Pritunl review: score, privacy and prices

1.60

out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Mesh / self-hosted median 2.5

  • Mesh / self-hosted
  • Jurisdiction:USA, 5 Eyes
  • Owner:no
  • Data completeness67%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • No email to sign up
  • Free plan
  • Open-source apps

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Security and protocols2.9 vs 1.8
  • Censorship bypass0.5 vs 0.5
  • Platforms and support2.9 vs 3.9

Weakest against its segment

  • Network and streaming0.6 vs 2.8
  • Privacy and jurisdiction1.0 vs 2.3
  • Price and fair terms2.1 vs 3.4
  • Jurisdiction in the 5 Eyes alliance
  • Stores session times

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How the score adds up

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

Pritunlsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.31.0
    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 1.82.9
    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 3.42.1
    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 0.50.5
    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 2.80.6
    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 3.92.9
    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

Pritunl pricing

The cheapest way in is €8.60 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, Pritunl renews at its standard price. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Price per month over 3 years, Premium, per host plan

€8.60/mo for 1 months then €8.60/mo €5€10

first termrenewalmarket median €3.13/momonths →

Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years

What you pay to keep Pritunl 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
Premium, per host, 1 mo €8.60 €8.60 / 1 mo€103.20€206.40€309.60
Enterprise, per host, 1 mo €60.20 €60.20 / 1 mo€722.40€1444.80€2167.20

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All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for termPer month€ / monthRenewal priceRenewal term
Community1 mo$0.00$0.00€0.00$0.001 mo
Premium, per host1 mo$10.00$10.00€8.60$10.001 mo
Enterprise, per host1 mo$70.00$70.00€60.20$70.001 mo

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
Not stated
Free trial
No
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
Not stated
Renewal note
monthly per-host subscription

Everything Pritunl publishes

Every fact we collected about Pritunl, 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
Pritunl, Inc.
Registered in
USA
Address
1700 7th Ave Ste 116-211, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Parent company
No
Related brands
  • Pritunl Client
  • Pritunl Zero
  • Pritunl Cloud
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
5
Website languages
EN
Right-to-left languages
No
Currencies on the site
USD
Prices depend on country
No

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
  • Community (free)
  • Premium
  • Enterprise
Billing terms
monthly
Cheapest price a month
0 (Community) / 10 (Premium)
Monthly plan
10 (Premium, per host)
Lifetime plan
No
Renewal
monthly per-host subscription
Family plan
Not stated
Business minimum seats
1 host
Port forwarding add-on
Yes included (Premium+)
Other add-ons
No

Discounts and programmes
Discount shown
No
Sale running when checked
No
Student discount
Not stated
Bonus months
No
Referral programme
No
Affiliate programme
No

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
unlimited
Data limit
none (self-hosted)
Features locked to higher plans
Premium: port forwarding, gateway links, Chromebook, per-user auth bypass; Enterprise: SSO, failover, replicated servers, site-to-site, AWS VPC, auditing, TPM/Secure Enclave device auth

Free plan
Free plan
Yes Community: single host, unlimited servers/users/devices, no registration or card
Free data
Yes unlimited (self-hosted)
Free speed
no limit (self-hosted)
Free devices
unlimited
Ads in the free plan
No
Other free plan terms
single host; no port forwarding/gateway links/SSO/failover

Payment and subscription
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
Not stated
Cash
No
Gift cards
No
Mobile carrier billing
No
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
Email needed to sign up
No for Community; yes for paid
Phone needed to sign up
No
Account-number login
No
Identity check (KYC)
No
Money-back guarantee, days
Not stated

Free trial terms
Trial length
No
Instead of a trial
free Community edition; live demo (demo.pritunl.com)
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
Own servers
Yes customer-hosted
P2P servers
Not stated
Obfuscated servers
No

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
No
Tor over VPN
No
SOCKS5 proxy
No
Smart DNS
No

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuard✓ Yes
  • OpenVPN✓ Yes
  • IKEv2✕ No
  • L2TP/IPsecNo
  • SSTPNo
  • SoftEther✕ No
  • Own protocol✕ No
  • VLESS / Reality✕ No
  • VMess✕ No
  • Trojan✕ No
  • Shadowsocks✕ No
  • Hysteria2✕ No
  • TUIC✕ No
  • NaiveProxy✕ No
  • obfs4✕ No
  • AmneziaWG✕ No
  • PPTP✓ No
Other protocols
IPsec (site-to-site / VPC peering)
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Yes ovpn profiles (OpenVPN-compatible clients, ChromeOS)
Open-source apps
Yes https://github.com/pritunl/pritunl-client; server https://github.com/pritunl/pritunl

Censorship and blocking
Obfuscation (stealth mode)
No
Countries it claims to work in
Not stated
Mirror sites or Telegram channel
No
Calls in the UAE
Not stated

Security
Kill switch
Not stated
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Split tunnelling
Not stated
Ad and malware blocker
No
Two-factor sign-in
Yes TOTP, push; Duo, YubiKey/Yubico
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy
No-logs policy
Not stated
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Shared with third parties
  • vendors/service providers
  • legal requests
  • M&A
Trackers on the website
  • cookies
  • web beacons
  • third-party analytics
Transparency report
No
Warrant canary
No
Law enforcement requests
discloses if reasonably necessary to comply with law/legal process
Anonymous sign-up
Yes for Community (no registration)
GDPR / data protection officer
No
Privacy policy updated
2014-04-18

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.

  • Emailwebsite/support/paid✕ Yes
  • IP at sign-upwebsite logs✕ Yes
  • Connection IPNot stated
  • Session timeswebsite access times✕ Yes
  • Device infowebsite: hardware model, OS✕ Yes
  • App analyticsthird-party web analytics✕ Yes

Apps and devices
  • Windowsclient✓ Yes
  • macOSclient✓ Yes
  • Linuxclient + server: Ubuntu, Debian, RHEL clones, Amazon Linux, Arch✓ Yes
  • iOSvia OpenVPN-compatible apps✓ Yes
  • Androidvia OpenVPN-compatible apps✓ Yes
  • Android TV✕ No
  • Fire TV✕ No
  • Apple TV✕ No
  • ChromebookOpenVPN profile, Premium✓ Yes
  • Smart TV✕ No
  • Routers✕ No
  • NAS✕ No
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consoles✕ No
Browser extensions
No
Last app update
client v1.4.4777.90

Speed, streaming and gaming
10 Gbps servers
Not stated
Speed test in the app
No
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
No
Email / tickets
Yes support.pritunl.com
Phone
Yes (206) 202-2276
Telegram
No
WhatsApp
No
Discord or forum
forum.pritunl.com
Support languages
EN
Help articles
docs.pritunl.com
Server status page
Not stated

For teams and business
SSO / SAML
Yes SAML, Enterprise
Admin panel
Yes web management UI
API
Yes REST API; Python plugins
Dedicated gateway
Yes self-hosted servers, replicated/failover
Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
Yes traditional VPN server + device auth (TPM/Secure Enclave); Pritunl Zero separate
Identity providers
  • Google Workspace
  • Okta
  • OneLogin
  • Microsoft Entra
  • Auth0
  • JumpCloud
  • Duo
  • Yubico
  • RADIUS

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://pritunl.com
Pages checked
https://pritunl.com; https://pritunl.com/privacy; https://pritunl.com/terms

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