NCP engineering review: score, privacy and prices

0.95

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

  • Business VPN / ZTNA
  • Jurisdiction:Germany, 14 Eyes
  • Owner:NCP engineering GmbH
  • Data completeness67%
  • Checked2026-10-15

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Censorship bypass1.9 vs 0.5
  • Platforms and support3.8 vs 3.9
  • Privacy and jurisdiction0.5 vs 2.3

Weakest against its segment

  • Network and streaming0.0 vs 2.8
  • Price and fair terms0.8 vs 3.4
  • Security and protocols0.0 vs 1.8
  • Jurisdiction in the 14 Eyes alliance

Compare NCP engineering side by side with other VPNs

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.

NCP engineeringsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.30.5
    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 0.51.9
    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 2.80.0
    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 3.93.8
    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

NCP engineering pricing

NCP engineering does not publish a paid price we could read. Free plan: No. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
Not stated
Free trial
30 days, site (Entry clients Win/macOS); Android Volume Edition 10 days
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
via resellers / sales
Renewal note
subscription requires renewal; perpetual + optional maintenance

Everything NCP engineering publishes

Every fact we collected about NCP engineering, 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
NCP engineering GmbH (US: NCP engineering, Inc.)
Registered in
Germany
Address
Dombühler Str. 2, 90449 Nürnberg, Germany; US: 19321 US Highway 19 N, Suite 401, Clearwater, FL 33764
Parent company
NCP engineering GmbH
Related brands
  • NCP Secure Entry Client
  • NCP Secure Enterprise
  • NCP Authenticator
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
14
Website languages
DE; EN
Right-to-left languages
No
Currencies on the site
none

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
  • Perpetual
  • Pay-per-Use
  • Temporary Use
  • Subscription
Billing terms
  • perpetual (+annual maintenance)
  • monthly pay-per-use
  • subscription terms
Cheapest price a month
Not stated
Monthly plan
Not stated
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Renewal
subscription requires renewal; perpetual + optional maintenance
Family plan
Not stated
Business price per user
not public (sales/partners)
Other add-ons
higher support levels (subscription); Friendly Net Detection server

Discounts and programmes
Discount shown
No
Sale running when checked
No
Student discount
Not stated
Affiliate programme
Yes reseller/partner program

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
Not stated

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

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
via resellers / sales
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
No
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
30 days
Where the trial is offered
site (Entry clients Win/macOS); Android Volume Edition 10 days
Trial limits
full version 30 days
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations
Countries
Not stated
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✕ No
  • OpenVPN✕ No
  • IKEv2IKEv2 with EAP, MOBIKE✓ Yes
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocol✕ No
  • VLESS / RealityIPsec only✕ No
  • VMessNot stated
  • TrojanNot stated
  • ShadowsocksIPsec only✕ No
  • Hysteria2IPsec only✕ No
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
Other protocols
IPsec
Encryption
IPsec; certificate-based strong auth
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Not stated
Open-source apps
No

Censorship and blocking
Obfuscation (stealth mode)
Yes VPN Path Finder: IPsec fallback via TCP 443 when IPsec blocked; needs NCP gateway
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 (iOS client: VPN on Demand (Always On); no kill switch named)
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Split tunnelling
Yes split tunneling + VPN Bypass for selected apps
Ad and malware blocker
Not stated
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated
Certifications
BSI approval (VS-NfD)

Privacy
No-logs policy
Not stated
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Data retention
web logs IP shortened ≤7 days; customer data ~10 years
Shared with third parties
  • Google
  • LinkedIn
  • XING
  • SC-Networks (Evalanche)
  • Friendly Captcha
Trackers on the website
  • Google Analytics
  • GTM
  • Google Ads (consent)
  • LinkedIn Insight
  • Matomo
  • Cookiebot
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Anonymous sign-up
Not stated
GDPR / data protection officer
Yes external DPO via iitr.de

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
  • Linuxserver components (Friendly Net Detection); Linux✓ Yes
  • iOS✓ Yes
  • Android✓ 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
App Store rating
5.0 (1 rating; NCP Secure Enterprise Client, US)

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
No
Live chat 24/7
Not stated
Email / tickets
Yes info@ncp-e.com; support page
Phone
Yes +49 911 99 68-0; +1 650 316-6273
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Support languages
DE; EN
Help articles
Yes FAQ, library
Server status page
Not stated

For teams and business
SSO / SAML
Not stated
Admin panel
Yes Secure Enterprise Management
Dedicated gateway
Yes Secure Enterprise gateway, self-hosted / Virtual Secure Enterprise Server
Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
Yes Zero Trust solution

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

    3.61 of 5, smoothed

    From 1 collected reviews (raw average 1.00; all VPNs 3.66).

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

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 3.2 (1 reviews); App Store (US) 5.00 (1 ratings).

48 Reddit and forum threads mention NCP engineering (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★ · 07 Dec 2023 · PT

    Dishonest, unreliable business with poor, shady business practices

    Original review

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Sources and changes

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

Website
https://ncp-e.com
Pages checked
https://ncp-e.com; https://www.ncp-e.com/de/kaufen/lizenzmodelle; https://www.ncp-e.com/de/service/download-vpn-client; https://www.ncp-e.com/de/datenschutz
Other sources used
ikev2/stealth_mode/split_tunneling: https://www.ncp-e.com/en/products/product-features; wireguard/openvpn/kill_switch/appstore_rating: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ncp-secure-enterprise-client/id1187926975; play_rating/play_installs: https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=NCP+engineering&hl=en (only NCP Authenticator + Juniper Secure Connect listed) + https://www.ncp-e.com/en/company/news/detail/new-vpn-clients-for-android (can only be obtained via the channel)

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