Free VPNs for routers: ranked by our score
19 of these services have enough published data for the main ranking. The median paid plan costs €2.36 a month.
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Sorted by this page’s weighting: ecosystem weighs 35% on this page. Each row also shows the overall score.
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| # | Service | Page score | Router firmware | Data limit | Speed | Locations | Ads | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CitadelVPN | 8.43overall 8.74 | Yes MAX: WG/OpenVPN/VLESS; … | Yes | — | — | No | Router firmware: yes (MAX: WG/OpenVPN/VLESS; …; Data limit: yes; Ads: no | €1.38per month |
| 2 | X-VPN | 6.89overall 6.05 | Yes | — | — | 26 regions (UK, CA, AU, 13 US… | Yes AdMob, InMobi, Chartboost,… | Router firmware: yes; Locations: 26 regions (UK, CA, AU, 13 US…; Ads: yes (AdMob, InMobi, Chartboost,… | €2.57per month |
| 3 | ZoogVPN | 5.66overall 4.36 | Yes | 10 GB/month | limited (possible congestion) | 5 locations | Yes in Android app (Google AdMob) | Router firmware: yes; Data limit: 10 GB/month; Speed: limited (possible congestion); Locations: 5 locations; Ads: yes in Android app (Google AdMob) | €2.14per month |
| 4 | Canada VPN | 5.35overall 4.11 | Yes | — | — | 6 servers in 5 countries (US, UK,… | — | Router firmware: yes; Locations: 6 servers in 5 countries (US, UK,… | €1.99per month |
| 5 | BelkaVPN | 5.19overall 4.25 | Yes guide | — | — | US; Canada (browser extension… | — | Router firmware: yes (guide); Locations: US; Canada (browser extension… | €2.36per month |
| 6 | FreeVPN.com | 4.95overall 3.92 | Yes Pro/Teams, WireGuard/OpenVPN | 1 GB/day | — | 3 | — | Router firmware: yes (Pro/Teams, WireGuard/OpenVPN); Data limit: 1 GB/day; Locations: 3 | €3.43per month |
| 7 | Windscribe | 4.94overall 4.09 | Yes | limited | — | some locations | — | Router firmware: yes; Data limit: limited; Locations: some locations | €2.58per month |
| 8 | StelsVPN | 4.74overall 3.81 | Yes | 300 MB/day | — | minimum countries | — | Router firmware: yes (claim); Data limit: 300 MB/day; Locations: minimum countries | €3.99per month |
| 9 | VPNEU | 4.19overall 3.78 | Yes guide | — | limited | fewer servers | No | Router firmware: yes (guide); Speed: limited; Locations: fewer servers; Ads: no | €1.08per month |
| 10 | 12VPN | 3.95overall 3.09 | Yes OpenWRT; router apps | — | — | — | — | Router firmware: yes (OpenWRT; router apps) | €9.45per month |
| 11 | Pro Gamer VPN / Gaming VPN Pro / GamerX VPN (Next Hour) | 3.73overall 3.49 | claimed (unlimited devices incl.… | — | — | — | — | Router firmware: claimed (unlimited devices incl.… | €1.44per month |
| 12 | Trickbyte | 3.64overall 2.48 | Yes DD-WRT VPN; Smart DNS on… | — | — | — | Yes | Router firmware: yes (DD-WRT VPN; Smart DNS on…; Ads: yes | €1.79per month |
| 13 | Anyone Protocol (ex-ATOR) | 3.29overall 3.38 | Yes Anyone Router hardware,… | — | — | — | — | Router firmware: yes (Anyone Router hardware,… | — |
| 14 | VPN Jantit | 3.23overall 2.82 | Yes MikroTik L2TP/PPTP | unlimited | same as premium (no limit stated) | ~70 countries listed | Yes | Router firmware: yes (MikroTik L2TP/PPTP); Data limit: unlimited; Speed: same as premium (no limit stated); Locations: ~70 countries listed; Ads: yes | €0.86per month |
| 15 | Mudfish | 3.13overall 2.14 | Yes OpenWRT | — | no limit (claim) | free public nodes | — | Router firmware: yes (OpenWRT); Speed: no limit (claim); Locations: free public nodes | — |
| 16 | Tcpvpn | 3.09overall 2.08 | Yes routers supporting OpenVPN | — | lifetime account speed-limited | — | — | Router firmware: yes (routers supporting OpenVPN); Speed: lifetime account speed-limited | — |
| 17 | Blokada | 3.03overall 2.18 | guides available | — | — | — | No | Router firmware: guides available; Ads: no | €5.00per month |
| 18 | Shellfire VPN | 2.84overall 2.46 | Yes Shellfire Box hardware | unlimited | 1,000 kbit/s | 2 (Germany, US) | — | Router firmware: yes (Shellfire Box hardware); Data limit: unlimited; Speed: 1,000 kbit/s; Locations: 2 (Germany, US) | €3.26per month |
| 19 | Hola VPN | 2.83overall 1.58 | Yes | — | — | — | — | Router firmware: yes (listed) | — |
| 20 | Shadowsocks | 2.19overall 1.57 | Yes OpenWRT | — | — | — | No | Router firmware: yes (OpenWRT); Ads: no | — |
| 21 | Begzar | 2.12overall 1.47 | Yes DNS setting | free/unlimited (without any… | — | — | No | Router firmware: yes (DNS setting); Data limit: free/unlimited (without any…; Ads: no | — |
| 22 | Shecan | 1.90overall 1.20 | manual DNS | unlimited traffic; 500… | up to 4 Mbps | — | No | Router firmware: manual DNS; Data limit: unlimited traffic; 500…; Speed: up to 4 Mbps; Ads: no | — |