Vpn.ht review: score, privacy and prices

1.76

out of 10#281 of 377 in the main ranking
Consumer VPN median 2.6

  • Consumer VPN
  • Jurisdiction:Hong Kong, alliance not disclosed
  • Data completeness80%
  • Checked2026-10-15

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Network and streaming4.3 vs 3.1
  • Platforms and support3.8 vs 4.3
  • Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5

Weakest against its segment

  • Security and protocols0.0 vs 2.1
  • Price and fair terms2.3 vs 3.5
  • Privacy and jurisdiction2.0 vs 2.7

Compare Vpn.ht 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.

Vpn.htsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.72.0
    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 2.10.0
    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 3.52.3
    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 0.50.0
    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
  • Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 3.14.3
    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 4.33.8
    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

Vpn.ht pricing

The cheapest way in is €2.87 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, Vpn.ht renews at its standard price. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Price per month over 3 years, Monthly plan

€4.29/mo for 1 months then €4.29/mo €5

first termrenewalmarket median €3.13/momonths →

Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years

What you pay to keep Vpn.ht 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 paymentThen1 year2 years3 years
Monthly, 1 mo €4.29 €4.29 / 1 mo€51.50€102.99€154.49
Yearly, 12 mo €34.39 —€34.39——

Compare Vpn.ht’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices

All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for termPer month€ / monthRenewal priceRenewal term
Monthly1 mo$4.99$4.99€4.29$4.991 mo
Yearly12 mo$39.99$3.33€2.86—12 mo

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
30 days
Refund conditions
30-day money-back guarantee for first 30 days of service
Free trial
no free trial (review); $1 first month
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
credit cards; PayPal; bank transfer; Mobiamo; gift cards; cryptocurrencies (review)
Renewal note
first month $1 promo, then $4.99/mo (review, TechRadar 2020)

Everything Vpn.ht publishes

Every fact we collected about Vpn.ht, 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
VPN.ht Limited (review, TechRadar); vpnpro names Wicked Technology
Registered in
Hong Kong (review)
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
Not stated
Website languages
Not stated

Plans, prices and add-ons
Cheapest price a month
Not stated
Monthly plan
4.99 (first month $1) (review)
1-year plan, total
39.99 (review)
1-year plan, a month
3.33 (review)
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Renewal
first month $1 promo, then $4.99/mo (review, TechRadar 2020)
Family plan
Not stated

Discounts and programmes
Student discount
Not stated

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
3
Data limit
unlimited (no bandwidth restrictions)
Speed limit
unlimited (claim)
Torrenting / P2P policy
Yes torrenting allowed (claim)

Free plan
Free plan
Not stated
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
Not stated

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
  • credit cards
  • PayPal
  • bank transfer
  • Mobiamo
  • gift cards
  • cryptocurrencies (review)
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
Yes review
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
30
Refund conditions
30-day money-back guarantee for first 30 days of service

Free trial terms
Trial length
No free trial (review); $1 first month
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations
Countries
26 (review, vpnpro)
Servers
~90 (review)
Server countries
Not stated
Middle East and North Africa
AE (review, TechRadar)
Virtual locations
Not stated
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
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✓ Yes
  • IKEv2Not stated
  • L2TP/IPsecreviewYes
  • 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
  • PPTPreview✕ Yes
Encryption
256-bit (claim military-grade)
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
Partial Android only (TechRadar review); vpnpro: no kill switch
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 We don't keep logs
Independent no-logs audit
No
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Yes review
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
  • Windowsreview✓ Yes
  • macOSreview✓ Yes
  • Linux(Ubuntu, Red Hat clients) (review)✓ Yes
  • iOSreview✓ Yes
  • Androidreview✓ Yes
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVNot stated
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • Routersreview✓ Yes
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consolesNot stated
Browser extensions
Not stated

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

Support
Live chat
No review
Live chat 24/7
No review
Email / tickets
Yes (support@vpn.ht, ticket form) (review)
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
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

    3.51 of 5, smoothed

    From 3 collected reviews (raw average 1.00; all VPNs 3.66).

    The company replied to 0 of 3 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 2.8 (3 reviews).

29 Reddit and forum threads mention Vpn.ht (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 · 1★ · 01 Jun 2024 · GB

    Not GDPR compliant!

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 25 Apr 2021 · FR

    Ne marche pas sur Mac !

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 12 May 2020 · GB

    VPN.ht app doesn't work on IOS Catalina

    Original review

Rankings by user reviews

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Questions about Vpn.ht

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

Is Vpn.ht safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction

Privacy and jurisdiction 2.0/10 and security 0.0/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 2.1). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: ✕ No.

In 10 seconds

  • Warrant canary

Privacy

Jurisdiction
Hong Kong, alliance not disclosed
Legal entity
VPN.ht Limited (review, TechRadar); vpnpro names Wicked Technology
No-logs policy
Yes We don't keep logs

Security

Kill switch
Yes (Android only (TechRadar review); vpnpro: no kill switch)
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Encryption
256-bit (claim military-grade)
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated

Related rankings

Vpn.ht not working? Common causes and what to check

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

What to check

Switch protocol in the app: Vpn.ht lists OpenVPN, L2TP/IPsec.

Contact support: email.

Support when the VPN is blocked

Live chat
No review
Email
Yes (support@vpn.ht, ticket form) (review)

If it is blocked where you are

Vpn.ht refund policy: how to ask for your money back

Vpn.ht refund window: 30 days. Conditions: 30-day money-back guarantee for first 30 days of service

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
no free trial (review); $1 first month

Try before paying

Who owns Vpn.ht? Company, jurisdiction and related brands

Vpn.ht is run by VPN.ht Limited (review, TechRadar); vpnpro names Wicked Technology, registered in Hong Kong (review).

Company

Registered in
Hong Kong (review)

Jurisdiction

In our rankings

Vpn.ht appears on 65 topic pages. Its place on each:

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Sources and changes

Collected 2026-10-15.

Website
https://vpn.ht
Other sources used
p2p/traffic/signup: https://vpn.ht/ (webfetch); prices/payment/servers/AE/protocols/kill switch/entity/platforms/support/canary: https://www.techradar.com/reviews/vpnht; countries/entity alt/kill switch: https://vpnpro.com/vpn-reviews/vpn-ht-review/

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2026-10-16rank_main274273
2026-10-16rank_consumer315314