StelsVPN review: score, privacy and prices

3.81

out of 10#51 of 377 in the main ranking
Consumer VPN median 2.6

  • Consumer VPN
  • Jurisdiction:Cyprus, alliance not disclosed
  • Data completeness93%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • VLESS / Reality
  • Free plan

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Censorship bypass7.1 vs 0.5
  • Platforms and support7.1 vs 4.3
  • Security and protocols3.6 vs 2.1

Weakest against its segment

  • Privacy and jurisdiction1.3 vs 2.7
  • Price and fair terms3.8 vs 3.5
  • Network and streaming3.4 vs 3.1

Compare StelsVPN 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.

StelsVPNsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.71.3
    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 2.13.6
    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 3.53.8
    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 0.57.1
    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 3.13.4
    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 4.37.1
    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

StelsVPN pricing

The cheapest way in is €3.99 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, StelsVPN 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 StelsVPN 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 payment1 year2 years3 years
PRO 1 month, 1 mo €5.99 €71.88at the current price€143.76at the current price€215.64at the current price
PRO 12 months, 12 mo €47.88 €47.88——
VIP Individual (dedicated server) 1 month, 1 mo €59.99 €719.88at the current price€1439.76at the current price€2159.64at the current price
VIP Individual 3 months, 3 mo €149.97 €599.88at the current price€1199.76at the current price€1799.64at the current price
VIP Individual 12 months, 12 mo €479.88 €479.88——

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

All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for termPer monthRenewal priceRenewal term
FREE1 mo€0.00€0.00€0.001 mo
PRO 1 month1 mo€5.99€5.99——
PRO 12 months12 mo€47.88€3.99——
VIP Individual (dedicated server) 1 month1 mo€59.99€59.99——
VIP Individual 3 months3 mo€149.97€49.99——
VIP Individual 12 months12 mo€479.88€39.99——

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
7 days
Refund conditions
plans show 72-hour money-back guarantee; ToS: prepaid balance refundable within 14 days of request
Free trial
0 (no trial; free 300 MB/day plan instead)
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
crypto (USDT, ETH, LTC, DOGE, TRX, Binance Pay); Visa/Mastercard (USD/EUR, KZT, UAH, AZN, KGS, UZS); PIX; UPI/Paytm/PhonePe/Google Pay INR; Kaspi; Mercado Pago; Alipay; PrivatBank/Monobank QR; Apple IAP in iOS app

Everything StelsVPN publishes

Every fact we collected about StelsVPN, 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
Cyprus (ToS governed by laws of Republic of Cyprus; no entity named)
Related brands
UnitVpn (mentioned)
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
Not stated
Website languages
EN; RU

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
  • FREE
  • PRO
  • VIP - Individual
Billing terms
1, 12 months (PRO); 1, 3, 12 months (VIP)
Cheapest price a month
€3.99
Monthly plan
€5.99
1-year plan, total
€47.88
1-year plan, a month
€3.99
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Family plan
Not stated
Prices seen from other countries
  • FREE 0
  • PRO 1m €5.99
  • PRO 12m €3.99/mo (€47.88, strikethrough €70.84, -34%)
  • VIP individual 1m €59.99, 3m €49.99/mo (€149.97), 12m €39.99/mo (€479.88)

Discounts and programmes
Discount shown
34% (PRO yearly; strikethrough 70.84 EUR)
Student discount
Not stated
Referral programme
Yes /referral
Affiliate programme
Yes /referral
Affiliate commission
20% first payment, 10% recurring (lifetime)

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
10
Data limit
unlimited

Free plan
Free plan
Yes
Free data
No 300 MB/day
Free locations
minimum countries
Ads in the free plan
Not stated

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
  • crypto (USDT, ETH, LTC, DOGE, TRX, Binance Pay)
  • Visa/Mastercard (USD/EUR, KZT, UAH, AZN, KGS, UZS)
  • PIX
  • UPI/Paytm/PhonePe/Google Pay INR
  • Kaspi
  • Mercado Pago
  • Alipay
  • PrivatBank/Monobank QR
  • Apple IAP in iOS app
Bank card
Yes
PayPal
Not stated
Apple Pay / Google Pay
Yes Apple IAP in iOS app; Google Pay via INR aggregator
Cryptocurrency
Yes
Coins accepted
  • USDT
  • ETH
  • LTC
  • DOGE
  • TRX
  • Binance Pay
  • multi-crypto
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Local payment methods
  • PIX (BRL)
  • UPI/Paytm/PhonePe (INR)
  • Kaspi (KZT)
  • Mercado Pago (ARS)
  • Humo/Uzcard (UZS)
  • PrivatBank/Monobank QR (UAH)
  • Alipay
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
Email needed to sign up
Yes
Account-number login
Not stated
Money-back guarantee, days
7
Refund conditions
plans show 72-hour money-back guarantee; ToS: prepaid balance refundable within 14 days of request

Free trial terms
Trial length
0 (no trial; free 300 MB/day plan instead)
Instead of a trial
FREE plan 300 MB/day after registration
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations
Countries
12 (map shows 11)
Servers
700+

11 countries listed. A link opens our ranking of VPNs with servers there.

Europe 9

Americas 2

Middle East and North Africa
Not stated
Virtual locations
Not stated
Port speed
10 Gbps per server (claim)
P2P servers
Not stated
Obfuscated servers
Not stated

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Not stated
Dedicated IP
Yes VIP individual VPN server
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
  • WireGuard✓ Yes
  • OpenVPN✓ Yes
  • IKEv2✓ Yes
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocol✕ No
  • VLESS / RealityVLESS, Reality/uTLS in app✓ Yes
  • VMess✓ Yes
  • Trojan✓ Yes
  • Shadowsocks✓ Yes
  • Hysteria2✓ Yes
  • TUIC✓ Yes
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
  • PPTPsite claims PPTP support✕ Yes
Other protocols
third-party clients Happ, Karing via Telegram bot
Encryption
256-bit, RSA 2048 (claim)
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
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
Yes Telegram bot @StelsVPNcom_bot
Calls in the UAE
Not stated

Security
Kill switch
Yes
DNS leak protection
Yes
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 strict no-logs: no browsing history, DNS queries, IPs after session
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Shared with third parties
no except legal requirements / government requests
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Anonymous sign-up
Not stated

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 IPduring active session only, not stored (privacy policy claim)◐ Partial
  • Session timesNot stated
  • Device infodevice type, OS, app diagnostics✕ Yes

Apps and devices
  • Windows✓ Yes
  • macOS✓ Yes
  • Linux✓ Yes
  • iOS✓ Yes
  • Android✓ Yes
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVNot stated
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • Routers✓ Yes
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consolesNot stated
Browser extensions
Chrome/Chromium; Firefox

Speed, streaming and gaming
10 Gbps servers
Yes
Netflix
Not stated
BBC iPlayer
Not stated
Disney+
Not stated
Prime Video
Not stated
Gaming features
Not stated
Torrenting
Not stated

Support
Live chat
Yes Jivo
Live chat 24/7
Yes 24/7 support claim
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Yes bot
WhatsApp
Not stated
Support languages
RU; EN
Help articles
FAQ
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

    3.72 of 5, smoothed

    From 2 collected reviews (raw average 5.00; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 5.00 from 2.

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 3.8 (2 reviews).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Sep ’262 reviews, average 5.0
Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

34 Reddit and forum threads mention StelsVPN (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★ · 19 Sep 2026 · FR

    Pratique quand j’ai besoin d’un VPN pour une courte durée

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 5★ · 18 Sep 2026 · CA

    Reliable and easy tu use

    Original review

Rankings by user reviews

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Questions about StelsVPN

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

Is StelsVPN safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction

Privacy and jurisdiction 1.3/10 and security 3.6/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 2.1). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: Not stated.

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Privacy

Jurisdiction
Cyprus, alliance not disclosed
Legal entity
Not stated
No-logs policy
Yes strict no-logs: no browsing history, DNS queries, IPs after session
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Shared with third parties
no except legal requirements / government requests

Security

Kill switch
Yes
Encryption
256-bit, RSA 2048 (claim)
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated

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StelsVPN not working? Common causes and what to check

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

What to check

Switch protocol in the app: StelsVPN lists WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2, VLESS / Reality, VMess, Trojan.

Contact support: live chat, Telegram.

If the website is blocked too, use the mirror or channel (Telegram bot @StelsVPNcom_bot).

Support when the VPN is blocked

Live chat
Yes Jivo
Live chat 24/7
Yes 24/7 support claim
Telegram
Yes bot
Mirrors or channel
Telegram bot @StelsVPNcom_bot

If it is blocked where you are

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StelsVPN refund policy: how to ask for your money back

StelsVPN refund window: 7 days. Conditions: plans show 72-hour money-back guarantee; ToS: prepaid balance refundable within 14 days of request

Refund terms

Refund window
7
Refund on monthly plans
Not stated
Refund for App Store / Google Play purchases
Not stated
Refund for unused time
Not stated
Free trial
0 (no trial; free 300 MB/day plan instead)

Try before paying

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StelsVPN coupons and discounts: official prices and promo terms

StelsVPN publishes no promo code on its own site in what we read, so we list none. We never invent codes or copy them from coupon sites; below are the official prices.

Discounts on the official site

Promo codes
Not stated
Sale running when checked
none seen
Discount shown
34% (PRO yearly; strikethrough 70.84 EUR)
Checked
2026-10-15

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Sources and changes

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

Website
https://www.capterra.com/vpn-software/
Pages checked
["https://www.capterra.com/vpn-software/ (no mention)", "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hefhpgijkladkcebkdafdpjdmbfgnkhc", "https://stelsvpn.com"]
Other sources used
plans, price_*, currency, free_tier_*, discount, dedicated_ip, countries_list: https://stelsvpn.com/ru; protocols (wireguard, vless_reality, vmess, trojan, shadowsocks, hysteria2, tuic), nologs_claim: https://stelsvpn.com/ru/faq; pptp: https://stelsvpn.com/ru; collects_*, third_party_sharing, apple IAP: https://stelsvpn.com/ru/docs/private-policy; registration_country, refund_conditions, signup_email_required: https://stelsvpn.com/ru/docs/terms; payment_methods, crypto, card, local_payment_methods: https://panel.stelsvpn.com/ru/pages/signup-with-payment/2; affiliate_commission: https://stelsvpn.com/ru/referral

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