That One Privacy Guy's VPN Comparison Chart

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That One Privacy Guy's VPN Comparison Chart

A comparison of different VPN providers - security, pricing, jurisdiction.

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SIMPLE COMPARISON PRIVACY TECHNICAL WEBSITE PRICING ETHICS

(RAW DATA TO THE RIGHT) ---> JURISDICTION LOGGING ACTIVISM SERVICE CONFIGURATION AVAILABILITY COOKIES CONFIGURATION BUSINESS PRACTICES AFFILIATES

Sheet last updated 12/19/2019 PRIVACY TECHNICAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY CONNECTION LEAK PROTECTION OBFUSCATION / CENSORSHIP AVOIDANCE NETWORK NEUTRALITY AVERAGE SPEEDS DATA ENCRYPTION HANDSHAKE ENCRYPTION GOOD FAITH AFFILIATE / RESELLER POLICY

VPN SERVICE Jurisdiction Logging Activism Service Config Security Availability Website Pricing Ethics Based in (Country) "Fourteen Eyes" Country Enemy of the Internet Traffic DNS Requests Timestamps Bandwidth IP Address Anonymous Payment Method Accepts Cash Accepts Gift Cards Accepts Crypto Currency PGP Key Available Gives back to Privacy Causes Meets PrivacyToolsIO Criteria 1st Party DNS Servers IPv6 Supported / Blocked Offers OpenVPN Offers Wireguard Supports Multihop Supports TCP Port 443 Supports Obfsproxy Supports SOCKS Supports SSL Tunnel Supports SSH Tunnel Other Proprietary Protocols Blocks SMTP (Authent.) Blocks P2P US Server DL Speeds (%) International Server DL Speeds (%) Default Provided Strongest Provided Weakest Provided Strongest Provided # of Simultaneous Connections # of Countries # of Servers Linux Support (Manual) # of Persistent Cookies # of External Trackers # of Proprietary API's Server SSL Rating SSL Certificate issued to $ / Month - (Annual Pricing) $ / Connection / Month Free Trial Available Refund Window (Days) Contradictory Logging Policies Falsely Claims Service is 100% Effective Incentivizes social media spam Forbids spam Requires ethical copy Requires full disclosure Practice ethical copy Give full disclosure

AceVPN 5 3 5 3.5 2.5 4 5 5 5 USA Five Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Some 2 22 4 1 10 A Self $4.59 $2.30 No 7 Yes Yes No No No

ActiVPN 1 2 0 2 2.5 0 0 1 3 France Nine No Email No No Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes See Note See Note 5 13 20 0 0 0 A+ Self $3.34 $0.67 No See Note No No No

AirVPN 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 Italy Fourteen No No Email No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 90.56 5.99 AES-256 AES-256 RSA-4096 RSA-4096 5 19 215 Yes 3 0 0 A+ Self $4.93 $0.99 Yes 3 No No No No No

Anonine 0 2 1 2 2.5 0 11 4 1 Seychelles No No No Email No No Yes No No Yes No No Yes See Note See Note 5 22 80 6 2 29 C Self $3.99 $0.80 No 0 Yes

AnonVPN 5 1 2 5 2.5 5 8 7 4 USA Five Yes No No No Email No No No No No No No No No No No 1 3 1 1 2 A- Self $5.75 $5.75 No 0 No No No No

Anonymizer 5 1 2 1 2.5 3 13 2 1 USA Five Yes No No No Email No No No No No No Yes No Yes No No 6 14 4 19 A- Self $6.67 $1.11 Yes 45 Yes

AnonymousVPN 0 3 2 2 2.5 0 2 4 5 Seychelles No No No Yes Yes Email No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No 3 20 20 0 0 2 B Self $5.75 $1.92 No 14 Yes No No No No

Astrill 0 3 4 2.5 1.5 2 8 4 5 Seychelles No No Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Some AES-128 2 54 254 4 1 2 A- Self $5.83 $2.92 Yes 7 No No No No No

Avast Secureline 1 3.5 4 1 1.5 2 3 4 2.5 Czech Republic Cooperative No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No Yes No Yes AES-256 1 19 27 0 0 16 A Self $6.67 $6.67 Yes 30 Yes Some No No

Avira Phantom VPN 1 2 5 0 1.5 2 8 1 1.5 Germany Fourteen No No Yes No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes AES-256 25 20 16 8 14 A Self $6.50 $0.26 Yes 30 Yes Yes Some No

AzireVPN 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 Sweden Fourteen No No No No No No Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No AES-256 AES-256 RSA-4096 RSA-4096 5 4 26 Yes 1 0 0 A+ Self $4.11 $0.82 Yes 7 No No No No

BeeVPN 1 2 1 5 1.5 5 10 8 0 Denmark Nine No Email No No Yes No No No No No No No AES-256 1 4 4 1 12 C Self $7.17 $7.17 No 0

Betternet 3 3 2 5 2.5 3 3 0 0 Canada Five No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No 25 No 1 1 2 A Self $0.00 $0.00 Free Free

BlackVPN 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 5 0 Hong Kong No No No No No No No Email No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Some Some 56.91 16.03 AES-256 AES-256 RSA-4096 RSA-4096 7 19 27 Yes 4 1 8 A CloudFlare $9.03 $1.29 No 14

Blockless 3 2 2 4 2.5 5 8 7 3 Canada Five No Email No No No No No No Yes No No 1 5 3 9 A CloudFlare $4.17 $4.17 No 0 No No No

BolehVPN 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 5 4 0 Seychelles No No No No No No No Email No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Some 0 7.78 AES-128 AES-256 RSA-4096 RSA-4096 3 13 35 Yes 6 2 7 A Self $6.67 $2.22 Yes 14 Yes Yes Yes

Boxpn 0 2 1 2 2.5 0 11 4 4 Seychelles No No Email No No Yes No No No No No Yes No Blowfish-128 See Note See Note 3 22 80 23 12 25 A CloudFlare $2.99 $1.00 No 0 No No No No

BTGuard 3 1.5 1 1 1.5 4 5 8 3 Canada Five No No No Email No No Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes No AES-256 1 3 5 0 0 0 F Self $7.50 $7.50 No 0 No Yes No No

Buffered 1 3.5 2 2 1.5 2 6 4 3.5 Hungary Cooperative No No Yes Yes Yes Email No No No No No No No No Yes No Blowfish-256 5 26 5 2 16 A Self $9.99 $2.00 No 30 Yes Some Yes No No

CactusVPN 5 0 4 2.5 0 1 4 2 5 Canada Five Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No Yes No Some 95.23 13.76 AES-128 AES-256 RSA-2048 RSA-4096 3 4 16 Yes 2 1 6 A+ Self $4.59 $1.53 Yes 30 No No No No No

Celo 3 3 4 1 1.5 0 5 3 1 Australia Five No No Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No AES-256 5 13 14 2 2 6 B Self $5.50 $1.10 Yes 10 Yes

ChillGlobal 1 2.5 5 1 2.5 4 13 5 1 Germany Fourteen No No Yes No No No No No No No Yes No 1 15 1 1 12 T No SSL Cert $5.70 $5.70 Yes 7 Yes

CitizenVPN 1 1.5 1 2 1.5 4 7 4 0 Denmark Nine No No Email No No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes No AES-128 AES-256 1 12 3 0 4 C Self $8.24 $8.24 Yes 180

CloakVPN 5 0 1 2 2.5 5 8 7 0 USA Five Yes No No No No No Yes No No Yes No Yes No No No Yes 1 1 1 Yes 2 1 2 C Self $5.00 $5.00 No 0

CrypticVPN 5 0.5 1 2 2.5 2 3 5 1 USA Five Yes No No No No Email No No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes 83.96 8.88 1 15 18 Yes 0 0 2 A CloudFlare $2.09 $2.09 No 0 Yes

CryptoHippie 5 2 0 1.5 0 3 1 5 0 USA Five Yes See Note No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Some AES-256 RSA-2048 RSA-2048 1 12 0 0 1 A+ Self $22.92 $22.92 No 30

CryptoStorm 1 1.5 0 0 1.5 2 4 4 0 Iceland Cooperative No No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No AES-256 4 10 2 3 2 A Self $3.92 $0.98 No 0

CyberGhost 0 1 1 2.5 1.5 0 10 2 5 Romania No No No No No Email No No Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Some AES-256 7 30 607 5 0 4 C CloudFlare $5.84 $0.83 No 30 Yes No No No No

DathoVPN 0 2 5 2 2.5 2 11 6 0 Panama No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No 1 17 70 1 1 4 C No SSL Cert $6.00 $6.00 Yes 3

DefenceVPN 2 2 5 2.5 2.5 5 3 1 3 Barbados See Note Owned No No No No No No No No No No Yes Some 2 7 1 1 0 B Self $2.50 $1.25 Yes 30 No No No

Disconnect.me 5 1.5 1 5 0 3 2 3 0 USA Five Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes No No No No AES-256 AES-256 RSA-2048 RSA-2048 3 No 1 0 2 A Self $4.17 $1.39 No 30

DooVPN 3 2 5 5 2.5 5 4 6 0 Not Disclosed Not Disclosed No No No No No No No No No No 1 2 1 0 3 A CloudFlare $4.00 $4.00 No 1

DotVPN 0 2.5 2 4 2.5 1 3 0 2 Hong Kong No No Yes Email No No No No No No Yes No No See Note See Note 3 700 2 2 1 A+ Self $3.00 $1.00 Yes 30 Yes Yes

Doublehop 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 1 0 Seychelles No No No No No No No Email No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No AES-256 AES-256 RSA-4096 RSA-4096 6 5 Yes 1 0 A+ CloudFlare $2.75 $0.45 No 365

EarthVPN 0 2.5 1 2.5 2 0 6 4 4 Northern Cyprus No No No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Some AES-256 MS-CHAPv2 3 32 304 3 1 7 A Incapsula $3.34 $1.11 No 7 No No No No

Encrypt.me 5 3.5 5 2 2.5 3 2 2 1 USA Five Yes See Note Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No Yes 25 2 0 2 A+ Self $8.34 $0.33 Yes 30 Yes

EtherealVPN 3 2 1 5 2.5 4 13 5 3 Not Disclosed Not Disclosed Email No No Yes No No No No No No 1 7 8 1 1 11 T No SSL Cert $1.67 $1.67 No 0 No No No

ExpressVPN 2 2 1 0 0.5 0 8 4 4.5 British Virgin Islands See Note Owned No No Yes Yes No Email No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No AES-256 CA-4096 3 94 1500 Yes 13 5 17 A+ Self $8.32 $2.77 No 30 Some No No No No

Faceless.ME 0 3 5 2 2.5 5 12 6 0 Cyprus No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No 1 3 9 4 14 C Self $5.00 $5.00 Yes 0

FinchVPN 0 3.5 1 2.5 3 2 7 5 1 Malaysia No No No Yes Yes Yes Email No No Yes No No Yes No No Yes Some 22.89 5.69 Blowfish-128 1 20 54 Yes 4 1 15 A+ CloudFlare $3.22 $3.22 Yes 0 Yes

FlowVPN 5 3 2 2 2.5 0 5 3 0 UK Five Yes Yes Yes Email No No No No No No No No Yes Yes See Note 4 41 90 2 2 4 A CloudFlare $3.99 $1.00 Yes 0

FlyVPN 5 3 5 2 2.5 2 7 4 0 USA Five Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No See Note 1 30 150 6 4 2 A CloudFlare $6.67 $6.67 Yes 30

FoxyProxy 5 2 1 1 2.5 2 3 5 0 USA Five Yes No No Yes Email No No No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No No 25 55 Yes 1 1 1 A Self $7.49 $0.30 No 7

Freedom-IP 3 3.5 1 2 2.5 2 3 4 1 Not Disclosed Not Disclosed Yes Yes Yes Email No No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes See Note 5 40 2 0 5 A S

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Published 12/04/2024, 13:50:16

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