Google Cloud VPN review: score, privacy and prices

0.42

out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Business VPN / ZTNA median 2.5

  • Business VPN / ZTNA
  • Jurisdiction:USA, 5 Eyes
  • Owner:Google / Alphabet
  • Data completeness40%
  • Checked2026-10-15

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Network and streaming2.9 vs 2.8
  • Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5
  • Security and protocols0.0 vs 1.8

Weakest against its segment

  • Platforms and support0.0 vs 3.9
  • Price and fair terms0.8 vs 3.4
  • Privacy and jurisdiction0.0 vs 2.3
  • Jurisdiction in the 5 Eyes alliance
  • Trial needs a card

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How the score adds up

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

Google Cloud VPNsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.30.0
    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
  • 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 3.40.8
    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 0.50.0
    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 2.82.9
    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 3.90.0
    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

Google Cloud VPN pricing

The cheapest way in is €30.96 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, Google Cloud VPN renews at its standard price. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Price per month over 3 years, HA/Classic VPN tunnel (us-central1) plan

€30.96/mo for 1 months then €30.96/mo €5€10€15€20€25€30€35€40

first termrenewalmarket median €3.13/momonths →

Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years

What you pay to keep Google Cloud 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 termFirst paymentThen1 year2 years3 years
HA/Classic VPN tunnel (us-central1), 1 mo €30.96 €30.96 / 1 mo€371.52€743.04€1114.56

Compare Google Cloud VPN’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices

All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for termPer month€ / monthRenewal priceRenewal term
HA/Classic VPN tunnel (us-central1)1 mo$36.00$36.00€30.96$36.001 mo

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
Not stated
Free trial
90 days, site (Google Cloud Free Trial, $300 credit)
Card needed for trial
Yes credit card or other payment method at signup
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
Not stated
Renewal note
usage-based billing

Everything Google Cloud VPN publishes

Every fact we collected about Google Cloud 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
Not stated
Registered in
USA
Parent company
Google / Alphabet
Related brands
Cloud Router; Network Connectivity Center
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
5
Website languages
Not stated
Currencies on the site
USD
Prices depend on country
Yes per region tunnel rates

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
HA VPN; Classic VPN (pay-as-you-go)
Billing terms
hourly
Cheapest price a month
~36 USD per tunnel (0.05/h x 720h)
Monthly plan
Not stated
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Renewal
usage-based billing
Family plan
Not stated
Prices seen from other countries
USD: $0.05/tunnel-hour (us-central1), $0.065 europe-west6, $0.075 asia-northeast1/southamerica-east1; unused external IP $0.015/h; egress e.g. $0.11-0.14/GiB
Other add-ons
unused external IP $0.015/h; egress $0.08-0.14/GiB

Discounts and programmes
Student discount
Not stated
Affiliate programme
Yes Google Cloud Affiliate Program

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
Not stated

Free plan
Free plan
No VPN-specific free tier; $300 new-customer credits
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
Not stated
Other free plan terms
$300 credits for new customers

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
Not stated

Free trial terms
Trial length
90 days
Where the trial is offered
site (Google Cloud Free Trial, $300 credit)
Card needed for the trial
Yes credit card or other payment method at signup

Server locations
Countries
200+ countries served; 43 regions / 130 zones
Servers
Not stated
Server countries
Not stated
Middle East and North Africa
Dammam (SA) region shown on locations page; others not confirmed
Virtual locations
Not stated
Port speed
~1-3 Gbps per tunnel (250k pps)
P2P servers
Not stated
Obfuscated servers
Not stated

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Yes HA VPN
Dedicated IP
Not stated
Static IP
Yes external gateway IPs
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✕ No
  • OpenVPN✕ No
  • IKEv2IKEv1 and IKEv2, Classic and HA VPN✓ Yes
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocol✕ No
  • VLESS / Reality✕ No
  • VMess✕ No
  • Trojan✕ No
  • Shadowsocks✕ No
  • Hysteria2✕ No
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
Other protocols
  • IPsec IKEv1/IKEv2 (ESP tunnel mode, PSK auth)
  • BGP
  • GRE
Encryption
  • IPsec
  • IKEv2 AES-GCM-16-128/192/256, AES-CBC-128/192/256
  • IKEv1 supported
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
Not stated
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Split tunnelling
Not stated
Ad and malware blocker
Not stated
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy
No-logs policy
Not stated
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
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
  • WindowsNot stated
  • macOSNot stated
  • LinuxNot stated
  • iOSNot stated
  • AndroidNot stated
  • 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
WhatsApp
Not stated
Server status page
Not stated
Uptime guarantee (SLA)
99.99% (HA VPN); 99.9% (Classic)

For teams and business
SSO / SAML
Not stated
Admin panel
Yes Cloud Console
API
Yes Google Cloud API
Dedicated gateway
Yes HA VPN gateway
Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
No site-to-site only

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

    2.46 of 5, smoothed

    From 44 collected reviews (raw average 1.09; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 1.33 from 3.

    The company replied to 0 of 43 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 1.4 (44 reviews).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Nov ’251 reviews, average 1.0
  2. Dec ’253 reviews, average 1.0
  3. Jan ’262 reviews, average 1.0
  4. Mar ’262 reviews, average 1.0
  5. Apr ’264 reviews, average 1.0
  6. May ’261 reviews, average 1.0
  7. Jun ’261 reviews, average 1.0
  8. Jul ’262 reviews, average 1.0
  9. Aug ’261 reviews, average 1.0
  10. Sep ’261 reviews, average 1.0
  11. Oct ’261 reviews, average 2.0
Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

37 Reddit and forum threads mention Google Cloud 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.

  • Trustpilot · 2★ · 05 Oct 2026 · US

    Gemini Enterprise Agent…- Strong reasoning, but serious problems with execution truthfulness

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 30 Sep 2026 · US

    Google couldn't transfer file for 6…

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 26 Aug 2026 · US

    ELDER ABUSE

    Original review

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Google Cloud VPN appears on 2 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://cloud.google.com
Pages checked
https://docs.cloud.google.com/network-connectivity/docs/vpn/concepts/overview; https://cloud.google.com/network-connectivity/docs/vpn/pricing
Other sources used
price/plans/browser_geo_prices/affiliate: https://cloud.google.com/vpn/pricing; trial: https://cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features; ikev2/encryption: https://cloud.google.com/network-connectivity/docs/vpn/concepts/supported-ike-ciphers; countries/mena: https://cloud.google.com/about/locations

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