I’ve seen some people ask about VPNs recently, and I thought it might be useful to post my VPN Comparison Chart (tons of unbiased, independently verifiable data on over 100 VPN services)
This is really detailed. Thanks for the easy comparisons, but pardon my ignorance, but what is 14 eyes country?
You should make a mirror on Mega, for example, because Google is banned in a few countries which would absolutely love to have access to better VPNs. I have been in China for the last year where most of the internet is banned and inaccessible and I wish I had access to a reliable VPN during my stay.
Outstanding work.
I’ve been using Mullvad for a while now and currently see no reason to change my VPN provider. Your list is an excellent way to form a solid first opinion. Before deciding on a provider a while back during my research, I was bothered by the “sponsored” reviews on reddit and the overall lack of in depth information on the web.
Still seems like PIA is the right choice for me, thanks op.
Edit
Or maybe not my openvpn.log is 88 Gb WTH PIA.
Edit nvm
They seem to have a half-assed fix that I can live with.
Amazing work! I wish this had a “works in China” column haha.
Is there any way to sort through the data?
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Thank you.
This was very useful, thanks
This is great work and good for a summarized view but I want people to know that choosing the right provider is more than looking for the row with the most green cells. There are many factors to consider, like crypto algos used for handshaking and transmission, what parameters the provider uses for ovpn and ,(perhaps most importantly) open source. For example, AirVPNs client is completely open source so you know exactly what the client is doing. For those who are TRULY security concerned, they will look at providers with open source software first.
Adding a column for open source clients and software used by providers would be a good idea.
I salute you sir! If you want to go the extra mile you could include one more thing: Proxy support. Some VPN services offer proxy support or even provide their own Chrome/Firefox Addon which comes very handy from time to time.
I cannot make my mind between PIA, TorGuard and Cloak.
Any suggestions?
Good comparison. In China the number one choice among expats to jump over the Great Firewall seems to be Astrill. I’ve been using them for several years and they do a pretty great job overall at keeping my internet access close to what it would be like back home. Plus with their DD-WRT applet you can set up a VPN router and use VPN service on all connected devices, but this only counts as a single connection.
Wow this is amazing!
You could add this “fourteen eyes” thing in the FAQ
Thanks for the chart!
This is way better then any “Review”. I appreciate the time you put in to this. I used PIA for a year. It was FANTASTIC for 11 months. By the end of my subscription my Chromebook would always disconnect from the VPN and it slowed down dramatically. I switched to TorGuard which I feel is slower then PIA was in it’s prime, but it works.
I am thinking about jumping on NordVPN after reading this, even though I still have a TorGuard subscription active.
For the lazy, can you tell us what the top 5 are?
I for one appreciate the effort you put in to making the doc, but the true value of research comes in the findings and inferences.
Any thoughts on Unlocator or similar?
Dude, this is thorough. Thanks.
Wow… WiTopia seems horrible, yet I’ve been using it for a while. Time to change!
You know what’s ironic? The fact that I’m currently in China, in need of a VPN, and the table is a Google Docs page, which I cannot access.