SlingshotVPN review: score, privacy and prices

2.74

out of 10#147 of 377 in the main ranking
Consumer VPN median 2.6

  • Consumer VPN
  • Jurisdiction:UK, 5 Eyes
  • Owner:Orbis Security
  • Data completeness93%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • No email to sign up
  • Open-source apps

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Privacy and jurisdiction4.3 vs 2.7
  • Censorship bypass0.5 vs 0.5
  • Security and protocols2.1 vs 2.1

Weakest against its segment

  • Network and streaming0.9 vs 3.1
  • Platforms and support3.8 vs 4.3
  • Price and fair terms3.2 vs 3.5
  • Jurisdiction in the 5 Eyes alliance
  • Auto-renewal on by default

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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.

SlingshotVPNsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.74.3
    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 2.12.1
    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 3.53.2
    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 3.10.9
    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 4.33.8
    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

SlingshotVPN pricing

The cheapest way in is €3.86 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, SlingshotVPN renews at its standard price. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years

What you pay to keep SlingshotVPN 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 payment1 year2 years3 years
2-Year, 24 mo €92.67 €92.67€92.67—
1-Year, 12 mo €51.50 €51.50——
1-Month, 1 mo €8.59 €103.10at the current price€206.19at the current price€309.29at the current price

Compare SlingshotVPN’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices

All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for termPer month€ / monthRenewal term
2-Year24 mo$107.76$4.49€3.8612 mo
1-Year12 mo$59.88$4.99€4.2912 mo
1-Month1 mo$9.99$9.99€8.591 mo

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
30 days
Refund conditions
full refund within 30 days if unsatisfied; crypto refunds may not be possible; email Account ID to support
Free trial
No
Auto-renewal
Yes
Payment methods
Not stated
Renewal note
2-year and 1-year: Auto-renew yearly; monthly auto-renews monthly

Everything SlingshotVPN publishes

Every fact we collected about SlingshotVPN, 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
Orbis Security - Slingshot VPN (Slingshot Security)
Registered in
UK
Address
3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE, UK
Parent company
Orbis Security
Related brands
slingshotvpn.com
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
5
Website languages
EN; PT-BR (language selector)
Right-to-left languages
No
Currencies on the site
USD

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
  • 2-Year
  • 1-Year
  • 1-Month
Billing terms
  • 1
  • 12
  • 24 months
Cheapest price a month
$4.49
Monthly plan
$9.99
1-year plan, total
$59.88
1-year plan, a month
$4.99
2-year plan, total
$107.76
2-year plan, a month
$4.49
Lifetime plan
No
Renewal
2-year and 1-year: Auto-renew yearly; monthly auto-renews monthly
Family plan
No
Prices seen from other countries
  • USD: 1m $9.99
  • 12m $4.99/mo ($59.88)
  • 24m $4.49/mo ($107.76) — same as existing
Other add-ons
optional parental filters (included)

Discounts and programmes
Discount shown
55% (2y), 50% (1y)
Discount compared with
vs $9.99/mo
Student discount
Not stated

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
5
Prohibited by the terms
  • blocks TCP ports 25, 137-139, 445
  • no commercial service built on the VPN
  • buy enough subscriptions for router devices

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

Payment and subscription
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
Yes implied by ToS
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Yes
Email needed to sign up
No no email needed
Account-number login
Yes Account ID
Money-back guarantee, days
30
Refund conditions
  • full refund within 30 days if unsatisfied
  • crypto refunds may not be possible
  • email Account ID to support

Free trial terms
Trial length
No
Instead of a trial
30-day money-back guarantee
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations
Countries
22
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
  • WireGuardonly protocol named✓ Yes
  • OpenVPNWireGuard-only service; configs for official WireGuard app✕ No
  • IKEv2WireGuard-only✕ No
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocol✕ No
  • VLESS / Reality✕ No
  • VMess✕ No
  • Trojan✕ No
  • Shadowsocks✕ No
  • Hysteria2✕ No
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Yes WireGuard config generated on site (/generate, device configure guides)
Open-source apps
Yes uses official open-source WireGuard apps (no own client)

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
Yes optional parental filters
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy
No-logs policy
Yes no connection logs, timestamps, source IP, traffic, DNS, bandwidth per user
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Data retention
payment transaction ID kept 40 days then deleted
Shared with third parties
No
Transparency report
No legal requests to be published on announcements page
Warrant canary
Not stated
Law enforcement requests
  • responds via legal team
  • no logs to give
  • may shut down in a country
Copyright (DMCA) notices
handled by legal team; no logs
Anonymous sign-up
Yes

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✓ No
  • Connection IPonly non-stored city geolocation per exit✓ No
  • Session times✓ No
  • Bandwidthaggregate per exit only◐ Partial

Apps and devices
  • WindowsWireGuard config✓ Yes
  • macOS✓ Yes
  • Linux✓ Yes
  • iOS✓ Yes
  • Android✓ Yes
  • 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
No
Live chat 24/7
No web question form + email only
Email / tickets
Yes care AT slingshotsecurity.pro / slingshotvpn.com
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Response time (claimed)
within 48 hours
Help articles
configuration guides; public knowledge base
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.

  • Trustpilot

    3.74 of 5, smoothed

    From 3 collected reviews (raw average 5.00; all VPNs 3.66).

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 4.0 (3 reviews).

20 Reddit and forum threads mention SlingshotVPN (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.

  • Trustpilot · 5★ · 09 Apr 2025 · US

    Fast startup VPN

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 5★ · 02 Apr 2025 · US

    A VPN that works backed by a team that…

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 5★ · 01 Apr 2025 · GB

    Six months of top security without the hassle

    Original review

Rankings by user reviews

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Questions about SlingshotVPN

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

Is SlingshotVPN safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction

Privacy and jurisdiction 4.3/10 and security 2.1/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 2.1). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: Not stated.

In 10 seconds

  • Open-source apps
  • Jurisdiction in 5 Eyes

Privacy

Jurisdiction
UK, 5 Eyes
Legal entity
Orbis Security - Slingshot VPN (Slingshot Security)
No-logs policy
Yes no connection logs, timestamps, source IP, traffic, DNS, bandwidth per user
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Data retention
payment transaction ID kept 40 days then deleted
Shared with third parties
No

Security

Kill switch
Not stated
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Open-source apps
uses official open-source WireGuard apps (no own client)
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated

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SlingshotVPN not working? Common causes and what to check

2 things to check, built from what SlingshotVPN publishes about its apps, protocols and support. We do not test connections ourselves.

What to check

Try a manual configuration (WireGuard config generated on site (/generate, device configure guides)).

Contact support: email.

Support when the VPN is blocked

Live chat
No
Live chat 24/7
No web question form + email only
Email
Yes care AT slingshotsecurity.pro / slingshotvpn.com

If it is blocked where you are

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SlingshotVPN refund policy: how to ask for your money back

SlingshotVPN refund window: 30 days. Conditions: full refund within 30 days if unsatisfied; crypto refunds may not be possible; email Account ID to support

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

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Who owns SlingshotVPN? Company, jurisdiction and related brands

SlingshotVPN is run by Orbis Security - Slingshot VPN (Slingshot Security), registered in UK; parent company: Orbis Security.

Company

Registered in
UK
Address
3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE, UK
Related brands
slingshotvpn.com

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Sources and changes

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

Website
https://slingshotsecurity.pro
Pages checked
https://slingshotsecurity.pro/; https://slingshotsecurity.pro/pp; https://slingshotsecurity.pro/subscribe; https://slingshotsecurity.pro/ts
Other sources used
openvpn/ikev2/other protocols/open_source_clients: https://slingshotsecurity.pro/configure; trial_*: https://slingshotsecurity.pro/subscribe; live_chat_247/response_time_claimed: https://slingshotsecurity.pro/care; tos_prohibitions: https://slingshotsecurity.pro/ts

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