Bright VPN review: score, privacy and prices

1.13

out of 10#357 of 377 in the main ranking
Consumer VPN median 2.6

  • Consumer VPN
  • Jurisdiction:not stated, alliance not disclosed
  • Owner:Bright Data
  • Data completeness60%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • No email to sign up
  • Trial without a card
  • Free plan

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
  • Price and fair terms2.9 vs 3.5
  • Network and streaming2.3 vs 3.1

Weakest against its segment

  • Privacy and jurisdiction0.3 vs 2.7
  • Platforms and support2.2 vs 4.3
  • Security and protocols0.7 vs 2.1
  • Stores session times
  • Stores connection IP addresses

Compare Bright VPN 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.

Bright VPNsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.70.3
    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 2.10.7
    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 3.52.9
    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 3.12.3
    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 4.32.2
    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

Bright VPN pricing

No paid price published

  • 1 plan published · market median €3.13 a month
Full pricing breakdown

Everything Bright VPN publishes

Every fact we collected about Bright VPN, 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
Bright Data Ltd.
Registered in
Not stated
Parent company
Bright Data
Related brands
Bright Data (proxy network)
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
Not stated
Website languages
  • EN
  • RU
  • JA
  • ES
  • ID
  • KO
  • IT
  • TR
  • DE
  • FR
  • VI
  • PT-BR
  • PT-PT
Right-to-left languages
No
Currencies on the site
none

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
Free
Cheapest price a month
0
Monthly plan
0
1-year plan, total
0
1-year plan, a month
0
2-year plan, total
0
2-year plan, a month
0
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Family plan
Not stated
Dedicated IP add-on
No
Port forwarding add-on
No
Double VPN add-on
No
Antivirus
No
Password manager
No
eSIM
No
Identity protection
No
Cloud storage
No
Other add-ons
No

Discounts and programmes
Student discount
Not stated
Referral programme
Yes /referral-program

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
unlimited
Torrenting / P2P policy
No BitTorrent not allowed, blocked
Streaming restrictions
does not support Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+
Prohibited by the terms
BitTorrent

Free plan
Free plan
Yes only tier; Premium VPN. Free for you
Free data
Yes unlimited
Free locations
150+ countries
Free devices
unlimited
Ads in the free plan
No
Other free plan terms
user's connection used by Bright Data (~few minutes of video/day of bandwidth, when idle); data-usage rules, schedules, ≥3 company types must be allowed

Payment and subscription
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
Not stated
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
Email needed to sign up
No
Phone needed to sign up
No
Account-number login
No no account
Identity check (KYC)
No
Money-back guarantee, days
Not stated

Free trial terms
Trial length
Not stated
Instead of a trial
free
Card needed for the trial
No

Server locations
Countries
150+
Servers
Not stated
Server countries
Not stated
Middle East and North Africa
Not stated
Virtual locations
Not stated
P2P servers
No
Streaming servers
No
Obfuscated servers
No

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Not stated
Dedicated IP
No
Static IP
No
Residential IP
Not stated
Double VPN / multi-hop
No
Tor over VPN
No
SOCKS5 proxy
No
Smart DNS
Yes Android uses smart DNS

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuard✕ No
  • OpenVPN✕ No
  • IKEv2IKEv2/IPsec AES256/SHA1/MODP2048, Windows/Mac✓ Yes
  • L2TP/IPsecNo
  • SSTPNo
  • 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
smart DNS (Android)
Encryption
AES-256 (IKEv2)
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
No
Manual configuration files
No
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
Not stated
Security audits
No AppEsteem seal shown
Bug bounty
Yes Bright Data program, from $100
Certifications
AppEsteem

Privacy
No-logs policy
Yes no logs of browsing activity, traffic destination, content, DNS
Independent no-logs audit
No
Data retention
technical details short periods; extension stats 6 days
Shared with third parties
service providers, affiliates; user's connection used by Bright Data customers
Trackers on the website
Google Analytics, cookies, pixels
Transparency report
No
Warrant canary
No
Law enforcement requests
discloses to comply with law, subpoena, court order
Copyright (DMCA) notices
Yes /legal/dmca
Anonymous sign-up
Yes no account/email
GDPR / data protection officer
privacy officer (email)
Privacy policy updated
2021-10-07

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.

  • Emailoptional✓ No
  • Connection IPIP collected and retained✕ Yes
  • Session timesconnection timestamp, short period✕ Yes
  • Device infoOS, browser, client version✕ Yes
  • App analyticsextension stats anonymous, deleted after 6 days✕ Yes

Apps and devices
  • Windows✓ Yes
  • macOS✓ Yes
  • Linux✕ No
  • iOS✕ No
  • Android5.0+✓ Yes
  • Android TV✕ No
  • Fire TV✕ No
  • Apple TV✕ No
  • Chromebook✕ No
  • Smart TVLG webOS✓ Yes
  • Routers✕ No
  • NAS✕ No
  • Raspberry Pi✕ No
  • Game consoles✕ No
Browser extensions
  • Chrome
  • Edge
  • Firefox
  • Opera (remote control for desktop app)

Speed, streaming and gaming
Claimed speed
anonymous in 40 seconds
10 Gbps servers
Not stated
Fastest protocol (claimed)
No
Netflix
not supported
BBC iPlayer
Not stated
Disney+
No not supported
Prime Video
No not supported
Gaming features
No
Torrenting
No

Support
Live chat
No
Live chat 24/7
No
Email / tickets
Yes
Phone
No
Telegram
No
WhatsApp
No
Discord or forum
No
Help articles
Yes FAQ
Server status page
No
Uptime guarantee (SLA)
No

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

    3.19 of 5, smoothed

    From 13 collected reviews (raw average 1.38; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 1.00 from 1.

    The company replied to 0 of 11 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

  • Google Play

    3.86 of 5, smoothed

    From 2 collected reviews (raw average 3.00; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 1.00 from 1.

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

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 2.3 (13 reviews).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Oct ’251 reviews, average 5.0
  2. Jan ’261 reviews, average 1.0
  3. Apr ’262 reviews, average 3.0
  4. Jun ’261 reviews, average 1.0
  5. Aug ’261 reviews, average 1.0
  6. Sep ’261 reviews, average 1.0
Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

33 Reddit and forum threads mention Bright VPN (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.

  • Google Play · 1★ · 30 Aug 2026

    stopped working after update

  • Google Play · 5★ · 29 Oct 2025

    this vpn is the best VPN in the all play store world I really like this. because it's very fast and security safe

  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 15 Sep 2026 · GB

    Collects data when you ask it not to.

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 16 Jun 2026 · BG

    BrightVPN net_updater32.exe - makes unauthorized connections to fishy sites

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 3★ · 21 Apr 2026 · US

    Good.

    Original review

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Questions about Bright VPN

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

Bright VPN not working? Common causes and what to check

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

What to check

Check the provider’s status page for an outage (no).

Contact support: email.

Support when the VPN is blocked

Live chat
No
Live chat 24/7
No
Telegram
No
Mirrors or channel
No
Email
Yes
Status page
No

If it is blocked where you are

Bright VPN coupons and discounts: official prices and promo terms

Bright VPN 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
Checked
2026-10-15

In our rankings

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Sources and changes

Collected 2026-10-15.

Website
https://brightvpn.com
Pages checked
https://brightvpn.com; https://brightvpn.com/legal/privacy; https://brightvpn.com/faq

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2026-10-16rank_main344343
2026-10-16rank_consumer433432