Steganos VPN Online Protection review: score, privacy and prices
2.09
out of 10#242 of 377 in the main ranking
Consumer VPN median 2.6
- Consumer VPN
- Jurisdiction:Germany, 14 Eyes
- Founded1997
- Data completeness93%
- Checked2026-10-15
- Free plan
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Price and fair terms4.8 vs 3.5
- Network and streaming2.9 vs 3.1
- Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5
Weakest against its segment
- Platforms and support2.3 vs 4.3
- Privacy and jurisdiction1.9 vs 2.7
- Security and protocols1.4 vs 2.1
- Jurisdiction in the 14 Eyes alliance
- Ads in the free plan
Compare Steganos VPN Online Protection 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.
Steganos VPN Online Protectionsegment 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 3.54.8
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 3.12.9
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 4.32.3
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
Steganos VPN Online Protection pricing
The cheapest way in is €2.91 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, Steganos VPN Online Protection renews at its standard price. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.
Price per month over 3 years, Monthly plan
€9.95/mo for 1 months
then €9.95/mo
€5€10€15
first termrenewalmarket median €3.13/momonths →
Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years
What you pay to keep Steganos VPN Online Protection 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 term | First payment | Then | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly, 1 mo | €9.95 | €9.95 / 1 mo | €119.40 | €238.80 | €358.20 |
| 1 year, 5 devices, 12 mo | €34.95 | — | €34.95 | — | — |
| 2 years, 5 devices, 24 mo | €69.90 | — | €69.90 | €69.90 | — |
Compare Steganos VPN Online Protection’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices
All plans as published
| Plan | Term | Price for term | Per month | Renewal price | Renewal term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly | 1 mo | €9.95 | €9.95 | €9.95 | 1 mo |
| 1 year, 5 devices | 12 mo | €34.95 | €2.91 | same ('no teaser price') | 12 mo |
| 2 years, 5 devices | 24 mo | €69.90 | €2.91 | same ('no teaser price') | 24 mo |
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- 30 days
- Refund conditions
- 30 days, 100% refund (product page); GTC has warranty remedies only
- Free trial
- 7 days, site (download)
- Auto-renewal
- monthly plan cancel any time; renewal at same price (no teaser price)
- How to cancel
- monthly cancel anytime
- Payment methods
- PayPal; Visa; Mastercard; American Express; JCB
- Renewal note
- same price every year, no teaser price
Everything Steganos VPN Online Protection publishes
Every fact we collected about Steganos VPN Online Protection, 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
- Steganos Software GmbH
- Registered in
- Germany
- Founded
- 1997
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- 14
- Website languages
- EN (28 options in language selector)
- Currencies on the site
- EUR
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- Steganos VPN Online Shield (monthly; 1 year; 2 years)
- Billing terms
- 1
- 12
- 24 months
- Cheapest price a month
- €2.91
- Monthly plan
- €9.95
- 1-year plan, total
- €34.95
- 1-year plan, a month
- €2.91
- 2-year plan, total
- €69.90
- 2-year plan, a month
- €2.91
- Lifetime plan
- No
- Renewal
- same price every year, no teaser price
- Family plan
- No
- Prices seen from other countries
- 2y €69.90 (€2.91/mo, was €109.90)
- monthly €9.95
- 1y tab not opened — EUR
- Dedicated IP add-on
- No
- Port forwarding add-on
- No
- Double VPN add-on
- No
- Antivirus
- No
- Password manager
- Yes separate product
- eSIM
- No
- Identity protection
- No
- Cloud storage
- No
- Other add-ons
- ad/tracker blocker, cookie deletion (Windows, included)
Discounts and programmes
- Discount shown
- save EUR25 (1y, vs 59.95); save EUR40 (2y, vs 109.90)
- Discount compared with
- struck list prices
- Student discount
- Not stated
- Discount for crypto payment
- No
- Bonus months
- No
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- 5
- Data limit
- unlimited (paid)
- Speed limit
- no speed limit (paid)
- Prohibited by the terms
- use limited to licensed number of devices (GTC)
Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes free download/trial
- Free data
- No 500 MB (free version with ads) (review)
- Ads in the free plan
- Yes review
Payment and subscription
- Payment methods
- PayPal
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- JCB
- Bank card
- Yes
- PayPal
- Yes
- Cryptocurrency
- No
- Coins accepted
- No
- Cash
- No
- Gift cards
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal by default
- Not stated
- How to cancel
- monthly cancel anytime
- Email needed to sign up
- Yes
- Phone needed to sign up
- No
- Account-number login
- No
- Identity check (KYC)
- No
- Money-back guarantee, days
- 30
- Refund conditions
- 30 days, 100% refund (product page); GTC has warranty remedies only
Free trial terms
- Trial length
- 7 days
- Where the trial is offered
- site (download)
- Instead of a trial
- 30-day money-back
- Card needed for the trial
- Not stated
Server locations
- Countries
- 43
- Servers
- 238 server locations
43 countries listed. A link opens our ranking of VPNs with servers there.
Europe 24
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
Americas 7
Asia and Oceania 7
Middle East and Africa 5
- Middle East and North Africa
- AE
- IL
- TR
- MA
- Virtual locations
- Not stated
- P2P servers
- Not stated
- Obfuscated servers
- Not stated
Network features
- RAM-only servers
- Not stated
- IPv6
- Not stated
- Dedicated IP
- No
- 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
- WireGuardNot stated
- OpenVPNreview; Windows uses TAP-Windows adapter✓ Yes
- IKEv2review✓ Yes
- L2TP/IPsecNot stated
- SSTPNot stated
- SoftEtherNot stated
- Own protocolNot stated
- VLESS / RealityNot stated
- VMessNot stated
- TrojanNot stated
- ShadowsocksNot stated
- Hysteria2Not stated
- TUICNot stated
- NaiveProxyNot stated
- obfs4Not stated
- AmneziaWGNot stated
- Other protocols
- not named on site
- Encryption
- AES-256
- Perfect forward secrecy
- Not stated
- Post-quantum encryption
- Not stated
- Manual configuration files
- No
- 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
- No
- Calls in the UAE
- Not stated
Security
- Kill switch
- Yes
- DNS leak protection
- Not stated
- Split tunnelling
- Not stated
- Ad and malware blocker
- Partial ads + trackers, Windows only
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
- Security audits
- Not stated
- Bug bounty
- Not stated
- Certifications
- Made in Germany, GDPR
Privacy
- No-logs policy
- Yes no activity logs
- Independent no-logs audit
- No
- No-logs proven in practice
- No
- Shared with third parties
- service providers (newsletter, analytics); Google Analytics (US)
- Trackers on the website
- Yes Google Analytics, cookies
- Transparency report
- No
- Warrant canary
- No
- Law enforcement requests
- legal obligations only (no process)
- Anonymous sign-up
- No
- GDPR / data protection officer
- no DPO named; GDPR basis
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 IPNot stated
- Session timesNot stated
- App analyticsanonymous usage + error info✕ Yes
- Crash reportssoftware error info✕ Yes
Apps and devices
- Windows✓ Yes
- macOS✓ Yes
- Linux✕ No
- 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
- No works with all browsers
Speed, streaming and gaming
- 10 Gbps servers
- Not stated
- Netflix
- generic blocked videos claim
- BBC iPlayer
- Not stated
- Disney+
- Not stated
- Prime Video
- Not stated
- Gaming features
- Not stated
- Torrenting
- Not stated
Support
- Live chat
- No (web form + knowledge base) (review)
- Live chat 24/7
- No review
- Email / tickets
- Yes Zendesk customer service
- Phone
- Not stated
- Telegram
- Not stated
- Not stated
- Support languages
- Help center: EN
- DE
- ES
- FR
- IT
- NL
- PL
- PT
- RU
- SV
- Help articles
- Yes Self-Service, Zendesk HC
- 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
3.00 of 5, smoothed
From 28 collected reviews (raw average 1.82; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 3.75 from 4.
The company replied to 1 of 22 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 2.9 (28 reviews).
Reviews per month, last 12 months
Latest reviews and related rankings
Latest reviews
Short excerpts with a link to the original. We do not reproduce reviews in full.
Trustpilot · 1★ · 18 Aug 2026 · DK
Lousy customer service
Original reviewTrustpilot · 4★ · 03 Aug 2026 · DE
Feine Softwareschmiede aus Deutschland
Original reviewTrustpilot · 5★ · 21 Jul 2026 · DE
Mehr als Okay(freedom)
Original review
Rankings by user reviews
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Questions about Steganos VPN Online Protection
Answers built from what Steganos VPN Online Protection publishes. Open a question to read the details.
Is Steganos VPN Online Protection 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
- Germany, 14 Eyes
- Legal entity
- Steganos Software GmbH
- No-logs policy
- Yes no activity logs
- Shared with third parties
- service providers (newsletter, analytics); Google Analytics (US)
- Trackers on the website
- Yes Google Analytics, cookies
Security
- Kill switch
- Yes
- DNS leak protection
- Not stated
- Encryption
- AES-256
- Open-source apps
- No
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
Related rankings
Steganos VPN Online Protection not working? Common causes and what to check
2 things to check, built from what Steganos VPN Online Protection publishes about its apps, protocols and support. We do not test connections ourselves.
What to check
Switch protocol in the app: Steganos VPN Online Protection lists OpenVPN, IKEv2.
Contact support: email.
Support when the VPN is blocked
- Live chat
- No (web form + knowledge base) (review)
- Live chat 24/7
- No review
- Mirrors or channel
- No
- Yes Zendesk customer service
If it is blocked where you are
Steganos VPN Online Protection alternatives: similar VPNs ranked by our score
12 alternatives to Steganos VPN Online Protection (2.09) from the same segment, by features, price and owner. Highest: TunnelBear (3.59).
Alternatives to Steganos VPN Online Protection
| # | Service | Score | Why it is here | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TunnelBear | 3.59 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €2.86per month |
| 2 | TikVPN | 3.43 | similar features | similar features | €2.14per month |
| 3 | HMA VPN (Hide My Ass) | 3.29 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €2.57per month |
| 4 | Seed4.me | 2.70 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €2.57per month |
| 5 | VPN Nederland | 2.51 | similar features | similar features | €3.99per month |
| 6 | SwitchVPN | 2.51 | similar features | similar features | €4.29per month |
| 7 | Cure VPN | 2.49 | similar features | similar features | €2.12per month |
| 8 | 5 Euro VPN | 2.47 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €2.50per month |
| 9 | Shellfire VPN | 2.46 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €3.26per month |
| 10 | CloudVPN Pro | 2.30 | similar features | similar features | €3.58per month |
| 11 | HideIPVPN | 2.19 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €2.57per month |
| 12 | Private WiFi | 1.60 | similar features | similar features | €2.15per month |
Steganos VPN Online Protection refund policy: how to ask for your money back
Steganos VPN Online Protection refund window: 30 days. Conditions: 30 days, 100% refund (product page); GTC has warranty remedies 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
- 7
Try before paying
How to cancel Steganos VPN Online Protection and turn off auto-renewal
How Steganos VPN Online Protection says you cancel: monthly cancel anytime. Auto-renewal by default: monthly plan cancel any time; renewal at same price (no….
Cancellation and renewal
- Auto-renewal by default
- monthly plan cancel any time; renewal at same price (no teaser price)
- Reminder before renewal
- Not stated
- Renewal note
- same price every year, no teaser price
- Bought in App Store or Google Play
- cancel in the store’s subscription settings
Without auto-renewal or price hikes
Steganos VPN Online Protection free trial: length, terms and payment details
Steganos VPN Online Protection free trial: 7, site (download).
Trial terms
- Length
- 7
- Card needed
- Not stated
- Instead of a trial
- 30-day money-back
- Refund window
- 30
- Free plan
- free download/trial
Trials elsewhere
Who owns Steganos VPN Online Protection? Company, jurisdiction and related brands
Steganos VPN Online Protection is run by Steganos Software GmbH, registered in Germany.
Company
- Registered in
- Germany
- Founded
- 1997
Jurisdiction
In our rankings
Steganos VPN Online Protection appears on 108 topic pages. Its place on each:
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- VPN servers in Taiwan#28 of 37
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Owner and jurisdiction
Sources and changes
Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.
- Website
- https://steganos.com
- Pages checked
- https://steganos.com/; https://www.steganos.com/en/products/steganos-vpn-online-shield; https://www.steganos.com/en/privacy-policy; https://www.steganos.com/en/general-terms-and-conditions-of-steganos-gmbh
- Other sources used
- countries_list, adblock_malware_blocker, traffic_limit, speed_limit, autorenew_default: https://www.steganos.com/en/products/steganos-vpn-online-shield; support_languages: https://steganos.zendesk.com/hc/en-us; openvpn (TAP): https://steganos.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/360001025053-Steganos-VPN-Online-Shield; openvpn, ikev2, live_chat, live_chat_247, collects_connection_ip, free_tier_traffic, free_tier_ads: https://vpnpro.com/vpn-reviews/steganos-online-shield-vpn-review/
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