PrivateVPN Review

flag 99.98% uptime
  • 6 simultaneous connections

  • 7-day money-back guarantee

  • Reliable and effective VPN

  • High-level security features

Pros & Cons

  • Military-grade encryption
  • 1-click-setup
  • Accessible on multiple platforms
  • Zero data logging policy
  • No phone support available

Plans & Pricing

PrivateVPN offers a 30-day risk-free trial to test out its product. After that, you can choose one of three packages that offer the same features and differ only in their time period. A 1-month subscription costs $7.12, a 3-month plan costs $4.20/month (for a total of $12.60), and a 15-month plan is only $2.88month (or a total of $61.20). In addition, all plans are protected by a 100% money-back guarantee and iinclude 24/7 customer support.

One Month
$7.12
Three Months
$4.20/mo
Fifteen Months
$2.88/mo

Overview

PrivateVPN is a Swedish VPN provider that provides VPN software to over 40,000 users around the globe. With very reasonable prices compared to other VPN providers and excellent features and capabilities, we expect this VPN to become more popular as demand for privacy, security, and accessing blocked content increases. PrivateVPN offers a free trial period, as well as a 30-day money-back-guarantee on all of its packages, no questions asked. The company reports an average uptime of 99.98%, and 15,000 TB of protected data so far.

  • 80 server locations in 59 countries
  • 6 simultaneous connections
  • Compatible with Android and iOS devices
  • AES 256-bit encryption code with 2048-bit DH key

Rating

  • "Price"
    8 /10
  • "Privacy"
    8 /10
  • "Ease Of Use"
    9 /10
  • "Customer Support"
    7 /10

Features & Functionality

PrivateVPN offers a number of important features crucial to an effective and reliable VPN:

Strong encryptions

With an emphasis on protecting users’ IP address, location, personal communication, and online activity, PrivateVPN offers robust encryption capabilities that ensure your data is hidden from spying eyes. The company’s servers use military-grade encryption and work without slowing down your internet connection.

Supported protocols

PrivateVPN supports a long list of protocols on its desktop software and mobile app. This list includes OpenVPN with UDP/TCP, which is the recommended choice, as it provides faster speeds. However, be aware that not all devices support it. Other protocols include OpenVPN over TCP or over UDP for online gaming, L2TP/IPsec, PPTP, IKEv2, which is available on newer mobile devices, and more.

Compatible with multiple devices

Allowing for up to 6 connections simultaneously, PrivateVPN works on many different devices, including Windows and Mac computers. An app is available for iOS and Android devices. Installing the app takes only a minute, and users can easily connect to any one of the VPN’s server locations in order to make their online activity private, secure, and anonymous. PrivateVPN is also compatible with Windows, MacOS, Linux, and routers.

Connection Guard

A very unique feature, Connection Guard can be enabled with a toggle switch in the advanced dashboard. It allows you to add a list of applications that automatically shut down when you disconnect from your VPN and are opened once you reconnect. This is an excellent feature if you have applications that require internet access, such as Skype, and you want to ensure that you only use these applications when your connection and data is secure.

Privacy and Security

In order to protect users’ online activities, PrivateVPN uses protocols that allow for strong encryption between its VPN servers and users’ devices. The company protects any digital data that is stored on your device and sent elsewhere online by converting data to cyphertext, which can’t be read without the right key. All of the PrivateVPN servers use military-grade AES 256-bit encryption code with 2048-bit DH key to secure your internet connection at all times without compromising your speed or connection.

In addition, PrivateVPN creates security layers over tunneled connections to ensure that your activity is protected, even when connecting to public wifi hotspots. Anyone in your location or online trying to see your data when you’re on a public connection with PrivateVPN will only see encrypted gibberish.

Customer Support

PrivateVPN offers online support in the form of live chat, email, and remote desktop help using TeamViewer. In addition, you can find tutorials and FAQ on the website with clear explanations about how the VPN works, how to install the software, and troubleshooting.

Speed

Whatever your location in the world, PrivateVPN guarantees high speeds and super fast speeds on all connected devices, whether you’re browsing, streaming, or gaming online. The company purchases HQN (High Quality Network) internet capacity directly from the IP transit provider, whereas other VPNs purchase from hosting companies who purchase from IP transit providers. Because PrivateVPN purchases directly from the IP transit providers, they skip the intermediaries and offer higher quality to users.

We tried PrivateVPN connected to various locations around the world, and we noticed no difference in internet speed when streaming video and audio, accessing and playing online games, browsing websites, or using online communication tools like chats, messengers, or VOIP.

Ease of Use

Installing PrivateVPN takes two minutes, and is extremely easy and straightforward to use. The interface has a very pleasing design with very few buttons and screens, making it very simple to understand, even for those who are inexperienced with VPNs. Absolutely no configuration is required after installation. The first thing you’ll see is a login screen to enter your username and password, and then you can just choose a server and location from a dropdown, and click to connect.

There is a great design feature that allows you to switch to and from a simple and advanced dashboard. The simple dashboard is the default, and allows you to log in and out, connect to servers, and disconnect. The advanced dashboard lets you choose the connection type, change your billing and subscription information, edit settings, and enable the Connection Guard that allows you to terminate programs automatically when you disconnect from the VPN.

  • Live Online Chat
    Live chat is availble.
  • Email
    There is an online contact form.
  • Video Tutorials
    There are video tutorials on the company's website.
  • FAQ
    A FAQ section is also present on the company website.

Final Word

Overall, PrivateVPN is an excellent VPN for anyone with no technical background. The interface is very easy to use and requires no technical experience or prior experience with VPNs, and it offers high-level security and privacy protection without compromising speeds. That, combined with its compatibility on multiple devices, simultaneous connections, and great prices makes PrivateVPN a choice that is growing increasingly in popularity lately.

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Dilip Prashad
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Dilip is a technology journalist and blogger, with an intuitive understanding of what makes a great piece of consumer software. He may speak tech as a first language, but he’s also an expert at breaking down even the most complex concepts in a way that anyone can understand.

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