ALFA-Net review: score, privacy and prices

0.29

out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
ISP / mobile operator median 2.5

  • ISP / mobile operator
  • Jurisdiction:France, 9 Eyes
  • Founded2014
  • Data completeness60%
  • Checked2026-10-15

Red flag: Stores connection IP addresses. A red flag caps the score at 6.0.

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5
  • Security and protocols0.0 vs 1.8
  • Network and streaming0.7 vs 2.8

Weakest against its segment

  • Price and fair terms0.3 vs 3.4
  • Privacy and jurisdiction0.0 vs 2.3
  • Platforms and support1.7 vs 3.9
  • Jurisdiction in the 9 Eyes alliance
  • Stores connection IP addresses

Compare ALFA-Net (ex-Touraine Data Network) side by side with other VPNs

How the score adds up

Six sub-scores, each against the median of ISP / mobile operator services in the main ranking (None services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.

ALFA-Net (ex-Touraine Data Network)segment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.30.0
    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 1.80.0
    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 3.40.3
    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 2.80.7
    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 3.91.7
    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

ALFA-Net (ex-Touraine Data Network) pricing

The cheapest way in is €5.00 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, ALFA-Net (ex-Touraine Data Network) renews at its standard price. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Price per month over 3 years, VPN plan

€5.00/mo for 1 months then €5.00/mo €5€10

first termrenewalmarket median €3.13/momonths →

Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years

What you pay to keep ALFA-Net (ex-Touraine Data Network) 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 EUR = €1). The lowest cost for each period is marked.

Plan and first termFirst paymentThen1 year2 years3 years
VPN, 1 mo €5.00 €5.00 / 1 mo€60.00€120.00€180.00

Compare ALFA-Net (ex-Touraine Data Network)’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices

All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for termPer monthRenewal priceRenewal term
VPN1 mo€5.00€5.00€5.001 mo

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
Not stated
Free trial
No not offered
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
arranged with the association (membership by email form; payment adaptable on request)
Renewal note
5 EUR/mo plus annual membership (cotisation) recommended 20 EUR; amount/payment adjustable on request

Everything ALFA-Net (ex-Touraine Data Network) publishes

Every fact we collected about ALFA-Net (ex-Touraine Data Network), 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
Association Touraine Data Network (ALFA-Net)
Registered in
France
Address
10 Boulevard Paul Langevin, 37700 Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, France (RNA W372012082, SIRET 80792825400018)
Related brands
FFDN (member); Aquilenet (network)
Founded
2014
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
9
Website languages
FR
Right-to-left languages
No
Currencies on the site
EUR

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
VPN (+ annual membership)
Billing terms
monthly (+ annual membership)
Cheapest price a month
€5.00
Monthly plan
€5.00
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Renewal
5 EUR/mo plus annual membership (cotisation) recommended 20 EUR; amount/payment adjustable on request
Family plan
Not stated
Prices seen from other countries
5 EUR/month + annual membership ~20 EUR
Dedicated IP add-on
Yes included (fixed public IPv4 + IPv6 /64)

Discounts and programmes
Student discount
Not stated
Affiliate programme
No

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
Not stated

Free plan
Free plan
No
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
Not stated

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
arranged with the association (membership by email form; payment adaptable on request)
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
Not stated
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
Email needed to sign up
Yes membership required
Account-number login
Not stated
Money-back guarantee, days
Not stated

Free trial terms
Trial length
No not offered
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations
Countries
1 (France, Aquilenet network AS198985)
Servers
Not stated
Server countries
Not stated
Middle East and North Africa
none
Virtual locations
Not stated
P2P servers
Not stated
Obfuscated servers
Not stated

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Yes /64
Dedicated IP
Yes included
Static IP
Yes
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
  • WireGuard✕ No
  • OpenVPN✓ Yes
  • IKEv2Not stated
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocol✕ No
  • 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)
No plain OpenVPN
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
Not stated
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy
No-logs policy
No provides collected data to judicial authorities
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Law enforcement requests
provides collected info to judicial authorities as legally required
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 IPcollects name, email, assigned IP; retained 1 year per French operator data-retention obligation✕ Yes
  • Session timesNot stated

Apps and devices
  • WindowsOpenVPN client on computers✓ Yes
  • macOSOpenVPN✓ Yes
  • LinuxOpenVPN✓ Yes
  • iOSNot stated
  • AndroidNot stated
  • 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 contact form + email contact@tdn-fai.net
Live chat 24/7
Not stated
Email / tickets
Yes contact form
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Discord or forum
  • online chat
  • Mastodon
  • Twitter
  • in-person meetings
Support languages
FR
Help articles
wiki
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).

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

24 Reddit and forum threads mention ALFA-Net (ex-Touraine Data Network) (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★ · 13 Sep 2024 · ES

    Topbedrijf - Unieke service !

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 5★ · 30 Jul 2022 · BE

    They help for everything

    Original review

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2Monzoon
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3ARN (Alsace Reseau Neutre)
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1.13higher score, same pricehigher score, same price€4.00per month
4Aquilenet
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5Milkywan
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6Franciliens.net
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7tetaneutral.net
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0.68higher score, same pricehigher score, same price€5.00per month
8Rezine
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9Grifon
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10In-Berlin
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Sources and changes

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

Website
https://tdn-fai.net
Pages checked
https://tdn-fai.net; https://tdn-fai.net/services/vpn; https://tdn-fai.net/mentions-legales
Other sources used
renewal_note/payment_methods: https://tdn-fai.net/adhesion; collects_connection_ip: https://tdn-fai.net/politique-de-confidentialite; live_chat/support: https://tdn-fai.net/contact; protocol/countries: https://tdn-fai.net/services/vpn

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