VPNBook review: score, privacy and prices

1.65

out of 10#296 of 377 in the main ranking
Free / mobile app median 2.3

  • Free / mobile app
  • Jurisdiction:Switzerland, alliance not disclosed
  • Data completeness67%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • No email to sign up
  • Free plan

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Censorship bypass3.3 vs 0.5
  • Platforms and support2.9 vs 2.8
  • Security and protocols1.1 vs 1.2

Weakest against its segment

  • Privacy and jurisdiction1.0 vs 2.7
  • Network and streaming0.4 vs 1.7
  • Price and fair terms2.1 vs 3.4

Compare VPNBook side by side with other VPNs

How the score adds up

Six sub-scores, each against the median of Free / mobile app services in the main ranking (80 services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.

VPNBooksegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.71.0
    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 1.21.1
    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 3.42.1
    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 0.53.3
    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 1.70.4
    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 2.82.9
    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

VPNBook pricing

VPNBook does not publish a paid price we could read. Free plan: Yes absolutely free, no registration. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

All plans as published

PlanTermRenewal term
FreeLifetime0

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
Not stated
Free trial
Not stated
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
Not stated

Everything VPNBook publishes

Every fact we collected about VPNBook, 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
Switzerland (contact: Zurich)
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
Not stated
Website languages
RU; EN
Currencies on the site
none seen

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
Free VPN; Web proxy
Billing terms
free
Cheapest price a month
0
Monthly plan
Not stated
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Family plan
Not stated

Discounts and programmes
Student discount
Not stated

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
unlimited (review)
Data limit
none (claimed)

Free plan
Free plan
Yes absolutely free, no registration
Free data
Yes unlimited (claimed)
Free locations
  • US
  • CA
  • UK
  • others (list cut off)
Ads in the free plan
Not stated
Other free plan terms
shared username/password, rotated (updated Oct 5, 2026)

Payment and subscription
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
Not stated
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
Email needed to sign up
No
Phone needed to sign up
No
Account-number login
No no registration
Identity check (KYC)
No
Money-back guarantee, days
Not stated

Free trial terms
Trial length
Not stated
Instead of a trial
free
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations
Countries
6 (US, CA, UK, DE, FR, PL)
Servers
15+ (16 listed incl. 3 web proxies)

3 countries listed (the provider’s list is incomplete). A link opens our ranking of VPNs with servers there.

Europe 1

Americas 2

Server countries, as published
US; CA; UK; ... (truncated)
Middle East and North Africa
none
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
  • WireGuard✓ Yes
  • OpenVPN✓ Yes
  • IKEv2OpenVPN, WireGuard, PPTP, Outline, web proxy only✕ No
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEther✕ No
  • Own protocol✕ No
  • VLESS / Reality✕ No
  • VMess✕ No
  • Trojan✕ No
  • ShadowsocksOutline✓ Yes
  • Hysteria2✕ No
  • TUIC✕ No
  • NaiveProxy✕ No
  • obfs4✕ No
  • AmneziaWG✕ No
  • PPTP✕ Yes
Other protocols
Outline (Shadowsocks); web proxy
Encryption
AES-256
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Yes ovpn / WireGuard configs + shared credentials
Open-source apps
No

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
No (no own app; manual configs) (review)
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Split tunnelling
No review
Ad and malware blocker
Not stated
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy
No-logs policy
Partial no browsing history; logs IP and connection time
Independent no-logs audit
No
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Anonymous sign-up
Yes no registration

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 IPIP address + connection time; logs deleted daily/weekly◐ Partial
  • Session timesNot stated

Apps and devices
  • Windowsmanual (OpenVPN/WireGuard/PPTP guides; no own app)✓ Yes
  • macOSmanual (OpenVPN/WireGuard/PPTP guides; no own app)✓ Yes
  • Linuxmanual (Ubuntu OpenVPN/WireGuard guides)✓ Yes
  • iOSmanual (OpenVPN/PPTP guides)✓ Yes
  • Androidmanual (OpenVPN/PPTP guides)✓ Yes
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVNot stated
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • RoutersNot stated
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consolesNot stated
Browser extensions
Not stated

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 contact@vpnbook.com
Live chat 24/7
No
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

    3.61 of 5, smoothed

    From 1 collected reviews (raw average 1.00; all VPNs 3.66).

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

  • Google Play

    3.94 of 5, smoothed

    From 5 collected reviews (raw average 4.40; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 4.75 from 4.

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 3.2 (1 reviews).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Apr ’261 reviews, average 1.0
  2. Jul ’261 reviews, average 3.0
  3. Sep ’264 reviews, average 4.75
Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

46 Reddit and forum threads mention VPNBook (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.

  • Google Play · 4★ · 11 Sep 2026

    روعه

  • Google Play · 5★ · 10 Sep 2026

    ممتاز

  • Google Play · 5★ · 10 Sep 2026

    تطبيق زى برق

  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 26 Apr 2026 · GB

    very slow

    Original review

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Questions about VPNBook

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

Is VPNBook safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction

Privacy and jurisdiction 1.0/10 and security 1.1/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 1.2). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: ✕ No.

Privacy

Jurisdiction
Switzerland, alliance not disclosed
Legal entity
Not stated
No-logs policy
Partial no browsing history; logs IP and connection time

Security

Kill switch
No
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Encryption
AES-256
Open-source apps
No
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated

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VPNBook not working? Common causes and what to check

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

What to check

Switch protocol in the app: VPNBook lists WireGuard, OpenVPN, Shadowsocks.

Try a manual configuration (.ovpn / WireGuard configs + shared credentials).

Support when the VPN is blocked

Live chat
No email contact@vpnbook.com
Live chat 24/7
No

If it is blocked where you are

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VPNBook alternatives: similar VPNs ranked by our score

6 alternatives to VPNBook (1.65) from the same segment, by features, price and owner. Highest: MATE VPN (2.52).

Alternatives to VPNBook

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#ServiceScore
1MATE VPN
Free / mobile app · jurisdiction not stated Free plan
2.52
2Tcpvpn
Free / mobile app · jurisdiction not stated Free plan
2.08
3Bitmask
Free / mobile app · jurisdiction not stated Free plan
2.00
4Touch VPN
Free / mobile app · USA Free plan
1.57
5Freegate (DynaWeb)
Free / mobile app · jurisdiction not stated Free plan
1.07
6Lagom VPN
Free / mobile app · UK Free plan
0.93

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Who owns VPNBook? Company, jurisdiction and related brands

VPNBook does not name its legal entity in what we read, registered in Switzerland (contact: Zurich).

Company

Legal entity
Not stated
Registered in
Switzerland (contact: Zurich)

Jurisdiction

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In our rankings

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Sources and changes

Collected 2026-10-15.

Website
https://vpnbook.com
Pages checked
https://www.vpnbook.com/ (browser; redirected to /ru, first screen only)
Other sources used
servers_count/countries_count/collects_connection_ip/nologs_claim: https://www.vpnbook.com/features; ikev2: https://www.vpnbook.com/; registration_country/live_chat: https://www.vpnbook.com/contact; platforms: https://www.vpnbook.com/howto; kill_switch/split_tunneling/simultaneous_devices/legal_entity/nologs_audit: https://www.top10vpn.com/reviews/vpnbook

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