DuckDuckGo VPN review: score, privacy and prices
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:USA, 5 Eyes
- Owner:DuckDuckGo
- Data completeness87%
- Checked2026-10-15
- Independent no-logs audit: ✓ Yes
- No email to sign up
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Privacy and jurisdiction6.0 vs 2.3
- Platforms and support4.2 vs 3.9
- Security and protocols1.4 vs 1.8
Weakest against its segment
- Price and fair terms1.8 vs 3.4
- Network and streaming1.5 vs 2.8
- Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5
- Jurisdiction in the 5 Eyes alliance
- Trial needs a card
- Auto-renewal on by default
Compare DuckDuckGo VPN (Privacy Pro) side by side with other VPNs
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.
DuckDuckGo VPN (Privacy Pro)segment median
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Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.36.0
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
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Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 1.81.4
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
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Price and fair terms15% of the score · segment median 3.41.8
What earned points
- Free plan +1.5
- Free trial +1
- Trial without a card +1
- Crypto payments +1
- Cash payments +0.5
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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
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Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 2.81.5
What earned points
- 10 Gbps servers +1
- Dedicated IP +0.5
- Port forwarding +0.5
- MENA locations +0.5
- Torrenting allowed +1
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Platforms and support10% of the score · segment median 3.94.2
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
DuckDuckGo VPN (Privacy Pro) pricing
The cheapest way in is €7.17 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, DuckDuckGo VPN (Privacy Pro) renews at its standard price, the same per month as the first term. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.
Price per month over 3 years, Plus plan
first termrenewalmarket median €3.13/momonths →
Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years
What you pay to keep DuckDuckGo VPN (Privacy Pro) 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 term | First payment | Then | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plus, 1 mo | €8.59 | €8.59 / 1 mo | €103.10 | €206.19 | €309.29 |
| Plus, 12 mo | €85.99 | €85.99 / 12 mo | €85.99 | €171.98 | €257.97 |
| Pro, 1 mo | €17.19 | €17.19 / 1 mo | €206.30 | €412.59 | €618.89 |
| Pro, 12 mo | €171.99 | €171.99 / 12 mo | €171.99 | €343.98 | €515.97 |
Compare DuckDuckGo VPN (Privacy Pro)’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices
All plans as published
| Plan | Term | Price for term | Per month | € / month | Renewal price | Renewal term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plus | 1 mo | $9.99 | $9.99 | €8.59 | $9.99 | 1 mo |
| Plus | 12 mo | $99.99 | $8.33 | €7.16 | $99.99 | 12 mo |
| Pro | 1 mo | $19.99 | $19.99 | €17.19 | $19.99 | 1 mo |
| Pro | 12 mo | $199.99 | $16.67 | €14.34 | $199.99 | 12 mo |
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- Not stated
- Free trial
- Yes
- Card needed for trial
- Yes charged after trial
- How to cancel
- browser Settings > Subscription or subscription settings page; store if bought there
- Payment methods
- card (Stripe, US); App Store / Google Play in-app
- VAT
- US: + tax; CA/UK/EU: VAT included
- Renewal note
- Auto-renews monthly/yearly at the same agreed price (+tax) after free trial; cancel anytime in browser settings
Everything DuckDuckGo VPN (Privacy Pro) publishes
Every fact we collected about DuckDuckGo VPN (Privacy Pro), 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
- Not stated
- Registered in
- US (assumed, not on pages read)
- Parent company
- DuckDuckGo
- Related brands
- DuckDuckGo browser
- Duck.ai
- App Tracking Protection
- Email Protection
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- 5
- Website languages
- EN
- RU
- many (localized UI)
- Currencies on the site
- USD
- CAD
- GBP
- EUR
- CZK
- DKK
- HUF
- PLN
- RON
- SEK
- Prices depend on country
- Yes local-currency prices by country, VAT incl. outside US
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- Free (browser only)
- Plus
- Pro
- Billing terms
- 1; 12 months
- Cheapest price a month
- $8.33
- Monthly plan
- $9.99
- 1-year plan, total
- $99.99
- 1-year plan, a month
- $8.33
- 2-year plan, total
- No
- Lifetime plan
- No
- Renewal
- Auto-renews monthly/yearly at the same agreed price (+tax) after free trial; cancel anytime in browser settings
- VAT included
- US: + tax; CA/UK/EU: VAT included
- Family plan
- No
- Dedicated IP add-on
- No
- Port forwarding add-on
- No
- Double VPN add-on
- No
- Antivirus
- No
- Password manager
- No
- eSIM
- No
- Identity protection
- included (Identity Theft Restoration by Iris/Generali; Personal Information Removal)
- Cloud storage
- No
- Other add-ons
- Duck.ai advanced models included; Pro tier adds top models (Claude, GPT)
Discounts and programmes
- Discount shown
- No annual ~17% cheaper implied
- Sale running when checked
- No
- Student discount
- Not stated
- Bonus months
- No
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- 5
- Country restrictions
- Subscription sold in US, CA, UK, EU (listed prices); US Stripe accepts only US-issued cards
- Features locked to higher plans
- VPN only in paid Plus/Pro
Free plan
- Free plan
- No free browser has no VPN
- Free data
- Not stated
- Ads in the free plan
- Not stated
- Other free plan terms
- free browser: private search, tracker blocking, App Tracking Protection (Android)
Payment and subscription
- Payment methods
- card (Stripe, US); App Store / Google Play in-app
- Bank card
- Yes
- PayPal
- Not stated
- Cryptocurrency
- No
- Coins accepted
- No
- Cash
- No
- Gift cards
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal by default
- Yes
- How to cancel
- browser Settings > Subscription or subscription settings page; store if bought there
- Email needed to sign up
- No no personal data required
- Phone needed to sign up
- No
- Account-number login
- No
- Identity check (KYC)
- No
- Money-back guarantee, days
- Not stated
Free trial terms
- Trial length
- Yes
- Instead of a trial
- No
- Card needed for the trial
- Yes charged after trial
Server locations
- Countries
- 24
- Servers
- Not stated
- Cities
- 36
24 countries listed. A link opens our ranking of VPNs with servers there.
Europe 14
- Belgium
- Czechia
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Ireland
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
Americas 5
Asia and Oceania 3
Middle East and Africa 2
- Middle East and North Africa
- IL (Tel Aviv) only
- Virtual locations
- Not stated
- P2P servers
- Not stated
- Obfuscated servers
- No
Network features
- RAM-only servers
- Not stated
- IPv6
- No planned
- Dedicated IP
- No
- Static IP
- No
- Residential IP
- No
- Double VPN / multi-hop
- No
- Tor over VPN
- No
- SOCKS5 proxy
- No
- Smart DNS
- No
Protocols and encryption
- WireGuardonly protocol✓ Yes
- OpenVPN✕ No
- IKEv2✕ No
- 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
- No TCP planned
- Encryption
- WireGuard modern cryptography
- Perfect forward secrecy
- Yes WireGuard
- Post-quantum encryption
- Not stated
- Manual configuration files
- No none (DuckDuckGo browser required)
- Open-source apps
- Not stated
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
- Own DNS servers
- Yes Scam Blocker DNS blocklist
- Split tunnelling
- Yes exclude apps/websites
- Ad and malware blocker
- Yes DNS blocklists / scam blocker
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
- Security audits
- Not stated
- Bug bounty
- Not stated
Privacy
- No-logs policy
- Yes no records of sites, DNS queries, connected IPs, session duration
- Independent no-logs audit
- Yes
- Data retention
- no VPN logs; PIR data kept for removal service
- Shared with third parties
- payments via Stripe
- support via Zendesk
- ITR via Iris
- Transparency report
- Not stated
- Warrant canary
- Not stated
- Anonymous sign-up
- Yes no personal data; prepaid US card allowed
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.
- Emailnot required✓ No
- Connection IP✓ No
- Session timesno session duration✓ No
Apps and devices
- Windows✓ Yes
- macOS✓ Yes
- Linux✕ No
- iOS✓ Yes
- Android✓ Yes
- Android TVNot stated
- Fire TVNot stated
- Apple TV✕ No
- ChromebookNot stated
- Smart TV✕ No
- Routers✕ No
- NAS✕ No
- Raspberry Pi✕ No
- Game consoles✕ No
- Browser extensions
- No VPN built into DuckDuckGo browser app, device-wide
Speed, streaming and gaming
- Claimed speed
- fast and simple (no figures)
- 10 Gbps servers
- Not stated
- Fastest protocol (claimed)
- WireGuard
- Netflix
- Not stated
- BBC iPlayer
- Not stated
- Disney+
- Not stated
- Prime Video
- Not stated
- Gaming features
- No
- Torrenting
- Not stated
Support
- Live chat
- No
- Live chat 24/7
- No
- Email / tickets
- Yes Subscriber Support via Zendesk
- Phone
- No
- Telegram
- No
- No
- Discord or forum
- No
- Help articles
- Yes help pages
- Server status page
- Not stated
- Uptime guarantee (SLA)
- No
For teams and business
- SSO / SAML
- No
- SCIM provisioning
- No
- Admin panel
- Not stated
- API
- No
- Dedicated gateway
- No
- Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
- No
- Identity providers
- No
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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Trustpilot
2.58 of 5, smoothed
From 200 collected reviews (raw average 2.31; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 2.81 from 27.
The company replied to 0 of 126 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
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App Store
3.77 of 5, smoothed
From 1000 collected reviews (raw average 3.78; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 3.63 from 552.
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 2.4 (632 reviews); App Store (US) 4.84 (2410570 ratings).
Reviews per month, last 12 months
38 Reddit and forum threads mention DuckDuckGo VPN (Privacy Pro) (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.
App Store · 1★ · 13 Oct 2026 · US
Botototottkto
App Store · 5★ · 13 Oct 2026 · US
Hail the duck
App Store · 4★ · 13 Oct 2026 · US
I’m still getting used to it
Trustpilot · 5★ · 12 Oct 2026 · AR
le estoy dando una oportunidad
Original reviewTrustpilot · 5★ · 12 Oct 2026 · US
The customer service and staff or so…great
Original reviewTrustpilot · 2★ · 10 Oct 2026 · AT
Der Browser ist Top bezüglich Tracker, und Flop bzüglich Passwortmanager.
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Questions about DuckDuckGo VPN (Privacy Pro)
Answers built from what DuckDuckGo VPN (Privacy Pro) publishes. Open a question to read the details.
DuckDuckGo VPN alternatives: similar VPNs ranked by our score
6 alternatives to DuckDuckGo VPN (Privacy Pro) (2.93) from the same segment, by features, price and owner. Highest: Aloha Browser VPN (4.24).
Alternatives to DuckDuckGo VPN (Privacy Pro)
| # | Service | Score | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aloha Browser VPN | 4.24 | — |
| 2 | Opera VPN | 3.85 | €3.44per month |
| 3 | Avast Secure Browser | 2.43 | €2.00per month |
| 4 | Brave VPN | 2.41 | €7.16per month |
| 5 | UPX Private Proxy Browser | 1.73 | €5.74per month |
| 6 | 1browser | 1.64 | €4.30per month |
DuckDuckGo VPN (Privacy Pro) compared side by side
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DuckDuckGo VPN (Privacy Pro) appears on 1 topic pages. Its place on each:
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Sources and changes
Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.
- Website
- https://duckduckgo.com/vpn
- Pages checked
- https://duckduckgo.com/vpn (-> /pro, browser, RU UI); https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/privacy-pro/vpn/; https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/privacy-pro/vpn/servers; https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/privacy-pro/vpn/protocols; https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/privacy-pro/vpn/security-reports/2025-2026-vpn-no-log-policy-audit
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