Stream Via review: score, privacy and prices

1.47

out of 10#321 of 377 in the main ranking
Smart DNS median 1.9

  • Smart DNS
  • Jurisdiction:UK, 5 Eyes
  • Founded2010
  • Data completeness100%
  • Checked2026-10-15

Red flag: Stores connection IP addresses. A red flag caps the score at 6.0.

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Censorship bypass2.4 vs 0.0
  • Security and protocols1.1 vs 0.0
  • Network and streaming3.2 vs 2.3

Weakest against its segment

  • Price and fair terms1.1 vs 4.2
  • Privacy and jurisdiction0.0 vs 1.0
  • Platforms and support4.3 vs 4.3
  • Jurisdiction in the 5 Eyes alliance
  • Trial needs a card
  • Stores session times
  • Stores connection IP addresses

Compare Stream Via side by side with other VPNs

How the score adds up

Six sub-scores, each against the median of Smart DNS services in the main ranking (11 services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.

Stream Viasegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 1.00.0
    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
  • Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 0.01.1
    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 4.21.1
    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 0.02.4
    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 2.33.2
    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 4.34.3
    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

Stream Via pricing

The cheapest way in is €28.90 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, Stream Via 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 Stream Via 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
UK Residential VPN (BT shared IP), 1 mo €28.90 €346.86at the current price€693.71at the current price€1040.57at the current price
Shared UK 4G Mobile Proxy, 1 mo €34.69 €416.31at the current price€832.62at the current price€1248.93at the current price
UK Residential VPN (BT dedicated IP), 1 mo €63.61 €763.27at the current price€1526.53at the current price€2289.80at the current price

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

All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for termPer month€ / month
UK Residential VPN (BT shared IP)1 mo$33.61$33.61€28.90
Shared UK 4G Mobile Proxy1 mo$40.34$40.34€34.69
UK Residential VPN (BT dedicated IP)1 mo$73.96$73.96€63.61

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
1 days
Refund conditions
refund request within 24h of initial payment; residential/mobile: no refund once connected and used
Free trial
0 (no trial), site (48-hour paid trial £9.99 for mobile proxy only)
Card needed for trial
Yes paid trial
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
card; PayPal
Renewal note
recurring monthly billing per selected cycle; cancel via payment provider

Everything Stream Via publishes

Every fact we collected about Stream Via, 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
StreamVia Limited (England, No. 07799576)
Registered in
UK
Address
Unit 222, 89 Commercial Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 5RR, UK
Founded
2010
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
5
Website languages
EN

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
  • UK Residential VPN Shared IP
  • UK 4G Mobile Proxy
  • UK Residential Dedicated IP
Billing terms
1 month
Cheapest price a month
$33.61
Monthly plan
$33.61
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Renewal
recurring monthly billing per selected cycle; cancel via payment provider
Family plan
Not stated
Prices seen from other countries
  • Shared Residential IP VPN (BT) £24.99/mo
  • Dedicated Residential IP VPN (BT) £54.99/mo
  • Dedicated Mobile Proxy Vodafone/EE £59.99/mo, Three £49.99/mo
  • 48h trial £9.99
Port forwarding add-on
No not supported

Discounts and programmes
Student discount
Not stated

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
2 (shared IP) / 5 (dedicated, SmartDNS)
Data limit
2 TB fair usage (shared) / 5 TB (dedicated)
Torrenting / P2P policy
No blocked on all servers (NL legal sharing mentioned)

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

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
card; PayPal
Bank card
Yes Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, Amex, JCB, Discover, Diners, UnionPay
PayPal
Yes
Apple Pay / Google Pay
Yes Apple Pay, Google Pay
Cryptocurrency
Yes mobile proxy pages: Crypto Accepted
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
Email needed to sign up
Not stated
Account-number login
Not stated
Money-back guarantee, days
1
Refund conditions
refund request within 24h of initial payment; residential/mobile: no refund once connected and used

Free trial terms
Trial length
0 (no trial)
Where the trial is offered
site (48-hour paid trial £9.99 for mobile proxy only)
Instead of a trial
48-hour trial £9.99 one-off (UK mobile proxy), deductible from first month
Card needed for the trial
Yes paid trial

Server locations
Countries
16-18 (conflicting)
Servers
10+ (conflicting 16)
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
Yes
Static IP
Yes shared or dedicated static BT IP
Residential IP
Yes BT UK residential; Vodafone/EE/Three mobile IPs
Double VPN / multi-hop
Not stated
Tor over VPN
Not stated
SOCKS5 proxy
Yes mobile proxy: HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS5 & OpenVPN
Smart DNS
Yes SmartStream DNS

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuardonly OpenVPN listed✕ No
  • OpenVPN✓ Yes
  • IKEv2only OpenVPN listed✕ No
  • L2TP/IPsecYes
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocolStealthVPN✓ Yes
  • VLESS / RealityNot stated
  • VMessNot stated
  • TrojanNot stated
  • ShadowsocksNot stated
  • Hysteria2Not stated
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
  • PPTP✕ Yes
Encryption
256-bit (claim)
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Yes manual setup (no dedicated app)
Open-source apps
Not stated

Censorship and blocking
Obfuscation (stealth mode)
Yes OpenVPN XOR on request (dedicated IP plan)
Countries it claims to work in
Not stated
Mirror sites or Telegram channel
Not stated
Calls in the UAE
Not stated

Security
Kill switch
No
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Split tunnelling
No no own app; manual OpenVPN config
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
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Data retention
VPN data up to 14 days; SmartDNS deleted daily
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.

  • IP at sign-upIP logged on registration for fraud prevention✕ Yes
  • Connection IP✕ Yes
  • Session times✕ Yes
  • Bandwidth✕ Yes

Apps and devices
  • Windowsmanual✓ Yes
  • macOSmanual✓ Yes
  • Linuxmanual✓ Yes
  • iOSmanual✓ Yes
  • Androidmanual✓ Yes
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVNot stated
  • Chromebook✓ Yes
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • RoutersOpenVPN routers, GL.iNet recommended✓ Yes
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consolesvia SmartDNS (not 9th-gen)✓ Yes
Browser extensions
Not stated

Speed, streaming and gaming
10 Gbps servers
Not stated
Netflix
Yes
BBC iPlayer
Yes
Disney+
Not stated
Prime Video
Not stated
Gaming features
Not stated
Torrenting
No

Support
Live chat
No
Live chat 24/7
No
Email / tickets
Yes ticket system, support@streamvia.com
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Yes
WhatsApp
Yes
Support languages
EN
Response time (claimed)
~2 min (reviewer test)
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.

45 Reddit and forum threads mention Stream Via (titles and search snippets only).

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Questions about Stream Via

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

Is Stream Via safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction

Privacy and jurisdiction 0.0/10 and security 1.1/10 (segment medians 1.0 and 0.0). Red flag: Stores connection IP addresses. Independent no-logs audit: Not stated.

In 10 seconds

  • Stores connection IP
  • Stores session times
  • Jurisdiction in 5 Eyes

Privacy

Jurisdiction
UK, 5 Eyes
Legal entity
StreamVia Limited (England, No. 07799576)
No-logs policy
No
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Data retention
VPN data up to 14 days; SmartDNS deleted daily

Security

Kill switch
No
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Encryption
256-bit (claim)
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated

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Stream Via not working? Common causes and what to check

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

What to check

Switch protocol in the app: Stream Via lists OpenVPN, L2TP/IPsec, Own protocol.

If the network blocks VPNs, turn on obfuscation (OpenVPN XOR on request (dedicated IP plan)).

Try a manual configuration (manual setup (no dedicated app)).

Contact support: Telegram, WhatsApp, email.

Support when the VPN is blocked

Live chat
No
Live chat 24/7
No
Telegram
Yes
Email
Yes ticket system, support@streamvia.com

If it is blocked where you are

Stream Via refund policy: how to ask for your money back

Stream Via refund window: 1 days. Conditions: refund request within 24h of initial payment; residential/mobile: no refund once connected and used

Refund terms

Refund window
1
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)

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Who owns Stream Via? Company, jurisdiction and related brands

Stream Via is run by StreamVia Limited (England, No. 07799576), registered in UK.

Company

Registered in
UK
Address
Unit 222, 89 Commercial Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 5RR, UK
Founded
2010

Jurisdiction

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Sources and changes

Collected 2026-10-15.

Website
https://www.vpnmentor.com/reviews/stream-via/
Pages checked
["https://www.vpnmentor.com/reviews/stream-via/"]
Other sources used
price terms, trial_*, card_required_for_trial, wireguard, ikev2, stealth_mode, socks5_proxy, static_ip, residential_ip, addon_port_forwarding, traffic_limit, apple_google_pay, card, routers: https://www.streamvia.com/uk-residential-vpn.html; crypto, trial: https://www.streamvia.com/uk-mobile-proxy.html; legal_entity, address, telegram, whatsapp, support: https://www.streamvia.com/index.html; refund_conditions, renewal_note: https://www.streamvia.com/terms-and-conditions.html; collects_signup_ip: https://www.streamvia.com/privacy-policy.html

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2026-10-16rank_main341340
2026-10-16rank_consumer428427