Defguard review: score, privacy and prices

1.83

out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Mesh / self-hosted median 2.5

  • Mesh / self-hosted
  • Jurisdiction:Poland, outside 5/9/14 Eyes
  • Data completeness60%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • Trial without a card
  • Free plan
  • Open-source apps

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Security and protocols2.9 vs 1.8
  • Platforms and support4.8 vs 3.9
  • Censorship bypass0.5 vs 0.5

Weakest against its segment

  • Network and streaming0.0 vs 2.8
  • Price and fair terms2.1 vs 3.4
  • Privacy and jurisdiction1.3 vs 2.3

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How the score adds up

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

Defguardsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.31.3
    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 1.82.9
    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 2.80.0
    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 3.94.8
    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

Defguard pricing

The cheapest way in is €31.25 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, Defguard 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 Defguard 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 payment1 year2 years3 years
Business 25 users, 1 location (calculator example, monthly), 1 mo €33.00 €396.00at the current price€792.00at the current price€1188.00at the current price
Business 25 users, 1 location (calculator example, annual -7%), 12 mo €375.00 €375.00——

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All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for termPer monthRenewal priceRenewal term
Open Source (self-hosted, unlimited users/locations)Lifetime€0.00€0.00€0.00—
Business ≤10 users, 1 location1 mo€0.00€0.00€0.001 mo
Business 25 users, 1 location (calculator example, monthly)1 mo€33.00€33.00—1 mo
Business 25 users, 1 location (calculator example, annual -7%)12 mo€375.00€31.25—12 mo
Enterprisecustomcustom quote—customcustom

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
Not stated
Free trial
Not stated
Card needed for trial
No free license request for ≤10 users
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
invoice (Enterprise); license request
Renewal note
Business configurable by seats/locations/support (Free Community / Basic Email / Direct); monthly or annual (save 7%); Enterprise pay by invoice

Everything Defguard publishes

Every fact we collected about Defguard, 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
Defguard sp. z o.o.
Registered in
Poland
Address
ul. Cyfrowa 6/317, 71-441 Szczecin, Poland
Related brands
No
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
none
Website languages
EN
Right-to-left languages
No

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
  • Open Source (free)
  • Business (free ≤10 users/1 location, then calculated)
  • Enterprise (quote)
Cheapest price a month
€0.00
Monthly plan
Business: free ≤10 users & 1 location; e.g. 25 users/1 location €33/month
1-year plan, a month
Business annual (save 7%): e.g. 25 users/1 location €375/year (~€31.25/mo)
Lifetime plan
No
Renewal
  • Business configurable by seats/locations/support (Free Community / Basic Email / Direct)
  • monthly or annual (save 7%)
  • Enterprise pay by invoice
Family plan
Not stated
Prices seen from other countries
  • Business calculator (billed in Euro): 10 users/1 loc Free
  • 25 users/1 loc €33/month or €375/year (annual save 7%)
  • Enterprise custom
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
Enterprise: HA, offline license, device posture, custom support

Discounts and programmes
Discount shown
No
Student discount
Not stated

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
Not stated

Free plan
Free plan
Yes open source unlimited; Business free ≤10 users, 1 location
Free data
Yes unlimited (self-hosted)
Free locations
OSS unlimited; Business 1
Ads in the free plan
No
Other free plan terms
self-managed

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
invoice (Enterprise); license request
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
No
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
Email needed to sign up
Not stated
Account-number login
Not stated
Money-back guarantee, days
Not stated

Free trial terms
Trial length
Not stated
Where the trial is offered
site (Try for free Business)
Instead of a trial
live demo demo.defguard.net
Card needed for the trial
No free license request for ≤10 users

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's own
P2P servers
Not stated
Obfuscated servers
Not stated

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Not stated
Dedicated IP
Not stated
Static IP
Not stated
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✓ Yes
  • OpenVPN✕ No
  • IKEv2✕ No
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocol✕ No
  • VLESS / Reality✕ No
  • VMess✕ No
  • Trojan✕ No
  • Shadowsocks✕ No
  • Hysteria2✕ No
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
Encryption
WireGuard
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Yes WireGuard configs / zero-touch provisioning
Open-source apps
Yes https://github.com/DefGuard

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
Not stated
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Split tunnelling
Yes Allowed IPs Predefined traffic vs all traffic; admin client traffic policies
Ad and malware blocker
Not stated
Two-factor sign-in
Yes MFA per VPN connection: TOTP, email, biometric, FIDO2, external SSO
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated
Certifications
ISO 27001 (claim)

Privacy
No-logs policy
Not stated
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Data retention
  • billing 5y
  • support 2y
  • GA 26 months
Trackers on the website
  • Google Analytics
  • GTM
  • Google Ads
  • Microsoft Clarity
  • Cookiebot
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Anonymous sign-up
Not stated
GDPR / data protection officer
no DPO; office@defguard.net / support@defguard.net

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.

  • Emailcustomers✕ Yes
  • Connection IPNot stated
  • Session timesNot stated

Apps and devices
  • Windows✓ Yes
  • macOS✓ Yes
  • Linuxalso gateway: FreeBSD, NetBSD, OPNsense plugin✓ Yes
  • iOS✓ Yes
  • Android✓ Yes
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVNot stated
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • RoutersOPNsense plugin✓ Yes
  • 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 support tiers: Free Community, Basic Email, Direct; Enterprise custom
Live chat 24/7
Not stated
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Support languages
EN
Help articles
Yes docs.defguard.net
Server status page
Not stated
Uptime guarantee (SLA)
custom (Enterprise)

For teams and business
SSO / SAML
Yes OIDC (Google, Microsoft, Okta, JumpCloud, custom); built-in OIDC provider
Admin panel
Yes single control plane
Dedicated gateway
Yes self-hosted gateways, Active-Active HA
Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
Yes zero-trust claims; ACL by SSO users/groups; device posture
Identity providers
  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • Okta
  • JumpCloud
  • LDAP/AD

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.

  • Google Play

    3.86 of 5, smoothed

    From 2 collected reviews (raw average 3.00; all VPNs 3.90).

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

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: App Store (US) 5.00 (1 ratings).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Jul ’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.

38 Reddit and forum threads mention Defguard (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★ · 13 Jul 2026

    report abuse app as fraud and idinty theft by publishing scam creation a fake website to steal your personal information by data harvest and DDOS attack and…

  • Google Play · 5★ · 17 Sep 2025

    It works as expected ! well done defguard . we would love to see the ability to validate a SSO login from the desktop app without having to scan the QR code…

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6 alternatives to Defguard (1.83) from the same segment, by features, price and owner. Highest: WireGuard (1.82).

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1WireGuard
Mesh / self-hosted · jurisdiction not stated Free plan
1.82—
2Netmaker
Mesh / self-hosted · USA Free plan
1.70€1.72per month
3NetBird
Mesh / self-hosted · Germany Free plan
1.67—
4Octelium
Mesh / self-hosted · USA Free plan
1.65—
5Pangolin
Mesh / self-hosted · USA Free plan
1.27—
6Subspace
Mesh / self-hosted · jurisdiction not stated Free plan
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Sources and changes

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

Website
https://defguard.net
Pages checked
https://defguard.net; https://defguard.net/pricing; https://defguard.net/privacy
Other sources used
prices/plans/support tiers: https://defguard.net/pricing/ (calculator); split_tunneling: https://docs.defguard.net/2.1/features/wireguard/create-your-vpn-network/split-tunnel-configuration, https://docs.defguard.net/2.1/features/wireguard/behavior-customization; protocols: WireGuard-only per https://defguard.net/pricing/

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