# PrivateVPN

by PrivateVPN · checked 2 Nov 2026 · updated 2 Nov 2026

Website: [privatevpn.com](https://privatevpn.com)

## Facts

- Own apps: own apps.
- Sign-up needs: an e-mail address.
- Logging policy: no logs.
- Connection data kept: not stored.
- Independent no-log audit: No.
- No-logs proven in a real case: No.
- Protocols: WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2.
- Features: kill switch, obfuscation, port forwarding.
- P2P / torrenting allowed: Yes.
- Pay with: BTC.

## Basics

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, routers, TV |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Own apps | own apps |  | privatevpn.com (checked 2 Nov 2026 · verified 2 Nov 2026) |
| Protocols | WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2 |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Devices at once | 10 |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Free plan | No |  | privatevpn.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Free trial | No |  | privatevpn.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Money-back guarantee (days) | 30 |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Refund policy | 30-day money-back guarantee on first purchase; excluded for App Store/iTunes in-app purchases, amounts below SEK 400 / USD 45, renewals and modified purchases (upgrades or added licenses). Refund is returned via the original payment method within 14 days of the request. |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |

## Fees

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Price per month | 10.39 EUR |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Price per year | 75.00 EUR |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Lowest monthly price (long-term plan) | 2.08 EUR |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Dedicated IP per month | unknown |  |  |

## Availability

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Customer countries | unknown |  |  |
| Use in censoring countries | No statement that it reliably works in censoring states; the server-locations page notes: "there are restrictions in some countries, such as China, as their firewall blocks some ways to access our service". Features page advertises Stealth VPN technology that disguises VPN traffic for restrictive networks; help center recommends AnyConnect setup in China and the Middle East. |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |

| Country | Available |
| --- | --- |
| United States | unknown |
| Germany | unknown |
| United Kingdom | unknown |

## Network

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Server countries | 61 countries and regions |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Servers | 200 |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Features | kill switch, obfuscation, port forwarding |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Leak protection & DNS | IPv6 leak protection |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| P2P / torrenting allowed | Yes |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Dedicated IP | Yes |  | help.privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Server ownership | unknown |  |  |

## Privacy

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sign-up needs | an e-mail address |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Logging policy | no logs |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Data stored per user | account e-mail, payment details |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Connection data kept | not stored |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Login data kept | not published |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Payment data kept | more than 30 days |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Independent no-log audit | No |  | privatevpn.com (checked 2 Nov 2026 · verified 2 Nov 2026) |
| No-logs proven in a real case | No |  | privatevpn.com (checked 2 Nov 2026 · verified 2 Nov 2026) |
| App telemetry | not published |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Tor onion site | unknown |  |  |
| RAM-only servers | No |  | privatevpn.com (checked 2 Nov 2026 · verified 2 Nov 2026) |
| Open-source apps | No |  | privatevpn.com (checked 2 Nov 2026 · verified 2 Nov 2026) |
| Warrant canary | unknown |  |  |

## Payment

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pay with | BTC |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Payment chains | Bitcoin |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Other payment methods | card, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |  | help.privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |

## Promotions

What PrivateVPN offers itself: referral bonus, welcome bonus, running promotions and partner programme. Values of the provider, with source; no affiliate link in it.

- Referral bonus · You (referrer): Points per referred friend's payment, redeemable for free days of VPN service · Conditions: Points are credited for each referred friend's plan purchase (100 points per 1 month, 250 per 3 months, 1,000 per year); points are redeemed for free days of service in the control panel. · in the app, invite link — privatevpn.com
- Partner programme: yes — help.privatevpn.com

## Trust

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Support channels | email, live chat |  | privatevpn.com (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |

## Company and trust

### Company

- Headquarters: Sweden (Source: privatevpn.com)
- Registered name: PrivateVPN Global AB (Source: privatevpn.com)
- Register number: 559282-2182 (Source: privatevpn.com)
- Registered address: Box 2128, SE-442 02 Ytterby, Sweden (Source: privatevpn.com)

### Security

- Protection of customer funds: Does not hold customer funds (Source: privatevpn.com)

### Transparency

- Transparency 80 %
- 0 of 13 key values not published
- Imprint / company details: yes
- Public fee schedule: yes
- Terms and conditions: no
- Terms with version or date: unknown
- Sources last checked 2026-11-02

## How the score is made up

6.1 of 10 · average. Weighted sum of the criteria, each 0 to 10 from proven values. A criterion without data is not scored and counts with the category median, not as 0.

| Criterion | Weight | Part (0–10) | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| No-logs & security | 30 % | 5.6 | 1.7 |
| Anonymity | 20 % | 4.0 | 0.8 |
| Trust | 15 % | 5.9 | 0.9 |
| Costs | 10 % | 8.8 | 0.9 |
| Features | 10 % | 8.1 | 0.8 |
| Network | 5 % | 7.6 | 0.4 |
| Censorship | 5 % | 10.0 | 0.5 |
| Community | 5 % | 4.2 | 0.2 |

## Apps and community

- [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1168424870): 4.6 / 5 (5000 ratings, 31 Oct 2026)
- [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pvpn.privatevpn): 3.7 / 5 (8265 ratings, 31 Oct 2026)
- [Trustpilot](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/privatevpn.com): 4.8 / 5 (4823 ratings, 2 Nov 2026)

## What users report

Ratings on platforms are not representative and sometimes manipulated; they never count as evidence for facts. People mostly write when something goes wrong: hardly anyone posts “KYC was easy and worked right away”, but ten users with verification problems do, often because a step was missed. So we never weigh criticism on its own, only against other offers in the same category. Only the average ratings on App Store, Google Play and Trustpilot count towards our score, damped and compared within the category. Single reports and community posts do not, so the score cannot be swayed by bought reviews.

- App Store: 4.6 / 5 (5000 ratings, 2026-10-31)
- Google Play: 3.69 / 5 (8265 ratings, 2026-10-31)
- Trustpilot: 4.8 / 5 (4823 ratings, 2026-11-02)

**Praised:** Apps (2), Availability (2), Support (2), Fees (1), Connection stability (1)

**Criticised:** Availability (1), Connection stability (1), Support (1)

### Experience reports

Quotes from original reviews, chosen by rule: short reviews in full, longer ones shortened (… marks cuts). Positive and negative in the ratio of the platform stars, without names; the full review is behind the link.

- Google Play · 5 of 5 stars · 18 Sep 2026: „Easy to set up, many numerous sites to choose from and if I have issues help gets it resolved in a timely manner. The service has everything I need. I recommend PrivateVPN for those looking for a service.“ [Read on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pvpn.privatevpn&gl=us&hl=en&reviewId=ed5bc945-bc2a-42aa-98cd-64d8fef6bac2)
- Google Play · 5 of 5 stars · 19 Aug 2026: „excellent vpn, third time renewing. excellent help with any issues, very quick responses, fast speeds.“ [Read on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pvpn.privatevpn&gl=us&hl=en&reviewId=206f2893-7c39-4c3b-b7c9-b15b6f965324)
- Google Play · 4 of 5 stars · 30 Jun 2026: „really decent VPN just isn't the fastest for p2p which is what I've been needing the last year or so (+/- a bit) towards the end of my 1st 3 year sub so I might end up swapping not exactly sure yet“ [Read on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pvpn.privatevpn&gl=us&hl=en&reviewId=7f1029d2-23d7-4598-8570-764c8b5bd459)
- Google Play · 1 of 5 stars · 22 Jun 2026: „…Für den PC Datei runter geladen, einloggen wollen: Username & Passwort ! (WO steht der Username ???) … Obwohl ich mich mit den richtigen Daten einloggen will, behauptet das System, dass ich falsche Angaben gemacht habe !!! App deinstalliert & Geld zurück.…“ [Read on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pvpn.privatevpn&gl=de&hl=de&reviewId=ca6c1312-d440-42d8-81ae-a47c89ea8d33)
- Google Play · 5 of 5 stars · 8 Jun 2026: „Bin zufrieden. Läuft bei mir immer im Hintergrund, gibt ein Gefühl von höherer Sicherheit und entsperrt ggf. Inhalte. Natürlich wird es dann ein bisschen langsamer, aber das ist in Ordnung so. Außerdem schaltet es teils regional beschränkte Inhalte frei.“ [Read on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pvpn.privatevpn&gl=de&hl=de&reviewId=2257202d-8ae3-4679-adab-ea468ea505c6)
- Google Play · 1 of 5 stars · 24 Nov 2025: „…servers started to die and they were never replaced. Dedicated IP doesn't work for most countries you select, general servers work intermittently & only for some countries … Most servers are blacklisted by streaming services (legal ones, of course)“ [Read on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pvpn.privatevpn&gl=us&hl=en&reviewId=69b0f81b-4965-444b-9d73-37f78d8e910f)

[See all 6 experience reports](https://cryptovpnss.com/en/privatevpn/reviews/)

## Locations

Server countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR China, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam

## Official channels

Accounts of PrivateVPN on social platforms, as linked on its official website: follow announcements, promotions and outages at the source. (Source: privatevpn.com)

- [X @PrivateVPN](https://x.com/PrivateVPN)
- [Facebook privatevpn](https://www.facebook.com/privatevpn)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIg0TycM26NNpXCrZC1BvDg)

## Changelog

- 2 Nov 2026: Score changed from 60.5 to 61.43.
- 31 Oct 2026: Score changed from 61.67 to 64.67.
- 31 Oct 2026: New: Partner programme · Publishers.
- 31 Oct 2026: New: Referral bonus · You (referrer).
- 31 Oct 2026: Score changed from 65.64 to 61.67.
- 31 Oct 2026: Score changed from 65.36 to 65.64.
- 31 Oct 2026: New logo.
- 31 Oct 2026: Score changed from 63.47 to 62.36.
- 31 Oct 2026: Headquarters: Sweden.
- 31 Oct 2026: Score changed from 63.88 to 63.47.
- 31 Oct 2026: Score changed from 63.44 to 63.88.

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