MacKeeper Private Connect review: score, privacy and prices
out of 10#250 of 377 in the main ranking
VPN in a security suite median 1.8
- VPN in a security suite
- Jurisdiction:not stated, outside 5/9/14 Eyes
- Owner:Clario Tech FZCO
- Data completeness73%
- Checked2026-10-15
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Privacy and jurisdiction2.3 vs 1.3
- Platforms and support5.0 vs 4.2
- Network and streaming2.6 vs 2.3
Weakest against its segment
- Security and protocols1.1 vs 2.5
- Price and fair terms2.3 vs 3.3
- Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.0
- Stores session times
- Auto-renewal on by default
Compare MacKeeper Private Connect 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.
MacKeeper Private Connectsegment median
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Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 1.32.3
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 2.51.1
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 3.32.3
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 2.32.6
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 4.25.0
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
MacKeeper Private Connect pricing
The cheapest way in is €5.12 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, MacKeeper Private Connect 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 MacKeeper Private Connect 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 | 2 years | 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mac 1-month, 1 mo | €9.42 | €113.00at the current price | €226.01at the current price | €339.01at the current price |
| 1 Mac 12-month, 12 mo | €61.40 | €61.40 | — | — |
| 3 Macs 12-month, 12 mo | €76.88 | €76.88 | — | — |
Compare MacKeeper Private Connect’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mac 1-month | 1 mo | $10.95 | $10.95 | €9.42 | — |
| 1 Mac 12-month | 12 mo | $71.40 | $5.95 | €5.12 | 12 mo |
| 3 Macs 12-month | 12 mo | $89.40 | $7.45 | €6.41 | 12 mo |
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- 14 (monthly); 30 (yearly)
- Refund conditions
- 30d yearly / 14d monthly; licenses used >6 months non-refundable
- Free trial
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal
- Yes
- How to cancel
- cancel subscription (subscription-termination page)
- Payment methods
- card; PayPal
- VAT
- No taxes by country added at payment
- Renewal note
- auto-renews; email at least 7 days before charge; subsequent payments billed annually on all cards; also a +10% discounted variant (12m 1 Mac $64.26) and 15% coupon popup
Everything MacKeeper Private Connect publishes
Every fact we collected about MacKeeper Private Connect, 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
- Clario Tech FZCO
- Registered in
- AE (Dubai)
- Address
- Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai, UAE
- Related brands
- Clario; MacKeeper StopAd
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- none
- Website languages
- EN
- FR
- DE
- ES
- IT
- NL
- ZH
- JA
- PT
- Right-to-left languages
- No
- Currencies on the site
- USD
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- MacKeeper 1 Mac; MacKeeper 3 Macs (full suite incl. VPN)
- Billing terms
- 1m; 12m
- Cheapest price a month
- $5.36
- Monthly plan
- $10.95
- 1-year plan, total
- $71.40
- 1-year plan, a month
- $5.95
- Lifetime plan
- No
- Renewal
- auto-renews
- email at least 7 days before charge
- subsequent payments billed annually on all cards
- also a +10% discounted variant (12m 1 Mac $64.26) and 15% coupon popup
- VAT included
- No taxes by country added at payment
- Family plan
- Yes 3-Mac plan
- Prices seen from other countries
- EUR: 1m 1 Mac €14.95
- 12m 1 Mac €5.95/mo (€71.40/yr)
- 12m 3 Macs €7.45/mo (€89.40/yr)
- Dedicated IP add-on
- No
- Port forwarding add-on
- No
- Double VPN add-on
- No
- Antivirus
- Yes included
- Password manager
- No
- eSIM
- No
- Identity protection
- included (password/card leak monitoring)
- Cloud storage
- No
- Other add-ons
- included: cleaner, adware/pop-up blocker, 24/7 chat support
Discounts and programmes
- Discount shown
- 46%
- Discount compared with
- vs $131.40/yr (monthly x12)
- Promo codes
- Yes coupon field; 15% special offer popup
- Student discount
- Not stated
- Discount for crypto payment
- No
- Bonus months
- No
- Affiliate programme
- Yes MacKeeper Affiliate Program
- Affiliate commission
- custom performance-based rates (CPS)
- 180-day cookie
- avg cart value $75
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- 1 Mac at a time per license (ToS); 3-Mac plan
- Data limit
- data limit enforced
- Prohibited by the terms
- scraping, automated access, spam, interfering with site
Free plan
- Free plan
- Partial limited free download
- Free data
- Not stated
- Ads in the free plan
- Not stated
- Other free plan terms
- comparison table Free vs Full unclear
Payment and subscription
- Payment methods
- card; PayPal
- Bank card
- Yes
- PayPal
- Yes
- Cryptocurrency
- Not stated
- Cash
- Not stated
- Gift cards
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal by default
- Yes
- How to cancel
- cancel subscription (subscription-termination page)
- Email needed to sign up
- Yes
- Account-number login
- Not stated
- Identity check (KYC)
- No
- Money-back guarantee, days
- 14 (monthly); 30 (yearly)
- Refund conditions
- 30d yearly / 14d monthly; licenses used >6 months non-refundable
Free trial terms
- Trial length
- Not stated
- Where the trial is offered
- site (Mac app)
- Instead of a trial
- limited free version
- Card needed for the trial
- Not stated
Server locations
- Countries
- 50
- Servers
- 300+ server locations (claimed)
- 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
- WireGuardNot stated
- OpenVPNreview, PCMag Feb 2025: current edition uses OpenVPN✓ Yes
- IKEv2Not stated
- L2TP/IPsecNot stated
- SSTPNot stated
- SoftEtherNot stated
- Own protocolOpenVPN✕ No
- VLESS / Realityreview: app uses OpenVPN, no protocol selection✕ No
- VMessNot stated
- TrojanNot stated
- Shadowsocksreview: app uses OpenVPN, no protocol selection✕ No
- Hysteria2review: app uses OpenVPN, no protocol selection✕ No
- TUICNot stated
- NaiveProxyNot stated
- obfs4Not stated
- AmneziaWGNot stated
- Encryption
- AES-256
- 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)
- No advanced options (review, Comparitech: no protocol selection, no kill switch, no split tunneling)
- 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
- Yes DNS + WebRTC leak shield
- Split tunnelling
- No review: PCMag, Comparitech - no split tunneling
- Ad and malware blocker
- Yes separate StopAd / adware blocking in suite
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
- Security audits
- Not stated
- Bug bounty
- Not stated
Privacy
- No-logs policy
- Partial no browsing history, traffic, sites, DNS logged
- Independent no-logs audit
- Not stated
- Data retention
- as long as needed
- some after inactivity
- erasure up to 30 days
- Shared with third parties
- service providers
- Facebook custom audiences (emails)
- LogMeIn/TeamViewer
- not sold
- Transparency report
- Not stated
- Warrant canary
- Not stated
- Law enforcement requests
- discloses when required by law/government request
- Anonymous sign-up
- Not stated
- GDPR / data protection officer
- no DPO named
- EU rep Assetynx Ltd (BG)
- legal@weareclario.com
- Privacy policy updated
- 2026-09-14
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.
- Email✕ Yes
- IP at sign-upMac app IP addresses✕ Yes
- Connection IP✓ No
- Session timesVPN connection timestamps✕ Yes
- Bandwidthtotal data per session✕ Yes
- Device info✕ Yes
- App analyticsextension usage stats on by default; iOS feature usage✕ Yes
- Crash reports✕ Yes
Apps and devices
- Windows✕ No
- macOS10.15+✓ Yes
- Linux✕ No
- iOSMacKeeper mobile app for iOS✓ Yes
- AndroidMacKeeper mobile app for Android with VPN component✓ 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
- Last app update
- 7.8 (Sep 2026)
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
- Yes in-app
- Live chat 24/7
- Yes
- Email / tickets
- Yes
- Phone
- Not stated
- Telegram
- Not stated
- Not stated
- Help articles
- Yes Help Center
- 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
4.11 of 5, smoothed
From 200 collected reviews (raw average 4.22; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 4.21 from 38.
The company replied to 35 of 35 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 4.2 (2296 reviews).
Reviews per month, last 12 months
17 Reddit and forum threads mention MacKeeper Private Connect (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 · 5★ · 10 Oct 2026 · PT
Muito obrigada pela ajuda prestada
Original reviewTrustpilot · 1★ · 08 Oct 2026 · IN
I am extremely disappointed with myExtremely Disappointed – No Reason, No Explanation, No Response…
Original reviewTrustpilot · 5★ · 01 Oct 2026 · CA
They are always available and respond…
Original review
Rankings by user reviews
Questions about MacKeeper Private Connect
Answers built from what MacKeeper Private Connect publishes. Open a question to read the details.
Is MacKeeper Private Connect safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction
Privacy and jurisdiction 2.3/10 and security 1.1/10 (segment medians 1.3 and 2.5). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: Not stated.
In 10 seconds
- Stores session times
Privacy
- Jurisdiction
- Not stated
- Legal entity
- Clario Tech FZCO
- No-logs policy
- Partial no browsing history, traffic, sites, DNS logged
- Independent no-logs audit
- Not stated
- Data retention
- as long as needed; some after inactivity; erasure up to 30 days
- Shared with third parties
- service providers; Facebook custom audiences (emails); LogMeIn/TeamViewer; not sold
Security
- Kill switch
- Not stated
- DNS leak protection
- Yes (yes (DNS + WebRTC leak shield))
- Encryption
- AES-256
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
Related rankings
Is it safe? of similar VPNs
MacKeeper Private Connect not working? Common causes and what to check
2 things to check, built from what MacKeeper Private Connect publishes about its apps, protocols and support. We do not test connections ourselves.
What to check
Update the app: the last update we saw is dated 7.8 (Sep 2026).
Contact support: live chat, email.
Support when the VPN is blocked
- Live chat
- Yes in-app
- Live chat 24/7
- Yes
If it is blocked where you are
MacKeeper Private Connect refund policy: how to ask for your money back
MacKeeper Private Connect refund window: 14 (monthly); 30 (yearly). Conditions: 30d yearly / 14d monthly; licenses used >6 months non-refundable
Refund terms
- Refund on monthly plans
- Yes
- Refund for App Store / Google Play purchases
- Not stated
- Refund for unused time
- Not stated
Try before paying
Refund policies of similar VPNs
How to cancel MacKeeper Private Connect and turn off auto-renewal
How MacKeeper Private Connect says you cancel: cancel subscription (subscription-termination page). Auto-renewal by default: yes.
Cancellation and renewal
- Auto-renewal by default
- Yes
- Renewal note
- auto-renews; email at least 7 days before charge; subsequent payments billed annually on all cards; also a +10% discounted variant (12m 1 Mac $64.26) and 15% coupon popup
- Bought in App Store or Google Play
- cancel in the store’s subscription settings
Without auto-renewal or price hikes
Cancelling of similar VPNs
MacKeeper Private Connect coupons and discounts: official prices and promo terms
What MacKeeper Private Connect itself publishes about codes: yes (coupon field; 15% special offer popup). We never invent codes or copy them from coupon sites; below are the official prices.
Discounts on the official site
- Sale running when checked
- none seen
- Discount shown
- 46%
- Discount compared with
- vs $131.40/yr (monthly x12)
- Bonus months
- No
- Crypto discount
- No
- Checked
- 2026-10-15
Who owns MacKeeper Private Connect? Company, jurisdiction and related brands
MacKeeper Private Connect is run by Clario Tech FZCO, registered in AE (Dubai); parent company: Clario Tech FZCO.
Company
- Address
- Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai, UAE
- Related brands
- Clario; MacKeeper StopAd
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In our rankings
MacKeeper Private Connect appears on 47 topic pages. Its place on each:
- Antivirus with VPN#11 of 25
- Family plans + 24/7 live chat#11 of 12
- Family plans, 50+ countries#12 of 13
- Family plans with OpenVPN#17 of 22
- Family plans + ad blocker#17 of 19
- VPNs in Italian#25 of 43
- VPNs in Dutch#27 of 40
- Family plans#31 of 42
- VPNs in Japanese#35 of 54
- VPN with antivirus#35 of 45
- VPNs in Portuguese#37 of 61
- Non-14 Eyes VPNs with an ad blocker#38 of 44
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- 24/7 live chat + ad blocker#41 of 48
- VPNs outside 14 Eyes with 24/7 live chat#41 of 48
- VPNs in Chinese#47 of 84
- Ad blocker, 50+ countries#48 of 52
- OpenVPN + ad blocker#51 of 59
- VPNs in French#52 of 87
- VPNs in German#53 of 87
- VPNs in Spanish#53 of 87
- Non-14 Eyes VPNs with 50+ countries#53 of 58
- 24/7 live chat, 50+ countries#54 of 60
- OpenVPN + 24/7 live chat#69 of 72
- OpenVPN, 50+ countries#70 of 78
- Mac VPNs with ad blocking#75 of 103
- VPNs outside 14 Eyes with OpenVPN support#79 of 101
- iPhone VPNs with ad blocking#80 of 116
- Ad blocker#95 of 129
- VPNs with live chat#100 of 120
- Mac VPNs with OpenVPN#106 of 198
- OpenVPN VPNs for iPhone#110 of 207
- DNS leak protection#112 of 124
- OpenVPN VPNs for Android#112 of 219
- VPNs in 50+ countries#114 of 132
- Outside 14 Eyes#122 of 204
- Outside 5 Eyes#139 of 237
- Pay with PayPal#151 of 211
- No IP logs#161 of 191
- VPNs for Mac#173 of 361
- OpenVPN#176 of 242
- VPNs for iPhone#179 of 411
- VPNs for Android#183 of 451
- VPNs under €5#223 of 280
- 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. No changes recorded since the first import.
- Website
- https://mackeeper.com
- Pages checked
- https://mackeeper.com; https://mackeeper.com/mac-vpn/; https://mackeeper.com/pricing/; https://mackeeper.com/privacy-policy/; https://mackeeper.com/terms-conditions/
- Other sources used
- payment_methods/paypal: https://mackeeper.com/pricing/ (FAQ); affiliate: https://mackeeper.com/affiliate-program/; collects_connection_ip/traffic_limit/ios/android: https://mackeeper.com/privacy-policy/; openvpn: https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/mackeeper (snippet); split_tunneling/stealth: https://www.comparitech.com/antivirus/reviews/mackeeper-antivirus-review/ (snippet), PCMag (snippet); site https://mackeeper.com/mac-vpn/ (browser) only states AES-256, no protocol
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