WireDog VPN review: score, privacy and prices

3.78

out of 10#52 of 377 in the main ranking
Consumer VPN median 2.6

  • Consumer VPN
  • Jurisdiction:USA, 5 Eyes
  • Data completeness100%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • RAM-only servers
  • No email to sign up
  • Monero payments
  • Open-source apps

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Security and protocols5.0 vs 2.1
  • Censorship bypass2.9 vs 0.5
  • Privacy and jurisdiction4.3 vs 2.7

Weakest against its segment

  • Network and streaming0.7 vs 3.1
  • Platforms and support3.8 vs 4.3
  • Price and fair terms4.0 vs 3.5
  • Renewal price is 2.0× the first term
  • Jurisdiction in the 5 Eyes alliance
  • Trial needs a card
  • Auto-renewal on by default

Compare WireDog VPN 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.

WireDog VPNsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.74.3
    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 2.15.0
    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 3.54.0
    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 0.52.9
    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 3.10.7
    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

WireDog VPN pricing

The cheapest way in is €4.29 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, WireDog VPN renews at its standard price: 2.0× more per month than the first term. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Price per month over 3 years, 2 Year plan

€4.29/mo for 24 months then €8.58/mo €5€10

first termrenewalmarket median €3.13/momonths →

Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years

What you pay to keep WireDog VPN 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
1 Month, 1 mo €8.59 €8.59 / 1 mo€103.10€206.19€309.29
1 Year, 12 mo €72.14 €72.14 / 12 mo€72.14€144.27€216.41
2 Year, 24 mo €102.99 €102.99 / 12 mo€102.99€102.99€205.99

Compare WireDog VPN’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices

All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for termPer month€ / monthRenewal priceRenewal term
1 Month1 mo$9.99$9.99€8.59$9.991 mo
1 Year12 mo$83.88$6.99€6.01$83.8812 mo
2 Year24 mo$119.76$4.99€4.29$119.7612 mo

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
30 days
Refund conditions
first purchase only; not for plans started as free trial
Free trial
14 days, site
Card needed for trial
Yes card saved with Stripe
Auto-renewal
Yes trial auto-converts
How to cancel
account dashboard
Payment methods
Card; crypto (Monero named); cash (incl. by mail); vouchers
Renewal note
1y renews $83.88/yr; 2y plan ($119.76) then autorenews $119.76 annually

Everything WireDog VPN publishes

Every fact we collected about WireDog VPN, 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
WireDog Technologies, LLC
Registered in
US
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
5
Website languages
EN
Right-to-left languages
No

Plans, prices and add-ons

Plans
  • 1 Month
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Year (consumer)
  • Business Foundation
  • Business Advanced
Billing terms
  • 1
  • 12
  • 24 months
Cheapest price a month
$4.99
Monthly plan
$9.99
1-year plan, total
$83.88
1-year plan, a month
$6.99
2-year plan, total
$119.76
2-year plan, a month
$4.99
Lifetime plan
No
Renewal
1y renews $83.88/yr; 2y plan ($119.76) then autorenews $119.76 annually
Family plan
Not stated
Business price per user
Foundation $7.99/seat/mo annual or $9.99 monthly; Advanced $10.99/seat/mo annual or $13.99 monthly
Business minimum seats
5
Prices seen from other countries
  • 1m $9.99
  • 12m $6.99/mo ($83.88)
  • 24m $4.99/mo ($119.76) — USD shown
Dedicated IP add-on
Yes business: 1 included in Advanced; extra +$10/mo each
Port forwarding add-on
No

Discounts and programmes

Discount shown
Save 30% (1y); Save 50% (2y)
Discount compared with
vs 1-month price ($119.88/12m; $239.76/24m)
Student discount
Not stated
Referral programme
Yes
Affiliate programme
Yes affiliate, referral, influencer programs
Affiliate commission
30% on every payment incl. renewals

Limits and restrictions

Devices at once
5
Torrenting / P2P policy
No not officially supported; no port forwarding
Streaming restrictions
compatible but unblocking not guaranteed

Free plan

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

Payment and subscription

Payment methods
  • Card
  • crypto (Monero named)
  • cash (incl. by mail)
  • vouchers
Bank card
Yes
PayPal
Not stated
Apple Pay / Google Pay
Yes via Stripe
Cryptocurrency
Yes
Coins accepted
XMR (Monero) named
Cash
Yes cash by mail / Stripe cash methods
Gift cards
Yes vouchers
Auto-renewal by default
Yes trial auto-converts
How to cancel
account dashboard
Email needed to sign up
Not stated
Account-number login
Yes 16-digit account number
Money-back guarantee, days
30
Refund conditions
first purchase only; not for plans started as free trial

Free trial terms

Trial length
14 days
Where the trial is offered
site
Trial limits
money-back guarantee does not apply to plans that began as free trial; business trial up to 12 seats
Card needed for the trial
Yes card saved with Stripe

Server locations

Countries
1
Servers
4
Cities
4 (Newark NJ; Chicago IL; San Jose CA; Miami FL)

1 country listed. A link opens our ranking of VPNs with servers there.

Americas 1

Middle East and North Africa
No
Virtual locations
Not stated
P2P servers
No
Obfuscated servers
Yes all servers AmneziaWG-obfuscated

Network features

RAM-only servers
Yes
IPv6
Yes
Dedicated IP
Yes business; static U.S. IP
Static IP
Yes business dedicated IP
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

  • WireGuardAmneziaWG, WireGuard-based✕ No
  • OpenVPN✕ No
  • IKEv2✕ No
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocol✕ No
  • VLESS / RealityNot stated
  • VMessNot stated
  • TrojanNot stated
  • ShadowsocksNot stated
  • Hysteria2Not stated
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGonly protocol; disguised as QUIC/DoQ on port 443✓ Yes
Other protocols
additional protocols coming soon
Encryption
ChaCha20-Poly1305 (AmneziaWG)
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Not stated
Open-source apps
Yes GitHub org WireDog Technologies

Censorship and blocking

Obfuscation (stealth mode)
Yes AmneziaWG disguises traffic as QUIC/DoQ on 443
Countries it claims to work in
Not stated
Mirror sites or Telegram channel
Not stated
Calls in the UAE
Not stated

Security

Kill switch
Yes OS-level
DNS leak protection
Yes DNS/IP/WebRTC
Own DNS servers
Yes Guardian Mode DNS filtering on server
Split tunnelling
Partial Android only; Windows coming soon
Ad and malware blocker
Yes DNS filter
Two-factor sign-in
Yes business org-wide 2FA enforcement
Security audits
No not yet
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy

No-logs policy
Yes strict zero-log
Independent no-logs audit
No
Data retention
connection data RAM-only, discarded on server reboot
Shared with third parties
Stripe payments
Transparency report
Yes linked
Warrant canary
Not stated
Law enforcement requests
complies with valid legal requests; little data to provide
Anonymous sign-up
Yes
Privacy policy updated
2026-10-13

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.

  • Emailoptional (account number alternative)✕ Yes
  • Connection IP✓ No
  • Session timestemporarily in RAM◐ Partial
  • Bandwidthaggregate only◐ Partial
  • App analyticsanonymous aggregate conversion metrics✕ Yes

Apps and devices

  • Windows10+✓ Yes
  • macOS11+✓ Yes
  • LinuxUbuntu, Fedora, Arch✓ Yes
  • iOS14+✓ Yes
  • Android8+✓ 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
No not officially supported

Support

Live chat
No
Live chat 24/7
No
Email / tickets
Yes support@wiredogvpn.com
Phone
No
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Response time (claimed)
24-48 hours
Help articles
Yes Help Center
Server status page
Not stated

For teams and business

SSO / SAML
Yes Advanced: any SAML 2.0 - Okta, Entra ID, Google Workspace
Admin panel
Yes centralized admin dashboard
Dedicated gateway
Yes private gateways, custom deals
Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
Not stated
Identity providers
  • Okta
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Google Workspace
  • SAML 2.0

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

    3.69 of 5, smoothed

    From 1 collected reviews (raw average 5.00; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 5.00 from 1.

  • App Store

    3.62 of 5, smoothed

    From 3 collected reviews (raw average 5.00; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 5.00 from 3.

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 3.7 (1 reviews); App Store (US) 5.00 (6 ratings); Google Play 4.7.

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Jul ’261 reviews, average 5.0
  2. Aug ’263 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.

27 Reddit and forum threads mention WireDog VPN (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 · 5★ · 17 Aug 2026 · US

    only vpn i’ve found that blocks mobile browser ads

  • App Store · 5★ · 10 Aug 2026 · US

    USA Based

  • App Store · 5★ · 22 Jul 2026 · US

    Great VPN

  • Trustpilot · 5★ · 12 Aug 2026 · US

    Blocks mobile ads easily, great little VPN

    Original review

Questions about WireDog VPN

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

Is WireDog VPN safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction

Privacy and jurisdiction 4.3/10 and security 5.0/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 2.1). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: ✕ No.

In 10 seconds

  • RAM-only servers
  • Open-source apps
  • Kill switch
  • Jurisdiction in 5 Eyes

Privacy

Jurisdiction
USA, 5 Eyes
Legal entity
WireDog Technologies, LLC
No-logs policy
Yes strict zero-log
Data retention
connection data RAM-only, discarded on server reboot
Shared with third parties
Stripe payments

Security

Kill switch
Yes (yes (OS-level))
DNS leak protection
Yes (yes (DNS/IP/WebRTC))
Encryption
ChaCha20-Poly1305 (AmneziaWG)
Security audits
No not yet
Open-source apps
Yes GitHub org WireDog Technologies
Two-factor sign-in
Yes (yes (business org-wide 2FA enforcement))

Is it safe? of similar VPNs

WireDog VPN not working? Common causes and what to check

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

What to check

If the network blocks VPNs, turn on obfuscation (AmneziaWG disguises traffic as QUIC/DoQ on 443).

Contact support: email.

Support when the VPN is blocked

Live chat
No
Live chat 24/7
No
Email
Yes support@wiredogvpn.com

Troubleshooting of similar VPNs

WireDog VPN refund policy: how to ask for your money back

WireDog VPN refund window: 30 days. Conditions: first purchase only; not for plans started as free trial

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
14

Refund policies of similar VPNs

How to cancel WireDog VPN and turn off auto-renewal

How WireDog VPN says you cancel: account dashboard. Auto-renewal by default: yes (trial auto-converts).

Cancellation and renewal

Reminder before renewal
Not stated
Renewal note
1y renews $83.88/yr; 2y plan ($119.76) then autorenews $119.76 annually
Bought in App Store or Google Play
cancel in the store’s subscription settings

Without auto-renewal or price hikes

WireDog VPN free trial: length, terms and payment details

WireDog VPN free trial: 14, site. Card needed: yes (card saved with Stripe).

Trial terms

Length
14
Limits
money-back guarantee does not apply to plans that began as free trial; business trial up to 12 seats
Refund window
30
Free plan
No

WireDog VPN coupons and discounts: official prices and promo terms

WireDog VPN publishes no promo code on its own site in what we read, so we list none. We never invent codes or copy them from coupon sites; below are the official prices.

Discounts on the official site

Promo codes
Not stated
Sale running when checked
none seen
Discount shown
Save 30% (1y); Save 50% (2y)
Discount compared with
vs 1-month price ($119.88/12m; $239.76/24m)
Checked
2026-10-15

Who owns WireDog VPN? Company, jurisdiction and related brands

WireDog VPN is run by WireDog Technologies, LLC, registered in US.

Company

Registered in
US

Jurisdiction

In our rankings

WireDog VPN appears on 159 topic pages. Its place on each:

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Sources and changes

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

Website
https://wiredogvpn.com
Pages checked
https://wiredogvpn.com; https://www.wiredogvpn.com/#pricing; https://www.wiredogvpn.com/legal/privacy
Other sources used
pricing/plans/renewal/discount: https://www.wiredogvpn.com/#pricing; servers/cities/amneziawg/obfuscation/own_dns: https://www.wiredogvpn.com/server-locations; protocols/encryption/split_tunneling/payment/apple_google_pay/cancel/affiliate_commission/p2p/streaming/response_time: https://www.wiredogvpn.com/help; nologs_audit: https://www.wiredogvpn.com/ (FAQ); business price/seats/dedicated IP/SSO/admin/gateway/2FA: https://www.wiredogvpn.com/business/vpn

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