F-Secure Freedome review: score, privacy and prices
out of 10#301 of 377 in the main ranking
VPN in a security suite median 1.8
- VPN in a security suite
- Jurisdiction:Finland, outside 5/9/14 Eyes
- Owner:F-Secure Corporation
- Data completeness87%
- Checked2026-10-15
Red flag: Stores connection IP addresses. A red flag caps the score at 6.0.
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.0
- Price and fair terms3.3 vs 3.3
- Security and protocols2.5 vs 2.5
Weakest against its segment
- Network and streaming0.9 vs 2.3
- Platforms and support3.2 vs 4.2
- Privacy and jurisdiction0.7 vs 1.3
- Stores session times
- Auto-renewal on by default
- Stores connection IP addresses
Compare F-Secure Freedome / F-Secure VPN side by side with other VPNs
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.
F-Secure Freedome / F-Secure VPNsegment median
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Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 1.30.7
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
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Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 2.52.5
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
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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 0.00.0
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 2.30.9
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 4.23.2
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
F-Secure Freedome / F-Secure VPN pricing
The cheapest way in is €3.75 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, F-Secure Freedome / F-Secure 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 F-Secure Freedome / F-Secure 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 EUR = €1). The lowest cost for each period is marked.
| Plan and first term | First payment | 1 year | 2 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| VPN 1 device, 12 mo | €49.99 | €49.99 | — |
| VPN 3 devices, 12 mo | €69.99 | €69.99 | — |
| VPN 5 devices, 12 mo | €79.99 | €79.99 | — |
| VPN 1 device, 24 mo | €89.99 | €89.99 | €89.99 |
| VPN 3 devices, 24 mo | €124.99 | €124.99 | €124.99 |
| VPN 5 devices, 24 mo | €144.99 | €144.99 | €144.99 |
Compare F-Secure Freedome / F-Secure VPN’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices
All plans as published
| Plan | Term | Price for term | Per month | Renewal price | Renewal term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPN 1 device | 12 mo | €49.99 | €4.17 | 49.99 EUR/yr (auto-renew yearly) | 12 mo |
| VPN 3 devices | 12 mo | €69.99 | €5.83 | 69.99 EUR/yr | 12 mo |
| VPN 5 devices | 12 mo | €79.99 | €6.67 | 79.99 EUR/yr | 12 mo |
| VPN 1 device | 24 mo | €89.99 | €3.75 | — | — |
| VPN 3 devices | 24 mo | €124.99 | €5.21 | — | — |
| VPN 5 devices | 24 mo | €144.99 | €6.04 | — | — |
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- 30 days
- Free trial
- 30 days, site (account creation)
- Auto-renewal
- Yes
- Payment methods
- Not stated
- Renewal note
- trial converts to auto-renewing yearly subscription at 49.99/69.99/79.99 EUR; notified before first payment
Everything F-Secure Freedome / F-Secure VPN publishes
Every fact we collected about F-Secure Freedome / F-Secure 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
- F-Secure Corporation
- Registered in
- Finland
- Address
- Tammasaarenkatu 7, 00180 Helsinki, Finland
- Related brands
- Freedome
- F-Secure Total
- VPN infra by Pango
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- none
- Website languages
- EN + many country sites (country selector)
- Currencies on the site
- EUR
- Prices depend on country
- Yes country selector
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- F-Secure VPN (1/3/5 devices); F-Secure Total (includes VPN)
- Billing terms
- 12; 24 months
- Cheapest price a month
- €3.75
- Monthly plan
- Not stated
- 1-year plan, total
- €49.99
- 1-year plan, a month
- €4.17
- 2-year plan, total
- €89.99
- 2-year plan, a month
- €3.75
- Lifetime plan
- No
- Renewal
- trial converts to auto-renewing yearly subscription at 49.99/69.99/79.99 EUR; notified before first payment
- VAT included
- Yes
- Family plan
- Not stated
- Antivirus
- Yes in F-Secure Total
- Password manager
- Yes in Total
- Identity protection
- in Total
Discounts and programmes
- Student discount
- Not stated
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- 1/3/5 by plan
- Data limit
- unlimited
- Speed limit
- no caps claimed
- Country restrictions
- not available in certain Middle East countries and China
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
- Yes
- Email needed to sign up
- Yes account
- Account-number login
- Not stated
- Money-back guarantee, days
- 30
Free trial terms
- Trial length
- 30 days
- Where the trial is offered
- site (account creation)
- Trial limits
- 1/3/5 devices, converts to paid
- Card needed for the trial
- Not stated
Server locations
- Countries
- 20+ (virtual locations)
- Servers
- Not stated
- Server countries
- Not stated
- Middle East and North Africa
- Not stated
- Virtual locations
- Yes virtual locations in over 20 countries
- Own servers
- No new VPN on Pango infrastructure
- 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
- WireGuardnew VPN✓ Yes
- OpenVPNold VPN✓ Yes
- IKEv2IPSec/IKEv2✓ Yes
- L2TP/IPsecNo
- SSTPNot stated
- SoftEtherNot stated
- Own protocolHydra (Pango)✓ Yes
- VLESS / Reality✕ No
- VMessNot stated
- TrojanNot stated
- Shadowsocks✕ No
- Hysteria2Not stated
- TUICNot stated
- NaiveProxyNot stated
- obfs4✕ No
- AmneziaWG✕ No
- PPTP✓ No
- 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
- Yes Windows, Mac, Android
- DNS leak protection
- Not stated
- Split tunnelling
- Partial Trusted Wi-Fi networks bypass, Android/Windows
- Ad and malware blocker
- Yes Ad Blocker/Cookie popup blocker (Total features)
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
- Security audits
- Not stated
- Bug bounty
- Not stated
Privacy
- No-logs policy
- Yes no logs of connections to external addresses; no traffic logs
- Independent no-logs audit
- No
- Data retention
- provisioning logs 1 yr
- VPN log events 3 mo
- abuse logs 90 days
- account subscription+6 mo
- Shared with third parties
- Pango (VPN infrastructure processor); not sold
- Trackers on the website
- Google Analytics, Google Ads, Facebook, Hotjar, HubSpot, LinkedIn, Microsoft Ads, X, ZoomInfo etc.
- Transparency report
- Not stated
- Warrant canary
- Not stated
- Law enforcement requests
- responds to lawful warrants/court orders only when required by law
- Anonymous sign-up
- Not stated
- GDPR / data protection officer
- no named DPO (privacy@f-secure.com)
- Privacy policy updated
- May 2026
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.
- Emailaccount✕ Yes
- Connection IPprovisioning/abuse logs✕ Yes
- Session timesabuse logs, 90 days✕ Yes
- Bandwidthtraffic volume✕ Yes
- Device inforandom device ID✕ Yes
- App analyticsbut VPN traffic excluded✕ Yes
Apps and devices
- Windows10 22H2+/11✓ Yes
- macOS13+✓ Yes
- Linux✕ No
- iOS18+✓ Yes
- Android12+✓ 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
- 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 kb.f-secure.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
2.39 of 5, smoothed
From 128 collected reviews (raw average 1.90; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 1.00 from 4.
The company replied to 3 of 100 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
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App Store
4.07 of 5, smoothed
From 854 collected reviews (raw average 4.11; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 1.00 from 2.
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Google Play
3.43 of 5, smoothed
From 400 collected reviews (raw average 3.38; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 3.67 from 3.
The company replied to 103 of 155 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 1.8 (128 reviews); App Store (US) 4.50 (1145 ratings); Google Play 3.7 (60.8K ratings).
Reviews per month, last 12 months
40 Reddit and forum threads mention F-Secure Freedome / F-Secure 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 · 1★ · 03 Aug 2026 · US
The automatic WiFi protection does not work
App Store · 1★ · 02 Aug 2026 · GB
Andrew
App Store · 1★ · 14 Jan 2026 · US
There is problem
Google Play · 1★ · 20 Sep 2026
fake application.
Google Play · 5★ · 06 Sep 2026
nice app and does it perfectly
Google Play · 5★ · 06 Sep 2026
good
Trustpilot · 1★ · 15 Oct 2026 · DE
Seit dem neuen Update ist die App nur…
Original reviewTrustpilot · 1★ · 03 Sep 2026 · DE
Neuerdings kein Telefon-Support mehr; stattdessen Ärger und nichts als Ärger !
Original reviewTrustpilot · 1★ · 01 Sep 2026 · DK
VPN der fulgte med antivirusprogram ødelagde al internetforbindelse
Original review
Rankings by user reviews
Questions about F-Secure Freedome / F-Secure VPN
Answers built from what F-Secure Freedome / F-Secure VPN publishes. Open a question to read the details.
Is F-Secure Freedome safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction
Privacy and jurisdiction 0.7/10 and security 2.5/10 (segment medians 1.3 and 2.5). Red flag: Stores connection IP addresses. Independent no-logs audit: ✕ No.
In 10 seconds
- Kill switch
- Stores connection IP
- Stores session times
Privacy
- Jurisdiction
- Finland, outside 5/9/14 Eyes
- Legal entity
- F-Secure Corporation
- No-logs policy
- Yes no logs of connections to external addresses; no traffic logs
- Data retention
- provisioning logs 1 yr; VPN log events 3 mo; abuse logs 90 days; account subscription+6 mo
- Shared with third parties
- Pango (VPN infrastructure processor); not sold
- Trackers on the website
- Google Analytics, Google Ads, Facebook, Hotjar, HubSpot, LinkedIn, Microsoft Ads, X, ZoomInfo etc.
Security
- Kill switch
- Yes (yes (Windows, Mac, Android))
- DNS leak protection
- Not stated
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
Related rankings
Is it safe? of similar VPNs
F-Secure Freedome not working? Common causes and what to check
1 things to check, built from what F-Secure Freedome / F-Secure VPN publishes about its apps, protocols and support. We do not test connections ourselves.
What to check
Switch protocol in the app: F-Secure Freedome / F-Secure VPN lists WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2, Own protocol.
If it is blocked where you are
Troubleshooting of similar VPNs
F-Secure Freedome alternatives: similar VPNs ranked by our score
9 alternatives to F-Secure Freedome / F-Secure VPN (1.60) from the same segment, by features, price and owner. Highest: Malwarebytes Privacy VPN (3.97).
Alternatives to F-Secure Freedome / F-Secure VPN
| # | Service | Score | Why it is here | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malwarebytes Privacy VPN | 3.97 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €3.33per month |
| 2 | McAfee VPN | 3.19 | similar features | similar features | €2.15per month |
| 3 | Avast SecureLine VPN | 2.88 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €3.43per month |
| 4 | AVG Secure VPN | 2.81 | similar features | similar features | €3.78per month |
| 5 | Bitdefender VPN | 2.81 | similar features | similar features | €2.51per month |
| 6 | Avast Free VPN | 2.72 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €3.43per month |
| 7 | Webroot WiFi Security | 2.31 | similar features | similar features | €2.58per month |
| 8 | F-Secure VPN (Freedome) | 1.57 | similar features | similar features | €3.75per month |
| 9 | G DATA VPN | 1.50 | similar features | similar features | €5.00per month |
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F-Secure Freedome refund policy: how to ask for your money back
F-Secure Freedome / F-Secure 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
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F-Secure Freedome free trial: length, terms and payment details
F-Secure Freedome / F-Secure VPN free trial: 30, site (account creation).
Trial terms
- Length
- 30
- Card needed
- Not stated
- Limits
- 1/3/5 devices, converts to paid
- Refund window
- 30
- Free plan
- No
Trials elsewhere
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Who owns F-Secure Freedome? Company, jurisdiction and related brands
F-Secure Freedome / F-Secure VPN is run by F-Secure Corporation, registered in Finland; parent company: F-Secure Corporation.
Company
- Address
- Tammasaarenkatu 7, 00180 Helsinki, Finland
- Related brands
- Freedome; F-Secure Total; VPN infra by Pango
- Group
- F-Secure VPN brands
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In our rankings
F-Secure Freedome / F-Secure VPN appears on 73 topic pages. Its place on each:
- Antivirus with VPN#15 of 25
- Password manager#23 of 29
- VPN with antivirus#33 of 45
- Non-14 Eyes VPNs with an ad blocker#42 of 44
- Trial VPNs with ad blocking#48 of 55
- Non-14 Eyes VPNs with a money-back guarantee#54 of 55
- OpenVPN + ad blocker#55 of 59
- Trial VPNs outside 14 Eyes#59 of 70
- VPNs outside 14 Eyes with WireGuard support#59 of 63
- WireGuard VPNs with a trial#63 of 69
- Money-back VPNs with an ad blocker#66 of 72
- WireGuard + ad blocker#66 of 67
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- Kill switch + ad blocker#69 of 70
- VPNs outside 14 Eyes with a kill switch#69 of 71
- Trial VPNs with money back#74 of 82
- OpenVPN VPNs with a trial#75 of 90
- Trial VPNs with a kill switch#78 of 83
- WireGuard + money-back guarantee#84 of 87
- Proprietary protocols#88 of 110
- VPNs outside 14 Eyes with OpenVPN support#92 of 101
- OpenVPN + money-back guarantee#93 of 100
- Windows VPNs with ad blocking#93 of 99
- Ad blocker#94 of 129
- Mac VPNs with ad blocking#94 of 103
- No-logs VPNs with an ad and tracker blocker#98 of 103
- Kill switch VPNs with WireGuard support#99 of 104
- iPhone VPNs with ad blocking#104 of 116
- Kill switch VPNs with a money-back guarantee#112 of 115
- Windows VPN trials#113 of 140
- WireGuard + OpenVPN#118 of 125
- IKEv2#119 of 133
- Mac VPN trials#119 of 144
- No-logs VPNs with a trial#122 of 144
- Kill switch VPNs with OpenVPN support#125 of 133
- Android VPN free trials#127 of 160
- No-logs VPNs outside 14 Eyes#132 of 143
- Mac VPNs with refunds#134 of 149
- Secure VPNs#136 of 142
- Windows VPNs with WireGuard#137 of 147
- Mac VPNs with WireGuard#140 of 149
- Windows VPNs with refunds#141 of 155
- VPN free trials#144 of 190
- WireGuard VPNs for iPhone#147 of 164
- Outside 14 Eyes#152 of 204
- No-logs VPNs with WireGuard support#154 of 159
- Mac VPNs with a kill switch#154 of 162
- Windows VPNs with a kill switch#154 of 161
- 30-day money-back guarantee#154 of 174
- VPNs for public Wi-Fi#154 of 159
- iPhone VPNs with a kill switch#157 of 167
- Windows VPNs with OpenVPN#160 of 190
- Mac VPNs with OpenVPN#166 of 198
- OpenVPN VPNs for iPhone#168 of 207
- OpenVPN VPNs for Android#175 of 219
- No-logs VPNs with OpenVPN support#177 of 191
- Outside 5 Eyes#178 of 237
- WireGuard VPNs#180 of 192
- Kill switch#181 of 193
- OpenVPN#201 of 242
- VPNs under €5#224 of 280
- No-logs VPNs for Windows#230 of 267
- No-logs VPNs for Mac#238 of 280
- No-logs VPNs for iPhone#247 of 314
- No-logs VPNs for Android#258 of 328
- VPNs for Windows#271 of 357
- VPNs for Mac#281 of 361
- VPNs for iPhone#293 of 411
- VPNs for Android#306 of 451
- No-logs VPNs#341 of 389
- Top VPNs on the App Store543 listed
- Top VPNs on Google Play543 listed
- Top VPNs on Trustpilot543 listed
- Worst VPNs543 listed
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Sources and changes
Collected 2026-10-15.
- Website
- https://f-secure.com
- Pages checked
- https://www.f-secure.com/en/vpn; https://community.f-secure.com/vpn-en/kb/articles/5117 (redirect to KB home, not read); https://www.f-secure.com/en/legal/privacy/websites; https://www.f-secure.com/en/legal/privacy/total
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| When (UTC) | Field | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | rank_main | 296 | 295 |
| 2026-10-16 | rank_consumer | 345 | 344 |