ESET VPN review: score, privacy and prices
out of 10#216 of 377 in the main ranking
VPN in a security suite median 1.8
- VPN in a security suite
- Jurisdiction:USA, 5 Eyes
- Owner:ESET spol. s r.o. (Slovakia)
- Data completeness87%
- Checked2026-10-15
- Trial without a card
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Censorship bypass1.9 vs 0.0
- Platforms and support4.2 vs 4.2
- Price and fair terms3.3 vs 3.3
Weakest against its segment
- Security and protocols2.1 vs 2.5
- Network and streaming1.9 vs 2.3
- Privacy and jurisdiction1.3 vs 1.3
- Jurisdiction in the 5 Eyes alliance
How the score adds up
Six sub-scores, each against the median of VPN in a security suite services in the main ranking (23 services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.
ESET VPNsegment median
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Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 1.31.3
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
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Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 2.52.1
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 3.33.3
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 0.01.9
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 2.31.9
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 4.24.2
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
ESET VPN pricing
The cheapest way in is €4.30 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, ESET VPN 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 ESET VPN 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 | 1 year |
|---|---|---|
| ESET HOME Security Premium (3 devices, VPN incl.), 12 mo | €77.39 | €77.39 |
| ESET HOME Security Ultimate (5 devices, VPN incl.), 12 mo | €154.79 | €154.79 |
| ESET HOME Security Essential (3 devices, no VPN), 12 mo | €51.59 | €51.59 |
Compare ESET VPN’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices
All plans as published
| Plan | Term | Price for term | Per month | € / month | Renewal term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESET HOME Security Premium (3 devices, VPN incl.) | 12 mo | $89.99 | $7.50 | €6.45 | 12 mo |
| ESET HOME Security Ultimate (5 devices, VPN incl.) | 12 mo | $179.99 | $15.00 | €12.90 | 12 mo |
| ESET HOME Security Essential (3 devices, no VPN) | 12 mo | $59.99 | $5.00 | €4.30 | 12 mo |
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- 30 days
- Free trial
- 30 days, site (HOME Security trial, no card required)
- Card needed for trial
- No
- Auto-renewal
- Not stated
- Payment methods
- Not stated
Everything ESET VPN publishes
Every fact we collected about ESET 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
- ESET North America (US site); ESET spol. s r.o. group
- Registered in
- USA (ESET North America); group HQ Slovakia
- Address
- 655 W Broadway, Suite 700, San Diego, CA 92101, USA
- Parent company
- ESET spol. s r.o. (Slovakia)
- Related brands
- ESET HOME Security; ESET PROTECT
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- 5
- Website languages
- EN (regional sites per country)
- Currencies on the site
- USD
- Prices depend on country
- Yes regional storefronts
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- Essential (no VPN)
- Premium
- Ultimate
- Billing terms
- 1-10 years (Ultimate shown from 1 yr in store); Save 15% with 2 years
- Cheapest price a month
- $7.50
- Monthly plan
- Not stated
- 1-year plan, total
- $89.99
- 1-year plan, a month
- $7.50
- Lifetime plan
- No
- Family plan
- Yes multi-device subscriptions (1-25 devices)
- Antivirus
- Yes included
- Identity protection
- included (Premium/Ultimate: dark web scanning, credit monitoring, $1M insurance)
Discounts and programmes
- Discount shown
- 15% (2-year)
- Student discount
- Not stated
- Referral programme
- Yes refer.eset.com, Get up to $50
- Affiliate programme
- Yes online affiliates, business partner page
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- Premium VPN: 3 (or 5 if >10 devices bought); Ultimate VPN: 10 (or 25)
- Data limit
- unlimited
- Features locked to higher plans
- Premium up to 40 countries vs Ultimate 70+; VPN for Router in Ultimate
Free plan
- Free plan
- No
- Free data
- Not stated
- Ads in the free plan
- Not stated
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
- Not stated
- Account-number login
- Not stated
- Money-back guarantee, days
- 30
Free trial terms
- Trial length
- 30 days
- Where the trial is offered
- site (HOME Security trial, no card required)
- Card needed for the trial
- No
Server locations
- Countries
- 71 (FAQ; Ultimate 70+, Premium up to 40)
- 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
- Not stated
- SOCKS5 proxy
- Not stated
- Smart DNS
- Not stated
Protocols and encryption
- WireGuard✓ Yes
- OpenVPNUDP/TCP✓ Yes
- IKEv2✓ Yes
- L2TP/IPsecNo
- SSTPNot stated
- SoftEtherNot stated
- Own protocol✕ No
- VLESS / Reality✕ No
- VMessNot stated
- TrojanNot stated
- Shadowsocks✕ No
- Hysteria2Not stated
- TUICNot stated
- NaiveProxyNot stated
- obfs4✕ No
- AmneziaWG✕ No
- PPTP✓ No
- Other protocols
- Stealth (OpenVPN over Stunnel/HTTPS); Wstunnel (OpenVPN over WebSocket)
- 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)
- Yes Stealth/Stunnel, Wstunnel
- Countries it claims to work in
- Not stated
- Mirror sites or Telegram channel
- Not stated
- Calls in the UAE
- Not stated
Security
- Kill switch
- Partial desktop only
- DNS leak protection
- Yes desktop
- Split tunnelling
- Yes desktop, Android
- Ad and malware blocker
- Not stated
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
- Security audits
- Not stated
- Bug bounty
- Not stated
Privacy
- No-logs policy
- Yes activity never tracked or stored
- Independent no-logs audit
- No
- Transparency report
- Not stated
- Warrant canary
- Not stated
- Anonymous sign-up
- Not stated
- Privacy policy updated
- 2026-04-24
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 timesNot stated
Apps and devices
- Windows10/11✓ Yes
- macOS13+✓ Yes
- Linux✕ No
- iOS13+✓ Yes
- Android9+✓ Yes
- Android TVNot stated
- Fire TVNot stated
- Apple TVNot stated
- ChromebookNot stated
- Smart TVNot stated
- RoutersVPN for Router, Ultimate✓ 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
- Not stated
- Live chat 24/7
- Not stated
- Phone
- Not stated
- Telegram
- Not stated
- Not stated
- Help articles
- Yes support.eset.com
- 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.
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Trustpilot
4.39 of 5, smoothed
From 199 collected reviews (raw average 4.58; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 4.58 from 199.
The company replied to 8 of 8 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
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App Store
3.16 of 5, smoothed
From 43 collected reviews (raw average 2.72; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 2.00 from 1.
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Google Play
3.46 of 5, smoothed
From 370 collected reviews (raw average 3.40; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 3.67 from 15.
The company replied to 139 of 139 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 4.6 (25186 reviews); App Store (US) 4.32 (563 ratings); Google Play 4.6 (3.7K ratings).
Reviews per month, last 12 months
45 Reddit and forum threads mention ESET 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.
App Store · 2★ · 14 Aug 2026 · US
Eset Home Premium VPN
App Store · 1★ · 09 Jun 2026 · US
Keeps disconnecting
App Store · 1★ · 03 Jun 2026 · US
Broke after update
Google Play · 4★ · 13 Oct 2026
Some of the servers, especially the US servers, work really well and are extremely stable, with no disconnections at all. I’m very happy with their…
Google Play · 1★ · 09 Oct 2026
quite often does not work
Google Play · 5★ · 07 Oct 2026
FASTLY WAITING TO PERFECTION SPEED VPN
Trustpilot · 5★ · 15 Oct 2026 · NL
Zeker van een goede bescherming
Original reviewTrustpilot · 4★ · 15 Oct 2026 · NL
Zeer betrouwbaar
Original reviewTrustpilot · 5★ · 15 Oct 2026 · NL
Kwaliteit
Original review
Rankings by user reviews
Questions about ESET VPN
Answers built from what ESET VPN publishes. Open a question to read the details.
Is ESET VPN safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction
Privacy and jurisdiction 1.3/10 and security 2.1/10 (segment medians 1.3 and 2.5). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: ✕ No.
In 10 seconds
- Jurisdiction in 5 Eyes
Privacy
- Jurisdiction
- USA, 5 Eyes
- Legal entity
- ESET North America (US site); ESET spol. s r.o. group
- No-logs policy
- Yes activity never tracked or stored
Security
- Kill switch
- Yes (yes (desktop only))
- DNS leak protection
- Yes (yes (desktop))
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
Related rankings
Is it safe? of similar VPNs
ESET VPN not working? Common causes and what to check
2 things to check, built from what ESET VPN publishes about its apps, protocols and support. We do not test connections ourselves.
What to check
Switch protocol in the app: ESET VPN lists WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2.
If the network blocks VPNs, turn on obfuscation (Stealth/Stunnel, Wstunnel).
If it is blocked where you are
Troubleshooting of similar VPNs
ESET VPN alternatives: similar VPNs ranked by our score
6 alternatives to ESET VPN (2.23) from the same segment, by features, price and owner. Highest: McAfee VPN (3.19).
Alternatives to ESET VPN
| # | Service | Score | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McAfee VPN | 3.19 | €2.15per month |
| 2 | Avast SecureLine VPN | 2.88 | €3.43per month |
| 3 | AVG Secure VPN | 2.81 | €3.78per month |
| 4 | Webroot WiFi Security | 2.31 | €2.58per month |
| 5 | TotalVPN (Total AV) | 1.79 | €7.10per month |
| 6 | G DATA VPN | 1.50 | €5.00per month |
ESET VPN compared side by side
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ESET VPN refund policy: how to ask for your money back
ESET VPN refund window: 30 days.
Refund terms
- Refund window
- 30
- Conditions
- Not stated
- Refund on monthly plans
- Not stated
- Refund for App Store / Google Play purchases
- Not stated
- Refund for unused time
- Not stated
- Free trial
- 30
Try before paying
Refund policies of similar VPNs
ESET VPN free trial: length, terms and payment details
ESET VPN free trial: 30, site (HOME Security trial, no card required). Card needed: no.
Trial terms
- Length
- 30
- Card needed
- No
- Refund window
- 30
- Free plan
- No
Trials elsewhere
Free trials of similar VPNs
ESET VPN coupons and discounts: official prices and promo terms
ESET 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
- Discount shown
- 15% (2-year)
- Checked
- 2026-10-15
Who owns ESET VPN? Company, jurisdiction and related brands
ESET VPN is run by ESET North America (US site); ESET spol. s r.o. group, registered in USA (ESET North America); group HQ Slovakia; parent company: ESET spol. s r.o. (Slovakia).
Company
- Registered in
- USA (ESET North America); group HQ Slovakia
- Address
- 655 W Broadway, Suite 700, San Diego, CA 92101, USA
- Related brands
- ESET HOME Security; ESET PROTECT
Jurisdiction
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In our rankings
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- Antivirus with VPN#9 of 25
- Family plans, 50+ countries#9 of 13
- Family plans with OpenVPN#12 of 22
- Trial VPNs with a family plan#15 of 24
- Family plans with money-back#15 of 22
- 50+ country VPN trials, no card#15 of 19
- WireGuard + family plan#15 of 24
- Obfuscated + family plan#16 of 17
- Family plans#22 of 42
- No-card trials with money-back#22 of 23
- WireGuard VPN trials, no card#22 of 23
- Bahrain VPN trials, no card#23 of 29
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- Saudi Arabia VPN trials, no card#23 of 29
- Turkey VPN trials, no card#23 of 29
- UAE VPN trials, no card#23 of 30
- No-logs VPNs with a family plan#24 of 31
- Obfuscated VPN trials, no card#24 of 28
- OpenVPN trials, no card#25 of 33
- VPN with antivirus#28 of 45
- Router VPN free trials#29 of 37
- Router VPNs with split tunneling#31 of 32
- VPN trials without a card#35 of 51
- No-logs VPN trials, no card#37 of 50
- Free trial, no card#43 of 66
- Router VPNs with money back#44 of 52
- Obfuscated router VPNs#47 of 50
- Trial VPNs in 50+ countries#48 of 62
- Obfuscated VPNs with a trial#50 of 61
- WireGuard router VPNs#53 of 61
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- WireGuard VPNs with a trial#54 of 69
- OpenVPN, 50+ countries#55 of 78
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- OpenVPN router VPNs#60 of 83
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- OpenVPN + money-back guarantee#63 of 100
- Trial VPNs with money back#64 of 82
- IKEv2#66 of 133
- Money-back VPNs, 50+ countries#66 of 75
- Obfuscated + money-back guarantee#67 of 69
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- Mac VPN trials#79 of 144
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- OpenVPN + obfuscated servers#91 of 104
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- Split tunneling#102 of 154
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- VPN free trials#106 of 190
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- WireGuard VPNs for iPhone#115 of 164
- Mac VPNs with OpenVPN#115 of 198
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Owner and jurisdiction
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Sources and changes
Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.
- Website
- https://eset.com
- Pages checked
- https://eset.com (-> /us/); https://www.eset.com/us/home/eset-vpn/; https://www.eset.com/us/home-store/ (webfetch, no prices; browser with prices); https://www.eset.com/us/policy-hub/privacy/ (browser, partial)
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