DotVPN review: score, privacy and prices

1.97

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:Hong Kong, outside 5/9/14 Eyes
  • Data completeness87%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • Free plan

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Price and fair terms5.0 vs 3.4
  • Privacy and jurisdiction2.7 vs 2.3
  • Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5

Weakest against its segment

  • Security and protocols0.0 vs 1.8
  • Platforms and support2.6 vs 3.9
  • Network and streaming1.6 vs 2.8

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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.

DotVPNsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.32.7
    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
  • Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 1.80.0
    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 3.45.0
    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 2.81.6
    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 3.92.6
    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

DotVPN pricing

The cheapest way in is €2.57 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, DotVPN 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 DotVPN 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
Premium, 1 mo €4.29 €51.50at the current price€102.99at the current price€154.49at the current price
Premium, 12 mo €30.86 €30.86——

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All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for termPer month€ / month
Premium1 mo$4.99$4.99€4.29
Premium12 mo$35.88$2.99€2.57

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
30 (not for Apple iTunes orders)
Refund conditions
refund if not completely happy
Free trial
Not stated
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
PayPal; Bitcoin (longer plans); local payment systems (review)

Everything DotVPN publishes

Every fact we collected about DotVPN, 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
Smart Security Limited (ID 2095140)
Registered in
Hong Kong
Address
Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
none
Website languages
EN

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
Free; Premium
Billing terms
1m; 12m
Cheapest price a month
$2.99
Monthly plan
$4.99
1-year plan, total
35.88 (computed 2.99x12)
1-year plan, a month
$2.99
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Family plan
Not stated
Prices seen from other countries
Premium $2.99/mo billed annually or $4.99 monthly; Free $0 (USD shown)
Other add-ons
data compression up to 30% (claim)

Discounts and programmes
Student discount
Not stated

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
5 (review)
Torrenting / P2P policy
Yes P2P downloads listed as feature (free & premium)

Free plan
Free plan
Yes $0 plan
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
Not stated

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
  • PayPal
  • Bitcoin (longer plans)
  • local payment systems (review)
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
Yes Bitcoin for longer plans, review
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
30 (not for Apple iTunes orders)
Refund conditions
refund if not completely happy

Free trial terms
Trial length
Not stated
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations
Countries
10+ (claim: "over 10 countries")
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
Not stated
Static IP
Not stated
Residential IP
Not stated
Double VPN / multi-hop
Not stated
Tor over VPN
Yes claims "TOR integration"
SOCKS5 proxy
Not stated
Smart DNS
Not stated

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuardreview: native protocols OpenVPN TCP/UDP and IPsec✕ No
  • OpenVPNAndroid app✓ Yes
  • 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
"4096-bit encryption key" (claim)
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Not stated
Open-source apps
Not stated

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
No review: Wizcase, VPNRanks, TheBestVPN, SafetyDetectives
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Split tunnelling
Not stated
Ad and malware blocker
Yes tracker/analytics blocking; integrated firewall (claims)
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy
No-logs policy
Yes "zero-logging service"
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Data retention
IP 24h after last connection; support data up to 2 years
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Law enforcement requests
discloses only on Hong Kong court decision
Anonymous sign-up
Not stated

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.

  • Emailregistration✕ Yes
  • Connection IPIP stored up to 24h after last connection◐ Partial
  • Session timesNot stated

Apps and devices
  • Windowsdesktop app "available mid-2019", coming soon✕ No
  • macOSdesktop app coming soon✕ No
  • Linux✕ No
  • iOS✓ Yes
  • Android✓ Yes
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVNot stated
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • RoutersNot stated
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consolesNot stated
Browser extensions
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Opera

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
Yes P2P listed as feature

Support
Live chat
Not stated
Live chat 24/7
Not stated
Email / tickets
Yes info@dotvpn.com
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Help articles
Yes Help & FAQ sections
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.

No reviews collected for this service.

41 Reddit and forum threads mention DotVPN (titles and search snippets only).

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Sources and changes

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

Website
https://www.safetydetectives.com/best-vpns/
Pages checked
["https://www.safetydetectives.com/best-vpns/", "https://www.dotvpn.com"]
Other sources used
money_back_days, refund_conditions: https://dotvpn.com/en/legal/refund-policy/; countries_count, p2p_policy: https://dotvpn.com/en/features/, https://dotvpn.com/en/; openvpn, ikev2, windows, macos, linux: https://dotvpn.com/en/download/; collects_email, collects_connection_ip, data_retention, law_enforcement_policy, privacy_url: https://dotvpn.com/en/legal/privacy-policy/; email_tickets: https://dotvpn.com/en/legal/refund-policy/; kb_articles: https://dotvpn.com/en/support/; simultaneous_devices, payments, crypto, wireguard: https://www.wizcase.com/reviews/dotvpn/; kill_switch: wizcase + https://www.vpnranks.com/reviews/dotvpn/ + https://thebestvpn.com/reviews/dotvpn/ (snippets); play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dotvpn.vpn, https://apkpure.com/id/dotvpn-—-better-than-vpn/com.dotvpn.vpn (snippet)

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