Cohesive Networks VNS3 review: score, privacy and prices

0.94

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

  • Business VPN / ZTNA
  • Jurisdiction:not stated, alliance not disclosed
  • Data completeness20%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • Free plan

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Security and protocols2.5 vs 1.8
  • Censorship bypass0.5 vs 0.5
  • Price and fair terms1.7 vs 3.4

Weakest against its segment

  • Platforms and support0.6 vs 3.9
  • Privacy and jurisdiction0.0 vs 2.3
  • Network and streaming0.6 vs 2.8
  • Stores session times

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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.

Cohesive Networks VNS3segment 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 1.82.5
    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 3.41.7
    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 2.80.6
    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 3.90.6
    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

Cohesive Networks VNS3 pricing

The cheapest way in is €129.00 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, Cohesive Networks VNS3 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 Cohesive Networks VNS3 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 years3 years
Lite, 1 mo €129.00 €1548.00at the current price€3096.00at the current price€4644.00at the current price
SME, 1 mo €301.00 €3612.00at the current price€7224.00at the current price€10836.00at the current price
Enterprise (from), 1 mo €645.00 €7740.00at the current price€15480.00at the current price€23220.00at the current price

Compare Cohesive Networks VNS3’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices

All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for termPer month€ / monthRenewal priceRenewal term
Free1 mo$0.00$0.00€0.00$0.001 mo
Lite1 mo$150.00$150.00€129.00—1 mo
SME1 mo$350.00$350.00€301.00—1 mo
Enterprise (from)1 mo$750.00$750.00€645.00—1 mo

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
Not stated
Free trial
Not stated
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
cloud marketplace billing (AWS/Azure/GCP); direct licence
Renewal note
monthly; cloud VM runtime billed separately by provider

Everything Cohesive Networks VNS3 publishes

Every fact we collected about Cohesive Networks VNS3, 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
Cohesive Networks
Registered in
Not stated
Related brands
VNS3; People VPN
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
No

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
  • Free
  • Lite
  • SME
  • Enterprise
Billing terms
monthly
Cheapest price a month
0 (Free) / 150 (Lite)
Monthly plan
150 (Lite, per controller setup)
Lifetime plan
No
Renewal
monthly; cloud VM runtime billed separately by provider
Family plan
Not stated
Business price per user
per-controller pricing (clientpacks: Lite 10, SME 25, Enterprise 50)
Other add-ons
UDP multicast/broadcast +$350/mo per controller

Discounts and programmes
Discount shown
No discounts available on multicast add-on
Sale running when checked
No
Student discount
Not stated

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
  • clientpacks: Free 5
  • Lite 10
  • SME 25
  • Enterprise 50
Data limit
No instance-size dependent
Speed limit
instance-size dependent
Features locked to higher plans
controllers/clientpacks/IPsec endpoints/containers per edition

Free plan
Free plan
Yes Free edition: 1 controller, 5 clientpacks, 1 IPsec endpoint, 1 tunnel, 1 container; 1 production licence per org
Free data
Not stated
Free speed
instance-size dependent
Free devices
5 clientpacks
Ads in the free plan
No
Other free plan terms
1 IPsec endpoint

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
cloud marketplace billing (AWS/Azure/GCP); direct licence
PayPal
No
Apple Pay / Google Pay
No
Cryptocurrency
No
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
Email needed to sign up
Yes
Account-number login
No
Identity check (KYC)
No
Money-back guarantee, days
Not stated

Free trial terms
Trial length
Not stated
Where the trial is offered
cloud marketplaces
Instead of a trial
Free edition
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 customer cloud VMs
Port speed
instance-dependent
P2P servers
Not stated
Obfuscated servers
No

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Yes dual-stack
Dedicated IP
Yes customer VM
Static IP
Yes customer VM
Residential IP
No
Double VPN / multi-hop
Not stated
Tor over VPN
No
SOCKS5 proxy
Not stated
Smart DNS
No

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuardNot stated
  • OpenVPNNot stated
  • IKEv2✓ Yes
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNo
  • SoftEther✕ No
  • Own protocolTLS-encrypted overlay network✓ Yes
  • VLESS / Reality✕ No
  • VMess✕ No
  • Trojan✕ No
  • Shadowsocks✕ No
  • Hysteria2✕ No
  • TUIC✕ No
  • NaiveProxy✕ No
  • obfs4✕ No
  • AmneziaWG✕ No
  • PPTP✓ No
Other protocols
  • IPsec site-to-site
  • TLS overlay
  • NAT
  • firewall
Encryption
TLS overlay; IPsec
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Yes clientpacks; Terraform/CloudFormation templates
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
Yes SOC 2 Type 2 (5th consecutive)
Bug bounty
Not stated
Certifications
SOC 2 Type 2; helps HIPAA/PCI

Privacy
No-logs policy
Not stated
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Data retention
customer-controlled
Transparency report
No
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 timescustomer-controlled✕ Yes
  • Bandwidthcustomer-controlled✕ Yes

Apps and devices
  • WindowsNot stated
  • macOSNot stated
  • Linuxappliance runs on cloud VMs✓ Yes
  • iOSNot stated
  • AndroidNot stated
  • Android TV✕ No
  • Fire TV✕ No
  • Apple TV✕ No
  • Chromebook✕ No
  • Smart TV✕ No
  • RoutersNot stated
  • NAS✕ No
  • Raspberry Pi✕ No
  • Game consoles✕ No
Browser extensions
No

Speed, streaming and gaming
Claimed speed
No
10 Gbps servers
Not stated
Speed test in the app
No
Netflix
No
BBC iPlayer
No
Disney+
No
Prime Video
No
DAZN
No
beIN Sports
No
Shahid
No
OSN+
No
Gaming features
Not stated
Torrenting
Not stated

Support
Live chat
Not stated
Live chat 24/7
Not stated
Email / tickets
Yes support.cohesive.net
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
No
WhatsApp
No
Discord or forum
No
Support languages
EN
Response time (claimed)
licences in minutes
Help articles
Yes support portal
Server status page
Not stated
Uptime guarantee (SLA)
support pricing page (not read)

For teams and business
SSO / SAML
Not stated
Admin panel
Yes VNS3 console
API
Yes API-driven
Dedicated gateway
Yes customer-deployed controllers
Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
No overlay network/VPN appliance

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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Sources and changes

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

Website
https://cohesive.net
Pages checked
https://cohesive.net; https://cohesive.net/pricing/

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