URnetwork review: score, privacy and prices

2.75

out of 10#145 of 377 in the main ranking
Decentralised (dVPN) median 2.9

  • Decentralised (dVPN)
  • Jurisdiction:USA, 5 Eyes
  • Data completeness73%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • Free plan
  • Open-source apps

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Network and streaming4.5 vs 1.9
  • Platforms and support5.7 vs 3.6
  • Security and protocols4.3 vs 2.9

Weakest against its segment

  • Censorship bypass0.0 vs 2.4
  • Privacy and jurisdiction1.3 vs 2.7
  • Price and fair terms3.1 vs 2.8
  • Jurisdiction in the 5 Eyes alliance

Compare URnetwork side by side with other VPNs

How the score adds up

Six sub-scores, each against the median of Decentralised (dVPN) services in the main ranking (15 services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.

URnetworksegment 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 2.94.3
    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 2.83.1
    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 2.40.0
    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
  • Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 1.94.5
    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 3.65.7
    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

URnetwork pricing

The cheapest way in is €2.87 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, URnetwork 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 URnetwork 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
UR Pro monthly, 1 mo €4.30 €51.60at the current price€103.20at the current price€154.80at the current price
UR Pro yearly, 12 mo €34.40 €34.40——

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All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for termPer month€ / month
UR Pro monthly1 mo$5.00$5.00€4.30
UR Pro yearly12 mo$40.00$3.33€2.86

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
Not stated
Free trial
14 (UR Pro)
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
card via Stripe; USDC on Solana (data packs)

Everything URnetwork publishes

Every fact we collected about URnetwork, 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
BringYour, Inc. (network operator for UR protocol, ur.xyz)
Registered in
US
Address
2261 Market Street #5245, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA
Related brands
BringYour; UR protocol (ur.xyz)
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
5
Website languages
  • EN
  • ES
  • DE
  • ZH
  • RU
  • AR

Plans, prices and add-ons

Plans
Community (free); UR Pro
Cheapest price a month
Not stated
Monthly plan
$5.00
1-year plan, total
$40.00
1-year plan, a month
$3.33
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Family plan
Not stated
Prices seen from other countries
UR Pro $5/mo or $40/yr; data packs 1 TiB $3, 10 TiB $20
Other add-ons
Buy data (ur.io/buy-data)

Discounts and programmes

Student discount
Not stated
Referral programme
Yes 3 GiB/day each, for life

Limits and restrictions

Devices at once
2 (free) / 1000 (Pro)
Data limit
  • free 30 GiB/day
  • Pro 10 TiB/month
  • data packs 1 TiB $3, 10 TiB $20 (valid 1 year)

Free plan

Free plan
Yes Community: 30 GiB/day, 2 concurrent clients
Free data
No 30 GiB/day
Free devices
2
Ads in the free plan
Not stated

Payment and subscription

Payment methods
card via Stripe; USDC on Solana (data packs)
Bank card
Yes
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
Yes USDC on Solana
Coins accepted
USDC (Solana)
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
Not stated

Free trial terms

Trial length
14 (UR Pro)
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations

Countries
103 (self-reported providers)
Servers
126,717 providers (community nodes)
Server countries
Not stated
Middle East and North Africa
  • AE
  • SA
  • BH
  • OM
  • EG
  • LB (community provider locations listed)
Virtual locations
Not stated
Own servers
No community-run devices
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
Yes community devices
Double VPN / multi-hop
Yes
Tor over VPN
Not stated
SOCKS5 proxy
Yes Pro
Smart DNS
Not stated

Protocols and encryption

  • WireGuardWireGuard config profiles, Pro only✓ Yes
  • OpenVPNNot stated
  • IKEv2Not stated
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocolUR protocol✓ Yes
  • VLESS / RealityNot stated
  • VMessNot stated
  • TrojanNot stated
  • ShadowsocksNot stated
  • Hysteria2Not stated
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Yes claimed
Manual configuration files
Not stated
Open-source apps
Yes https://github.com/urnetwork/sdk (MPL-2.0)

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
Yes
Ad and malware blocker
Yes blocks ads, trackers, malware
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Yes vulnerability disclosure page (ur.io/vdp)

Privacy

No-logs policy
Yes "No logs stored"
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
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.

  • Connection IPNot stated
  • Session timesNot stated

Apps and devices

  • WindowsWindows 10 1809+/11, x64/ARM64✓ Yes
  • macOS✓ Yes
  • LinuxUbuntu 24.04+✓ Yes
  • iOSApp Store✓ Yes
  • AndroidPlay, F-Droid; Android 8+✓ Yes
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVNot stated
  • Chromebookvia Play✓ Yes
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • RoutersNot stated
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consolesNot stated
Browser extensions
Chrome, Edge

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 email only
Live chat 24/7
No
Email / tickets
Yes support@ur.io
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Help articles
Yes docs
Server status page
Yes status.ur.io

For teams and business

SSO / SAML
Not stated
Admin panel
Not stated
API
Yes Operator API (docs)
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.

  • App Store

    3.74 of 5, smoothed

    From 26 collected reviews (raw average 4.12; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 3.33 from 3.

  • Google Play

    4.34 of 5, smoothed

    From 172 collected reviews (raw average 4.47; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 4.20 from 5.

    The company replied to 7 of 18 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: App Store (US) 4.63 (297 ratings); Google Play 4.7 (2.2K ratings).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Oct ’2512 reviews, average 5.0
  2. Nov ’256 reviews, average 4.0
  3. Dec ’2511 reviews, average 4.91
  4. Jan ’268 reviews, average 3.62
  5. Feb ’263 reviews, average 5.0
  6. Mar ’264 reviews, average 4.0
  7. Apr ’265 reviews, average 4.4
  8. May ’266 reviews, average 4.83
  9. Jun ’264 reviews, average 3.75
  10. Jul ’264 reviews, average 1.5
  11. Aug ’264 reviews, average 3.0
  12. Sep ’263 reviews, average 4.67
  13. Oct ’261 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.

38 Reddit and forum threads mention URnetwork (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 · 4★ · 22 Sep 2026 · US

    ### Request for More Transparent and Detailed Data Usage Information from URnetwork

  • App Store · 5★ · 08 Aug 2026 · US

    Ur

  • App Store · 1★ · 08 Aug 2026 · US

    Iran ip

  • Google Play · 5★ · 07 Oct 2026

    it not work

  • Google Play · 5★ · 14 Sep 2026

    browser should be made but mullvad style by you guys for mobile everyone looks like each other the same purpose as mullvad browser

  • Google Play · 5★ · 04 Sep 2026

    EXELENTE

Questions about URnetwork

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

Is URnetwork safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction

Privacy and jurisdiction 1.3/10 and security 4.3/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 2.9). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: Not stated.

In 10 seconds

  • Open-source apps
  • Jurisdiction in 5 Eyes

Privacy

Jurisdiction
USA, 5 Eyes
Legal entity
BringYour, Inc. (network operator for UR protocol, ur.xyz)
No-logs policy
Yes "No logs stored"
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated

Security

Kill switch
Not stated
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Open-source apps
https://github.com/urnetwork/sdk (MPL-2.0)
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated

Is it safe? of similar VPNs

URnetwork not working? Common causes and what to check

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

What to check

Check the provider’s status page for an outage (status.ur.io).

Switch protocol in the app: URnetwork lists WireGuard, Own protocol.

Contact support: email.

Support when the VPN is blocked

Live chat
No email only
Live chat 24/7
No
Email
Yes support@ur.io
Status page
Yes status.ur.io

Troubleshooting of similar VPNs

URnetwork free trial: length, terms and payment details

URnetwork free trial: 14 (UR Pro).

Trial terms

Card needed
Not stated
Free plan
Yes Community: 30 GiB/day, 2 concurrent clients

Free trials of similar VPNs

Who owns URnetwork? Company, jurisdiction and related brands

URnetwork is run by BringYour, Inc. (network operator for UR protocol, ur.xyz), registered in US.

Company

Registered in
US
Address
2261 Market Street #5245, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA
Related brands
BringYour; UR protocol (ur.xyz)

Jurisdiction

In our rankings

URnetwork appears on 120 topic pages. Its place on each:

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URnetwork compared

Owner and jurisdiction

Sources and changes

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

Website
https://www.producthunt.com/topics/vpn
Pages checked
["https://www.producthunt.com/topics/vpn", "https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.bringyour.network/", "https://ur.io"]
Other sources used
plans, prices, free_tier, trial_days, simultaneous_devices, traffic_limit, wireguard, socks5_proxy, split_tunneling, post_quantum, adblock, referral_program, open_source_clients: https://ur.io/products; payment_methods, crypto: https://ur.io/buy-data; mena_locations: https://ur.io/ (location links); platforms: https://ur.io/install; email_tickets, live_chat: https://ur.io/support

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