12VPN review: score, privacy and prices

3.09

out of 10#108 of 377 in the main ranking
Consumer VPN median 2.6

  • Consumer VPN
  • Jurisdiction:Panama, outside 5/9/14 Eyes
  • Data completeness93%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • Free plan

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Platforms and support6.2 vs 4.3
  • Security and protocols3.6 vs 2.1
  • Censorship bypass1.9 vs 0.5

Weakest against its segment

  • Price and fair terms2.4 vs 3.5
  • Network and streaming3.0 vs 3.1
  • Privacy and jurisdiction2.7 vs 2.7

Compare 12VPN side by side with other VPNs

How the score adds up

Six sub-scores, each against the median of Consumer VPN services in the main ranking (233 services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.

12VPNsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.72.7
    What earned points
    • No-logs policy +2
    • Independent no-logs audit +3
    • No-logs confirmed in court +1
    • Warrant canary +1
    • Transparency report +1
    • Sign-up without email +1.5
    • Account number sign-up +0.5
    • Stores connection IP (penalty) −3
    • Public incident (penalty) −2
  • Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 2.13.6
    What earned points
    • Kill switch +2
    • DNS leak protection +1.5
    • RAM-only servers +1
    • Post-quantum encryption +1
    • Perfect forward secrecy +0.5
    • Security audit +2
    • Open-source clients +1.5
    • 2FA +1
    • Multi-hop +1
    • Bug bounty +1
    • Only PPTP / L2TP (penalty) −2
  • Price and fair terms15% of the score · segment median 3.52.4
    What earned points
    • Free plan +1.5
    • Free trial +1
    • Trial without a card +1
    • Crypto payments +1
    • Cash payments +0.5
  • Censorship bypass15% of the score · segment median 0.51.9
    What earned points
    • Stealth / obfuscation +2
    • VLESS / Reality +1.5
    • Trojan +1
    • Hysteria2 +1
    • Shadowsocks +1
    • AmneziaWG +1
    • obfs4 +0.5
    • TUIC +0.5
    • NaiveProxy +0.5
    • Mirrors or Telegram channel +0.5
    • VoIP in the UAE (claimed) +0.5
    • Manual configs +0.5
  • Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 3.13.0
    What earned points
    • 10 Gbps servers +1
    • Dedicated IP +0.5
    • Port forwarding +0.5
    • MENA locations +0.5
    • Torrenting allowed +1
  • Platforms and support10% of the score · segment median 4.36.2
    What earned points
    • Routers +1
    • Browser extensions +0.5
    • Split tunneling +1
    • Ad / tracker blocker +1
    • 24/7 live chat +2
    • live chat +0.5
    • Support on Telegram +0.5
    • Status page +0.5

12VPN pricing

The cheapest way in is €9.67 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, 12VPN renews at its standard price, the same per month as the first term. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Price per month over 3 years, 2 Years plan

€9.67/mo for 24 months then €9.67/mo €5€10€15

first termrenewalmarket median €3.13/momonths →

Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years

What you pay to keep 12VPN running: the first term, then renewals at the published renewal price. Where no renewal price is published, plans shorter than a year are counted as repeat payments at the current price; longer plans show a dash after their term. Converted to euros at the rates used in our data (1 USD = €0.86). The lowest cost for each period is marked.

Plan and first termFirst paymentThen1 year2 years3 years
1 Month, 1 mo €25.79 €25.79 / 1 mo€309.50€618.99€928.49
1 Year, 12 mo €146.19 €146.19 / 12 mo€146.19€292.38€438.57
2 Years, 24 mo €232.19 €232.19 / 24 mo€232.19€232.19€464.38

Compare 12VPN’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices

All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for termPer month€ / monthRenewal priceRenewal term
1 Month1 mo$29.99$29.99€25.79$29.991 mo
1 Year12 mo$169.99$14.17€12.19$169.9912 mo
2 Years24 mo$269.99$11.25€9.68$269.9924 mo

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
14 (first order only, <5GB used, free eSIM not activated)
Refund conditions
14 days, first order, <5GB bandwidth, eSIM not activated, no prior refund
Free trial
0 (Capterra: no free trial)
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
card; PayPal (review)
Renewal note
All plans renew automatically until cancelled (same price shown)

Everything 12VPN publishes

Every fact we collected about 12VPN, as the provider and reviewers state it. Empty fields are left out; key fields we could not find say “Not stated”. “Partial”: only on some platforms, servers or plans.

Company
Legal entity
Wanwire Management Corp. (row 742)
Registered in
Panama
Related brands
12VPX
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
none
Website languages
  • EN
  • NL
  • JA
  • ZH (Capterra languages)
Currencies on the site
USD

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
Basic (Capterra)
Cheapest price a month
10.99 (Capterra)
Monthly plan
$29.99
1-year plan, total
$169.99
1-year plan, a month
$14.17
2-year plan, total
$269.99
2-year plan, a month
$11.25
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Renewal
All plans renew automatically until cancelled (same price shown)
Family plan
Not stated
Prices seen from other countries
  • USD (EU browser geo; order page says new EU orders temporarily not accepted): 1m $29.99
  • 12m $14.17/mo ($169.99)
  • 24m $11.25/mo ($269.99)

Discounts and programmes
Promo codes
15FALL (15% off, ends Oct 24)
Student discount
Not stated

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
6
Torrenting / P2P policy
No BitTorrent not allowed
Country restrictions
service not working in Turkmenistan, Nigeria, Ghana; new orders from EU temporarily not accepted

Free plan
Free plan
Yes Capterra: free version
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
Not stated

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
card; PayPal (review)
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
Not stated
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
Email needed to sign up
Not stated
Account-number login
Not stated
Money-back guarantee, days
14 (first order only, <5GB used, free eSIM not activated)
Refund conditions
14 days, first order, <5GB bandwidth, eSIM not activated, no prior refund

Free trial terms
Trial length
0 (Capterra: no free trial)
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations
Countries
39 (review)
Servers
Not stated
Server countries
Not stated
Middle East and North Africa
none (review: no Middle East servers)
Virtual locations
Not stated
P2P servers
Not stated
Obfuscated servers
Not stated

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Not stated
Dedicated IP
Not stated
Static IP
Not stated
Residential IP
Not stated
Double VPN / multi-hop
Not stated
Tor over VPN
Not stated
SOCKS5 proxy
Not stated
Smart DNS
Yes SmartDNS for Hulu/Disney+/Netflix

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuardreview: not supported✕ No
  • OpenVPN✓ Yes
  • IKEv2✓ Yes
  • L2TP/IPsecYes
  • SSTPYes
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocolOpenWeb (review); site: 3rd-party + proprietary protocols✓ Yes
  • VLESS / RealityNot stated
  • VMessNot stated
  • TrojanNot stated
  • ShadowsocksNot stated
  • Hysteria2Not stated
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
  • PPTP✕ Yes
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Not stated
Open-source apps
Not stated

Censorship and blocking
Obfuscation (stealth mode)
Yes claims China operation since 2009; XTLS/OpenWeb
Countries it claims to work in
Not stated
Mirror sites or Telegram channel
Not stated
Calls in the UAE
Not stated

Security
Kill switch
Yes OpenVPN
DNS leak protection
Yes protocol-dependent
Split tunnelling
Not stated
Ad and malware blocker
Yes ad blocker, malware detection - Capterra
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy
No-logs policy
Yes Capterra feature list
Independent no-logs audit
No
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Anonymous sign-up
Not stated

What the privacy policy says is collected

Yes: collected. No: not collected. Partial: kept briefly or only in part. Not stated: the policy does not say.

  • Connection IPNot stated
  • Session timesNot stated

Apps and devices
  • Windows✓ Yes
  • macOS✓ Yes
  • Linux✓ Yes
  • iOS✓ Yes
  • Android✓ Yes
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVFloxcore✓ Yes
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • RoutersOpenWRT; router apps✓ Yes
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consolesNot stated
Browser extensions
Chrome extension

Speed, streaming and gaming
Claimed speed
up to 1,000 Mbps
10 Gbps servers
Not stated
Netflix
claims via SmartDNS
BBC iPlayer
Not stated
Disney+
Yes claims via SmartDNS
Prime Video
Not stated
Gaming features
Not stated
Torrenting
Not stated

Support
Live chat
Yes Capterra
Live chat 24/7
No
Email / tickets
Yes ticketing system
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Support languages
EN (email support@twelvemail.com)
Help articles
Yes
Server status page
Not stated

For teams and business
SSO / SAML
Not stated
Admin panel
Not stated
Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
Not stated

What users say

Reviews never change our score. Ratings are smoothed: a source’s average across all VPNs counts as 50 extra reviews, so a few five-star reviews cannot outrank thousands.

No reviews collected for this service.

41 Reddit and forum threads mention 12VPN (titles and search snippets only).

Latest reviews and related rankings

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Questions about 12VPN

Answers built from what 12VPN publishes. Open a question to read the details.

Is 12VPN safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction

Privacy and jurisdiction 2.7/10 and security 3.6/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 2.1). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: ✕ No.

In 10 seconds

  • Kill switch

Privacy

Jurisdiction
Panama, outside 5/9/14 Eyes
Legal entity
Wanwire Management Corp. (row 742)
No-logs policy
Yes Capterra feature list

Security

Kill switch
Yes (yes (OpenVPN))
DNS leak protection
Yes (yes (protocol-dependent))
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated

Related rankings

12VPN not working? Common causes and what to check

3 things to check, built from what 12VPN publishes about its apps, protocols and support. We do not test connections ourselves.

What to check

Switch protocol in the app: 12VPN lists OpenVPN, IKEv2, L2TP/IPsec, SSTP, Own protocol, VLESS / Reality.

If the network blocks VPNs, turn on obfuscation (claims China operation since 2009; XTLS/OpenWeb).

Contact support: live chat, email.

Support when the VPN is blocked

Live chat
Yes Capterra
Live chat 24/7
No
Email
Yes ticketing system

If it is blocked where you are

12VPN refund policy: how to ask for your money back

12VPN refund window: 14 (first order only, <5GB used, free eSIM not activated). Conditions: 14 days, first order, <5GB bandwidth, eSIM not activated, no prior refund

Refund terms

Refund on monthly plans
Not stated
Refund for App Store / Google Play purchases
Not stated
Refund for unused time
Not stated
Free trial
0 (Capterra: no free trial)

Try before paying

12VPN coupons and discounts: official prices and promo terms

What 12VPN itself publishes about codes: 15FALL (15% off, ends Oct 24). We never invent codes or copy them from coupon sites; below are the official prices.

Discounts on the official site

Sale running when checked
none seen
Checked
2026-10-15

Who owns 12VPN? Company, jurisdiction and related brands

12VPN is run by Wanwire Management Corp. (row 742), registered in Panama.

Company

Registered in
Panama
Related brands
12VPX

Jurisdiction

In our rankings

12VPN appears on 151 topic pages. Its place on each:

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Sources and changes

Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.

Website
https://www.capterra.com/vpn-software/
Pages checked
https://www.capterra.com/vpn-software/; https://www.capterra.com/p/246929/12VPN/
Other sources used
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