It’s so difficult with so many options and all these bullshit “discounts”, coupled with the fact that different VPNs charge different prices based on what country you’re connecting from…
What is the cheapest functional VPN you’ve come across? Bonus points if it supports IPv6.
Imho, ‘cheapest’ and ‘useful’ are rarely a great combo for a VPN.
I mho, Mullvad is the best available, at 5€/month.
Close second, I would place Proton VPN.Most of the others are just, well, I don’t care much about their existence.
Personnaly I would recommend pia for VPN torrenting, it’s not private but it’s good for this use case
Why do you say PIA isn’t private?
I’m not really an expert but it not known to be private, it’s almost like when using any mainstream VPNs
You are spreading disinformation.
PIA has stood up in court multiple times previously: https://torrentfreak.com/private-internet-access-no-logging-claims-proven-true-again-in-court-180606/.
So unless you have a reliable source, you are wrong.
I wouldn’t say that pia is the worst in term of “privacy” but you will agree with me that it’s not a recommended VPN when talking about his category. Maybe it’s just a really bad misconception and I’m sorry. But I would not really recommend this VPN if any.
(But you shouldn’t justify yourself by using a 2018 article, and even more when talking about “no logging”) Indeed, I’m wrong.
Imho, ‘cheapest’ and ‘useful’ are rarely a great combo for a VPN.
Yeah I never understood why people have this mindset.
Like looking for security, but then buying the cheapest option?
People have limited funds. It’s as simple as that.
Proton has a free package with unlimited bandwidth. It doesn’t offer as many countries or advanced features but it works just fine.
Mullvad. It does not not really get cheaper if you want something reliable.
Mullvad is fairly expensive though. If you want cheaper slightly cheaper go with a 1 or 2 year subscription of Proton VPN.
I think Proton has a free tier. It would be the most legit free one. Otherwise the best VPNs would be Proton, Mullvad, and IVPN with their no log policies, anonymous account creation and payment methods, audit history, and legal track records
Mullvad. Supports IPv6, €5/month no matter how long you pay for or from what country.
AirVPN has a pretty good reputation AKAIK, and their 2-year plans are cheaper than Mullvad and Proton.
Tailscale.
Agreed. I have a VPS exit node for 4$/month, took an hour to set up, never once come within a mile of hitting my bandwidth cap on it.
The clients run on everything.
Surprised this isn’t at the top. Perhaps I’m too used to r/selfhosted
i’d say Mullvad is the better choice, Surfshark if you want better speeds (from my personal experience, also depending on location)
Have a look at https://thatoneprivacysite.xyz/
Most VPN software is free. OpenVPN is FOSS and a popular product.
What are you trying to achieve?
It’s no use. “VPN” means gateway/MITM service, just like “crypto” means digital tulip mania.
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Tor. Or use gnunet’s ‘vpn’ function with friends in other countries.
for what purpose? if it’s just bypassing your ISP, a free VPS + wireguard and you’re golden.