PortalsVPN review: score, privacy and prices
out of 10#141 of 377 in the main ranking
Consumer VPN median 2.6
- Consumer VPN
- Jurisdiction:USA, 5 Eyes
- Data completeness93%
- Checked2026-10-15
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Security and protocols3.6 vs 2.1
- Network and streaming4.0 vs 3.1
- Platforms and support4.7 vs 4.3
Weakest against its segment
- Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5
- Privacy and jurisdiction2.3 vs 2.7
- Price and fair terms3.3 vs 3.5
- Jurisdiction in the 5 Eyes alliance
- Auto-renewal on by default
How the score adds up
Six sub-scores, each against the median of Consumer VPN services in the main ranking (233 services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.
PortalsVPNsegment median
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Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.72.3
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 2.13.6
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
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Price and fair terms15% of the score · segment median 3.53.3
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 0.50.0
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
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Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 3.14.0
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 4.34.7
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
PortalsVPN pricing
The cheapest way in is €4.42 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, PortalsVPN renews at its standard price, the same per month as the first term. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.
Price per month over 3 years, 12 Months plan
first termrenewalmarket median €3.13/momonths →
Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years
What you pay to keep PortalsVPN 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 | Then | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month, 1 mo | €9.42 | €9.42 / 1 mo | €113.00 | €226.01 | €339.01 |
| 6 Months, 6 mo | €35.55 | €35.55 / 6 mo | €71.10 | €142.21 | €213.31 |
| 12 Months, 12 mo | €53.04 | €53.04 / 12 mo | €53.04 | €106.09 | €159.13 |
Compare PortalsVPN’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices
All plans as published
| Plan | Term | Price for term | Per month | € / month | Renewal price | Renewal term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | 1 mo | $10.95 | $10.95 | €9.42 | $10.95 | 1 mo |
| 6 Months | 6 mo | $41.34 | $6.89 | €5.93 | $41.34 | 6 mo |
| 12 Months | 12 mo | $61.68 | $5.14 | €4.42 | $61.68 | 12 mo |
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- 30 days
- Free trial
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal
- Yes when payment method supports it (card); off for crypto
- Payment methods
- credit card; PayPal; Bitcoin
- Renewal note
- No price increase at renewal
Everything PortalsVPN publishes
Every fact we collected about PortalsVPN, 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
- Application One Inc.
- Registered in
- USA (Delaware)
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- 5
- Website languages
- Not stated
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- 1 Month
- 6 Months
- 12 Months
- Billing terms
- 1
- 6
- 12
- Cheapest price a month
- $5.14
- Monthly plan
- $10.95
- 1-year plan, total
- $61.68
- 1-year plan, a month
- $5.14
- Lifetime plan
- Not stated
- Renewal
- Yes price increase at renewal
- Family plan
- Not stated
- Prices seen from other countries
- same as existing (USD 1m $10.95; 6m $41.34; 12m $61.68) — pricing page not re-read
Discounts and programmes
- Discount shown
- 53% (12m), 37% (6m)
- Discount compared with
- monthly price
- Student discount
- Not stated
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- 10
Free plan
- Free plan
- No
- Free data
- Not stated
- Ads in the free plan
- Not stated
Payment and subscription
- Payment methods
- credit card
- PayPal
- Bitcoin
- Bank card
- Yes
- PayPal
- Yes
- Cryptocurrency
- Yes
- Coins accepted
- BTC
- Cash
- Not stated
- Gift cards
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal by default
- Yes when payment method supports it (card); off for crypto
- Email needed to sign up
- Not stated
- Account-number login
- Not stated
- Money-back guarantee, days
- 30
Free trial terms
- Trial length
- Not stated
- Card needed for the trial
- Not stated
Server locations
- Countries
- 120+
- Servers
- 12,000+ IPs (P2P nodes)
- Server countries
- Not stated
- Middle East and North Africa
- Not stated
- Virtual locations
- Not stated
- Own servers
- No P2P nodes run by individuals
- 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
- Yes
- Double VPN / multi-hop
- Not stated
- Tor over VPN
- Not stated
- SOCKS5 proxy
- Not stated
- Smart DNS
- Not stated
Protocols and encryption
- WireGuardall connections✓ Yes
- OpenVPNall connections use WireGuard✕ No
- IKEv2all connections use WireGuard✕ No
- L2TP/IPsecNot stated
- SSTPNot stated
- SoftEtherNot stated
- Own protocolWireGuard over decentralized P2P node network✕ No
- VLESS / RealityNot stated
- VMessNot stated
- TrojanNot stated
- ShadowsocksNot stated
- Hysteria2Not stated
- TUICNot stated
- NaiveProxyNot stated
- obfs4Not stated
- AmneziaWGNot stated
- 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
- Yes
- DNS leak protection
- Yes
- Own DNS servers
- Yes decentralized DNS or custom
- 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
- Yes technology makes it impossible
- Independent no-logs audit
- Not stated
- Transparency report
- Not stated
- Warrant canary
- Not stated
- Anonymous sign-up
- Not stated
- Privacy policy updated
- 2026-09-30
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.
- Emailaccount email✕ Yes
- IP at sign-upwebsite access IP in temporary server logs only◐ Partial
- Connection IPno traffic/browsing logs; website-access IP only in temporary server logs✓ No
- Session timesNot stated
Apps and devices
- Windows✓ Yes
- macOS✓ Yes
- Linux✓ Yes
- iOSapps: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android✕ No
- 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
- Google Play rating
- 2.8 (77 reviews, Google Play US)
- Google Play installs
- 10K+
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
- Live chat 24/7
- Yes 24/7 support via live chat or email
- Email / tickets
- Yes support@portalsvpn.com
- Phone
- Not stated
- Telegram
- Not stated
- Not stated
- Response time (claimed)
- typical reply within a few hours
- Help articles
- FAQ; setup instructions
- Server status page
- Not stated
- Uptime guarantee (SLA)
- 99.99% (claim)
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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Google Play
3.25 of 5, smoothed
From 30 collected reviews (raw average 2.17; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 1.00 from 1.
The company replied to 15 of 18 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Google Play 2.8 (77 ratings).
Reviews per month, last 12 months
35 Reddit and forum threads mention PortalsVPN (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.
Google Play · 1★ · 24 Sep 2026
no update the app doesn't work at all. the app always says. not responding wait or close
Google Play · 1★ · 21 Feb 2026
fake app when I try shows select another country
Google Play · 3★ · 11 Apr 2025
waiting for update
Rankings by user reviews
Questions about PortalsVPN
Answers built from what PortalsVPN publishes. Open a question to read the details.
Is PortalsVPN safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction
Privacy and jurisdiction 2.3/10 and security 3.6/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 2.1). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: Not stated.
In 10 seconds
- Kill switch
- Jurisdiction in 5 Eyes
Privacy
- Jurisdiction
- USA, 5 Eyes
- Legal entity
- Application One Inc.
- No-logs policy
- Yes technology makes it impossible
- Independent no-logs audit
- Not stated
Security
- Kill switch
- Yes
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
Related rankings
Is it safe? of similar VPNs
PortalsVPN not working? Common causes and what to check
1 things to check, built from what PortalsVPN publishes about its apps, protocols and support. We do not test connections ourselves.
What to check
Contact support: live chat, email.
Support when the VPN is blocked
- Live chat
- Yes
- Live chat 24/7
- Yes 24/7 support via live chat or email
- Yes support@portalsvpn.com
If it is blocked where you are
Troubleshooting of similar VPNs
PortalsVPN refund policy: how to ask for your money back
PortalsVPN refund window: 30 days.
Refund terms
- Refund window
- 30
- Conditions
- Not stated
- Refund on monthly plans
- Not stated
- Refund for App Store / Google Play purchases
- Not stated
- Refund for unused time
- Not stated
Try before paying
Refund policies of similar VPNs
Who owns PortalsVPN? Company, jurisdiction and related brands
PortalsVPN is run by Application One Inc., registered in USA (Delaware).
Company
- Registered in
- USA (Delaware)
Jurisdiction
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In our rankings
PortalsVPN appears on 60 topic pages. Its place on each:
- Residential VPNs#11 of 31
- No renewal price hike#23 of 60
- VPNs in 100+ countries#26 of 40
- US-based VPNs#33 of 107
- Crypto VPNs with 24/7 chat#39 of 48
- 24/7 live chat, 50+ countries#49 of 60
- Crypto VPNs in 50+ countries#49 of 58
- WireGuard + 24/7 live chat#52 of 60
- Kill switch VPNs with 24/7 live chat#54 of 77
- Linux VPNs with refunds#55 of 76
- Crypto VPNs with money-back#59 of 72
- WireGuard, 50+ countries#59 of 71
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- Money-back VPNs, 50+ countries#60 of 75
- Linux VPNs with crypto#61 of 119
- Money-back guarantee + 24/7 chat#61 of 76
- DNS leak protection#62 of 124
- Kill switch, 50+ countries#62 of 88
- WireGuard crypto VPNs#63 of 92
- Linux VPNs with WireGuard#63 of 100
- No-logs VPNs with 24/7 live chat#65 of 99
- Linux VPNs with a kill switch#69 of 95
- WireGuard + money-back guarantee#69 of 87
- Kill switch crypto VPNs#70 of 84
- Kill switch VPNs with a money-back guarantee#72 of 115
- 10+ devices#74 of 127
- No-logs VPNs with servers in 50+ countries#76 of 116
- VPNs in 50+ countries#76 of 132
- Windows VPNs with crypto#76 of 158
- Kill switch VPNs with WireGuard support#76 of 104
- Mac VPNs with crypto#78 of 156
- No-logs VPNs for Linux#80 of 154
- Mac VPNs with WireGuard#84 of 149
- VPNs with live chat#85 of 120
- Windows VPNs with WireGuard#85 of 147
- Secure VPNs#86 of 142
- VPNs for Linux#86 of 203
- Mac VPNs with refunds#89 of 149
- Windows VPNs with refunds#92 of 155
- No-logs crypto VPNs#94 of 151
- Pay with PayPal#95 of 211
- Pay with crypto#97 of 181
- Mac VPNs with a kill switch#99 of 162
- No-logs VPNs with WireGuard support#100 of 159
- Kill switch#100 of 193
- Windows VPNs with a kill switch#102 of 161
- 30-day money-back guarantee#109 of 174
- No-logs VPNs for Mac#119 of 280
- No-logs VPNs for Windows#120 of 267
- No IP logs#123 of 191
- VPNs for Mac#126 of 361
- VPNs for Windows#128 of 357
- No-logs VPNs for Android#131 of 328
- WireGuard VPNs#132 of 192
- VPNs for Android#139 of 451
- VPNs under €5#141 of 280
- No-logs VPNs#164 of 389
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Owner and jurisdiction
Sources and changes
Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.
- Website
- https://alternativeto.net/software/nordvpn/
- Pages checked
- ["https://alternativeto.net/software/nordvpn/", "https://alternativeto.net/software/portalsvpn/about", "https://www.portals.network/ (-> portalsvpn.com)", "https://www.portalsvpn.com/pricing/"]
- Other sources used
- openvpn/ikev2/proprietary_protocol/ios/live_chat/live_chat_247/own_dns/response_time: https://www.portalsvpn.com/; legal_entity/autorenew_default: https://www.portalsvpn.com/tos/; registration_country/eyes_alliance/collects_*/email_tickets/privacy_policy_updated: https://www.portalsvpn.com/privacy/; play_*: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=network.portals.vpn
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