Avast Secure Browser review: score, privacy and prices
out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Built into a browser / OS median 2.5
- Built into a browser / OS
- Jurisdiction:Czechia, outside 5/9/14 Eyes
- Owner:Gen Digital Inc.
- Data completeness80%
- Checked2026-10-15
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Privacy and jurisdiction3.7 vs 2.3
- Price and fair terms4.1 vs 3.4
- Security and protocols1.4 vs 1.8
Weakest against its segment
- Network and streaming1.1 vs 2.8
- Platforms and support3.2 vs 3.9
- Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5
- Renewal price is 1.8× the first term
- Trial needs a card
- Stores session times
- Auto-renewal on by default
How the score adds up
Six sub-scores, each against the median of Built into a browser / OS services in the main ranking (None services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.
Avast Secure Browsersegment median
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Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.33.7
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
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Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 1.81.4
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
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Price and fair terms15% of the score · segment median 3.44.1
What earned points
- Free plan +1.5
- Free trial +1
- Trial without a card +1
- Crypto payments +1
- Cash payments +0.5
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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
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Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 2.81.1
What earned points
- 10 Gbps servers +1
- Dedicated IP +0.5
- Port forwarding +0.5
- MENA locations +0.5
- Torrenting allowed +1
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Platforms and support10% of the score · segment median 3.93.2
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
Avast Secure Browser pricing
The cheapest way in is €2.01 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, Avast Secure Browser renews at its standard price: 1.8× more per month than the first term. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.
Price per month over 3 years, Secure Browser PRO plan
first termrenewalmarket median €3.13/momonths →
Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years
What you pay to keep Avast Secure Browser 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 term | First payment | Then | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secure Browser PRO, 1 mo | €5.15 | — | €61.82at the current price | €123.63at the current price | €185.45at the current price |
| Secure Browser PRO, 12 mo | €34.39 | €42.99 / 12 mo | €34.39 | €77.38 | €120.37 |
| Secure Browser PRO, 24 mo | €48.15 | €42.99 / 12 mo | €48.15 | €48.15 | €91.14 |
Compare Avast Secure Browser’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices
All plans as published
| Plan | Term | Price for term | Per month | € / month | Renewal price | Renewal term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secure Browser PRO | 1 mo | $5.99 | $5.99 | €5.15 | — | 1 mo |
| Secure Browser PRO | 12 mo | $39.99 | $3.33 | €2.86 | $49.99 | 12 mo |
| Secure Browser PRO | 24 mo | $55.99 | $2.33 | €2.00 | $49.99 | 12 mo |
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- 30 days
- Refund conditions
- within 30 days of initial subscription or anniversary
- Free trial
- 30 days, site (1-year plan)
- Card needed for trial
- Yes Pay $0 at checkout
- Auto-renewal
- Yes charged for next period before trial ends unless cancelled
- How to cancel
- Avast Account
- Payment methods
- card; PayPal
- Renewal note
- Renews at $49.99/yr at then-current price, charged up to 35 days before anniversary; first-year discount not applied to renewals
Everything Avast Secure Browser publishes
Every fact we collected about Avast Secure Browser, 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
- Avast Software s.r.o. (Gen Digital Inc.)
- Registered in
- Czech Republic (parent Gen Digital, USA)
- Address
- Pikrtova 1737/1A, 140 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic
- Parent company
- Gen Digital Inc.
- Related brands
- AVG
- Norton
- Avira
- CCleaner
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- none
- Website languages
- Not stated
- Currencies on the site
- USD
- Prices depend on country
- Yes regional stores
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- Free; PRO
- Billing terms
- 1
- 12
- 24 months
- Cheapest price a month
- $2.33
- Monthly plan
- $5.99
- 1-year plan, total
- $39.99
- 1-year plan, a month
- $3.33
- 2-year plan, total
- $55.99
- 2-year plan, a month
- $2.33
- Lifetime plan
- No
- Renewal
- Renews at $49.99/yr at then-current price, charged up to 35 days before anniversary; first-year discount not applied to renewals
- Family plan
- No
- Prices seen from other countries
- USD: 1m $5.99
- 1y $39.99 first yr ($3.33/mo), renews $49.99/yr
- 2y $55.99 first 2 yrs ($2.33/mo)
- 5 devices
- 30-day trial (Pay $0)
- 30-day MBG
- Dedicated IP add-on
- No
- Port forwarding add-on
- No
- Double VPN add-on
- No
- Antivirus
- No
- Password manager
- No
- eSIM
- No
- Identity protection
- breach check (email)
- Cloud storage
- No
- Other add-ons
- No
Discounts and programmes
- Discount shown
- 20%
- Discount compared with
- vs list price $49.99/yr ($69.99/2y)
- Student discount
- Not stated
- Bonus months
- No
- Affiliate programme
- Yes Avast Affiliate Program via Impact
- Affiliate network
- Impact (exclusive)
- 30-day cookie
- monthly payouts
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- 5
- Data limit
- No no bandwidth limits
- Features locked to higher plans
- VPN, Strict Blocking PRO (search ads) only in PRO; VPN protects browser traffic only (SecureLine VPN separate)
Free plan
- Free plan
- Partial browser free; VPN/IP hiding only in PRO on desktop; mobile free unlimited VPN claim
- Free data
- Not stated
- Ads in the free plan
- No has ad blocker
- Other free plan terms
- ad blocker, anti-tracking, anti-fingerprinting, Bank Mode in free
Payment and subscription
- Payment methods
- card; PayPal
- Bank card
- Yes
- PayPal
- Yes
- Cryptocurrency
- No
- Cash
- No
- Gift cards
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal by default
- Yes charged for next period before trial ends unless cancelled
- How to cancel
- Avast Account
- Email needed to sign up
- Yes
- Phone needed to sign up
- No
- Account-number login
- No
- Identity check (KYC)
- No
- Money-back guarantee, days
- 30
- Refund conditions
- within 30 days of initial subscription or anniversary
Free trial terms
- Trial length
- 30 days
- Where the trial is offered
- site (1-year plan)
- Trial limits
- payment details at checkout
- Instead of a trial
- free browser
- Card needed for the trial
- Yes Pay $0 at checkout
Server locations
- Countries
- 30+ VPN locations (Secure Browser VPN)
- Servers
- Not stated
- Server countries
- Not stated
- 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
- No
- Static IP
- No
- Residential IP
- No
- Double VPN / multi-hop
- No
- Tor over VPN
- No
- SOCKS5 proxy
- No
- Smart DNS
- No
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
- Encryption
- military-grade
- Perfect forward secrecy
- Not stated
- Post-quantum encryption
- Not stated
- Manual configuration files
- No
- Open-source apps
- No
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
- Yes Secure Browser VPN Activate Kill Switch setting
- DNS leak protection
- Not stated
- Split tunnelling
- Not stated
- Ad and malware blocker
- Yes Privacy Guard ads/trackers; Web Shield malicious sites/phishing
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
- Security audits
- Not stated
- Bug bounty
- Not stated
Privacy
- No-logs policy
- Yes strict no-logging policy
- Independent no-logs audit
- No
- Trackers on the website
- Yes cookie notice
- Transparency report
- Not stated
- Warrant canary
- No
- Anonymous sign-up
- No
- Privacy policy updated
- VPN policy 2026-05-07
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.
- Email✕ Yes
- Connection IP✓ No
- Session timesconnection events 12 months (Avast VPN policy)✕ Yes
- BandwidthAvast VPN policy✕ Yes
- App analytics✕ Yes
Apps and devices
- Windows10/11✓ Yes
- macOS11+✓ Yes
- Linux✕ No
- iOS15+✓ Yes
- Android9+✓ Yes
- Android TV✕ No
- Fire TV✕ No
- Apple TV✕ No
- ChromebookNot stated
- Smart TV✕ No
- Routers✕ No
- NAS✕ No
- Raspberry Pi✕ No
- Game consoles✕ No
- 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
- Not stated
- Live chat 24/7
- Not stated
- Email / tickets
- Yes support center
- Phone
- Yes 855-745-3255
- Telegram
- No
- No
- Discord or forum
- forum.avast.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.
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Trustpilot
3.82 of 5, smoothed
From 200 collected reviews (raw average 3.87; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 3.87 from 200.
The company replied to 0 of 48 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
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App Store
4.36 of 5, smoothed
From 326 collected reviews (raw average 4.48; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 2.00 from 1.
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Google Play
2.93 of 5, smoothed
From 400 collected reviews (raw average 2.81; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 3.56 from 25.
The company replied to 1 of 211 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 4.3 (41604 reviews); App Store (US) 4.66 (2063 ratings); Google Play 3.8 (29K ratings).
Reviews per month, last 12 months
38 Reddit and forum threads mention Avast Secure Browser (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.
App Store · 2★ · 24 Jul 2026 · US
Doctor apps
App Store · 1★ · 18 Jun 2026 · US
Did not want!
App Store · 1★ · 08 Jun 2026 · US
doesnt work
Google Play · 4★ · 08 Oct 2026
great
Google Play · 5★ · 27 Sep 2026
Good Good
Google Play · 1★ · 09 Sep 2026
app did nothing to prevent ads from coming through don't waste your time find something else
Trustpilot · 1★ · 15 Oct 2026 · AT
Nichts Positives
Original reviewTrustpilot · 1★ · 15 Oct 2026 · US
Adding a advistisement of sorts at the bottom of my sent emails.
Original reviewTrustpilot · 5★ · 15 Oct 2026 · BR
Ótimo anti vírus.
Original review
Rankings by user reviews
Questions about Avast Secure Browser
Answers built from what Avast Secure Browser publishes. Open a question to read the details.
Avast Secure Browser alternatives: similar VPNs ranked by our score
11 alternatives to Avast Secure Browser (2.43) from the same segment, by features, price and owner. Highest: Aloha Browser VPN (4.24).
Alternatives to Avast Secure Browser
| # | Service | Score | Why it is here | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aloha Browser VPN | 4.24 | similar features | similar features | — |
| 2 | Opera VPN | 3.85 | similar features | similar features | €3.44per month |
| 3 | HMA VPN (Hide My Ass) | 3.29 | same owner | same owner | €2.57per month |
| 4 | Norton VPN | 3.01 | same owner | same owner | €2.29per month |
| 5 | DuckDuckGo VPN (Privacy Pro) | 2.93 | similar features | similar features | €7.16per month |
| 6 | Avast SecureLine VPN | 2.88 | same owner | same owner | €3.43per month |
| 7 | AVG Secure VPN | 2.81 | same owner | same owner | €3.78per month |
| 8 | Avast Free VPN | 2.72 | same owner | same owner | €3.43per month |
| 9 | Brave VPN | 2.41 | similar features | similar features | €7.16per month |
| 10 | UPX Private Proxy Browser | 1.73 | similar features | similar features | €5.74per month |
| 11 | 1browser | 1.64 | similar features | similar features | €4.30per month |
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Avast Secure Browser appears on 1 topic pages. Its place on each:
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- Norton VPN3.01
- AVG Secure VPN2.81
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Owner and jurisdiction
Sources and changes
Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.
- Website
- https://avast.com/secure-browser
- Pages checked
- https://avast.com/secure-browser; https://www.avast.com/secure-browser-pro; (company/privacy from https://www.avast.com/privacy-policy, https://www.avast.com/vpn-policy read for id 129)
- Other sources used
- countries_count/kill_switch/card_required_for_trial/autorenew_default/tier_locked_features/adblock_malware_blocker: https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/secure-browser-faq/?option=pc; affiliate_program/affiliate_network: https://www.avast.com/business/affiliates; prices: https://www.avast.com/secure-browser-pro
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