Giganews review: score, privacy and prices

3.11

out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Other (usenet, hosting, tunnels) median 2.5

  • Other (usenet, hosting, tunnels)
  • Jurisdiction:USA, 5 Eyes
  • Data completeness87%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • Independent no-logs audit: ✓ Yes

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Security and protocols3.6 vs 1.8
  • Network and streaming4.3 vs 2.8
  • Censorship bypass1.9 vs 0.5

Weakest against its segment

  • Price and fair terms1.8 vs 3.4
  • Platforms and support4.2 vs 3.9
  • Privacy and jurisdiction3.3 vs 2.3
  • Jurisdiction in the 5 Eyes alliance
  • Auto-renewal on by default

Compare Giganews (VyprVPN bundle) side by side with other VPNs

How the score adds up

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

Giganews (VyprVPN bundle)segment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.33.3
    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 1.83.6
    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 3.41.8
    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 0.51.9
    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
  • Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 2.84.3
    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 3.94.2
    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

Giganews (VyprVPN bundle) pricing

The cheapest way in is €7.17 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, Giganews (VyprVPN bundle) renews at its standard price. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Price per month over 3 years, 1 Month plan

€8.59/mo for 1 months then €8.59/mo €5€10

first termrenewalmarket median €3.13/momonths →

Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years

What you pay to keep Giganews (VyprVPN bundle) 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 paymentThen1 year2 years3 years
1 Month, 1 mo €8.59 €8.59 / 1 mo€103.10€206.19€309.29
6 Months, 6 mo €47.32 —€94.63at the current price€189.27at the current price€283.90at the current price
1 Year, 12 mo €86.00 —€86.00——

Compare Giganews (VyprVPN bundle)’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices

All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for termPer month€ / monthRenewal priceRenewal term
1 Month1 mo$9.99$9.99€8.59$9.991 mo
6 Months6 mo$55.02$9.17€7.89—6 mo
1 Year12 mo$100.00$8.33€7.16—12 mo

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
0 days
Refund conditions
no refunds under any circumstances
Free trial
14 (6m/12m); 3 (1m), site
Auto-renewal
Yes
How to cancel
Control Panel cancellation request form
Payment methods
credit card; PayPal; GoCardless (direct debit)
Renewal note
auto-renews for same period length; 12m billed $100; 6m total computed from 9.17/mo

Everything Giganews (VyprVPN bundle) publishes

Every fact we collected about Giganews (VyprVPN bundle), 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
Giganews, Inc.
Registered in
USA
Related brands
VyprVPN (now operated by Certida, LLC per vyprvpn.com footer); Golden Frog
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
5
Website languages
  • EN
  • FR
  • NL
  • DE
Right-to-left languages
No
Currencies on the site
USD

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
Usenet + VyprVPN (single tier)
Billing terms
  • 1m
  • 6m
  • 12m
Cheapest price a month
$8.33
Monthly plan
$9.99
1-year plan, total
$100.00
1-year plan, a month
$8.33
Lifetime plan
No
Renewal
  • auto-renews for same period length
  • 12m billed $100
  • 6m total computed from 9.17/mo
Family plan
Not stated
Other add-ons
Usenet access is main product; VyprVPN included

Discounts and programmes
Discount shown
  • 54% (12m)
  • 49% (6m)
  • 44% (1m)
Student discount
Not stated

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
5 (VPN); 100 Usenet connections
Data limit
unlimited
Prohibited by the terms
  • account sharing
  • copyright infringement
  • privacy violations

Free plan
Free plan
No
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
Not stated

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
  • credit card
  • PayPal
  • GoCardless (direct debit)
Bank card
Yes
PayPal
Yes
Cryptocurrency
Not stated
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Local payment methods
GoCardless direct debit
Auto-renewal by default
Yes
How to cancel
Control Panel cancellation request form
Email needed to sign up
Not stated
Account-number login
Not stated
Money-back guarantee, days
0
Refund conditions
Yes refunds under any circumstances

Free trial terms
Trial length
14 (6m/12m); 3 (1m)
Where the trial is offered
site
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations
Countries
70+ locations
Servers
300,000+ IPs
Server countries
Not stated
Middle East and North Africa
  • BH (Manama)
  • IL (Tel Aviv)
  • QA (Doha)
  • SA (Riyadh)
  • AE (Dubai)
  • EG (Cairo)
  • TR (Istanbul) — VyprVPN locations
Virtual locations
Not stated
Own servers
Yes VyprVPN: no 3rd-party hosting; 700+ servers owned
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
  • WireGuardVyprVPN✓ Yes
  • OpenVPNVyprVPN✓ Yes
  • IKEv2IPsec, VyprVPN✓ Yes
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocolChameleon✓ Yes
  • VLESS / Reality✕ No
  • VMess✕ No
  • Trojan✕ No
  • Shadowsocks✕ No
  • Hysteria2✕ No
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
Encryption
256-bit SSL (Usenet)
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 Chameleon protocol
Countries it claims to work in
  • Russia
  • India
  • Turkey
  • Iran
  • Middle East
  • China (Chameleon claims)
Mirror sites or Telegram channel
Not stated
Calls in the UAE
Not stated

Security
Kill switch
Yes VyprVPN apps
DNS leak protection
Yes VyprVPN
Own DNS servers
Yes VyprDNS
Split tunnelling
Yes VyprVPN
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 Log VyprVPN
Independent no-logs audit
Yes
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
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.

  • Connection IPNot stated
  • Session timesNot stated

Apps and devices
  • Windows✓ Yes
  • macOS✓ Yes
  • LinuxNot stated
  • iOS✓ Yes
  • Android✓ Yes
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVNot stated
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • RoutersVyprVPN router app✓ 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
Email / tickets
Yes 24×7 support, in-house staff
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Support languages
EN
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.

  • Trustpilot

    3.51 of 5, smoothed

    From 5 collected reviews (raw average 2.00; all VPNs 3.66).

    The company replied to 0 of 4 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 2.5 (5 reviews).

52 Reddit and forum threads mention Giganews (VyprVPN bundle) (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.

  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 21 Apr 2023 · NO

    Poor costumer service and lousy control panel

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 14 Aug 2020 · DK

    Retention time has grown worse and…

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 2★ · 06 Jul 2020 · US

    Retention has been dropping for quite…

    Original review

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Sources and changes

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

Website
https://giganews.com
Pages checked
https://giganews.com; https://giganews.com/vyprvpn/; https://www.order.giganews.com/signup/ (browser, WebFetch robots-blocked); https://giganews.com/legal/tos_personal/
Other sources used
stealth_mode/vyprvpn bundle/own_servers: https://giganews.com/vyprvpn/; wireguard/openvpn/ikev2/kill_switch/split_tunneling/nologs_audit/dns_leak_protection/own_dns/claims_works_in/related_brands: https://www.vyprvpn.com/features; mena_locations/own_servers: https://www.vyprvpn.com/server-locations; email_tickets: https://giganews.com/ and https://support.giganews.com/hc/en-us

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