Azure VPN Gateway review: score, privacy and prices

1.31

out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Business VPN / ZTNA median 2.5

  • Business VPN / ZTNA
  • Jurisdiction:USA, 5 Eyes
  • Owner:Microsoft
  • Data completeness67%
  • Checked2026-10-15

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Platforms and support6.7 vs 3.9
  • Censorship bypass0.5 vs 0.5
  • Security and protocols0.7 vs 1.8

Weakest against its segment

  • Privacy and jurisdiction0.0 vs 2.3
  • Network and streaming1.2 vs 2.8
  • Price and fair terms2.1 vs 3.4
  • Jurisdiction in the 5 Eyes alliance

Compare Azure VPN Gateway side by side with other VPNs

How the score adds up

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

Azure VPN Gatewaysegment 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 1.80.7
    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 3.42.1
    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 0.50.5
    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 2.81.2
    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 3.96.7
    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

Azure VPN Gateway pricing

Azure VPN Gateway does not publish a paid price we could read. Free plan: promo: 750 h/month VpnGw1 free for 12 months (new accounts). Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
Not stated
Free trial
12 months promo (750 h/mo VpnGw1), Azure free account
Auto-renewal
Not stated
How to cancel
delete gateway
Payment methods
Azure billing

Everything Azure VPN Gateway publishes

Every fact we collected about Azure VPN Gateway, 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
Microsoft Corporation
Registered in
USA
Parent company
Microsoft
Related brands
  • Azure Virtual WAN
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Azure VPN Client
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
5
Website languages
EN (+ Microsoft localized sites)
Currencies on the site
USD (placeholders)
Prices depend on country
Yes per region/currency

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
  • Basic
  • VpnGw1-5
  • VpnGw1AZ-5AZ
Billing terms
hourly (pay-as-you-go)
Cheapest price a month
Not stated
Monthly plan
Not stated
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Family plan
Not stated
Business price per user
per gateway-hour; extra P2S connections billed per connection-hour
Business minimum seats
none
Other add-ons
extra S2S tunnels/P2S connections; data transfer out (inter-VNet $0.035-0.16/GB)

Discounts and programmes
Student discount
Not stated

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
P2S per SKU: 128 (Basic) to 10,000 (VpnGw5)
Data limit
No egress billed
Speed limit
SKU throughput 100 Mbps-10 Gbps
Country restrictions
region availability
Features locked to higher plans
Basic SKU: no IKEv2, IPv6, RADIUS

Free plan
Free plan
No promo: 750 h/month VpnGw1 free for 12 months (new accounts)
Free data
Not stated
Free speed
650 Mbps (VpnGw1)
Ads in the free plan
Not stated
Other free plan terms
virtual network setup free

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
Azure billing
Bank card
Yes Azure account
PayPal
No
Apple Pay / Google Pay
No
Cryptocurrency
No
Cash
No
Gift cards
No
Mobile carrier billing
No
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
How to cancel
delete gateway
Email needed to sign up
Yes Microsoft account
Account-number login
No
Identity check (KYC)
Yes Azure account verification
Money-back guarantee, days
Not stated

Free trial terms
Trial length
12 months promo (750 h/mo VpnGw1)
Where the trial is offered
Azure free account
Trial limits
VpnGw1 only
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations
Countries
Not stated
Servers
Not stated
Server countries
Not stated
Middle East and North Africa
Not stated
Virtual locations
Not stated
Own servers
Yes Azure
Port speed
up to 10 Gbps per gateway
P2P servers
Not stated
Obfuscated servers
No

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Partial OpenVPN/IKEv2; not Basic/SSTP
Dedicated IP
Not stated
Static IP
Yes gateway public IP
Residential IP
No
Double VPN / multi-hop
No
Tor over VPN
No
SOCKS5 proxy
No
Smart DNS
No

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuard✕ No
  • OpenVPNP2S, TLS 1.2/1.3, TCP 443✓ Yes
  • IKEv2P2S + S2S IPsec/IKE✓ Yes
  • L2TP/IPsecNo
  • SSTPWindowsYes
  • SoftEther✕ No
  • Own protocol✕ No
  • VLESS / Reality✕ No
  • VMess✕ No
  • Trojan✕ No
  • Shadowsocks✕ No
  • Hysteria2✕ No
  • TUIC✕ No
  • NaiveProxy✕ No
  • obfs4✕ No
  • AmneziaWG✕ No
  • PPTP✓ No
Other protocols
IPsec S2S; BGP (not on pages read)
Encryption
IPsec/IKE; TLS 1.2/1.3
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Yes VPN client profile download (OpenVPN/IKEv2/SSTP)
Open-source apps
No

Censorship and blocking
Obfuscation (stealth mode)
No
Countries it claims to work in
Not stated
Mirror sites or Telegram channel
No
Calls in the UAE
Not stated

Security
Kill switch
Not stated
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Split tunnelling
Not stated
Ad and malware blocker
No
Two-factor sign-in
Yes Entra ID MFA/Conditional Access
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated
Certifications
100+ compliance certifications (Azure-wide)

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

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
  • WindowsAzure VPN Client: Win 11; SSTP/OpenVPN✓ Yes
  • macOS13+✓ Yes
  • LinuxOpenVPN client (Azure VPN Client for Linux preview retired 2026-08-31)✓ Yes
  • iOSOpenVPN, iOS 11+✓ Yes
  • AndroidOpenVPN✓ Yes
  • Android TV✕ No
  • Fire TV✕ No
  • Apple TV✕ No
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TV✕ No
  • RoutersS2S with on-prem VPN devices✓ Yes
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consoles✕ No
Browser extensions
No

Speed, streaming and gaming
Claimed speed
up to 10 Gbps aggregate (VpnGw5)
10 Gbps servers
Yes VpnGw5/5AZ
Speed test in the app
No
Netflix
Not stated
BBC iPlayer
Not stated
Disney+
Not stated
Prime Video
Not stated
Gaming features
Not stated
Torrenting
Not stated

Support
Live chat
Yes Azure support plans
Live chat 24/7
Yes Azure support plans
Email / tickets
Yes Azure support
Phone
Yes Azure support plans
Telegram
No
WhatsApp
No
Discord or forum
Microsoft Q&A
Help articles
Yes Microsoft Learn docs
Server status page
Yes Azure status
Uptime guarantee (SLA)
SLA published (value not read)

For teams and business
SSO / SAML
Yes Entra ID (OpenVPN + Azure VPN Client)
Admin panel
Yes Azure portal
API
Yes Azure Resource Manager
Dedicated gateway
Yes
Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
No classic VPN gateway
Identity providers
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • RADIUS/AD
  • certificates

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

    2.50 of 5, smoothed

    From 59 collected reviews (raw average 1.51; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 1.83 from 6.

    The company replied to 0 of 52 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 1.6 (59 reviews).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Oct ’253 reviews, average 1.0
  2. Jan ’262 reviews, average 1.5
  3. Feb ’262 reviews, average 1.0
  4. Mar ’262 reviews, average 1.0
  5. Jun ’261 reviews, average 1.0
  6. Jul ’261 reviews, average 1.0
  7. Aug ’262 reviews, average 1.5
  8. Sep ’261 reviews, average 1.0
  9. Oct ’263 reviews, average 2.33
Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

41 Reddit and forum threads mention Azure VPN Gateway (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 · 1★ · 15 Oct 2026 · IE

    Anus balls scammed doug

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 5★ · 11 Oct 2026 · IN

    A valuable cloud foundation, with opportunities to make growth simpler for founders

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 10 Oct 2026 · AE

    WARNING

    Original review

Rankings by user reviews

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Questions about Azure VPN Gateway

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Azure VPN Gateway alternatives: similar VPNs ranked by our score

8 alternatives to Azure VPN Gateway (1.31) from the same segment, by features, price and owner. Highest: Netgate pfSense (1.38).

Alternatives to Azure VPN Gateway

8 alternatives
#ServiceScoreWhy it is hereFrom
1Netgate pfSense
Business VPN / ZTNA · USA Free plan
1.38similar featuressimilar features€9.24per month
2iQuila
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3WatchGuard
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4Phoenix Contact mGuard
Business VPN / ZTNA · Germany Free plan
0.83similar featuressimilar features—
5Stormshield Network VPN Client
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0.79similar featuressimilar features—
6Alibaba Cloud VPN Gateway
Business VPN / ZTNA · jurisdiction not stated
0.78similar featuressimilar features—
7Microsoft Entra Private Access
Business VPN / ZTNA · USA
0.72same ownersame owner€4.30per month
8Microsoft Edge Secure Network
Built into a browser / OS · USA Free plan
0.40same ownersame owner—

In our rankings

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Sources and changes

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

Website
https://azure.microsoft.com
Pages checked
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/vpn-gateway/; https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/vpn-gateway/; https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/point-to-site-about

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