Can Anybody Recommend a Great VPN?

[bingefeller]

My Nord subscription runs out next week so have signed up to Proton VPN. I use other Proton apps so was already planning to try their VPN once my current subscription ended.

I used PC Mag's deal for 70% off Proton VPN Plus so have got 2 years for £55.86 (£2.32/$2.99/month) - https://uk.pcmag.com/vpn/116478/protonvpn

Note. The price differs depending on what currency you select. GBP only gives you 56% off the 2 year plan with £3.59/month. I am in the UK but paid with USD and that gives you the 70% off. Add on a £1.62 non-Sterling transaction fee and it comes to £2.32/month. 👍

Thanks, @Mr.Ben. I was looking for a VPN and searched here to see what people were saying. I grabbed this offer as it's too good to pass up. It's coming up for a mere £3.59 a month - but I also paid in USD - and it works out at great value.

 

[bogdanw]

"Apple, Google stores still offer China-based VPNs"
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/13/apple_google_chinabased_vpns/
"In April, TTP published its initial VPN report that found 20 of last year's top 100 free VPNs in the US Apple App Store showed evidence of Chinese ownership. Five of these had ties to Qihoo 360, a Chinese cybersecurity firm that has been placed on the US Commerce Department's Entity List under export-control restrictions over concerns about its alleged links to China's People's Liberation Army.
Of the five, three were eventually pulled, but two (Turbo VPN and VPN Proxy Master) remained available in the US Apple App Store as of early May, according to TTP's second report, published this week. It identified 11 other Chinese-owned VPN apps as well."

 

[AL2TEACH]

Am I the only one using Torguard?

 

[Scrooge MacDuck]

Proton.

 

[MacBH928]

Am I the only one using Torguard?

not sure how large is their user base but not of the usually popular names.

 

[MacBH928]

"Apple, Google stores still offer China-based VPNs"
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/13/apple_google_chinabased_vpns/
"In April, TTP published its initial VPN report that found 20 of last year's top 100 free VPNs in the US Apple App Store showed evidence of Chinese ownership. Five of these had ties to Qihoo 360, a Chinese cybersecurity firm that has been placed on the US Commerce Department's Entity List under export-control restrictions over concerns about its alleged links to China's People's Liberation Army.
Of the five, three were eventually pulled, but two (Turbo VPN and VPN Proxy Master) remained available in the US Apple App Store as of early May, according to TTP's second report, published this week. It identified 11 other Chinese-owned VPN apps as well."

thats why there is 2 gold standards in vpn: Mullvad and Proton

close second: Windscribe , ivpn,

 

[bogdanw]

thats why there is 2 gold standards in vpn: Mullvad and Proton

Proton AG is likely the same as Crypto AG ;-)

 

[MacBH928]

Proton AG is likely the same as Crypto AG ;-)

good connection, but you can't put any better effort than that. Proton is FOSS and non-profit iirc. Any one else is more likely to be compromised