QAL VPN review: score, privacy and prices
1.04
out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Consumer VPN median 2.6
- Consumer VPN
- Jurisdiction:not stated, 5 Eyes
- Data completeness53%
- Checked2026-10-15
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Security and protocols1.8 vs 2.1
- Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5
- Price and fair terms3.0 vs 3.5
Weakest against its segment
- Network and streaming0.0 vs 3.1
- Privacy and jurisdiction0.0 vs 2.7
- Platforms and support2.3 vs 4.3
- Jurisdiction in the 5 Eyes alliance
- Stores session times
- 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.
QAL VPNsegment median
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Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.70.0
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
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Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 2.11.8
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 3.53.0
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 3.10.0
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 4.32.3
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
QAL VPN pricing
The cheapest way in is €3.30 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, QAL VPN 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, Yearly plan
€3.30/mo for 12 months
then €3.30/mo
€5
first termrenewalmarket median €3.13/momonths →
Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years
What you pay to keep QAL VPN 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly, 1 mo | €8.59 | €8.59 / 1 mo | €103.10 | €206.19 | €309.29 |
| Yearly, 12 mo | €39.55 | €39.55 / 12 mo | €39.55 | €79.10 | €118.65 |
Compare QAL VPN’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly | 1 mo | $9.99 | $9.99 | €8.59 | $9.99 | 1 mo |
| Yearly | 12 mo | $45.99 | $3.83 | €3.29 | $45.99 | 12 mo |
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- 30 days
- Refund conditions
- 30 days from initial paid purchase; request via support with account email + billing ref; refund to original method; subject to billing terms/local law
- Free trial
- 28 days, site (portal; start trial by choosing Monthly/Yearly)
- Auto-renewal
- Yes
- Payment methods
- Stripe (card billing)
- Renewal note
- after 28-day free trial billing starts automatically on selected plan
Everything QAL VPN publishes
Every fact we collected about QAL VPN, 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
- QAL VPN PTY LTD (ABN 29 662 691 714, ACN 662 691 714)
- Registered in
- AU (Victoria)
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- 5
- Website languages
- EN (language selector present)
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- Monthly; Yearly
- Billing terms
- 1m; 12m
- Cheapest price a month
- $3.83
- Monthly plan
- $9.99
- 1-year plan, total
- $45.99
- 1-year plan, a month
- $3.83
- Lifetime plan
- Not stated
- Renewal
- after 28-day free trial billing starts automatically on selected plan
- Family plan
- Not stated
- Prices seen from other countries
- Monthly $9.99/mo; Yearly $45.99/yr (USD), both after 28-day free trial
Discounts and programmes
- Student discount
- Not stated
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- Not stated
- Streaming restrictions
- claims Netflix, Disney+, BBC iPlayer, HBO, Hulu etc. (homepage graphic)
Free plan
- Free plan
- No 28-day free trial
- Free data
- Not stated
- Ads in the free plan
- Not stated
Payment and subscription
- Payment methods
- Stripe (card billing)
- PayPal
- Not stated
- Cryptocurrency
- Not stated
- Cash
- Not stated
- Gift cards
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal by default
- Yes
- Email needed to sign up
- Not stated
- Account-number login
- Not stated
- Money-back guarantee, days
- 30
- Refund conditions
- 30 days from initial paid purchase
- request via support with account email + billing ref
- refund to original method
- subject to billing terms/local law
Free trial terms
- Trial length
- 28 days
- Where the trial is offered
- site (portal; start trial by choosing Monthly/Yearly)
- Trial limits
- full functionality; auto-billing after 28 days
- 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
- 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
- WireGuardWireGuard performance stack✓ Yes
- OpenVPNNot stated
- IKEv2Not stated
- L2TP/IPsecNot stated
- SSTPNot stated
- SoftEtherNot stated
- Own protocolWireGuard + optional post-quantum mode✕ No
- VLESS / RealityNot stated
- VMessNot stated
- TrojanNot stated
- ShadowsocksNot stated
- Hysteria2Not stated
- TUICNot stated
- NaiveProxyNot stated
- obfs4Not stated
- AmneziaWGNot stated
- Other protocols
- TCP fallback mode
- Perfect forward secrecy
- Not stated
- Post-quantum encryption
- Yes claim: post-quantum algorithms
- 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
- 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
Privacy
- No-logs policy
- No explicit no-logs claim in privacy policy (minimal data exposure marketing)
- Independent no-logs audit
- Not stated
- Data retention
- as long as needed
- Shared with third parties
- cloud/infrastructure, identity/auth, payment/billing providers, advisers, authorities; no sale
- Trackers on the website
- Facebook pixel; analytics cookies
- Transparency report
- Not stated
- Warrant canary
- Not stated
- Law enforcement requests
- discloses where legally required
- Anonymous sign-up
- Not stated
- Privacy policy updated
- 2026-02-11
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 timesconnection event timing✕ Yes
- Device infoapp version, error diagnostics✕ Yes
- Crash reportserror diagnostics✕ Yes
Apps and devices
- Windowsunsigned installer✓ Yes
- macOSnotarized .dmg✓ Yes
- LinuxAUR package qalvpn (search result)✓ Yes
- iOSApp Store QAL VPN: Secure VPN✓ Yes
- AndroidNot stated
- 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
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@qalvpn.com
- Phone
- Not stated
- Telegram
- Not stated
- Not stated
- 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.
No reviews collected for this service.
35 Reddit and forum threads mention QAL VPN (titles and search snippets only).
Latest reviews and related rankings
Questions about QAL VPN
Answers built from what QAL VPN publishes. Open a question to read the details.
Is QAL VPN safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction
Privacy and jurisdiction 0.0/10 and security 1.8/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 2.1). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: Not stated.
In 10 seconds
- Stores session times
- Jurisdiction in 5 Eyes
Privacy
- Jurisdiction
- Not stated
- Legal entity
- QAL VPN PTY LTD (ABN 29 662 691 714, ACN 662 691 714)
- No-logs policy
- no explicit no-logs claim in privacy policy (minimal data exposure marketing)
- Independent no-logs audit
- Not stated
- Data retention
- as long as needed
- Shared with third parties
- cloud/infrastructure, identity/auth, payment/billing providers, advisers, authorities; no sale
- Trackers on the website
- Facebook pixel; analytics cookies
Security
- Kill switch
- Not stated
- DNS leak protection
- Not stated
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
Related rankings
QAL VPN not working? Common causes and what to check
1 things to check, built from what QAL VPN publishes about its apps, protocols and support. We do not test connections ourselves.
What to check
Contact support: email.
Support when the VPN is blocked
- support@qalvpn.com
If it is blocked where you are
QAL VPN refund policy: how to ask for your money back
QAL VPN refund window: 30 days. Conditions: 30 days from initial paid purchase; request via support with account email + billing ref; refund to original method; subject to billing…
Refund terms
- Refund window
- 30
- Conditions
- 30 days from initial paid purchase; request via support with account email + billing ref; refund to original method; subject to billing terms/local law
- Refund on monthly plans
- Not stated
- Refund for App Store / Google Play purchases
- Not stated
- Refund for unused time
- Not stated
- Free trial
- 28
Try before paying
QAL VPN free trial: length, terms and payment details
QAL VPN free trial: 28, site (portal; start trial by choosing Monthly/Yearly).
Trial terms
- Length
- 28
- Card needed
- Not stated
- Limits
- full functionality; auto-billing after 28 days
- Refund window
- 30
- Free plan
- No 28-day free trial
Trials elsewhere
Who owns QAL VPN? Company, jurisdiction and related brands
QAL VPN is run by QAL VPN PTY LTD (ABN 29 662 691 714, ACN 662 691 714), registered in AU (Victoria).
In our rankings
QAL VPN appears on 29 topic pages. Its place on each:
- Post-quantum VPNs with a trial#6 of 6
- Money-back VPNs with post-quantum encryption#7 of 7
- Post-quantum VPNs#13 of 13
- No renewal price hike#48 of 60
- Linux VPN trials#65 of 65
- WireGuard VPNs with a trial#66 of 69
- Linux VPNs with refunds#76 of 76
- Trial VPNs with money back#80 of 82
- WireGuard + money-back guarantee#87 of 87
- Linux VPNs with WireGuard#100 of 100
- Windows VPN trials#135 of 140
- Mac VPN trials#142 of 144
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- Windows VPNs with WireGuard#146 of 147
- Mac VPNs with refunds#148 of 149
- Mac VPNs with WireGuard#148 of 149
- Windows VPNs with refunds#155 of 155
- WireGuard VPNs for iPhone#159 of 164
- 30-day money-back guarantee#167 of 174
- VPN free trials#168 of 190
- WireGuard VPNs#190 of 192
- VPNs for Linux#197 of 203
- VPNs under €5#253 of 280
- VPNs for Windows#332 of 357
- VPNs for Mac#344 of 361
- VPNs for iPhone#367 of 411
- Top VPNs on the App Store543 listed
- Top VPNs on Google Play543 listed
- Top VPNs on Trustpilot543 listed
- Worst VPNs543 listed
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Sources and changes
Collected 2026-10-15.
- Website
- https://www.producthunt.com/topics/vpn
- Pages checked
- https://www.producthunt.com/topics/vpn; https://www.producthunt.com/p/qal-vpn
- Other sources used
- pricing/trial: https://qalvpn.com/pricing/; platforms, trial flow: https://qalvpn.com/download/; money_back/refund: https://qalvpn.com/why-qal-vpn/money-back-guarantee/; legal_entity, registration_country, wireguard: https://qalvpn.com/aboutus/; privacy fields, payment_methods: https://qalvpn.com/privacy-policy/; email_tickets, live_chat: https://qalvpn.com/contactus/; official site found via https://duckduckgo.com/html/?q=%22QAL+VPN%22+quantum
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| When (UTC) | Field | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | rank_main | 357 | 356 |
| 2026-10-16 | rank_consumer | 456 | 455 |