yearly$47.99yearly total
Free tierYeslimited free plan
Devices5at once
15 out of 100
Security
78 out of 100
Usability
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Not recommended
9
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
10
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
11
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
12
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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Not recommended
13
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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Not recommended
14
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
15
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
16
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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Not recommended
17
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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Not recommended
18
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
19
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
20
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
21
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
22
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
23
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
24
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
25
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
26
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
27
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
28
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
29
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
30
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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Not recommended
31
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
32
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
33
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
34
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
35
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
36
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
37
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
38
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
39
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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