StrongVPN review: score, privacy and prices
out of 10#233 of 377 in the main ranking
Consumer VPN median 2.6
- Consumer VPN
- Jurisdiction:USA, 5 Eyes
- Founded1995 (site title Since 1995)
- Owner:Ziff Davis, Inc.
- Data completeness93%
- Checked2026-10-15
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Network and streaming3.1 vs 3.1
- Platforms and support4.2 vs 4.3
- Price and fair terms3.4 vs 3.5
Weakest against its segment
- Security and protocols1.1 vs 2.1
- Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5
- Privacy and jurisdiction2.3 vs 2.7
- Jurisdiction in the 5 Eyes alliance
- Auto-renewal on by default
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.
StrongVPNsegment median
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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
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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
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Price and fair terms15% of the score · segment median 3.53.4
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 3.13.1
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 4.34.2
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
StrongVPN pricing
The cheapest way in is €3.42 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, StrongVPN 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 StrongVPN 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 term | First payment | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StrongVPN, 1 mo | €10.31 | €123.74at the current price | €247.47at the current price | €371.21at the current price |
| StrongVPN, 12 mo | €41.01 | €41.01 | — | — |
Compare StrongVPN’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices
All plans as published
| Plan | Term | Price for term | Per month | € / month | Renewal price | Renewal term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StrongVPN | 1 mo | $11.99 | $11.99 | €10.31 | then-current renewal price | 1 mo |
| StrongVPN | 12 mo | $47.69 | $3.97 | €3.41 | then-current renewal price | 12 mo |
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- 30 days
- Refund conditions
- 30-day money-back on Annual plan only; request within 30 days of initial purchase; App Store purchases per Apple
- Free trial
- No
- Auto-renewal
- Yes
- How to cancel
- cancel autorenewal per support.strongvpn.com procedures; App Store via Apple
- Payment methods
- credit cards (all major); PayPal; Alipay; App Store
- Renewal note
- Billed $47.69 first year; ToS: auto-renews at then-current renewal price
Everything StrongVPN publishes
Every fact we collected about StrongVPN, 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
- Strong Technology, LLC
- Registered in
- US
- Address
- 114 5th Ave, New York, NY 10011, USA
- Parent company
- Ziff Davis, Inc.
- Founded
- 1995 (site title Since 1995)
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- 5
- Website languages
- EN
- Right-to-left languages
- No
- Currencies on the site
- USD
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- StrongVPN (single plan; Monthly / Annual)
- Billing terms
- 1 month; 12 months
- Cheapest price a month
- $3.97
- Monthly plan
- $11.99
- 1-year plan, total
- $47.69
- 1-year plan, a month
- $3.97
- Lifetime plan
- No
- Renewal
- Billed $47.69 first year; ToS: auto-renews at then-current renewal price
- Family plan
- No
- Dedicated IP add-on
- No legacy dedicated IP packages discontinued
- Double VPN add-on
- No
- Antivirus
- No
- Password manager
- No
- eSIM
- Yes included (free 3GB global eSIM data)
- Identity protection
- No
- Cloud storage
- No
- Other add-ons
- StrongDNS SmartDNS included
Discounts and programmes
- Discount shown
- 66% (annual)
- Discount compared with
- vs monthly price
- Promo codes
- Yes coupons page /strongvpn-coupons/
- Student discount
- Not stated
- Bonus months
- No
- Affiliate programme
- Yes affiliate.strongvpn.com, Post Affiliate Pro
- Affiliate network
- in-house (Post Affiliate Pro)
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- 12
- Data limit
- unlimited
- Speed limit
- No
- Country restrictions
- US export controls: not for users in US-embargoed countries (Cuba, N. Korea, Syria etc.)
- Features locked to higher plans
- No single plan
- Prohibited by the terms
- account sharing, resale, commercial use, spam, copyright infringement, bandwidth spikes affecting others, hacking, malware
Free plan
- Free plan
- No
- Free data
- Not stated
- Ads in the free plan
- Not stated
Payment and subscription
- Payment methods
- credit cards (all major)
- PayPal
- Alipay
- App Store
- Bank card
- Yes
- PayPal
- Yes
- Cryptocurrency
- No
- Cash
- Not stated
- Gift cards
- Not stated
- Local payment methods
- Alipay
- Auto-renewal by default
- Yes
- How to cancel
- cancel autorenewal per support.strongvpn.com procedures; App Store via Apple
- Email needed to sign up
- Yes
- Account-number login
- No
- Identity check (KYC)
- No card signups need full name + billing address
- Money-back guarantee, days
- 30
- Refund conditions
- 30-day money-back on Annual plan only
- request within 30 days of initial purchase
- App Store purchases per Apple
Free trial terms
- Trial length
- No
- Instead of a trial
- 30-day money-back (annual only)
- Card needed for the trial
- Not stated
Server locations
- Countries
- 42 listed (claims 30+)
- Servers
- 950+
- Cities
- 59
42 countries listed. A link opens our ranking of VPNs with servers there.
Europe 23
- Austria
- Belgium
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Serbia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
Americas 9
Asia and Oceania 8
Middle East and Africa 2
- Middle East and North Africa
- AE
- IL
- TR
- 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 legacy only
- Static IP
- No
- Residential IP
- Not stated
- Double VPN / multi-hop
- Not stated
- Tor over VPN
- Not stated
- SOCKS5 proxy
- Not stated
- Smart DNS
- Yes StrongDNS, 140+ services
Protocols and encryption
- WireGuard✓ Yes
- OpenVPN✓ Yes
- IKEv2✓ Yes
- L2TP/IPsecNot stated
- SSTPNot stated
- SoftEtherNot stated
- Own protocol✕ No
- VLESS / Reality✕ No
- VMess✕ No
- Trojan✕ No
- ShadowsocksNot stated
- Hysteria2✕ No
- TUIC✕ No
- NaiveProxy✕ No
- obfs4✕ No
- AmneziaWG✕ No
- Other protocols
- IPSec
- 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
- 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 zero-logging VPN service
- Independent no-logs audit
- No
- Data retention
- as long as necessary / legally required
- Shared with third parties
- group companies (Ziff Davis) and processors (Sentry, Firebase, Zendesk, SendGrid, MaxMind, Vindicia, UpSellit etc.); CCPA opt-out of sale/sharing for targeted ads
- Trackers on the website
- Google Analytics
- Bing
- Shareaholic
- DoubleClick
- DataDog
- Cookiebot
- Transparency report
- No
- Warrant canary
- No
- Law enforcement requests
- provides data only if legally required; subpoena service page exists
- Copyright (DMCA) notices
- Yes DMCA/Copyright policy page; repeat infringers terminated
- Anonymous sign-up
- No
- GDPR / data protection officer
- Yes dpo@j2.com; EU rep J2 Global Ireland Ltd
- Privacy policy updated
- 2025-04-14
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 IPclaims no traffic logging✓ No
- Session timesNot stated
- Device infoapp diagnostics via Sentry/Firebase✕ Yes
- App analyticssite analytics only (cookies)✕ Yes
- Crash reportsSentry, Firebase✕ Yes
Apps and devices
- Windows✓ Yes
- macOS✓ Yes
- LinuxNot stated
- iOS✓ Yes
- Android✓ Yes
- Android TVNot stated
- Fire TV✓ Yes
- Apple TVNot stated
- ChromebookNot stated
- Smart TVvia StrongDNS✓ Yes
- Routerssupported routers article; Sabai Technology preconfigured✓ Yes
- NASNot stated
- Raspberry PiNot stated
- Game consolesNot stated
- Browser extensions
- Not stated
Speed, streaming and gaming
- Claimed speed
- industry-leading speed (WireGuard)
- 10 Gbps servers
- Not stated
- Fastest protocol (claimed)
- WireGuard
- Netflix
- No specific claim
- BBC iPlayer
- No
- Disney+
- No
- Prime Video
- No
- DAZN
- No
- beIN Sports
- No
- Shahid
- No
- OSN+
- No
- Gaming features
- Yes gaming VPN landing page
- Torrenting
- Not stated
Support
- Live chat
- Yes Zendesk live chat; Intuist AI support
- Live chat 24/7
- Not stated
- Email / tickets
- Yes
- Phone
- Yes ((800) 532-1709 privacy contact)
- Telegram
- Not stated
- Not stated
- Help articles
- Yes support.strongvpn.com
- 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
4.40 of 5, smoothed
From 200 collected reviews (raw average 4.58; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 2.60 from 5.
The company replied to 11 of 12 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
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App Store
3.01 of 5, smoothed
From 541 collected reviews (raw average 2.96; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 1.00 from 4.
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Google Play
3.28 of 5, smoothed
From 400 collected reviews (raw average 3.20; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 3.00 from 7.
The company replied to 138 of 164 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 4.4 (2334 reviews); App Store (US) 4.39 (6504 ratings); Google Play 4.2 (5.6K ratings).
Reviews per month, last 12 months
48 Reddit and forum threads mention StrongVPN (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.
App Store · 1★ · 27 Sep 2026 · US
Stopped working; clueless customer service
App Store · 1★ · 10 Sep 2026 · US
Absolutely horrible connection
App Store · 1★ · 24 Jul 2026 · US
Comments
Google Play · 5★ · 30 Sep 2026
I love strong VPN. E asy to use and fast to use.
Google Play · 3★ · 18 Sep 2026
has tendency drop quite a bit but good when is connected
Google Play · 5★ · 09 Sep 2026
very easy to use app
Trustpilot · 3★ · 13 Sep 2026 · KW
I’ve been a member of your service for…
Original reviewTrustpilot · 1★ · 07 Sep 2026 · MA
Double billing
Original reviewTrustpilot · 1★ · 31 Aug 2026 · SG
Submitted a refund after using their…
Original review
Rankings by user reviews
Questions about StrongVPN
Answers built from what StrongVPN publishes. Open a question to read the details.
Is StrongVPN 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.
In 10 seconds
- Jurisdiction in 5 Eyes
Privacy
- Jurisdiction
- USA, 5 Eyes
- Legal entity
- Strong Technology, LLC
- No-logs policy
- Yes zero-logging VPN service
- Data retention
- as long as necessary / legally required
- Shared with third parties
- group companies (Ziff Davis) and processors (Sentry, Firebase, Zendesk, SendGrid, MaxMind, Vindicia, UpSellit etc.); CCPA opt-out of sale/sharing for targeted ads
- Trackers on the website
- Google Analytics; Bing; Facebook; Shareaholic; Twitter; DoubleClick; DataDog; Cookiebot
Security
- Kill switch
- Not stated
- DNS leak protection
- Not stated
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
Related rankings
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StrongVPN not working? Common causes and what to check
2 things to check, built from what StrongVPN publishes about its apps, protocols and support. We do not test connections ourselves.
What to check
Switch protocol in the app: StrongVPN lists WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2.
Contact support: live chat, email.
Support when the VPN is blocked
- Live chat
- Yes Zendesk live chat; Intuist AI support
- Yes
If it is blocked where you are
Troubleshooting of similar VPNs
StrongVPN alternatives: similar VPNs ranked by our score
15 alternatives to StrongVPN (2.15) from the same segment, by features, price and owner. Highest: FastestVPN (4.67).
Alternatives to StrongVPN
| # | Service | Score | Why it is here | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FastestVPN | 4.67 | cheaper, same features | cheaper, same features | €0.71per month |
| 2 | IPVanish | 4.10 | same owner | same owner | €2.06per month |
| 3 | VPNUK | 3.73 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €2.88per month |
| 4 | RocketVPN | 3.70 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €3.59per month |
| 5 | LimeVPN | 3.47 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €3.51per month |
| 6 | ClearVPN | 3.42 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €3.75per month |
| 7 | kemangVPN | 2.94 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €3.86per month |
| 8 | StreamVPN | 2.75 | similar features | similar features | €4.72per month |
| 9 | Witopia | 2.70 | similar features | similar features | €2.14per month |
| 10 | VPN.ac | 2.64 | higher score, same price | higher score, same price | €3.22per month |
| 11 | Shellfire VPN | 2.46 | similar features | similar features | €3.26per month |
| 12 | HideIPVPN | 2.19 | similar features | similar features | €2.57per month |
| 13 | SmartVPN | 1.82 | similar features | similar features | €2.57per month |
| 14 | Boxpn | 1.77 | similar features | similar features | €2.57per month |
| 15 | VIPRE Encrypt.team | 1.04 | same owner | same owner | €3.87per month |
StrongVPN compared side by side
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StrongVPN refund policy: how to ask for your money back
StrongVPN refund window: 30 days. Conditions: 30-day money-back on Annual plan only; request within 30 days of initial purchase; App Store purchases per Apple
Refund terms
- Refund window
- 30
- Refund on monthly plans
- Not stated
- Refund for App Store / Google Play purchases
- Yes
- Refund for unused time
- Not stated
- Free trial
- No
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How to cancel StrongVPN and turn off auto-renewal
How StrongVPN says you cancel: cancel autorenewal per support.strongvpn.com procedures; App Store via Apple. Auto-renewal by default: yes.
Cancellation and renewal
- Auto-renewal by default
- Yes
- Reminder before renewal
- Not stated
- Renewal note
- Billed $47.69 first year; ToS: auto-renews at then-current renewal price
- Bought in App Store or Google Play
- cancel in the store’s subscription settings
Without auto-renewal or price hikes
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StrongVPN coupons and discounts: official prices and promo terms
What StrongVPN itself publishes about codes: yes (coupons page /strongvpn-coupons/). We never invent codes or copy them from coupon sites; below are the official prices.
Discounts on the official site
- Sale running when checked
- none seen
- Discount shown
- 66% (annual)
- Discount compared with
- vs monthly price
- Bonus months
- No
- Checked
- 2026-10-15
Who owns StrongVPN? Company, jurisdiction and related brands
StrongVPN is run by Strong Technology, LLC, registered in US; parent company: Ziff Davis, Inc..
Company
- Registered in
- US
- Address
- 114 5th Ave, New York, NY 10011, USA
- Founded
- 1995 (site title Since 1995)
- Group
- Ziff Davis VPN brands
Other brands of the same group
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Jurisdiction
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In our rankings
StrongVPN appears on 97 topic pages. Its place on each:
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- VPN servers in Serbia#28 of 34
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- VPN servers in the UAE#38 of 54
- VPN servers in South Korea#38 of 57
- VPN servers in Portugal#38 of 46
- VPN servers in Austria#42 of 60
- VPN servers in Ireland#43 of 63
- VPN servers in Mexico#43 of 63
- Router VPNs with money back#45 of 52
- VPN servers in the Czech Republic#45 of 57
- VPN servers in Denmark#45 of 56
- VPN servers in Finland#45 of 59
- VPN servers in Israel#45 of 57
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- VPN servers in Turkey#47 of 61
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- VPN servers in Australia#70 of 127
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Sources and changes
Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.
- Website
- https://strongvpn.com
- Pages checked
- https://strongvpn.com/ (browser); https://strongvpn.com/plans/ (browser); https://strongvpn.com/privacy-policy/ (browser); https://strongvpn.com/tos/ (browser); https://strongvpn.com/locations/ (browser)
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