AethoVPN review: score, privacy and prices

1.48

out of 10#319 of 377 in the main ranking
Consumer VPN median 2.6

  • Consumer VPN
  • Jurisdiction:not stated, alliance not disclosed
  • Data completeness67%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • Trial without a card

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Strongest against its segment

  • Price and fair terms4.6 vs 3.5
  • Platforms and support3.8 vs 4.3
  • Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5

Weakest against its segment

  • Network and streaming0.0 vs 3.1
  • Security and protocols0.0 vs 2.1
  • Privacy and jurisdiction1.3 vs 2.7
  • Auto-renewal on by default

Compare AethoVPN 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.

AethoVPNsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.71.3
    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 2.10.0
    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 3.54.6
    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 0.50.0
    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 3.10.0
    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 4.33.8
    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

AethoVPN pricing

The cheapest way in is €2.48 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, AethoVPN renews at its standard price. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years

What you pay to keep AethoVPN 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 payment1 year2 years
Pro, 24 mo €59.44 €59.44€59.44
Premium, 24 mo €80.08 €80.08€80.08

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

All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for termPer month€ / month
Pro24 mo$69.12$2.88€2.48
Premium24 mo$93.12$3.88€3.34

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
0 (generally non-refundable)
Refund conditions
non-refundable unless required by law or severe service failure
Free trial
3 days, site (new users, one per user)
Card needed for trial
No 3-day trial activated simply by signing up
Auto-renewal
Yes
How to cancel
My Membership > Manage Membership (payment platform)
Payment methods
Visa; Mastercard; Amex; Discover; JCB; UnionPay; Alipay; WeChat Pay; Bitcoin (Stripe)
Renewal note
auto-renews each cycle unless cancelled; renewal price not stated

Everything AethoVPN publishes

Every fact we collected about AethoVPN, 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
Aetho Labs, LLC
Registered in
Not stated
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
Not stated
Website languages
EN
Right-to-left languages
No
Currencies on the site
USD
Prices depend on country
Yes may vary based on local currency

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
Pro; Premium
Billing terms
  • 1m
  • 3m
  • 12m
  • 24m (only 24m prices shown)
Cheapest price a month
$2.88
Monthly plan
Not stated
2-year plan, total
$69.12
2-year plan, a month
$2.88
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Renewal
auto-renews each cycle unless cancelled; renewal price not stated
Family plan
Not stated
Prices seen from other countries
  • USD shown
  • 24m Pro US$2.88/mo (US$69.12), Premium US$3.88/mo (US$93.12)
  • 1m/3m/1y tabs do not change displayed prices
Identity protection
included (data leak alerts, identity protection)

Discounts and programmes
Discount shown
67%
Discount compared with
original 212.12 (Pro) / 285.12 (Premium) for 24m
Student discount
Not stated
Affiliate programme
Yes https://www.aethovpn.com/en/affiliates

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
Pro 4 (2 mobile + 2 desktop); Premium 8
Data limit
unlimited
Torrenting / P2P policy
No prohibited (ToS bans accessing P2P/BT sites)
Features locked to higher plans
Premium: faster connections, 8 devices
Prohibited by the terms
  • illegal use
  • DDoS/malware
  • resale
  • spam
  • excessive use
  • disposable emails
  • account sharing
  • accessing government sites, P2P/BT sites, SMTP servers

Free plan
Free plan
No free plan shown (3-day free trial only)
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
Not stated

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • Amex
  • Discover
  • JCB
  • UnionPay
  • Alipay
  • WeChat Pay
  • Bitcoin (Stripe)
Bank card
Yes
PayPal
No
Cryptocurrency
Yes
Coins accepted
BTC (logo)
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Local payment methods
  • Alipay
  • WeChat Pay
  • UnionPay
Auto-renewal by default
Yes
How to cancel
My Membership > Manage Membership (payment platform)
Email needed to sign up
Yes disposable emails banned
Account-number login
Not stated
Money-back guarantee, days
0 (generally non-refundable)
Refund conditions
non-refundable unless required by law or severe service failure

Free trial terms
Trial length
3 days
Where the trial is offered
site (new users, one per user)
Card needed for the trial
No 3-day trial activated simply by signing up

Server locations
Countries
Not stated
Servers
Not stated

11 countries listed. A link opens our ranking of VPNs with servers there.

Europe 3

Americas 1

Asia and Oceania 7

Server countries, as published
flags only: US; AU; HK; GE; NL; SG; GB; IN; JP; TW; AT
Middle East and North Africa
Not stated
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
Not stated

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuardNot stated
  • OpenVPNNot stated
  • IKEv2Not stated
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocolNot stated
  • VLESS / RealityNot stated
  • VMessNot stated
  • TrojanNot stated
  • ShadowsocksNot stated
  • Hysteria2Not stated
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
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)
Not stated
Countries it claims to work in
Not stated
Mirror sites or Telegram channel
Not stated
Calls in the UAE
Not stated

Security
Kill switch
Not stated
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Split tunnelling
Not stated
Ad and malware blocker
Yes tracker blocking, anti-malware
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy
No-logs policy
Yes ToS §3, undefined
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Data retention
deleted within 7 days of account deletion request
Shared with third parties
Stripe (payments, analytics)
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Anonymous sign-up
Not stated
Privacy policy updated
2025-08-22

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 TVNot stated
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • RoutersNot stated
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consolesNot stated
Browser extensions
Not stated

Speed, streaming and gaming
10 Gbps servers
Not stated
Netflix
Not stated
BBC iPlayer
Not stated
Disney+
Not stated
Prime Video
Not stated
Gaming features
Not stated
Torrenting
Not stated

Support
Live chat
No help center Submit a request + email support@aethovpn.com
Live chat 24/7
Not stated
Email / tickets
Yes support@aethovpn.com
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Help articles
help center
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.

  • Trustpilot

    3.72 of 5, smoothed

    From 2 collected reviews (raw average 5.00; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 5.00 from 1.

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 3.8 (2 reviews).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. May ’261 reviews, average 5.0
  2. Sep ’261 reviews, average 5.0
Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

23 Reddit and forum threads mention AethoVPN (titles and search snippets only).

Latest reviews and related rankings

Latest reviews

Short excerpts with a link to the original. We do not reproduce reviews in full.

  • Trustpilot · 5★ · 07 Sep 2026 · US

    Very satisfied with AethoVPN services

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 5★ · 19 May 2026 · TW

    very fast

    Original review

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Questions about AethoVPN

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

Is AethoVPN safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction

Privacy and jurisdiction 1.3/10 and security 0.0/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 2.1). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: Not stated.

Privacy

Jurisdiction
Not stated
Legal entity
Aetho Labs, LLC
No-logs policy
Yes ToS §3, undefined
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Data retention
deleted within 7 days of account deletion request
Shared with third parties
Stripe (payments, analytics)

Security

Kill switch
Not stated
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated

Related rankings

AethoVPN not working? Common causes and what to check

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

What to check

Contact support: email.

Support when the VPN is blocked

Live chat
No help center Submit a request + email support@aethovpn.com
Email
Yes support@aethovpn.com

If it is blocked where you are

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9MEGA VPN
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AethoVPN refund policy: how to ask for your money back

AethoVPN refund window: 0 (generally non-refundable). Conditions: non-refundable unless required by law or severe service failure

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
3

Try before paying

How to cancel AethoVPN and turn off auto-renewal

How AethoVPN says you cancel: My Membership > Manage Membership (payment platform). Auto-renewal by default: yes.

Cancellation and renewal

Auto-renewal by default
Yes
Reminder before renewal
Not stated
Renewal note
auto-renews each cycle unless cancelled; renewal price not stated
Bought in App Store or Google Play
cancel in the store’s subscription settings

Without auto-renewal or price hikes

AethoVPN free trial: length, terms and payment details

AethoVPN free trial: 3, site (new users, one per user). Card needed: no (3-day trial activated simply by….

Trial terms

Length
3
Card needed
No 3-day trial activated simply by signing up
Refund window
0 (generally non-refundable)
Free plan
no free plan shown (3-day free trial only)

Trials elsewhere

AethoVPN coupons and discounts: official prices and promo terms

AethoVPN publishes no promo code on its own site in what we read, so we list none. We never invent codes or copy them from coupon sites; below are the official prices.

Discounts on the official site

Promo codes
Not stated
Sale running when checked
none seen
Discount shown
67%
Discount compared with
original 212.12 (Pro) / 285.12 (Premium) for 24m
Checked
2026-10-15

Who owns AethoVPN? Company, jurisdiction and related brands

AethoVPN is run by Aetho Labs, LLC.

In our rankings

AethoVPN appears on 64 topic pages. Its place on each:

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Sources and changes

Collected 2026-10-15.

Website
https://aethovpn.com
Pages checked
https://aethovpn.com; https://www.aethovpn.com/en/pricing; https://www.aethovpn.com/en/legal?tab=privacy-policies
Other sources used
card_required_for_trial/free_tier: https://www.aethovpn.com/en/pricing; collects_connection_ip: https://www.aethovpn.com/en/support/privacy-and-security; live_chat: https://www.aethovpn.com/en/support; countries_count: https://www.aethovpn.com/en/support/about-aethovpn/613-in-which-countries-are-aethovpns-servers-distributed

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