Aura review

Pros and cons

Who it suits

• Households that want identity monitoring and a VPN from one provider, priced from $15.
• Small businesses, since business is the stated audience.
• People who value no VPN activity logging and a ISO 27001 certified and SOC 2 Type II third-party audited over the cheapest monthly fee.

Who should look elsewhere

• Apple Inc. users, whose iCloud Private Relay runs at $0.99 with no identity monitoring attached.
• Anyone set on a free tier, since free plan is no.
• Sinew Software Systems users, who want a password manager at $1.99 instead of a VPN.

How it compares on our data

Aura ranks 3 of 80 on devices, with 10 covered at once. That sits at the top of the range, and matches the 10 figure most providers reach, well clear of the 7 median across this site. Cost is where the picture changes. On monthly price Aura ranks 121 of 133, because $15 is far above the €7.89 median. The long-term plan price tells a similar story: $12 against a median of €3.97 still places it 102 of 112, so the discount does not move Aura out of the expensive group. Reach is the opposite. With servers in 100 countries, Aura sits at 7 of 62, comfortably above the 48.5 median and close to the 86.75 mark. Overall the data points to one pattern: Aura buys breadth and reach with a price that sits near the top of the field.

Audits, logging and jurisdiction

Aura operates under US jurisdiction and logs no VPN activity. Personal data is not sold to third parties. No licences are filed, so nothing here rests on an outside regulator's register. The privacy story is therefore a self declaration plus audit trail, not a licence claim. The audit trail is where Aura puts its weight. It holds ISO 27001 certification and a SOC 2 Type II third party audit, which covers the controls behind the service rather than the app alone. Support for the account runs through email, phone and a help centre.

The company behind it

Aura is Aura Sub, LLC, headquartered in the US, and it has been operating since 2017. It is a young company by the standards of the security industry, which fits the wider pattern of budget oriented providers. The service is aimed at business customers rather than at large enterprises, and pricing reflects that. Support runs on email, phone and help centre, so help comes by email, by phone and through a help centre. There is no live chat in that list, which is worth noting for anyone who wants quick answers.

How Aura compares

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  NordVPN

  Aura vs NordVPN8.8 vs 9.1
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  NordVPN Threat Protection

  8.8 vs 8.8
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  WEBROOT master

  8.8 vs 8.5
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  Kaspersky

  8.8 vs 9.5
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  Kaspersky Latam

  8.8 vs 9.4
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  Kaspersky

  8.8 vs 9.1
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  NordPass

  8.8 vs 9.2
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  ESET Brasil

  ESET Brasil covers 3 to 25 on a plan, so it serves a larger device pool than Aura's 10, though it sits outside the identity protection category Aura leads on.

  8.8 vs 9.4
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  ESET

  8.8 vs 9.2
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  360 Total Security (Qihoo 360)

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  SpyHunter

  8.8 vs 8.8
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  Proton

  8.8 vs 9.3
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  Proton Mail

  8.8 vs 9.0
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  Proton Pass

  8.8 vs 9.0
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  AdGuard

  8.8 vs 9.4

Frequently asked questions

Sources

• aura.com/password-manager checked September 26, 2026

  Backs: Encryption

  “Your information is secured with 256-AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), the same encryption technology generally used by major banks and the military.”

• aura.com checked September 26, 2026

  Backs: Pricing model, Support channels

  “Plans start at $10 per month.”

• aura.com/about checked September 26, 2026

  Backs: Founded

  “2017 Aura founded as iSubscribed”

• aura.com/about/data-security checked September 26, 2026

  Backs: Security audit

  “Aura has earned an ISO 27001 certification and has successfully undergone third-party audits for the SOC 2 Type II standard.”

• aura.com/affiliate-program checked September 26, 2026

  Backs: Headquarters

  “24/7 U.S. based support”

• aura.com/legal/privacy-policy checked September 26, 2026

  Backs: Logging policy

  “we help protect your privacy by ensuring that we do not log or record online activities that you conduct over a VPN connection in any way that can be tied back to you”

• aura.com/legal/service-terms checked September 26, 2026

  Backs: Audience, Jurisdiction, Legal entity, Open source

  “Aura for Business Program”

• aura.com/pricing checked September 26, 2026

  Backs: Data brokers covered, Credit bureaus monitored, Family plan, Family plan price, Free plan, Free plan limits, Free trial length, Insurance amount, Long-term plan price, Longest plan (months), Money-back period, Price from, Monthly price, Yearly price, Privacy tool type

  “Data Removal from 425+ Data Brokers, People Search Sites, Junk-mailers, & Google Search Results”

• aura.com/vpn checked September 26, 2026

  Backs: Devices, Features, Features, Platforms, Server countries, Streaming services

  “Each member of your Aura plan can protect up to 10 devices with VPN and security tools”