Top VPNs compared

About Top VPNs compared

Choosing a VPN means watching the price at entry and the price at renewal. The first figure is what you pay to start, and the second is what the same plan asks for once the term rolls over, and the gap between them decides most budgets. This ranking covers 205 brands and reads each one on that basis: the price at entry, the price at renewal, what the plan includes, and where it runs. The middle listing here charges €7.02 a month, with long term pricing at €3.97. The trade-off you feel most is reach against cost, because a cheaper opening rate often comes with a smaller server map, a tighter device limit, or a shorter refund window. Wherever a brand publishes both an entry and a renewal figure, both are given with the plan name attached, and wherever a plan caps devices or country coverage, the cap is stated as the brand states it.

How we picked

Each brand in this ranking is scored on published weights rather than preference. Cost carries 40%, the offer weight adds 40%, and trust contributes 20%. Cost and offer decide most of the order, which is why entry and renewal prices lead every entry here, while ownership, jurisdiction and any named audit sit behind them. Figures come from the plan pages and terms each brand publishes for itself, so prices stay in the currency the brand lists and are not converted. Device limits, server country counts, protocol lists, platform lists and support channels are read from those same pages. Where a brand names an outside auditor for its no logs policy, the auditor is carried through with it. Partners appear first in any ranking and score order follows, so the sequence you read is the sequence those weights produce. No plan here is presented as the right choice for every reader.

Our top picks

1. 7. ESET Brasil

   ESET Brasil is in this ranking for the widest hardware reach on the list: device cover runs 1 to 25 at once, and servers sit in 40 to 70 countries. It names streaming support for various streaming platforms, and its protocol list, WireGuard, IKEv2 and OpenVPN UDP, is broader than most entries here, with obfuscation and Wstunnel options. A refund window of 30 days and support on phone, email and help centre round out the offer, and the plan is sold to business. The trade-off is reach against later entries, since 40 to 70 is a smaller map than the from 100 listed by AVG further down. Sinew Software Systems, the brand below, goes the other way, pricing entry and long term terms and covering Windows, macOS and Linux.

   • First-year price: R$64.22
   • Devices: 1 to 25
   • Platforms: Windows, Windows Server, MacOS, and 2 more

   Pros

   • First-year price of BRL 64.22 ranks 1 of 36, ahead of the €49.95 category median.
   • Support runs on phone, email and help centre, with phone and email alongside self service material.
   • Protection plans bundle vpn and parental controls, so one subscription carries a VPN and child controls.
   • A single plan covers Windows, Windows Server and macOS, mixing consumer desktop and mobile with a server edition.
   • Encryption covers files, folders and USB drives, with full disk and removable media encryption for business.

   Cons

   • Device cover runs 1 to 25, short of the 50 that Comodo (Xcitium) covers, so wider estates must shop elsewhere.
   • The free version is reached through the mobile security app rather than a desktop product, and the model is listed as free.
   • The bundled VPN reaches 40 to 70, below the 74 median across antivirus listings.
   • Prices are quoted in BRL under BR, so they do not line up with the USD first-year price of $14.99 at Vipre Security.

What to look for

Entry price and renewal price

The middle listing here charges €7.02 a month, and long term pricing sits at €3.97. Read both lines, because a low opening figure says little about the second term.

How far the network reaches

The middle server map across this ranking covers 46.5 countries. A country count near that figure is ordinary; one well above it is worth paying extra for, especially if you travel.

How many devices the plan covers

Device cover runs around 8 in the middle of this ranking. A plan that protects a single laptop behaves very differently from one that covers every phone in a household.

Which features actually differ

A no logs policy appears on 87.5% of listings, so it barely separates anything. Streaming support covers 63.3% and travel use 54.2%, and those are the details that do.

Tools that matter on open networks

A kill switch appears on 59.1% of listings and split tunnelling on 47.8%. These are the practical extras that decide whether a plan suits shared or public networks.

Support and refund terms

A help centre is the norm at 94%, so phone, chat and community access are where plans separate. Read the channel list before you pay, not after a problem starts.

Frequently asked questions

Top VPNs compared by country

• Australia
• Brazil
• Canada
• China
• France
• Germany
• India
• Italy
• Japan
• Mexico
• South Korea
• Spain
• Turkey
• United Kingdom
• United States

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The data behind this ranking

All data and the CSV