VPNs for Linux with a free trial

60 of these services have enough published data for the main ranking. The median paid plan costs €3.22 a month.

Part of VPN free trials.

Sorted by this page’s weighting: ecosystem weighs 35% on this page. Each row also shows the overall score.

65services on this page
4with an independent no-logs audit
€0.75cheapest paid plan, a month
Top 50 of 65 services on this page
#ServicePage scoreTrialWhereCard neededFrom
1CitadelVPN
Consumer VPN · Panama Independent no-logs audit: ✓ Yes Free plan
8.43overall 8.745site (account at lk.citadelvpn.io) NoTrial: 5; Where: site (account at lk.citadelvpn.io); Card needed: no€1.38per month
2Surfshark
Consumer VPN · Netherlands Independent no-logs audit: ✓ Yes
6.34overall 5.307all Yes card, PayPal or Apple PayTrial: 7; Where: all; Card needed: yes (card, PayPal or Apple Pay)€2.14per month
3PureVPN
Consumer VPN · BVI Independent no-logs audit: ✓ Yes
6.34overall 5.307——Trial: 7€1.85per month
4LightningX VPN
Free / mobile app · USA Free plan
5.57overall 4.9630 min on install (+30 min with…all (app) No 30-min trial auto-registered…Trial: 30 min on install (+30 min with…; Where: all (app); Card needed: no (30-min trial auto-registered…€4.30per month
5NymVPN
Decentralised (dVPN) · Switzerland
5.31overall 4.977select plans with card (no crypto) YesTrial: 7; Where: select plans with card (no crypto); Card needed: yes€3.44per month
6BelkaVPN
Consumer VPN · Panama Free plan
5.19overall 4.257Yesno upfront payment (claim)Trial: 7; Where: yes; Card needed: no upfront payment (claim)€2.36per month
7HiroVPN
Free / mobile app · Hong Kong
5.18overall 4.057 / 14 (FAQ) - inconsistentall (in app) NoTrial: 7 / 14 (FAQ) - inconsistent; Where: all (in app); Card needed: no€1.30per month
8VPN Unlimited (KeepSolid)
Consumer VPN · USA
5.11overall 3.597——Trial: 7€3.87per month
9Symlex VPN
Consumer VPN · jurisdiction not stated Independent no-logs audit: ✓ Yes Free plan
5.08overall 4.475all (no card) NoTrial: 5; Where: all (no card); Card needed: no€1.91per month
10KeepSolid (VPN Unlimited)
Consumer VPN · USA
4.96overall 3.387——Trial: 7€4.39per month
11VeePN
Consumer VPN · Panama
4.78overall 3.873site (12/24-month plans); free… Yes card or PayPalTrial: 3; Where: site (12/24-month plans); free…; Card needed: yes (card or PayPal)€1.71per month
12VPNUK
Consumer VPN · jurisdiction not stated
4.68overall 3.7330site NoTrial: 30; Where: site; Card needed: no€2.88per month
13Toggle VPN
Free / mobile app · USA
4.57overall 3.037——Trial: 7€10.31per month
14VPN Secure
Consumer VPN · jurisdiction not stated
4.44overall 3.9430site ($1 paid trial) Yes paid trialTrial: 30; Where: site ($1 paid trial); Card needed: yes (paid trial)€2.57per month
15Namecheap FastVPN
Consumer VPN · USA
4.29overall 3.1930site (monthly plan) Yes trial via App Store/Google…Trial: 30; Where: site (monthly plan); Card needed: yes (trial via App Store/Google…€0.86per month
16FastVPN (Namecheap)
Consumer VPN · USA
4.24overall 3.1330site (monthly plan)—Trial: 30; Where: site (monthly plan)€0.86per month
17VPNEU
Consumer VPN · jurisdiction not stated Free plan
4.19overall 3.7814site / Telegram bot NoTrial: 14; Where: site / Telegram bot; Card needed: no€1.08per month
18ZenMate
Consumer VPN · Germany Free plan
4.15overall 3.197 (ZenMate Ultimate trial, help…browser extension… No help center: no billing info…Trial: 7 (ZenMate Ultimate trial, help…; Where: browser extension…; Card needed: no (help center: no billing info…€1.99per month
19Mena VPN (MenaVPN)
Consumer VPN · jurisdiction not stated
4.05overall 3.417 (Google Play subscription…— Yes Play store subscription…Trial: 7 (Google Play subscription…; Card needed: yes (Play store subscription…€3.33per month
20Norse Labs DVPN
Decentralised (dVPN) · Estonia Free plan
3.98overall 3.503——Trial: 3€2.86per month
21Fexyn
Consumer VPN · USA Free plan
3.93overall 3.987site (all new accounts; Windows &… No no bank card neededTrial: 7; Where: site (all new accounts; Windows &…; Card needed: no (no bank card needed)€2.57per month
22Trust.Zone
Consumer VPN · Seychelles
3.92overall 3.973site NoTrial: 3; Where: site; Card needed: no€2.00per month
23SmartyDNS
Smart DNS · Romania
3.90overall 3.383site NoTrial: 3; Where: site; Card needed: no€3.58per month
24Bolt VPN (Galixo.AI)
Free / mobile app · jurisdiction not stated
3.86overall 2.597site—Trial: 7; Where: site€6.45per month
25WireDog VPN
Consumer VPN · USA
3.79overall 3.7814site Yes card saved with StripeTrial: 14; Where: site; Card needed: yes (card saved with Stripe)€4.29per month
26FineVPN
Free / mobile app · Estonia
3.76overall 2.8614site / Telegram bot NoTrial: 14; Where: site / Telegram bot; Card needed: no€4.30per month
27VirtualShield
Consumer VPN · USA
3.65overall 2.857site (7-day free trial on all…—Trial: 7; Where: site (7-day free trial on all…€8.24per month
28Trickbyte
Smart DNS · Estonia Free plan
3.64overall 2.4814site No No Credit Card RequiredTrial: 14; Where: site; Card needed: no (No Credit Card Required)€1.79per month
29Kiwi VPN
Free / mobile app · jurisdiction not stated
3.59overall 2.237all plans No No Credit Card RequiredTrial: 7; Where: all plans; Card needed: no (No Credit Card Required)€1.38per month
30URnetwork
Decentralised (dVPN) · USA Free plan
3.57overall 2.7514 (UR Pro)——Trial: 14 (UR Pro)—
31VPNBaron
Consumer VPN · jurisdiction not stated
3.57overall 3.29free trial mentioned on Google…iOS/Android (in-app free trials…—Trial: free trial mentioned on Google…; Where: iOS/Android (in-app free trials…€4.99per month
32SmartDNS Proxy
Smart DNS · Canada
3.39overall 2.1314site NoTrial: 14; Where: site; Card needed: no€2.45per month
33SwitchVPN
Consumer VPN · jurisdiction not stated
3.27overall 2.513site—Trial: 3; Where: site€4.29per month
34uncensore.net
Consumer VPN · jurisdiction not stated
3.25overall 2.851site (request via Telegram) No 1-day trial via Telegram bot…Trial: 1; Where: site (request via Telegram); Card needed: no (1-day trial via Telegram bot…€4.13per month
35FlyVPN
Consumer VPN · jurisdiction not stated Free plan Red flag: Stores connection IP addresses
3.24overall 2.283site/apps (free usage) No create a free account; free…Trial: 3; Where: site/apps (free usage); Card needed: no (create a free account; free…€4.27per month
36VPN Jantit
Consumer VPN · jurisdiction not stated Free plan Red flag: Stores connection IP addresses
3.23overall 2.827 (free account)site NoTrial: 7 (free account); Where: site; Card needed: no€0.86per month
37HidzoVPN
Consumer VPN · Panama Free plan
3.22overall 3.58312-month plan (app stores)—Trial: 3; Where: 12-month plan (app stores)€2.14per month
387VPN
Consumer VPN · Lithuania Free plan Red flag: Stores connection IP addresses
3.21overall 2.803iOS Yes store trialTrial: 3; Where: iOS; Card needed: yes (store trial)€8.59per month
39NorexVPN
Consumer VPN · USA
3.20overall 2.607site Yes $1 authorization holdTrial: 7; Where: site; Card needed: yes ($1 authorization hold)€7.16per month
40Blokada
Free / mobile app · Sweden Free plan
3.03overall 2.187apps (Blokada 6, Family, Plus)—Trial: 7; Where: apps (Blokada 6, Family, Plus)€5.00per month
41Speedify
Consumer VPN · USA Red flag: Stores connection IP addresses
2.90overall 2.197site (Individual monthly)likely yes (trial then $14.99/mo)Trial: 7; Where: site (Individual monthly); Card needed: likely yes (trial then $14.99/mo)€4.29per month
42GNUVPN
Consumer VPN · jurisdiction not stated
2.80overall 2.771 (24h, no card)— NoTrial: 1 (24h, no card); Card needed: no€3.43per month
43HotVPN
Consumer VPN · Israel
2.79overall 2.213 (FAQ says 7)Android—Trial: 3 (FAQ says 7); Where: Android€3.43per month
44VPNTunnel
Consumer VPN · USA
2.78overall 2.207 (promoted on home page, terms…site—Trial: 7 (promoted on home page, terms…; Where: site€6.36per month
45Borderless VPN
Consumer VPN · Norway
2.77overall 2.001——Trial: 1€3.22per month
46UpVPN
Consumer VPN · USA
2.72overall 2.317iOS / Apple platforms—Trial: 7; Where: iOS / Apple platforms€2.86per month
47OurVPN
Consumer VPN · USA Red flag: Stores connection IP addresses
2.62overall 1.993site Yes trial converts to paidTrial: 3; Where: site; Card needed: yes (trial converts to paid)€24.94per month
48CloudVPN Pro
Consumer VPN · jurisdiction not stated Free plan
2.59overall 2.301 (24h full trial, activation…site—Trial: 1 (24h full trial, activation…; Where: site€3.58per month
49PlexVPN
Consumer VPN · jurisdiction not stated
2.58overall 1.923 / 1 (FAQ)all (on registration) No trial on registrationTrial: 3 / 1 (FAQ); Where: all (on registration); Card needed: no (trial on registration)€1.50per month
50MEGA VPN
Consumer VPN · jurisdiction not stated
2.57overall 1.737site (all plans: try free for 7…—Trial: 7; Where: site (all plans: try free for 7…€2.00per month
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#ServicePage scoreTrialWhereCard neededFrom
51LibertyShield VPN
Consumer VPN · UK Red flag: Public security incident
2.55overall 1.522 (48h)——Trial: 2 (48h)€5.38per month
52Getflix
Smart DNS · Seychelles
2.47overall 1.953site No review; 14-day Smart DNS…Trial: 3; Where: site; Card needed: no (review; 14-day Smart DNS…€2.22per month
53Lamnia
Consumer VPN · UK
2.41overall 1.512 (48 hours before billing; …site (all packages)—Trial: 2 (48 hours before billing; …; Where: site (all packages)€12.94per month
54Resso VPN
Consumer VPN · jurisdiction not stated Low data transparency
2.39overall 1.111Telegram bot (@ressovpn_bot)—Trial: 1; Where: Telegram bot (@ressovpn_bot)—
55DPN: Beyond VPN
Decentralised (dVPN) · jurisdiction not stated Low data transparency
2.36overall 1.257 (official blog: no credit card…app (DPN APP download + account) No official blogTrial: 7 (official blog: no credit card…; Where: app (DPN APP download + account); Card needed: no (official blog)€2.73per month
56MyIP.io Static VPN
Consumer VPN · USA Red flag: Stores connection IP addresses
2.30overall 1.177site—Trial: 7; Where: site€2.14per month
57Free VPN by FreeVPN.org
Free / mobile app · jurisdiction not stated Free plan Low data transparency
2.18overall 1.927iOS (App Store, monthly and…App Store billing (Apple ID…Trial: 7; Where: iOS (App Store, monthly and…; Card needed: App Store billing (Apple ID…—
58Anonymous VPN
Consumer VPN · Seychelles
2.15overall 1.883 (paid $1)site—Trial: 3 (paid $1); Where: site€4.94per month
59AethoVPN
Consumer VPN · jurisdiction not stated
2.13overall 1.483site (new users, one per user) No 3-day trial activated simply…Trial: 3; Where: site (new users, one per user); Card needed: no (3-day trial activated simply…€2.48per month
60ProxyDNS
Smart DNS · jurisdiction not stated Low data transparency
2.12overall 1.487 (paid: $0.99 for 1 week)site Yes paid trial via PayPal/card…Trial: 7 (paid: $0.99 for 1 week); Where: site; Card needed: yes (paid trial via PayPal/card…€2.57per month
61CiberProtector VPN
Consumer VPN · jurisdiction not stated
2.02overall 1.5145——Trial: 45€4.90per month
62dns4me
Smart DNS · Australia Red flag: Stores connection IP addresses
1.99overall 1.113site NoTrial: 3; Where: site; Card needed: no€2.06per month
63SaturnVPN
Consumer VPN · USA Red flag: Stores connection IP addresses
1.80overall 1.201 (review; PPTP/L2TP only,…site (free test account) No review: name + email formTrial: 1 (review; PPTP/L2TP only,…; Where: site (free test account); Card needed: no (review: name + email form)€0.75per month
64GoTrusted
Consumer VPN · USA
1.66overall 1.207site Yes $0.05 card authorization at…Trial: 7; Where: site; Card needed: yes ($0.05 card authorization at…€3.43per month
65QAL VPN
Consumer VPN · jurisdiction not stated Low data transparency
1.39overall 1.0428site (portal; start trial by…—Trial: 28; Where: site (portal; start trial by…€3.29per month

The other 15 on this page: page score under 2.6

Below place 50 the differences are small: most of these services publish little that earns points for this page.

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  2. 00.5
  3. 11.0
  4. 31.5
  5. 102.0
  6. 12.5

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