VPN for Saudi Arabia: Filtered Sites, Blocked Calls and the Law
A visitor may use a VPN inside Saudi Arabia, and businesses across the Kingdom do so routinely. The boundary sits in Article 24 of the Telecommunications and IT Act (December 2022): circumventing internet filtering, or providing the means to, is prohibited. For a visitor, keep the tunnel to hotel Wi-Fi, employer systems and accounts in your home country. On VPNRadarLab's ranking for the Kingdom the leaders are CitadelVPN (8.55), Xeovo VPN (5.05) and Proton VPN (5.02). Read more
Sorted by this page’s weighting: Censorship bypass weighs 40% on this page. Each row also shows the overall score.
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| # | Service | Page score | Obfuscation | VLESS / Hysteria2 | VoIP (claimed) | Telegram / mirrors | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CitadelVPN | 8.55overall 8.74 | Yes VLESS/Hysteria2 for… | VLESS, Hysteria2 | Yes | No | Obfuscation: yes (VLESS/Hysteria2 for…; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS, Hysteria2; VoIP (claimed): yes; Telegram / mirrors: no | €1.38per month |
| 2 | Xeovo VPN | 5.05overall 4.17 | Yes Stealth Proxies | VLESS | — | Tor onion address; Telegram… | Obfuscation: yes (Stealth Proxies); VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS; Telegram / mirrors: Tor onion address; Telegram… | €2.99per month |
| 3 | Proton VPN | 5.02overall 6.12 | Yes Stealth; alternative routing | — | — | Telegram channel (social); … | Obfuscation: yes (Stealth; alternative routing); Telegram / mirrors: Telegram channel (social); … | €3.00per month |
| 4 | X-VPN | 4.83overall 6.05 | Yes obfuscation | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (obfuscation) | €2.57per month |
| 5 | StelsVPN | 4.79overall 3.81 | — | VLESS, Hysteria2 | — | Telegram bot @StelsVPNcom_bot | VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS, Hysteria2; Telegram / mirrors: Telegram bot @StelsVPNcom_bot | €3.99per month |
| 6 | IVPN | 4.77overall 5.77 | Yes V2Ray, obfs4 | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (V2Ray, obfs4) | — |
| 7 | LightningX VPN | 4.76overall 4.96 | China-focused GFW bypass; IP pool… | VLESS | — | — | Obfuscation: China-focused GFW bypass; IP pool…; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS | €4.30per month |
| 8 | TorGuard | 4.61overall 4.15 | Yes | VLESS | — | — | Obfuscation: yes; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS | — |
| 9 | NordVPN | 4.50overall 5.58 | Yes obfuscated servers; … | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (obfuscated servers; … | €3.00per month |
| 10 | VPNEU | 4.49overall 3.78 | Yes Reality/Trojan | VLESS | — | Telegram bot @vpneucombot; … | Obfuscation: yes (Reality/Trojan); VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS; Telegram / mirrors: Telegram bot @vpneucombot; … | €1.08per month |
| 11 | NymVPN | 4.49overall 4.97 | censorship resistance listed | — | — | Telegram community; Matrix; … | Obfuscation: censorship resistance listed; Telegram / mirrors: Telegram community; Matrix; … | €3.44per month |
| 12 | LunoVPN | 4.46overall 5.52 | Yes obfuscation mimics HTTPS | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (obfuscation mimics HTTPS) | €2.15per month |
| 13 | Nyx VPN | 4.34overall 3.57 | Yes on-device DPI/DNS/TLS… | VLESS, Hysteria2 | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (on-device DPI/DNS/TLS…; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS, Hysteria2 | €0.71per month |
| 14 | Surfshark | 4.30overall 5.30 | Yes NoBorders; Android, iOS,… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (NoBorders; Android, iOS,… | €2.14per month |
| 15 | PureVPN | 4.30overall 5.30 | Yes obfuscated servers disguise… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (obfuscated servers disguise… | €1.85per month |
| 16 | Trust.Zone | 4.20overall 3.97 | — | VLESS | — | — | VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS | €2.00per month |
| 17 | Hiddify | 4.18overall 3.15 | Yes Reality, ECH etc. | VLESS, Hysteria2 | — | t.me/hiddify; t.me/hiddify_board | Obfuscation: yes (Reality, ECH etc.); VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS, Hysteria2; Telegram / mirrors: t.me/hiddify; t.me/hiddify_board | — |
| 18 | Npv Tunnel (NapsternetV) | 4.10overall 2.83 | Yes V2Ray/SSH/DNSTT tunneling | VLESS, Hysteria2 | — | Telegram t.me/napsternetv | Obfuscation: yes (V2Ray/SSH/DNSTT tunneling); VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS, Hysteria2; Telegram / mirrors: Telegram t.me/napsternetv | — |
| 19 | Mullvad | 4.08overall 4.78 | Yes obfuscation methods, bridges | — | — | onion service | Obfuscation: yes (obfuscation methods, bridges); Telegram / mirrors: onion service | €5.00per month |
| 20 | RocketVPN | 4.01overall 3.70 | Yes V2Ray TLS camouflage,… | Hysteria2 | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (V2Ray TLS camouflage,…; VLESS / Hysteria2: Hysteria2 | €3.59per month |
| 21 | DuneVPN | 4.00overall 4.87 | Yes claim: V2Ray VLESS-WS-TLS… | — | claims VoIP/video-call unblocking… | — | Obfuscation: yes (claim: V2Ray VLESS-WS-TLS…; VoIP (claimed): claims VoIP/video-call unblocking… | €0.86per month |
| 22 | HiroVPN | 3.98overall 4.05 | Yes VLESS | VLESS | — | Telegram channel… | Obfuscation: yes (VLESS); VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS; Telegram / mirrors: Telegram channel… | €1.30per month |
| 23 | Stash | 3.95overall 2.62 | — | VLESS, Hysteria2 | — | — | VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS, Hysteria2 | €1.15per month |
| 24 | AirVPN | 3.93overall 4.37 | Yes SSH/SSL/Tor tunnels | — | — | Tor .onion mirror | Obfuscation: yes (SSH/SSL/Tor tunnels); Telegram / mirrors: Tor .onion mirror | €2.75per month |
| 25 | ExpressVPN | 3.93overall 4.77 | Yes obfuscation | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (obfuscation) | €2.57per month |
| 26 | Fexyn | 3.93overall 3.98 | Yes VLESS Reality, auto protocol… | VLESS | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (VLESS Reality, auto protocol…; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS | €2.57per month |
| 27 | ChibaTunnel | 3.89overall 3.12 | Yes | VLESS, Hysteria2 | No | Telegram t.me/sentinelp2p… | Obfuscation: yes…; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS, Hysteria2; VoIP (claimed): no claim; Telegram / mirrors: Telegram t.me/sentinelp2p… | — |
| 28 | V2Box | 3.88overall 2.72 | Yes Reality, uTLS, vless vision,… | VLESS, Hysteria2 | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Reality, uTLS, vless vision,…; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS, Hysteria2 | — |
| 29 | Ratatosk VPN | 3.87overall 2.90 | Yes on-device DPI/DNS/TLS… | VLESS, Hysteria2 | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (on-device DPI/DNS/TLS…; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS, Hysteria2 | — |
| 30 | VPNBaron | 3.86overall 3.29 | Yes anti-DPI, VLESS Reality /… | VLESS, Hysteria2 | — | email one-time code sign-in when… | Obfuscation: yes (anti-DPI, VLESS Reality /…; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS, Hysteria2; Telegram / mirrors: email one-time code sign-in when… | €4.99per month |
| 31 | Ninja VPN | 3.85overall 4.26 | — | — | — | — | Not stated | €2.14per month |
| 32 | Cryptostorm | 3.84overall 4.05 | Yes obfs4, Xray, stunnel | — | — | Tor .onion + I2P cs.i2p mirrors | Obfuscation: yes (obfs4, Xray, stunnel); Telegram / mirrors: Tor .onion + I2P cs.i2p mirrors | €3.34per month |
| 33 | Turbo VPN | 3.84overall 4.05 | — | — | — | Telegram, VK, Discord (social) | Telegram / mirrors: Telegram, VK, Discord (social) | €2.86per month |
| 34 | V2Box - V2ray Client | 3.84overall 2.66 | Yes uTLS, Reality, vless vision,… | VLESS, Hysteria2 | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (uTLS, Reality, vless vision,…; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS, Hysteria2 | — |
| 35 | BTGuard | 3.81overall 3.41 | Yes Stealth: REALITY TCP 443 +… | VLESS, Hysteria2 | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Stealth: REALITY TCP 443 +…; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS, Hysteria2 | €3.58per month |
| 36 | BTC VPN | 3.74overall 4.51 | obfuscation (claim) | — | — | — | Obfuscation: obfuscation (claim) | €10.31per month |
| 37 | VMP VPN (VPN Master Pro) | 3.72overall 4.48 | Yes obfuscated servers | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (obfuscated servers) | €5.01per month |
| 38 | FinchVPN | 3.71overall 4.26 | Yes claims censorship-resistant… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (claims censorship-resistant… | €1.94per month |
| 39 | Shadowrocket | 3.60overall 2.13 | — | VLESS, Hysteria2 | — | — | VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS, Hysteria2 | — |
| 40 | MahsaNG | 3.56overall 2.07 | Yes TLS fragmentor, fake Host,… | VLESS, Hysteria2 | — | t.me/mahsa_net | Obfuscation: yes (TLS fragmentor, fake Host,…; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS, Hysteria2; Telegram / mirrors: t.me/mahsa_net | — |
| 41 | BelkaVPN | 3.56overall 4.25 | Yes stealth technology claim | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (stealth technology claim) | €2.36per month |
| 42 | HTTP Custom - AIO Tunnel VPN | 3.55overall 2.25 | Yes SSH/HTTP payload,… | VLESS, Hysteria2 | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (SSH/HTTP payload,…; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS, Hysteria2 | — |
| 43 | Mysterium Network | 3.54overall 4.02 | residential IPs avoid VPN… | — | — | Telegram community | Obfuscation: residential IPs avoid VPN…; Telegram / mirrors: Telegram community | €2.23per month |
| 44 | PandaVPN Pro | 3.53overall 3.81 | — | — | — | — | Not stated | €2.14per month |
| 45 | HidzoVPN | 3.51overall 3.58 | Yes claims DPI bypass /… | VLESS | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (claims DPI bypass /…; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS | €2.14per month |
| 46 | WireDog VPN | 3.51overall 3.78 | Yes AmneziaWG disguises traffic… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (AmneziaWG disguises traffic… | €4.29per month |
| 47 | CactusVPN | 3.51overall 4.17 | Yes obfsproxy, VPN over ICMP/DNS | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (obfsproxy, VPN over ICMP/DNS) | €3.41per month |
| 48 | v2rayNG | 3.46overall 2.12 | Yes TLS fragment settings; VLESS… | VLESS, Hysteria2 | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (TLS fragment settings; VLESS…; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS, Hysteria2 | — |
| 49 | IPVanish | 3.45overall 4.10 | Yes Obfuscation | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Obfuscation) | €2.06per month |
| 50 | DOG VPN - Game Booster (AshX) | 3.45overall 3.50 | — | — | — | Telegram support… | Telegram / mirrors: Telegram support… | — |
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| # | Service | Page score | Obfuscation | VLESS / Hysteria2 | VoIP (claimed) | Telegram / mirrors | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | CometVPN | 3.45overall 4.09 | Yes Obfuscated VPN: disguised… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Obfuscated VPN: disguised… | €1.63per month |
| 52 | VPN Proxy Master | 3.44overall 3.68 | Partial V2Ray offered for… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: partial (V2Ray offered for… | €3.18per month |
| 53 | ArgoVPN | 3.41overall 3.84 | Yes Falcon custom domains,… | — | — | bridges via non-public addresses | Obfuscation: yes (Falcon custom domains,…; Telegram / mirrors: bridges via non-public addresses | — |
| 54 | Malloc VPN | 3.41overall 4.03 | claims traffic looks normal to… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: claims traffic looks normal to… | €4.29per month |
| 55 | VPN Proxy Master - Safer Vpn (SecureGuard) | 3.40overall 3.62 | — | — | — | — | Not stated | €3.18per month |
| 56 | VPN Jantit | 3.39overall 2.82 | Yes Reality, SSH WS/CDN, SlowDNS | VLESS | — | No | Obfuscation: yes (Reality, SSH WS/CDN, SlowDNS); VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS; Telegram / mirrors: no | €0.86per month |
| 57 | Mena VPN (MenaVPN) | 3.38overall 3.41 | — | — | Yes WhatsApp, FaceTime calls… | — | VoIP (claimed): yes (WhatsApp, FaceTime calls… | €3.33per month |
| 58 | Hide.me | 3.36overall 3.97 | Yes StealthGuard; SoftEther for… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (StealthGuard; SoftEther for… | €2.69per month |
| 59 | VPN Secure | 3.34overall 3.94 | Yes Stealth Mode, DPI evasion | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Stealth Mode, DPI evasion) | €2.57per month |
| 60 | Hotspot Shield | 3.34overall 3.94 | Yes Traffic Obfuscation listed… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Traffic Obfuscation listed… | €2.08per month |
| 61 | Teleport VPN (DIGITAL HERO) | 3.32overall 2.91 | — | VLESS, Hysteria2 | — | — | VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS, Hysteria2 | €3.59per month |
| 62 | AtmosVPN | 3.26overall 3.83 | Yes Stealth Mode… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Stealth Mode… | €2.92per month |
| 63 | BearVPN | 3.26overall 3.62 | Yes obfuscation claim | — | — | Telegram channel | Obfuscation: yes (obfuscation claim); Telegram / mirrors: Telegram channel | €1.44per month |
| 64 | VPN Unlimited (KeepSolid) | 3.24overall 3.59 | Yes KeepSolid Wise | — | — | Telegram bot | Obfuscation: yes (KeepSolid Wise); Telegram / mirrors: Telegram bot | €3.87per month |
| 65 | SmartyDNS | 3.23overall 3.38 | Yes Obfsproxy | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Obfsproxy) | €3.58per month |
| 66 | Anyone Protocol (ex-ATOR) | 3.23overall 3.38 | claimed censorship circumvention… | — | — | Telegram t.me/anyoneprotocol | Obfuscation: claimed censorship circumvention…; Telegram / mirrors: Telegram t.me/anyoneprotocol | — |
| 67 | NVPN | 3.22overall 3.37 | sTunnel SSL over 443 | — | — | — | Obfuscation: sTunnel SSL over 443 | €2.86per month |
| 68 | DOG VPN | 3.22overall 3.37 | — | — | — | — | Not stated | — |
| 69 | ZenVPN | 3.21overall 2.96 | — | VLESS | — | — | VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS | €2.86per month |
| 70 | Mysterium VPN | 3.20overall 3.73 | camouflage mode (claimed) | — | — | — | Obfuscation: camouflage mode (claimed) | €2.23per month |
| 71 | VPNServerHub | 3.18overall 2.72 | — | — | — | — | Not stated | — |
| 72 | Norse Labs DVPN | 3.17overall 3.50 | Yes obfuscation | — | — | DVPN Bot Telegram Mini App | Obfuscation: yes (obfuscation); Telegram / mirrors: DVPN Bot Telegram Mini App | €2.86per month |
| 73 | Sentinel dVPN | 3.16overall 2.89 | Yes V2Ray for anti-censorship | — | — | Telegram t.me/sentinelp2p | Obfuscation: yes (V2Ray for anti-censorship); Telegram / mirrors: Telegram t.me/sentinelp2p | — |
| 74 | Mysterium Dark | 3.15overall 3.47 | claims unblocked internet | — | — | Telegram announcement channel; … | Obfuscation: claims unblocked internet; Telegram / mirrors: Telegram announcement channel; … | — |
| 75 | avoVPN | 3.14overall 2.87 | — | VLESS | — | — | VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS | — |
| 76 | UFO VPN | 3.10overall 4.00 | Partial Protocol C bypasses… | — | Yes claims video-call unblocking… | Telegram channel | Obfuscation: partial (Protocol C bypasses…; VoIP (claimed): yes (claims video-call unblocking…; Telegram / mirrors: Telegram channel | €2.57per month |
| 77 | VPN Fast (GREEN DYGITAL CONSULTING) | 3.10overall 3.20 | Yes Shadowsocks option for… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Shadowsocks option for… | €3.86per month |
| 78 | TunnelBear | 3.09overall 3.59 | Yes GhostBear | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (GhostBear) | €2.86per month |
| 79 | KeepSolid (VPN Unlimited) | 3.09overall 3.38 | Yes KeepSolid Wise | — | — | Telegram bot | Obfuscation: yes (KeepSolid Wise); Telegram / mirrors: Telegram bot | €4.39per month |
| 80 | Le VPN | 3.06overall 3.15 | Yes Stealth WireGuard, DPI… | — | — | Telegram bot @levpn_bot (payments) | Obfuscation: yes (Stealth WireGuard, DPI…; Telegram / mirrors: Telegram bot @levpn_bot (payments) | €4.26per month |
| 81 | Karing | 3.06overall 1.95 | — | Hysteria2 | — | — | VLESS / Hysteria2: Hysteria2 | — |
| 82 | StarVPN | 3.06overall 2.94 | Yes obfuscation, AmneziaWG; OS… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (obfuscation, AmneziaWG; OS… | €6.88per month |
| 83 | Bolehvpn | 3.03overall 3.10 | Yes obfuscation | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (obfuscation) | €4.98per month |
| 84 | Pro Gamer VPN / Gaming VPN Pro / GamerX VPN (Next Hour) | 3.02overall 3.49 | Yes V2Ray | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (V2Ray) | €1.44per month |
| 85 | MonVPN | 3.01overall 3.47 | Yes OpenVPN XOR | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (OpenVPN XOR) | €2.49per month |
| 86 | CopVPN | 3.01overall 3.47 | Yes FAQ: confused or stealth… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (FAQ: confused or stealth… | €1.28per month |
| 87 | VyprVPN | 3.01overall 3.47 | Yes Chameleon | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Chameleon) | — |
| 88 | Toggle VPN | 2.98overall 3.03 | — | — | — | — | Not stated | €10.31per month |
| 89 | Meile dVPN (MathNodes) | 2.92overall 2.55 | Yes V2Ray/XRay, Hysteria2,… | Hysteria2 | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (V2Ray/XRay, Hysteria2,…; VLESS / Hysteria2: Hysteria2 | €2.70per month |
| 90 | SwizzVPN | 2.91overall 3.32 | claims automatic stealth mode | — | — | — | Obfuscation: claims automatic stealth mode | €4.30per month |
| 91 | VPN Hero (Appwise) | 2.90overall 3.31 | claimed Firewall Passer/'Bypasser | — | — | — | Obfuscation: claimed Firewall Passer/'Bypasser | €0.79per month |
| 92 | VPN 360 | 2.88overall 3.29 | Yes traffic obfuscation listed… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (traffic obfuscation listed… | €1.71per month |
| 93 | Betternet | 2.88overall 3.28 | Yes traffic obfuscation | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (traffic obfuscation) | €5.16per month |
| 94 | Jaguar VPN | 2.88overall 3.28 | Yes Mirage protocol: does not… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Mirage protocol: does not… | €3.92per month |
| 95 | FineVPN | 2.86overall 2.86 | implicit (Xray VLESS/VMess) | — | — | Telegram bot @FineVPNbot | Obfuscation: implicit (Xray VLESS/VMess); Telegram / mirrors: Telegram bot @FineVPNbot | €4.30per month |
| 96 | SharkVPN | 2.86overall 2.86 | — | — | — | — | Not stated | €4.29per month |
| 97 | Melon VPN (Wildlook Tech) | 2.85overall 2.85 | — | — | — | — | Not stated | €2.15per month |
| 98 | uncensore.net | 2.85overall 2.85 | Yes traffic obfuscation,… | — | — | Telegram t.me/uncensore_net; … | Obfuscation: yes (traffic obfuscation,…; Telegram / mirrors: Telegram t.me/uncensore_net; … | €4.13per month |
| 99 | Float VPN | 2.83overall 2.82 | — | — | — | — | Not stated | — |
| 100 | Cool VPN Pro | 2.82overall 3.20 | Yes claim: Obfuscated servers | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (claim: Obfuscated servers) | €2.07per month |
| 101 | Namecheap FastVPN | 2.81overall 3.19 | Yes OpenVPN Scramble obfuscation | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (OpenVPN Scramble obfuscation) | €0.86per month |
| 102 | VPN Proxy Speed - Super VPN (TOPAPPS TECH) | 2.81overall 2.79 | Yes claim: obfuscation and… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (claim: obfuscation and… | — |
| 103 | 1VPN | 2.79overall 2.57 | VLESS Reality on Android (bypass… | VLESS | — | — | Obfuscation: VLESS Reality on Android (bypass…; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS | €1.71per month |
| 104 | OneVPN | 2.77overall 2.53 | — | VLESS | — | — | VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS | €3.44per month |
| 105 | FastVPN (Namecheap) | 2.77overall 3.13 | Yes OpenVPN Scramble obfuscation… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (OpenVPN Scramble obfuscation… | €0.86per month |
| 106 | VPN - Super Unlimited Proxy (VPN Super Inc / Mobile Jump) | 2.76overall 3.12 | Yes Super Protocol; V2Ray for… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Super Protocol; V2Ray for… | €5.15per month |
| 107 | 12VPN | 2.74overall 3.09 | Yes claims China operation since… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (claims China operation since… | €9.45per month |
| 108 | FreeVPN.us | 2.72overall 2.27 | — | — | — | Telegram t.me/freevpnus | Telegram / mirrors: Telegram t.me/freevpnus | €1.53per month |
| 109 | Wing VPN | 2.72overall 2.27 | Yes VLESS+REALITY disguised as… | VLESS | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (VLESS+REALITY disguised as…; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS | €3.44per month |
| 110 | Hide Expert VPN (4K-SOFT) | 2.69overall 2.43 | Yes customized VLESS Reality /… | VLESS | — | Telegram & Viber sticker packs… | Obfuscation: yes (customized VLESS Reality /…; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS; Telegram / mirrors: Telegram & Viber sticker packs… | €3.44per month |
| 111 | Riseup VPN | 2.69overall 2.82 | Yes obfs4 bridge transport | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (obfs4 bridge transport) | — |
| 112 | Norton VPN | 2.68overall 3.01 | Yes Mimic protocol | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Mimic protocol) | €2.29per month |
| 113 | HTTP Injector (Evozi) | 2.67overall 2.00 | Yes SSH/SSL/DNS tunnelling | Hysteria2 | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (SSH/SSL/DNS tunnelling); VLESS / Hysteria2: Hysteria2 | — |
| 114 | VPNCity | 2.65overall 2.56 | Yes (Easy Firewall Traversal)… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Easy Firewall Traversal)… | €1.43per month |
| 115 | 12VPX | 2.64overall 2.55 | Yes OpenVPN Stealth, Shadowsocks | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (OpenVPN Stealth, Shadowsocks) | €9.68per month |
| 116 | Ciphra VPN | 2.64overall 2.74 | Yes claim: Undetectable VPN… | — | — | Telegram bot for subscription… | Obfuscation: yes (claim: Undetectable VPN…; Telegram / mirrors: Telegram bot for subscription… | €2.86per month |
| 117 | Geph | 2.63overall 2.74 | Yes | — | — | Telegram t.me/gephusers | Obfuscation: yes; Telegram / mirrors: Telegram t.me/gephusers | — |
| 118 | MATE VPN | 2.62overall 2.52 | — | — | — | — | Not stated | — |
| 119 | MyVPN | 2.62overall 2.12 | obfuscation via protocols (review) | — | — | Telegram channel (blog links) | Obfuscation: obfuscation via protocols (review); Telegram / mirrors: Telegram channel (blog links) | — |
| 120 | Quantumult X | 2.61overall 1.32 | — | VLESS | — | — | VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS | — |
| 121 | OnionHop | 2.60overall 2.69 | Yes bridges for restricted… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (bridges for restricted… | — |
| 122 | Avast SecureLine VPN | 2.59overall 2.88 | Yes proprietary protocol where… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (proprietary protocol where… | €3.43per month |
| 123 | Astrill VPN | 2.59overall 2.68 | Yes StealthVPN | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (StealthVPN) | €10.75per month |
| 124 | Tcpvpn | 2.59overall 2.08 | Yes Websocket VPN hides VPN… | — | — | Telegram channel @channeltcpvpn… | Obfuscation: yes (Websocket VPN hides VPN…; Telegram / mirrors: Telegram channel @channeltcpvpn… | — |
| 125 | VPN UAE: Unlimited VPN in UAE (Local networks) | 2.57overall 2.26 | — | — | Yes claimed VoIP/video call… | — | VoIP (claimed): yes (claimed VoIP/video call… | €1.57per month |
| 126 | VpnHood! | 2.56overall 2.84 | Yes Cloak Mode; resembles HTTPS | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Cloak Mode; resembles HTTPS) | €3.35per month |
| 127 | VPN.ac | 2.56overall 2.64 | Yes obfuscation / TCP 443 | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (obfuscation / TCP 443) | €3.22per month |
| 128 | AVG Secure VPN | 2.54overall 2.81 | Yes Mimic protocol, for… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Mimic protocol, for… | €3.78per month |
| 129 | FoolVPN | 2.53overall 2.80 | Yes claim: alternative routing… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (claim: alternative routing… | — |
| 130 | 7VPN | 2.53overall 2.80 | Yes V2Ray | — | — | No | Obfuscation: yes (V2Ray); Telegram / mirrors: no | €8.59per month |
| 131 | Dino VPN | 2.53overall 1.60 | Yes claim: auto bypass of… | VLESS, Hysteria2 | — | Telegram bot t.me/dino_vpnbot | Obfuscation: yes (claim: auto bypass of…; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS, Hysteria2; Telegram / mirrors: Telegram bot t.me/dino_vpnbot | €2.79per month |
| 132 | VPNHouse | 2.52overall 2.58 | claimed (works where VPNs are… | — | — | mirror my-connect-house.web.app; … | Obfuscation: claimed (works where VPNs are…; Telegram / mirrors: mirror my-connect-house.web.app; … | €2.19per month |
| 133 | OurVPN | 2.52overall 1.99 | Yes VLESS+REALITY claimed | VLESS | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (VLESS+REALITY claimed); VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS | €24.94per month |
| 134 | StreamVPN | 2.50overall 2.75 | Yes Stealth Mode | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Stealth Mode) | €4.72per month |
| 135 | Orbot (Tor for Android) | 2.49overall 2.14 | Yes Tor bridges | — | — | bridges available via… | Obfuscation: yes (Tor bridges); Telegram / mirrors: bridges available via… | — |
| 136 | VPN Master - Super Vpn Proxy (SECUREGUARD GROUP) | 2.47overall 2.31 | — | — | — | — | Not stated | — |
| 137 | VPN Asia | 2.47overall 2.70 | Yes stealth protocol | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (stealth protocol) | €2.14per month |
| 138 | Witopia | 2.47overall 2.70 | Yes stealth modes | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (stealth modes) | €2.14per month |
| 139 | V2ray Tunnel Plus (MinaProNet) | 2.45overall 1.29 | — | Hysteria2 | — | — | VLESS / Hysteria2: Hysteria2 | — |
| 140 | Morocco VPN (Quantux Labs) | 2.44overall 2.66 | Yes MASQUE disguises VPN… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (MASQUE disguises VPN… | — |
| 141 | Psiphon | 2.44overall 2.66 | Yes designed for censorship… | — | — | email auto-responder for download… | Obfuscation: yes (designed for censorship…; Telegram / mirrors: email auto-responder for download… | €2.48per month |
| 142 | GhostVPN | 2.34overall 2.53 | Yes Stealth VPN + proxy | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Stealth VPN + proxy) | €2.15per month |
| 143 | Anonine | 2.29overall 2.45 | Stunnel | — | — | No | Obfuscation: Stunnel; Telegram / mirrors: no | €7.86per month |
| 144 | VPNTunnel | 2.25overall 2.20 | Stunnel+OpenVPN option (review) | — | — | — | Obfuscation: Stunnel+OpenVPN option (review) | €6.36per month |
| 145 | LetsVPN | 2.25overall 2.20 | Yes implied, private protocol | — | — | Yes Telegram channel… | Obfuscation: yes (implied, private protocol); Telegram / mirrors: yes (Telegram channel… | — |
| 146 | YourVPN | 2.23overall 1.97 | Yes whitelist-bypass Белый… | — | — | Telegram bot @OutlineVPNfreebot; … | Obfuscation: yes (whitelist-bypass Белый…; Telegram / mirrors: Telegram bot @OutlineVPNfreebot; … | €1.21per month |
| 147 | Shadowsocks | 2.23overall 1.57 | Yes designed to bypass… | — | — | IPFS download mirror; forum… | Obfuscation: yes (designed to bypass…; Telegram / mirrors: IPFS download mirror; forum… | — |
| 148 | Deguard VPN | 2.22overall 1.96 | Yes VLESS recommended to… | — | — | Telegram bot @DeGuardVPN_bot /… | Obfuscation: yes (VLESS recommended to…; Telegram / mirrors: Telegram bot @DeGuardVPN_bot /… | — |
| 149 | BeePass VPN | 2.18overall 1.50 | Partial Shadowsocks… | — | — | Yes Telegram bots… | Obfuscation: partial (Shadowsocks…; Telegram / mirrors: yes (Telegram bots… | — |
| 150 | RayaVPN | 2.18overall 2.30 | claims DPI/throttling bypass | — | — | — | Obfuscation: claims DPI/throttling bypass | €0.86per month |
| 151 | B VPN (bVPN) | 2.17overall 2.08 | Yes SmokeV2 | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (SmokeV2) | €6.45per month |
| 152 | Reindeer VPN | 2.15overall 1.66 | — | — | — | — | Not stated | €2.80per month |
| 153 | VPNBook | 2.15overall 1.65 | — | — | — | — | Not stated | — |
| 154 | BypassON | 2.15overall 2.05 | claims DNS traffic spoofing / CDN | — | — | — | Obfuscation: claims DNS traffic spoofing / CDN | €1.29per month |
| 155 | Ultrasurf | 2.14overall 2.23 | Yes traffic looks like HTTPS/TLS | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (traffic looks like HTTPS/TLS) | — |
| 156 | ESET VPN | 2.13overall 2.23 | Yes Stealth/Stunnel, Wstunnel | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Stealth/Stunnel, Wstunnel) | €6.45per month |
| 157 | FlowVPN | 2.13overall 2.02 | Yes TLS/SSH tunnels | — | — | No | Obfuscation: yes (TLS/SSH tunnels); Telegram / mirrors: no | €2.86per month |
| 158 | Bitmask | 2.11overall 2.00 | Yes obfs4/Snowflake/hopping | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (obfs4/Snowflake/hopping) | — |
| 159 | GIPVPN | 2.10overall 1.78 | — | — | — | — | Not stated | €1.71per month |
| 160 | Mudfish | 2.07overall 2.14 | firewall bypassing (claim) | — | — | — | Obfuscation: firewall bypassing (claim) | — |
| 161 | Super VPN Unblock Master | 2.07overall 1.74 | claims obfuscation methods | — | — | — | Obfuscation: claims obfuscation methods | — |
| 162 | Wasel VPN (iWasel) - برنامج VPN فتح المواقع واصل | 2.06overall 1.93 | Yes Smoke obfuscation, bVPN app | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Smoke obfuscation, bVPN app) | €6.45per month |
| 163 | VPNBoy | 1.97overall 1.20 | Yes VLESS+REALITY for… | VLESS | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (VLESS+REALITY for…; VLESS / Hysteria2: VLESS | €2.51per month |
| 164 | NetShade | 1.96overall 1.99 | Yes Scrambler; OpenVPN inside… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Scrambler; OpenVPN inside… | €2.08per month |
| 165 | DarkTunnel | 1.96overall 0.99 | Yes SNI injection, DNSTT,… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (SNI injection, DNSTT,… | — |
| 166 | GoFly VPN | 1.92overall 1.53 | — | — | — | — | Not stated | — |
| 167 | UH VPN | 1.91overall 1.91 | Yes evades firewall blocking,… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (evades firewall blocking,… | — |
| 168 | AppVPN | 1.87overall 1.86 | Yes Stealth protocol | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Stealth protocol) | €3.59per month |
| 169 | VikingVPN | 1.86overall 1.84 | claims constant false traffic… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: claims constant false traffic… | €8.59per month |
| 170 | Proxy Mask | 1.84overall 1.61 | Tor bridges supported; dynamic-IP… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: Tor bridges supported; dynamic-IP… | €0.86per month |
| 171 | InviZible Pro | 1.83overall 1.80 | claims DPI evasion (F-Droid desc) | — | — | — | Obfuscation: claims DPI evasion (F-Droid desc) | — |
| 172 | SafeShell VPN | 1.83overall 1.80 | Yes Stealth VPN Protocol, per… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Stealth VPN Protocol, per… | €4.30per month |
| 173 | Arab VPN (App Studio.Ltd) | 1.81overall 1.78 | claim only: almost never blocked… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: claim only: almost never blocked… | — |
| 174 | HulaVPN | 1.74overall 1.67 | claims Bypass Censorship (no… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: claims Bypass Censorship (no… | — |
| 175 | VPN Fast - VPN 2027 (VPN Freedom) | 1.74overall 1.28 | — | — | — | — | Not stated | — |
| 176 | Stream Via | 1.74overall 1.47 | OpenVPN XOR on request (dedicated… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: OpenVPN XOR on request (dedicated… | €28.90per month |
| 177 | VPN cat | 1.72overall 1.64 | claimed (premium: stay connected… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: claimed (premium: stay connected… | €2.15per month |
| 178 | Calyx VPN | 1.68overall 1.59 | Yes Use Bridges hides traffic as… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Use Bridges hides traffic as… | — |
| 179 | Oblivion VPN | 1.68overall 1.38 | obfuscation profiles | — | — | — | Obfuscation: obfuscation profiles | — |
| 180 | UAE VPN by Global VPN | 1.65overall 1.55 | claim (OpenVPN with stealth… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: claim (OpenVPN with stealth… | — |
| 181 | Tachyon Protocol | 1.62overall 1.50 | Yes protocol simulation; claims… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (protocol simulation; claims… | — |
| 182 | Bee Plus V2ray | 1.62overall 1.30 | Yes payload/SNI/DNSTT | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (payload/SNI/DNSTT) | — |
| 183 | Edoztunnel | 1.61overall 1.29 | SNI/payload tunneling (bypass) | — | — | — | Obfuscation: SNI/payload tunneling (bypass) | — |
| 184 | DroidVPN | 1.59overall 1.45 | claims bypass of ISP throttling | — | — | — | Obfuscation: claims bypass of ISP throttling | €2.57per month |
| 185 | Hamo Tunnel Plus | 1.56overall 1.22 | Yes custom HTTP request/DNSTT | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (custom HTTP request/DNSTT) | — |
| 186 | RelyVPN | 1.53overall 1.38 | Yes claims traffic… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (claims traffic… | €4.30per month |
| 187 | Super Free VPN | 1.52overall 1.37 | Yes Stealth Mode, DPI bypass… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Stealth Mode, DPI bypass… | — |
| 188 | iWASEL | 1.47overall 1.88 | No only OpenVPN/L2TP stated; alt… | — | Skype VoIP claimed; 2019 notes… | — | Obfuscation: no (only OpenVPN/L2TP stated; alt…; VoIP (claimed): Skype VoIP claimed; 2019 notes… | €6.45per month |
| 189 | Freegate (DynaWeb) | 1.46overall 1.07 | Yes anti-GFW circumvention | — | — | Yes rotating current IPs listed… | Obfuscation: yes (anti-GFW circumvention); Telegram / mirrors: yes (rotating current IPs listed… | — |
| 190 | Best VPN Proxy AppVPN | 1.41overall 1.20 | Yes Stealth protocol; HTTP… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (Stealth protocol; HTTP… | €3.59per month |
| 191 | GoTrusted | 1.40overall 1.20 | Yes custom protocol connects… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: yes (custom protocol connects… | €3.43per month |
| 192 | Resso VPN | 1.34overall 1.11 | claims bypasses whitelists… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: claims bypasses whitelists… | — |
| 193 | MxTunnel | 1.28overall 1.02 | claims to bypass firewalls/proxies | — | — | — | Obfuscation: claims to bypass firewalls/proxies | — |
| 194 | WebOProxy | 1.18overall 0.87 | claims proxy traffic is regular… | — | — | — | Obfuscation: claims proxy traffic is regular… | — |
| 195 | Defend VPN (UAE VPN) | 1.05overall 1.29 | — | — | claim: proxy VPN for VoIP | — | VoIP (claimed): claim: proxy VPN for VoIP | — |
| 196 | SaturnVPN | 0.99overall 1.20 | — | — | Yes claims VoIP unblocking | — | VoIP (claimed): yes (claims VoIP unblocking) | €0.75per month |
| 197 | ConnectionVPN | 0.93overall 0.92 | — | — | VoIP support claimed (Skype) | — | VoIP (claimed): VoIP support claimed (Skype) | €4.29per month |
| 198 | VPN Gates | 0.82overall 0.77 | — | — | VoIP/Skype unblocking claimed | — | VoIP (claimed): VoIP/Skype unblocking claimed | €5.38per month |
| 199 | STAR SOL Saudi Arabia VPN (UAE, Dubai, Gulf) | 0.69overall 0.77 | — | — | Yes claims WhatsApp calling in… | — | VoIP (claimed): yes (claims WhatsApp calling in… | — |
| 200 | JustClick VPN | 0.37overall 0.33 | — | — | Yes claims WhatsApp video calls | — | VoIP (claimed): yes (claims WhatsApp video calls) | — |
Where the law draws the line
CST filters internet content under the Telecommunications and IT Act. Article 24 bans defeating the filter by any means; Article 27 allows fines up to 25 million riyals. VPN apps are never named in the text. The Anti-Cyber Crime Law of 2007 judges the offence itself, whatever tool carried it. Anyone can ask CST to review a blocked site. Not legal advice.
What the filter touches, and what runs on its own
Per Freedom House, most calling apps worked as of June 2024, WhatsApp calls being the main holdout. Later reports are anecdotal: test your app on arrival and keep one that needs no tunnel, such as FaceTime. Tor's site and those of major VPN brands are blocked, so buy and install at home. A 2020 study found filtering mostly at the HTTP level, with some at TLS. Freedom on the Net 2025 scores the country 25 of 100, "Not Free".
The lawful work a tunnel does for a visitor
Hotel and airport Wi-Fi are shared; encryption keeps logins off them. Remote workers reach company systems as they would from any country. A home-country server stops your bank from questioning a sign-in from an unfamiliar place. No tunnel changes this: a local SIM is registered under your legal name with a national ID or residence permit and fingerprints.
How the ranking of 200 services works
A service qualifies by publishing an obfuscation (stealth) mode or claiming calls work in the UAE; 149 of the 200 supply enough published detail to enter the main list. The page score weights bypass at 40%, privacy 21%, security 14%, price and terms 11%, network and apps 7% each. VPNRadarLab runs no tests, so "works in Saudi Arabia" is a provider's claim; only 6 of 200 name the Kingdom.
The first three places in figures
| CitadelVPN | Xeovo VPN | Proton VPN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page score | 8.55 | 5.05 | 5.02 |
| Bypass sub-index | 8.1 | 7.1 | 2.4 |
| Overall ranking | 1st | 26th | 2nd |
| Registered in | Panama | Finland | Switzerland |
| Cheapest paid plan | €1.38/mo | €2.99/mo | €3/mo |
| Refund window | 14 days | 30 days | 30 days |
| Free way to try | 5-day trial (5 GB, 2 devices, no card) + free plan | none | free plan (1 device, no data cap) |
| Network | 41 countries, 1000+ servers | 27 countries, 60 servers | 140+ countries, 20000+ servers |
Each leader carries a trade-off. Xeovo jumps from 26th overall to second because bypass weighs 40%, yet its security sub-index is 1.1: no kill switch, DNS leak protection, RAM-only servers or audit appear among its published claims. Proton's 2.4 on bypass reflects the absence of the proxy protocols that score counts; audits and a huge network keep it third. CitadelVPN has the shortest refund window and a 50 GB cap on its entry PRO plan (VIP and MAX are unlimited).
Apps that sell themselves on the Kingdom's name
Six services claim Saudi Arabia works for them. Four, SaturnVPN (196th), ConnectionVPN (197th), STAR SOL Saudi Arabia VPN (199th) and JustClick VPN (200th), sit at the bottom with security at 0 and privacy at 1.3 or lower; SaturnVPN is flagged for storing connection IPs. Mena VPN, 57th, is the best placed of the six. An app's title says nothing about data handling.
Before you fly to Riyadh or Jeddah
- Buy and install everything at home; major VPN providers' websites are blocked inside the Kingdom.
- Turn the kill switch on before your first hotel login.
- Keep a calling app that works without a tunnel.
- Read refund fine print: Xeovo excludes crypto, Proton excludes cash and bank transfer.
FAQ
Is having a VPN app on my phone illegal in Saudi Arabia?
No statute names the apps; the restriction covers using any tool to defeat the filter.
Do WhatsApp calls work in Saudi Arabia?
Freedom House reported WhatsApp as the main calling service still unavailable in June 2024, most others working. Later reports are anecdotal, so check on arrival.
Is a Chrome VPN extension enough?
It routes the browser only; banking and calling apps fall outside it.
Do I need a server in Saudi Arabia?
Only from abroad, for a Saudi IP address; that is a separate list.
Short answer for Saudi Arabia
The Act does not name VPN apps; Article 24 prohibits bypassing the filter, fines reaching 25 million riyals. Set everything up before departure, keep the tunnel for Wi-Fi safety, work access and accounts at home, and check calling apps locally. CitadelVPN, Xeovo VPN and Proton VPN head this page; Xeovo swaps security transparency for bypass strength, Proton the reverse.
The other 150 on this page: page score under 3.5
Below place 50 the differences are small: most of these services publish little that earns points for this page.
- 10.0
- 40.5
- 81.0
- 251.5
- 282.0
- 472.5
- 373.0
Android VPNs for travel to Saudi Arabia · iPhone VPNs for travel to Saudi Arabia
177 and 156 of the services above match these narrower lists. The first 10 are the same on both:
- CitadelVPN8.74
- Xeovo VPN4.17
- Proton VPN6.12
- X-VPN6.05
- StelsVPN3.81
- IVPN5.77
- LightningX VPN4.96
- TorGuard4.15
- NordVPN5.58
- VPNEU3.78