S6N review: score, privacy and prices

1.65

out of 10#295 of 377 in the main ranking
Consumer VPN median 2.6

  • Consumer VPN
  • Jurisdiction:not stated, alliance not disclosed
  • Owner:no
  • Data completeness73%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • No email to sign up

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Censorship bypass0.5 vs 0.5
  • Privacy and jurisdiction2.3 vs 2.7
  • Price and fair terms2.6 vs 3.5

Weakest against its segment

  • Network and streaming0.1 vs 3.1
  • Platforms and support2.7 vs 4.3
  • Security and protocols1.1 vs 2.1

Compare S6N (Arethusa) 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.

S6N (Arethusa)segment median

  • 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
  • Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 2.11.1
    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 3.52.6
    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 3.10.1
    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 4.32.7
    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

S6N (Arethusa) pricing

The cheapest way in is €5.00 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, S6N (Arethusa) renews at its standard price. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Price per month over 3 years, VPN v3 Europe plan

€5.00/mo for 3 months then €5.00/mo €5€10

first termrenewalmarket median €3.13/momonths →

Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years

What you pay to keep S6N (Arethusa) 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 EUR = €1). The lowest cost for each period is marked.

Plan and first termFirst paymentThen1 year2 years3 years
VPN v3 Europe, 3 mo €15.00 €15.00 / 3 mo€60.00€120.00€180.00

Compare S6N (Arethusa)’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices

All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for termPer monthRenewal priceRenewal term
VPN v3 Europe3 mo€15.00€5.00€15.003 mo

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
15 days
Refund conditions
15 days from payment; not for crypto, cash or voucher payments
Free trial
No VPN
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
Bitcoin; PayPal; Visa/Mastercard
Renewal note
manual Renew services link; no setup fee

Everything S6N (Arethusa) publishes

Every fact we collected about S6N (Arethusa), 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
Not stated
Registered in
Not stated
Parent company
No
Related brands
  • Arethusa
  • dlbox
  • arethusa.su
  • arethusa.co
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
Not stated
Website languages
EN (TechRadar: support EN/FR)
Right-to-left languages
No
Currencies on the site
EUR
Prices depend on country
No

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
VPN v3 Europe; dlbox
Billing terms
3 months
Cheapest price a month
€5.00
Monthly plan
Not stated
1-year plan, total
No
2-year plan, total
No
Lifetime plan
No
Renewal
manual Renew services link; no setup fee
Family plan
No
Dedicated IP add-on
No
Port forwarding add-on
No planned (news)
Double VPN add-on
No
Antivirus
No
Password manager
No
eSIM
No
Identity protection
No
Cloud storage
dlbox seedbox storage (2020: 50GB/yr 15 EUR ... 500GB/6mo 30 EUR)
Other add-ons
dlbox (web seedbox)

Discounts and programmes
Discount shown
No
Student discount
Not stated
Referral programme
Yes 10% of referred spending per TechRadar 2020; news mentions referral program

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
5 logins (1 main + 4 sub); WireGuard 3 devices per account
Data limit
>1 TB/24h considered abuse (fair use); TechRadar 2020: 10,000 GB/month
Prohibited by the terms
  • illegal activity
  • spam
  • DoS
  • network scans
  • viruses
  • hacking
  • phishing
  • copyright infringement

Free plan
Free plan
No
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
Not stated
Other free plan terms
dlbox free trial

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
  • Bitcoin
  • PayPal
  • Visa/Mastercard
Bank card
Yes
PayPal
Yes
Apple Pay / Google Pay
No
Cryptocurrency
Yes
Coins accepted
BTC
Cash
Yes implied (refund exclusion mentions cash/vouchers)
Gift cards
Yes vouchers (implied)
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
Email needed to sign up
No email optional
Account-number login
No username/password
Identity check (KYC)
No
Money-back guarantee, days
15
Refund conditions
15 days from payment; not for crypto, cash or voucher payments

Free trial terms
Trial length
No VPN
Instead of a trial
15-day money-back; dlbox free trial
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations
Countries
1
Servers
Not stated

1 country listed. A link opens our ranking of VPNs with servers there.

Europe 1

Middle East and North Africa
No
Virtual locations
No
P2P servers
Not stated
Streaming servers
No no streaming guarantee
Obfuscated servers
Not stated

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Yes semi-dynamic, /64 on WireGuard
Dedicated IP
Not stated
Static IP
Yes semi-dynamic shared IPv4
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
  • WireGuardUDP 443✓ Yes
  • OpenVPNAES-256, RSA-4096; TLS1.3/ChaCha20 planned✓ Yes
  • IKEv2✕ No
  • L2TP/IPsecdiscontinued 2020No
  • SSTPNo
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocol✕ No
  • VLESS / RealityNot stated
  • VMessNot stated
  • TrojanNot stated
  • ShadowsocksNot stated
  • Hysteria2Not stated
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
  • PPTPdiscontinued 2020✓ No
Encryption
AES-256, RSA-4096
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Yes manual OpenVPN/WireGuard configs; docs
Open-source apps
No own apps (third-party OpenVPN/Tunnelblick/NetworkManager)

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
Yes doesn't monitor or log user activity; data minimisation; nothing else is stored
Independent no-logs audit
No
Data retention
  • payment refs 5y
  • tickets 1y
  • account until deleted
  • inactive accounts deleted after 2y
Shared with third parties
users informed if data must be revealed
Transparency report
No
Warrant canary
Not stated
Law enforcement requests
not detailed
Anonymous sign-up
Yes email optional; BTC accepted
Privacy policy updated
2026-09-22

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.

  • Emailoptional✕ Yes
  • IP at sign-upnot stored, per nothing else is stored✓ No
  • Connection IPNot stated
  • Session timesNot stated

Apps and devices
  • Windowsmanual (OpenVPN)✓ Yes
  • macOSmanual (Tunnelblick)✓ Yes
  • Linuxmanual (NetworkManager/Ubuntu)✓ Yes
  • iOSNot stated
  • AndroidNot stated
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVNot stated
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • RoutersDD-WRT (TechRadar 2020)✓ Yes
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consolesNot stated
Browser extensions
Not stated

Speed, streaming and gaming
10 Gbps servers
Not stated
Netflix
No guarantee
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
Not stated
Email / tickets
Yes ticket form
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
No
WhatsApp
Not stated
Discord or forum
Yes new forum 2026-09
Help articles
Yes wiki
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.

19 Reddit and forum threads mention S6N (Arethusa) (titles and search snippets only).

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Questions about S6N (Arethusa)

Answers built from what S6N (Arethusa) publishes. Open a question to read the details.

Is S6N safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction

Privacy and jurisdiction 2.3/10 and security 1.1/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 2.1). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: ✕ No.

Privacy

Jurisdiction
Not stated
Legal entity
Not stated
No-logs policy
Yes doesn't monitor or log user activity; data minimisation; nothing else is stored
Data retention
payment refs 5y; tickets 1y; account until deleted; inactive accounts deleted after 2y
Shared with third parties
users informed if data must be revealed

Security

Kill switch
Not stated
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Encryption
AES-256, RSA-4096
Open-source apps
no own apps (third-party OpenVPN/Tunnelblick/NetworkManager)
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated

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S6N not working? Common causes and what to check

3 things to check, built from what S6N (Arethusa) publishes about its apps, protocols and support. We do not test connections ourselves.

What to check

Switch protocol in the app: S6N (Arethusa) lists WireGuard, OpenVPN, L2TP/IPsec.

Try a manual configuration (manual OpenVPN/WireGuard configs; docs).

Contact support: email.

Support when the VPN is blocked

Live chat
No
Telegram
No
Email
Yes ticket form

If it is blocked where you are

S6N refund policy: how to ask for your money back

S6N (Arethusa) refund window: 15 days. Conditions: 15 days from payment; not for crypto, cash or voucher payments

Refund terms

Refund window
15
Refund on monthly plans
Not stated
Refund for App Store / Google Play purchases
Not stated
Refund for unused time
Not stated
Free trial
No VPN

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Sources and changes

Collected 2026-10-15.

Website
https://s6n.org
Pages checked
https://s6n.org (WebFetch: robots disallowed; browser tab unresponsive); https://write.as/arethusa/; https://www.techradar.com/reviews/arethusa-vpn (2020 review); https://arethusa.co; https://www.arethusa.co/wiki/en/privacy; https://www.arethusa.co/wiki/en/legal

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