PrivateVPN review: score, privacy and prices
out of 10#194 of 377 in the main ranking
Consumer VPN median 2.6
- Consumer VPN
- Jurisdiction:Sweden, 14 Eyes
- Data completeness80%
- Checked2026-10-15
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Network and streaming5.9 vs 3.1
- Price and fair terms3.8 vs 3.5
- Platforms and support4.3 vs 4.3
Weakest against its segment
- Privacy and jurisdiction1.9 vs 2.7
- Security and protocols1.4 vs 2.1
- Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5
- Jurisdiction in the 14 Eyes alliance
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.
PrivateVPNsegment median
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Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.71.9
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 2.11.4
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 3.53.8
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 3.15.9
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 4.34.3
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
PrivateVPN pricing
The cheapest way in is €1.72 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, PrivateVPN renews at its standard price. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.
Price per month over 3 years, PrivateVPN plan
first termrenewalmarket median €3.13/momonths →
Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years
What you pay to keep PrivateVPN 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PrivateVPN, 1 mo | €8.51 | €8.51 / 1 mo | €102.17 | €204.34 | €306.50 |
| PrivateVPN, 3 mo | €15.47 | €15.47 / 3 mo | €61.89 | €123.77 | €185.66 |
| PrivateVPN, 36 mo | €61.92 | — | €61.92 | €61.92 | €61.92 |
Compare PrivateVPN’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PrivateVPN | 1 mo | $9.90 | $9.90 | €8.51 | $9.90 | 1 mo |
| PrivateVPN | 3 mo | $17.99 | $6.00 | €5.16 | $17.99 | 3 mo |
| PrivateVPN | 36 mo | $72.00 | $2.00 | €1.72 | — | 12 mo |
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- 30 days
- Refund conditions
- 30 days, new customers only
- Free trial
- No
- Auto-renewal
- Not stated
- Payment methods
- Not stated
- VAT
- Yes incl. VAT
- Renewal note
- 36-month plan text: 72.00 every 12 months after 36 months (ambiguous)
Everything PrivateVPN publishes
Every fact we collected about PrivateVPN, 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
- PrivateVPN Global AB
- Registered in
- Sweden (AB company form; Our Swedish privacy laws)
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- 14
- Website languages
- DE
- EN
- FI
- FR
- SV
- Right-to-left languages
- No
- Currencies on the site
- USD
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- PrivateVPN (single plan)
- Billing terms
- 1 month
- 3 months
- 12 months
- 36 months
- Cheapest price a month
- $2.00
- Monthly plan
- $9.90
- Lifetime plan
- No
- Renewal
- 36-month plan text: 72.00 every 12 months after 36 months (ambiguous)
- VAT included
- Yes incl. VAT
- Family plan
- No
- Port forwarding add-on
- Yes included (at least one open port)
- Double VPN add-on
- No
- Antivirus
- No
- Password manager
- No
- eSIM
- No
- Identity protection
- No
- Cloud storage
- No
- Other add-ons
- free remote help + installation
Discounts and programmes
- Discount shown
- 85% (36m), 50% (3m), 17% (1m)
- Sale running when checked
- Yes Special offer: 12 Months + 24 Months extra
- Student discount
- Not stated
- Bonus months
- 24 extra months on 12-month plan (banner)
- Affiliate programme
- Yes Recruit And Earn
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- 10
- Data limit
- unlimited
- Speed limit
- No
- Torrenting / P2P policy
- Yes allowed (P2P page, port forwarding for torrenting)
Free plan
- Free plan
- No
- Free data
- Not stated
- Ads in the free plan
- Not stated
Payment and subscription
- PayPal
- Not stated
- Cryptocurrency
- Not stated
- Cash
- Not stated
- Gift cards
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal by default
- Not stated
- Email needed to sign up
- Yes
- Account-number login
- Not stated
- Identity check (KYC)
- No
- Money-back guarantee, days
- 30
- Refund conditions
- 30 days, new customers only
Free trial terms
- Trial length
- No
- Instead of a trial
- 30-day money-back (test without obligation)
- Card needed for the trial
- Not stated
Server locations
- Countries
- 63-64
- Servers
- 200+ (claimed)
- Cities
- 83
2 countries listed. A link opens our ranking of VPNs with servers there.
Middle East and Africa 2
- Namibia
- Saudi Arabia
- Server countries, as published
- 64 countries on /why-privatevpn/server-locations/ (NA 3, EU 37, Asia 12, SA 7, Oceania 2, Africa 2)
- Middle East and North Africa
- AE (Dubai)
- IL (Tel Aviv)
- TR (Istanbul)
- virtual 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
- No
- SOCKS5 proxy
- Not stated
- Smart DNS
- Not stated
Protocols and encryption
- WireGuardNot stated
- OpenVPNNot stated
- IKEv2Not stated
- L2TP/IPsecNot stated
- SSTPNot stated
- SoftEther✕ No
- Own protocolNot stated
- VLESS / Reality✕ No
- VMess✕ No
- Trojan✕ No
- Shadowsocks✕ No
- Hysteria2✕ No
- TUIC✕ No
- NaiveProxy✕ No
- obfs4✕ No
- AmneziaWG✕ No
- Encryption
- AES-256 (2048-bit encryption)
- 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)
- 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
- Not stated
- Split tunnelling
- Not stated
- Ad and malware blocker
- Not stated
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
- Security audits
- No
- Bug bounty
- Not stated
- Certifications
- No
Privacy
- No-logs policy
- Yes Zero Data Logging Policy, no traffic logs
- Independent no-logs audit
- No
- Transparency report
- Not stated
- Warrant canary
- Not stated
- Anonymous sign-up
- Not stated
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
- Linux✓ Yes
- iOS✓ Yes
- Android✓ Yes
- Android TVNot stated
- Fire TVNot stated
- Apple TVNot stated
- ChromebookNot stated
- Smart TVNot stated
- Routers✓ Yes
- NASNot stated
- Raspberry PiNot stated
- Game consolesNot stated
- Browser extensions
- Not stated
Speed, streaming and gaming
- Claimed speed
- often faster than non-VPN connections
- 10 Gbps servers
- Not stated
- Netflix
- Yes
- BBC iPlayer
- Not stated
- Disney+
- Not stated
- Prime Video
- Not stated
- Gaming features
- Not stated
- Torrenting
- Yes
Support
- Live chat
- Yes
- Live chat 24/7
- Not stated
- Email / tickets
- Yes contact form
- Phone
- No
- Telegram
- Not stated
- Not stated
- Help articles
- Yes help.privatevpn.com
- 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
4.70 of 5, smoothed
From 200 collected reviews (raw average 4.96; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 4.96 from 112.
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App Store
2.51 of 5, smoothed
From 222 collected reviews (raw average 2.28; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 5.00 from 1.
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Google Play
3.46 of 5, smoothed
From 455 collected reviews (raw average 3.41; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 4.08 from 12.
The company replied to 3 of 165 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 4.8 (4236 reviews); App Store (US) 4.58 (4970 ratings); Google Play 3.9 (8.25K ratings).
Reviews per month, last 12 months
52 Reddit and forum threads mention PrivateVPN (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.
App Store · 5★ · 23 Sep 2026 · US
PrivateVPN - versatility at affordable price
App Store · 1★ · 02 Jun 2026 · US
No longer works on mobile network
App Store · 3★ · 24 May 2026 · GB
Slow
Google Play · 4★ · 09 Oct 2026
It a very good app and it's add well
Google Play · 1★ · 06 Oct 2026
not interested.
Google Play · 5★ · 26 Sep 2026
I love feeling safe
Trustpilot · 5★ · 14 Oct 2026 · US
Edward & the services he provided were…
Original reviewTrustpilot · 5★ · 13 Oct 2026 · CH
Aide efficace et rapide
Original reviewTrustpilot · 5★ · 13 Oct 2026 · IT
JC was really helpful to me
Original review
Rankings by user reviews
Questions about PrivateVPN
Answers built from what PrivateVPN publishes. Open a question to read the details.
Is PrivateVPN safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction
Privacy and jurisdiction 1.9/10 and security 1.4/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 2.1). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: ✕ No.
In 10 seconds
- Kill switch
- Jurisdiction in 14 Eyes
Privacy
- Jurisdiction
- Sweden, 14 Eyes
- Legal entity
- PrivateVPN Global AB
- No-logs policy
- Yes Zero Data Logging Policy, no traffic logs
Security
- Kill switch
- Yes (yes (listed))
- DNS leak protection
- Not stated
- Encryption
- AES-256 (2048-bit encryption)
- Security audits
- No
- Open-source apps
- No
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
Related rankings
PrivateVPN not working? Common causes and what to check
1 things to check, built from what PrivateVPN 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
- Yes contact form
If it is blocked where you are
PrivateVPN alternatives: similar VPNs ranked by our score
12 alternatives to PrivateVPN (2.44) from the same segment, by features, price and owner. Highest: Private Internet Access (5.13).
Alternatives to PrivateVPN
| # | Service | Score | Why it is here | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Private Internet Access | 5.13 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €1.63per month |
| 2 | CyberGhost VPN | 4.18 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €1.71per month |
| 3 | Trust.Zone | 3.97 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €2.00per month |
| 4 | VeePN | 3.87 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €1.71per month |
| 5 | Ghost Path | 3.16 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €1.44per month |
| 6 | Incognet VPN | 2.64 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €1.72per month |
| 7 | HideVPN | 2.16 | similar features | similar features | €4.29per month |
| 8 | Getbehind.me | 2.00 | similar features | similar features | €1.44per month |
| 9 | Hideman | 1.90 | similar features | similar features | — |
| 10 | Boxpn | 1.77 | similar features | similar features | €2.57per month |
| 11 | Hidden24 | 1.25 | similar features | similar features | €4.29per month |
| 12 | ActiVPN | 1.19 | similar features | similar features | €1.72per month |
PrivateVPN compared side by side
PrivateVPN is listed as an alternative to
PrivateVPN refund policy: how to ask for your money back
PrivateVPN refund window: 30 days. Conditions: 30 days, new customers only
Refund terms
- Refund window
- 30
- Refund on monthly plans
- Not stated
- Refund for App Store / Google Play purchases
- Not stated
- Refund for unused time
- Not stated
- Free trial
- No
Try before paying
PrivateVPN coupons and discounts: official prices and promo terms
PrivateVPN publishes no promo code on its own site in what we read, so we list none. We never invent codes or copy them from coupon sites; below are the official prices.
Discounts on the official site
- Promo codes
- Not stated
- Sale running when checked
- Yes Special offer: 12 Months + 24 Months extra
- Discount shown
- 85% (36m), 50% (3m), 17% (1m)
- Bonus months
- 24 extra months on 12-month plan (banner)
- Checked
- 2026-10-15
Who owns PrivateVPN? Company, jurisdiction and related brands
PrivateVPN is run by PrivateVPN Global AB, registered in Sweden (AB company form; Our Swedish privacy laws).
Company
- Registered in
- Sweden (AB company form; Our Swedish privacy laws)
Jurisdiction
In our rankings
PrivateVPN appears on 81 topic pages. Its place on each:
- Swedish VPNs#4 of 6
- Port forwarding, 50+ countries#9 of 11
- Netflix claims + port forwarding#10 of 10
- Money-back guarantee + port forwarding#14 of 15
- Torrenting + port forwarding#15 of 20
- Cheap port forwarding VPNs#16 of 18
- VPNs with port forwarding#19 of 31
- Torrenting + Netflix claims#20 of 39
- Netflix claims + money-back guarantee#21 of 50
- Netflix claims, 50+ countries#22 of 32
- Torrenting, 50+ countries#24 of 33
- Kill switch VPNs with port forwarding#24 of 25
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- Cheap VPNs for Netflix#29 of 46
- Router VPNs for torrenting#29 of 39
- Torrenting + money-back guarantee#29 of 52
- VPNs for Netflix#30 of 97
- Cheap torrenting VPNs#33 of 41
- Linux VPNs for Netflix#33 of 49
- Linux VPNs for torrenting#39 of 62
- Router VPNs with money back#41 of 52
- VPNs for torrenting#41 of 107
- Kill switch VPNs that claim Netflix support#41 of 47
- Middle East VPN servers#42 of 122
- Cheap VPNs for routers#44 of 52
- VPNs under €2#46 of 68
- Mac VPNs for Netflix#47 of 83
- No-logs VPNs that claim Netflix support#48 of 78
- iPhone VPNs for Netflix#48 of 85
- Windows VPNs for Netflix#48 of 83
- Router VPNs with a kill switch#51 of 58
- VPNs in French#51 of 87
- VPNs in German#52 of 87
- VPNs in 50+ countries#53 of 132
- Cheap VPNs for Linux#53 of 77
- Cheap VPNs in 50+ countries#54 of 59
- Mac VPNs for torrenting#55 of 92
- Windows VPNs for torrenting#57 of 94
- Kill switch VPNs for torrenting#57 of 67
- Money-back VPNs, 50+ countries#63 of 75
- Linux VPNs with refunds#64 of 76
- VPNs for public Wi-Fi#64 of 159
- No-logs router VPNs#69 of 93
- Cheap kill switch VPNs#72 of 84
- Cheap VPNs with money-back#73 of 83
- VPNs for routers#76 of 120
- 10+ devices#78 of 127
- Linux VPNs with a kill switch#78 of 95
- Kill switch, 50+ countries#80 of 88
- Cheap VPNs for Mac#82 of 137
- Cheap VPNs for Windows#82 of 136
- Cheap VPNs for iPhone#87 of 149
- No-logs VPNs with servers in 50+ countries#94 of 116
- Cheap no-logs VPNs#98 of 137
- Kill switch VPNs with a money-back guarantee#100 of 115
- Cheap VPNs under €3#103 of 167
- No-logs VPNs for Linux#103 of 154
- Mac VPNs with refunds#104 of 149
- All platforms#105 of 170
- Windows VPNs with refunds#108 of 155
- VPNs for Linux#113 of 203
- Mac VPNs with a kill switch#116 of 162
- Windows VPNs with a kill switch#119 of 161
- iPhone VPNs with a kill switch#120 of 167
- 30-day money-back guarantee#120 of 174
- Outside 5 Eyes#126 of 237
- No-logs VPNs for Mac#151 of 280
- No-logs VPNs for Windows#151 of 267
- Kill switch#152 of 193
- No-logs VPNs for iPhone#156 of 314
- VPNs under €5#158 of 280
- No-logs VPNs for Android#161 of 328
- VPNs for Mac#165 of 361
- VPNs for Windows#166 of 357
- VPNs for iPhone#171 of 411
- VPNs for Android#176 of 451
- No-logs VPNs#224 of 389
- Top VPNs on the App Store543 listed
- Top VPNs on Google Play543 listed
- Top VPNs on Trustpilot543 listed
- Worst VPNs543 listed
Higher score for the same money
- Ghost Path3.16
- CyberGhost VPN4.18
- Incognet VPN2.64
- VeePN3.87
- Trust.Zone3.97
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Owner and jurisdiction
Closed services PrivateVPN replaces
Services that shut down or moved, for which this is one of five live alternatives.
Sources and changes
Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.
- Website
- https://privatevpn.com
- Pages checked
- https://privatevpn.com; https://privatevpn.com/privacy-policy/; https://privatevpn.com/terms-of-use/; https://privatevpn.com/why-privatevpn/server-locations/; https://privatevpn.com/money-back-guarantee/; (prices page fetch failed)
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