Best VPN

Based in Finland, and originally established in 1988 under the name Data Fellows, F-Secure has become a full-service provider for online data security products.  The company began offering a VPN tunnel for their customers in 2014 and has grown to be one of the more popular VPN provider.  The company offers several add-ons for users to enhance their VPN connection with additional security.

Spotflux was founded in 2011 and, unlike many of their competitors, is based in the United States. The company reports its headquarters to be in Brooklyn, New York. Spotflux offers both a free plan which is supported by third-party advertisements, and a premium plan. The paid plan is the same as the free plan, without third-party ads or their ability to have some information about their customers as stated in the company’s privacy policy (and detailed below). Spotflux has competitive pricing in the industry with annual and monthly payment options available. 

ibVPN (Invisible Browsing VPN) was founded in 2003 and is currently headquartered in Romania. Their VPN includes 95 servers in 43 countries and 63 locations.  ibVPN supports all popular encryption protocols and is compatible with Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, Linux, Ruku, Playstation, Xbox, DD-WRT Routers, and Sabai Routers.

WiTopia was founded in 2003 by IT experts and was originally called Full Mesh Networks. Among their other accomplishments was a hosted platform to secure and control the then brand-new technology of Wi-Fi. The professionals at Full Mesh realized quickly that they needed to provide better security options to protect individuals from identity theft, which was a growing problem, creating the company now known as WiTopia in 2005. Since that time, the company has been dedicated to providing VPN service. WiTopia is headquartered in Virginia.

Private Tunnel is operated by OpenVPN Technologies.  They provide virtual private networks (VPNs) for individuals (businesses use OpenVPN).  The company was founded in 2002, but Private Tunnel was established as a separate entity in 2008 to focus their offering of VPNs for individuals.

HideIPVPN was founded in 2008. The company offers VPN service and Smart DNS protection to their customers. The company was founded by Adrian Crismaru of Chisinau, Moldova and another unnamed person. There is ample confusion and speculation about the company’s actual headquarters, with some sources stating that they are based in the United States, while others state that they are headquartered in Moldova. They offer a 24-hour trial for customers to try their service, and their pricing is fairly competitive. The company also offers free VPN for bloggers, provided that they write a review or blog about the product and meet several other criteria.

proXPN is a global VPN company that started in 2009 and is based in the Netherlands. They strive to provide users with internet security as well as freedom to access user favorite sites anytime, anywhere.

Private Internet Access, commonly abbreviated as PIA, is owned and operated by London Trust Media, Inc. They have been providing VPN service globally since 2013. The company offers a global network of servers, multiple methods of payment which are completely anonymous (including the ability to pay for VPN service with gift cards from hundreds of retailers), and a comprehensive seven day guarantee. Customers are able to use multiple devices with the VPN and PIA is compatible with all popular desktop and mobile operating systems.

Other company-provided information discloses an additional presence in Germany. The company states - they provide privacy made in Europe. CyberGhost is popular for several reasons, including their commitment to user privacy and company transparency, offer of free VPN and web proxy in addition to their paid VPN packages.

SaferVPN was founded in 2013 by Amit Bareket and Sagi Gidali and is currently headquartered in London. The company has grown to boast servers in 150 countries, each of which is managed by the company in-house. P2P and torrenting are forbidden in SaferVPN’s terms and result in the loss of the subscriber’s account without refund.