Phoenix Contact mGuard review: score, privacy and prices

0.83

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

  • Business VPN / ZTNA
  • Jurisdiction:Germany, alliance not disclosed
  • Owner:Phoenix Contact Group
  • Data completeness47%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • Trial without a card
  • Free plan

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Platforms and support3.8 vs 3.9
  • Price and fair terms3.0 vs 3.4
  • Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5

Weakest against its segment

  • Network and streaming0.0 vs 2.8
  • Privacy and jurisdiction0.0 vs 2.3
  • Security and protocols0.0 vs 1.8
  • Auto-renewal on by default

Compare Phoenix Contact mGuard 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.

Phoenix Contact mGuardsegment 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 3.43.0
    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 2.80.0
    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

Phoenix Contact mGuard pricing

Phoenix Contact mGuard does not publish a paid price we could read. Free plan: Yes Secure Cloud basic. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

All plans as published

Plan
mGuard Secure Cloud Basic

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
Not stated
Free trial
30 (mGuard Secure VPN Client trial version), site (downloadable VPN client trial)
Card needed for trial
No free trial download
Auto-renewal
Yes Secure Cloud add-on packages renew yearly
How to cancel
notice 4 weeks before annual renewal
Payment methods
Not stated
Renewal note
Secure Cloud add-on packages (e.g. CLOUD-SC-CHINA+): 1-year term, auto-renewed yearly, 4-week notice period; ordered/activated only in cloud interface

Everything Phoenix Contact mGuard publishes

Every fact we collected about Phoenix Contact mGuard, 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
Phoenix Contact (US: Phoenix Contact USA)
Registered in
Germany (group); US subsidiary
Address
586 Fulling Mill Road, Middletown, PA 17057, USA (US site)
Parent company
Phoenix Contact Group
Related brands
  • mGuard
  • mGuard Secure Cloud
  • PLCnext
  • TC routers
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
Not stated
Website languages
EN (US region site read; regional sites exist)
Currencies on the site
none

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
Secure Cloud Basic (free); add-ons Remote Access+, China VPN+, Traffic+ 10/100/1000, Support+ (annual)
Billing terms
annual add-ons
Cheapest price a month
0 (Basic)
Monthly plan
Not stated
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Renewal
Secure Cloud add-on packages (e.g. CLOUD-SC-CHINA+): 1-year term, auto-renewed yearly, 4-week notice period; ordered/activated only in cloud interface
Family plan
Not stated
Other add-ons
  • Remote Access+ (1 connection, 4 GB/mo)
  • China VPN+ (flat-rate, 99% availability)
  • Traffic+ 10GB/100GB/1TB
  • Support+

Discounts and programmes
Student discount
Not stated

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
mGuard Secure VPN Client license: single end device

Free plan
Free plan
Yes Secure Cloud basic
Free data
No 8 GB
Free devices
2 service connections
Ads in the free plan
No

Payment and subscription
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
Not stated
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Yes Secure Cloud add-on packages renew yearly
How to cancel
notice 4 weeks before annual renewal
Email needed to sign up
Not stated
Account-number login
Not stated
Money-back guarantee, days
Not stated

Free trial terms
Trial length
30 (mGuard Secure VPN Client trial version)
Where the trial is offered
site (downloadable VPN client trial)
Trial limits
VPN client trial valid 30 days, then only connections for licensing
Instead of a trial
free basic tier
Card needed for the trial
No free trial download

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
  • WireGuardmGuard 10.x manual lists IPsec and OpenVPN✕ No
  • OpenVPNfree OpenVPN client✓ Yes
  • IKEv2Not stated
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocolstandard IPsec✕ No
  • VLESS / RealityNot stated
  • VMessNot stated
  • TrojanNot stated
  • ShadowsocksNot stated
  • Hysteria2Not stated
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
Other protocols
IPsec (recommended on security page)
Encryption
AES 128/192/256 (mGuard Secure VPN Client, IPsec)
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
China (China VPN+, officially approved)
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
Certifications
IEC 62443-4-1 process; several devices IEC 62443-4-2

Privacy
No-logs policy
Not stated
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Data retention
  • server logs 7 days
  • GA 14 months
  • Pardot 365 days
Trackers on the website
  • Google Analytics
  • Pardot
  • Google Ads
  • Microsoft Ads
  • LinkedIn Insight
  • Meta Pixel
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Anonymous sign-up
Not stated
GDPR / data protection officer
Yes DPO listing by country

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.

  • IP at sign-upsite logs IP (7 days)✕ Yes
  • Connection IPNot stated
  • Session timesNot stated

Apps and devices
  • WindowsOpenVPN client✓ Yes
  • macOS✓ Yes
  • Linux✓ Yes
  • iOS✓ Yes
  • Android✓ Yes
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVNot stated
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • RoutersmGuard security routers, TC routers✓ 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 Support+
Phone
Yes Support+
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Server status page
Not stated
Uptime guarantee (SLA)
99% (China VPN+)

For teams and business
SSO / SAML
Not stated
Admin panel
Yes web interface
Dedicated gateway
Yes mGuard hardware
Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
No VPN remote maintenance

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.

No reviews collected for this service.

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Sources and changes

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

Website
https://phoenixcontact.com
Pages checked
https://phoenixcontact.com; https://www.phoenixcontact.com/en-us/industries/industrial-remote-communication; https://www.phoenixcontact.com/en-us/industries/industrial-security; https://www.phoenixcontact.com/en-us/products/industrial-communication/industrial-routers-and-cybersecurity/cloud-based-remote-maintenance; https://www.phoenixcontact.com/en-us/legal-information/phoenix-contact-on-data-protection
Other sources used
renewal_note/autorenew_default/cancel_method: https://www.phoenixcontact.com/en-us/products/smart-services-cloud-sc-china-1490436; trial_days/trial_where/card_required_for_trial/trial_limits/simultaneous_devices: https://www.phoenixcontact.com/en-us/m-guard-secure-vpn-client-activation; encryption/ikev2/notes: https://www.phoenixcontact.com/en-us/products/remote-control-software-mguard-secure-vpn-client-lic-2702579; https://help.mguard.com/en/mguard10/manual/10.4/110191_en_08/Section02/Section02.htm; https://assets.phoenixcontact.com/file/ba565392-5516-4fbd-ae58-557f00954251/media/original?General_mGuard_IT-related_FAQs.pdf (snippet: standard IPSec VPN)

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