Should you buy PureVPN? A review of its apps, logs and add-on costs

5.30

out of 10#7 of 377 in the main ranking
Consumer VPN median 2.6

  • Consumer VPN
  • Jurisdiction:BVI, outside 5/9/14 Eyes
  • Owner:GZ Systems Limited (Puresquare)
  • Data completeness100%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • Independent no-logs audit: ✓ Yes

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Platforms and support9.0 vs 4.3
  • Network and streaming7.6 vs 3.1
  • Privacy and jurisdiction5.7 vs 2.7

Weakest against its segment

  • Censorship bypass1.9 vs 0.5
  • Price and fair terms5.3 vs 3.5
  • Security and protocols4.3 vs 2.1
  • Renewal price is 1.9× the first term
  • Auto-renewal on by default

Compare PureVPN side by side with other VPNs

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.

PureVPNsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.75.7
    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 2.14.3
    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 3.55.3
    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 3.17.6
    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 4.39.0
    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

PureVPN pricing

From €1.85 a month, ×1.9 at renewal

  • Monthly plan: €11.14
  • 9 plans published · market median €3.13 a month
Full pricing breakdown

Everything PureVPN publishes

Every fact we collected about PureVPN, 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
GZ Systems Limited
Registered in
British Virgin Islands
Address
Intershore Chambers, P.O. Box 4342, Road Town, Tortola, VG1110, BVI (Reg. No. 2039934)
Parent company
GZ Systems Limited (Puresquare)
Related brands
  • PureDome
  • PureVPN Password Manager (PureKeep)
  • Pure White Label
  • Puresquare
  • GZT Associates Ltd (Cyprus)
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
none
Website languages
  • EN
  • DE
  • ES
  • TR
  • IT
  • AR
  • DA
  • PT
  • RU
  • PL
  • NL
  • TH
  • SV
  • KO
  • FI
  • FR
  • ZH-CN
  • ZH-TW
  • JA
  • EN-NZ
  • EN-CA
  • EN-AU
  • EN-UK
Currencies on the site
USD
Prices depend on country
tax varies by country

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
  • Standard
  • Plus
  • Max
  • Teams
Billing terms
  • 1 month
  • 1 year (+4 months)
  • 2 years (+3 months)
Cheapest price a month
$2.15
Monthly plan
$12.95
1-year plan, total
40.80 (16 months)
1-year plan, a month
$2.55
2-year plan, total
58.20 (27 months)
2-year plan, a month
$2.15
Lifetime plan
No
Renewal
  • Auto-renews annually: Standard $47.95 (2y deal) / $57.95 (1y deal)
  • Plus $69.95
  • Max $84.95/$89.95
  • monthly at standard price
VAT included
No VAT/tax added where applicable
Family plan
Yes /family-plan/order; price not read
Business price per user
7 USD/user/mo annual (Teams; list $9)
Dedicated IP add-on
Yes from 2.49 USD/mo
Port forwarding add-on
Yes from 1.49 USD/mo
Double VPN add-on
No
Antivirus
No
Password manager
Yes included in Plus/Max
eSIM
Yes Max: free eSIM 3 GB / 30 days
Identity protection
Max: Data Removal + Dark Web Monitoring
Cloud storage
No
Other add-ons
  • Multi-login +10 devices from 1.49 USD/mo
  • Dedicated server from 14.99 USD/mo
  • Residential network (US/UK) from 12.49 USD/mo
  • DDoS protected VPN

Discounts and programmes
Discount shown
up to 85% (Plus 2y); Standard 2y 83%
Discount compared with
vs monthly price
Promo codes
Yes coupon field
Sale running when checked
82% off + 3 months banner; Black Friday/Cyber Monday deal pages
Student discount
Not stated
Bonus months
3 (2y); 4 (1y)
Affiliate programme
Yes /affiliates

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
10 (+10 via Multi-login add-on)
Data limit
unlimited (fair use; max 300 sessions/day)
Speed limit
No
Torrenting / P2P policy
Partial file sharing only on specified P2P servers
Features locked to higher plans
Password manager (Plus+); data removal, dark web monitoring, eSIM (Max)
Prohibited by the terms
account sharing, illegal activity, spam, attacks, malware, IP masking for SEO/scraping/crawling, bot-like sessions

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

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
  • credit cards
  • PayPal
  • Bitcoin & other crypto (CoinPayments)
  • App Store
  • Google Play
Bank card
Yes
PayPal
Yes
Cryptocurrency
Yes
Coins accepted
BTC; others via CoinPayments
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Yes
How to cancel
turn off auto-renew in member area, live chat or email
Email needed to sign up
Yes
Phone needed to sign up
No Twilio SMS verification mentioned in policy
Account-number login
Not stated
Identity check (KYC)
No
Money-back guarantee, days
31
Refund conditions
  • 31 days from initial purchase
  • not for renewals, trial-based renewals, CoinPayments, Google Play, App Store
  • request via help@purevpn.com

Free trial terms
Trial length
7 days
Trial limits
auto-converts to paid; trial-based renewals non-refundable
Instead of a trial
31-day money-back
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations
Countries
65+
Servers
6000+
Server countries
Not stated
Middle East and North Africa
  • AE
  • KW
  • TR
Virtual locations
Not stated
Port speed
20 Gbps
P2P servers
Yes
Obfuscated servers
Yes

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Not stated
Dedicated IP
Yes add-on
Static IP
Yes dedicated IP
Residential IP
Yes add-on, US/UK
Double VPN / multi-hop
Not stated
Tor over VPN
Not stated
SOCKS5 proxy
Not stated
Smart DNS
Not stated

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuard✓ Yes
  • OpenVPN✓ Yes
  • IKEv2IKEv2/IPSec✓ Yes
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocol✕ 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
Yes quantum-resistant servers
Manual configuration files
Not stated
Open-source apps
Not stated

Censorship and blocking
Obfuscation (stealth mode)
Yes obfuscated servers disguise as HTTPS
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
Split tunnelling
Yes
Ad and malware blocker
Yes Tracker blocker
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy
No-logs policy
Yes
Independent no-logs audit
Yes
Data retention
  • account data while subscribed
  • email until deletion request
  • dedicated IP records 25 days post-sub
  • WireGuard fixed-IP 24h
Shared with third parties
processors: Google Analytics, Firebase, New Relic, Mixpanel, Facebook Pixel, Intercom, Sentry, Zendesk, Mailchimp, SendGrid, UseInsider, Truely, SpyCloud, Twilio; no sale
Trackers on the website
  • Google Analytics
  • Facebook Pixel
  • Intercom
  • Mixpanel
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
No
Law enforcement requests
discloses when compelled by binding law/court order (partner notice)
Copyright (DMCA) notices
Yes copyright agent legal@purevpn.com; repeat infringers disabled
Anonymous sign-up
Partial crypto accepted; email required
GDPR / data protection officer
no DPO named; GDPR requests to support@purevpn.com
Privacy policy updated
2026-02-25

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.

  • Email✕ Yes
  • Connection IP✓ No
  • Session timesconnection date (for support)◐ Partial
  • Bandwidthper user totals✕ Yes
  • Device info✕ Yes
  • App analyticsFirebase, Mixpanel, New Relic✕ Yes
  • Crash reportsSentry✕ Yes

Apps and devices
  • Windows✓ Yes
  • macOS✓ Yes
  • Linux✓ Yes
  • iOS✓ Yes
  • Android✓ Yes
  • Android TV✓ Yes
  • Fire TV✓ Yes
  • Apple TV✓ Yes
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • Routers✓ Yes
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consolesPlayStation; Xbox; Nintendo Switch (via router/setup)✓ Yes
Browser extensions
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Edge

Speed, streaming and gaming
Claimed speed
20 Gbps servers
10 Gbps servers
Yes 20 Gbps claimed
Netflix
No specific claim
BBC iPlayer
No
Disney+
No
Prime Video
No
DAZN
No
beIN Sports
No
Shahid
No
OSN+
No
Gaming features
Yes 20 Gbps servers; port forwarding; DDoS protection; console support
Torrenting
Yes P2P servers

Support
Live chat
Yes
Live chat 24/7
Yes
Email / tickets
Yes
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Discord or forum
Yes Discord, Reddit
Help articles
Yes support.purevpn.com
Server status page
Not stated

For teams and business
SSO / SAML
Not stated
Admin panel
Yes Teams
Dedicated gateway
Yes Team's Server add-on
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.

  • Trustpilot

    4.36 of 5, smoothed

    From 200 collected reviews (raw average 4.54; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 4.61 from 165.

    The company replied to 11 of 19 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

  • App Store

    3.09 of 5, smoothed

    From 1147 collected reviews (raw average 3.07; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 3.46 from 13.

  • Google Play

    3.08 of 5, smoothed

    From 800 collected reviews (raw average 3.03; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 4.03 from 61.

    The company replied to 285 of 376 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 4.4 (15691 reviews); App Store (US) 4.36 (7937 ratings); Google Play 3.7 (42.8K ratings).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Oct ’2536 reviews, average 2.42
  2. Nov ’2539 reviews, average 3.05
  3. Dec ’2555 reviews, average 3.24
  4. Jan ’2640 reviews, average 2.73
  5. Feb ’2638 reviews, average 3.18
  6. Mar ’2621 reviews, average 2.76
  7. Apr ’2621 reviews, average 2.81
  8. May ’2625 reviews, average 2.64
  9. Jun ’2635 reviews, average 3.34
  10. Jul ’2671 reviews, average 3.8
  11. Aug ’2692 reviews, average 4.46
  12. Sep ’2679 reviews, average 4.57
  13. Oct ’2639 reviews, average 4.56
Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

48 Reddit and forum threads mention PureVPN (titles and search snippets only).

All PureVPN user reviews

Questions about PureVPN

Answers built from what PureVPN publishes. Open a question to read the details.

PureVPN free trial: length, terms and payment details

PureVPN free trial: 7.

Trial terms

Length
7
Card needed
Not stated
Limits
auto-converts to paid; trial-based renewals non-refundable
Instead of a trial
31-day money-back
Refund window
31
Free plan
No

Trials elsewhere

Free trials of similar VPNs

PureVPN is a sound pick for a household of devices: it lands 7th of 377 services in VPNRadarLab's ranking with a 5.3/10 score, every sub-score clears the consumer median, and the 27-month Standard plan works out to $2.15 a month. It loses ground where security proof and censorship bypass are concerned, so buyers who need audited servers or hard-core DPI evasion should look at other services. Facts were checked on 15 October 2026.

Is PureVPN good? The sub-scores and the security gap

Apps, support and network size carry the card: platforms and support score 9.0 against a consumer median of 4.3, network 7.6 against 3.1. The breakdown, however, weights privacy and jurisdiction at 30% and security at 20%, and that is where the thin record bites. PureVPN publishes a kill switch, DNS leak protection, WireGuard and post-quantum servers, but it does not publish RAM-only infrastructure, an independent security audit, open-source clients, two-factor sign-in, multi-hop or a bug bounty, so the security section settles at 4.3 (6 of 14 points). Censorship bypass sits at 1.9: obfuscated servers that mask VPN traffic as HTTPS earn the only points, and the provider does not state support for VLESS Reality, Trojan, Hysteria2 or Shadowsocks, the tools that survive strict DPI.

GZ Systems, the BVI and what the policy keeps

The service is owned by GZ Systems Limited (Puresquare), and its legal entity is registered in the BVI, outside the 5, 9 and 14 Eyes alliances. KPMG has independently audited the no-logs policy, which is the largest privacy item, and the policy states the connection IP is not collected. What stays on record: your email, the connection date kept for support (this costs the session-time point), bandwidth totals, device info, app analytics from Firebase, Mixpanel and New Relic, crash reports via Sentry, and dedicated IP records kept 25 days after the subscription ends. A warrant canary is absent and no transparency report is published; VPNRadarLab has no record of a court case or incident that proves the no-logs claim. The safety page walks through the policy clause by clause.

Standard, Plus or Max and the add-ons on top

Tier 27 months Per month Renews at What the tier adds
Standard $58.20 $2.15 $47.95 a year the VPN
Plus $73.80 $2.73 $69.95 a year password manager
Max $95.85 $3.55 $84.95 a year password manager, Data Removal, Dark Web Monitoring, eSIM with 3 GB for 30 days

Monthly rates run $12.95, $17.95 and $19.95. The 27-month Standard plan renews at about 1.86 times its first-term monthly rate, a deduction VPNRadarLab factored into the 5.3 price score, and auto-renewal is on by default; turn it off in your account area if you want only the first term. Paid extras sit on top of any tier: dedicated IP from $2.49 a month (US or UK residential IP from $12.49), port forwarding and Multi-login from $1.49, a dedicated server from $14.99, DDoS-protected VPN with an unpublished price. The refund covers the first purchase for 31 days but excludes renewals, CoinPayments crypto payments and app-store purchases; the 7-day trial converts to a paid plan unless cancelled. The real-cost pricing page adds up the cost per tier.

PureVPN on a Fire Stick, a router and public Wi-Fi

TV boxes take the app directly: Fire TV, Apple TV and Android TV clients exist, while PlayStation, Xbox and Switch go through a router setup. PureVPN itself lists 65+ countries and 6000+ servers on its server list. On hotel Wi-Fi the kill switch is what stops the leak when the tunnel drops, so leave it on. Torrenting is allowed only on the servers marked for P2P; elsewhere it breaks the terms. On a filtered network the obfuscated servers are your single tool. Streaming is untested territory: PureVPN claims nothing about Netflix, BBC iPlayer, Disney+, Prime Video, DAZN or beIN Sports, and VPNRadarLab runs no unblocking tests either.

Who should buy PureVPN and who should skip it

Buy it for a multi-device household, TV setups, cheap long-term pricing and 10 simultaneous connections. Skip it if you want audited RAM-only servers, open-source clients or a service that survives heavy censorship. Alternatives, coupons and user reviews (Trustpilot 4.4/5, App Store 4.36, Google Play 3.7) each get their own card page.

PureVPN review FAQ

Is PureVPN legit?

Yes. The company behind it is registered in the BVI, the logging policy passed an independent audit, and refunds run 31 days on first purchases.

Is there a free version of PureVPN?

No free plan exists. There is a 7-day trial that auto-converts to a paid subscription.

Does PureVPN work on Firestick?

A native Fire TV app is there, so nothing needs sideloading.

Does PureVPN work with Netflix?

The provider makes no claim about it, and VPNRadarLab does not test unblocking, so treat streaming as unguaranteed.

The PureVPN verdict

Wide platform coverage, a large network and a cheap 27-month entry ($2.15 a month, renewing at $47.95 a year) versus a security record that lacks a published independent audit of the apps or servers and a bypass toolkit that leans on one tool alone. Take Standard unless you specifically need the password manager or the identity kit in Max; add a dedicated IP or port forwarding only if a real task demands it.

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Sources and changes

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

Website
https://purevpn.com
Pages checked
https://www.purevpn.com/; https://www.purevpn.com/order; https://www.purevpn.com/privacy-policy.php; https://www.purevpn.com/refund-policy.php; https://www.purevpn.com/term.php; https://www.purevpn.com/servers

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