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15 Best VPN Service Providers for 2021

Looking for best VPN service providers for 2021 to cloak your online data activity?

Here are some of the top 15 VPN services with 100% SECURE

UnoTelly

UnoTelly devotes time in giving users access to geographically-blocked streaming content, like Spotify, Netflix USA and Hulu . UnoTelly offers service in two parts: UnoVPN and UnoDNS. The UnoVPN feature is a separate offering that does offer the privacy of also cloaking and encrypting your signal.While UnoDNS feature does not offer cloaking and encryption; instead, it provides a very rapid access for your Roku, PlayStation or other media player while unlocking the country of your choice.

If you are not file sharing, and instead you want to use a VPN for Netflix and other media player streaming purposes, then definitely consider UnoTelly.

Conspicuously excellent speeds and extremely reasonable prices make this a strong choice for watching and listening to streaming media and it costs $5.00 a month.

PureVPN

Some of the VPN services are for newbies, and some appeal to the latest users. PureVPN tries to balance both, by presenting a fairly easy to use interface for newcomers, but giving advanced users the option to fine-tune which servers they want to access.

PureVPN cost $9.95 monthly.

Strong VPN

Strong VPN is one of the most expensive high quality choices out there, but readers in the Pacific Rim and Asia say that Strong VPN performs very well for them when compared to its marketplace opponent. The price point varies with your part of the world, but expect in the range of $20USD per month.

The Strong VPN owners promise that there is no logging or scanning of their customers’ data, and many readers recommend Strong VPN. Try it for a month and let me know if Strong VPN works for you.

Strong VPN cost: $55/year, $8/month. Good support for users in Asia. Offers L2TP and PPTP protocols.

Private Internet Access

Privacy matters to you but you want a US based solution right?, then private internet access (PIA) offers an incredible service. It keeps no logs, uses shared IPs, and accepts unnamed payment via Bitcoins. It also has newly implemented strong OpenVPN encryption with up to 256-bit AES OpenVPN, with 4096-bit RSA handshake encryption and SHA-256 hash authentication, a very attractive aspect of Windows and OSX client with DNS leak protection, port forwarding, IPv6 leak protection and an internet kill switch, is happy with P2P downloading, and allows up to five devices to connect simultaneously.

Compared to VyprVPN and ExpressVPN lots of complaints that private internet access is not very non-techy friendly, but for experienced users not worried about it being based in the US.

One particularly interesting privacy feature of PIA is their ‘shared IP addresses’. Because multiple subscribers will be assigned the same IP addresses while they are logged onto PIA, it makes it impossible for authorities to match individual file transfers to any individual on the service. With near-perfect anonymity services, PIA has some very beneficial features, like auto-disconnecting you when the VPN cloaking goes offline, and concealing DNS leaks from hackers and authorities.

Positives sides:

No logs, fast, uses shared IPs, up to 256-bit AES OpenVPN encryption, client features port forwarding, 3 simultaneous connection, Android app, P2P: yes, accepts Bitcoin, VPN kill switch and DNS leak protection

Negative sides:

No free trial, based in the US.

Overplay

Overplay is a UK-based service and is definitely worth looking at. Overplay does not have the server size of HideMyAss or Witopia, the performance is strong, and readers comment that they average over 6 megabits-per-second speeds. The basic service is very reasonably priced at $5.00/month. Premium service is $10/month.

Overplay cost: $60 yearly and $5.00 monthly. Supports PPTP protocols and OpenVPN, access points in 12 countries and high speed servers.

VPN4All

VPN4All is a crowd-pleasing service based in the Netherlands. Users say that the software is very easy to install and use, and little features like instant IP-switching are also very useful. They offer round-the-clock chat support, full refund policy, and promise of total privacy. Definitely you should give it a try if you are seeking to do private browsing and file sharing online.

VPN4All cost: $17 a month; $61.40 a year. Which supports OpenVPN and PPTP, with servers in 25 countries.

Avast! SecureLine

You already have avast antivirus?, if yes then you should just look into this SecureLine add-on. Turn on the feature from the antivirus and you now have an integrated product protecting you from malware and protecting your online activity. Performance is a little inconsistent, but overall, it’s a good tool to have.

Avast SecureLine costs $7.99 monthly.

HideMyAss

HideMyAss has a very great server pool of over 260 servers in over 50 countries, which opens up access to geographically-limited content in many countries. Supports OpenVPN protocols, PPTP, IPSec and L2TP.

HideMyAss is a UK-based VPN service that is considered the easiest and most user-friendly VPN by some. While their good opinion was somewhat marred by the 2011 FBI investigation of a Sony hacker when HideMyAss disclosed logs of suspect Cody Kretsinger’s online period, thousands of users still continue to use HideMyAss for their private browsing.

HideMyAss does provide some very slick extra features like: rotating IP addresses, supporting multiple simultaneous computers on the same connection, extremely convenient client tool and speed guides. HideMyAss is very easy for beginners to set up. At $12/month and $79/year, the price point for HidemyAss is in the middle of the pack.

Don’t forget that if you are a file sharer, HideMyAss might not be the right one for you. Readers report that HideMyAss makes displeased expressions upon its members participating in tumultuous outpouring sharing, and it will pressure its members whenever they receive P2P complaints from authorities.

HideMyAss cost: $11.52/month or $78.66/year.

Unblock US

Unblock-US is not a dedicated VPN in the sense that it does not cloak your data, it only manipulates your source country location. Its focus is on swapping your DNS and source country location to be from the United States. Unblock-US is designed to be used by media players like Xbox 360, Apple TV, Boxee, WDTV, Playstation 3. Because your signal is not fully encrypted like a VPN, you will see much faster streaming speeds via Unblock-US.

If your objective is to watch American Hulu/iPlayer/Nextflix or listen to Pandora from outside the USA, then Unblock-US is definitely a good fast choice. However, if you are looking to share files and web-browser in private, then you will want to look elsewhere for full VPN services.

UnblockVPN cost: $5.00/month; $60/year.

ExpressVPN

ExpressVPN provides a balanced range of services that makes it ideal for mainstream VPN users. A large and established provider, it has servers in 39 countries across the world, so it is well-placed to provide its typically great speed performance wherever you are.

In addition to simple but highly functional Windows and OSX clients, ExpressVPN has stylish and good looking apps for Android and iOS devices, perfect for protecting your internet connection. Like I’ve mentioned before, their Android app is truly beautiful and easy to use at the same time. It also has detailed instructions for setting up in Linux and on a range of routers.

ExpessVPN keeps no usage logs and there is a very generous 30 day money back guarantee to get you started. It comes at an affordable price.

TunnelBear

Tunnelbear is a very interesting Canadian VPN service for those concerned with deep questions of life reasons: they believe that ‘user logging is evil’, and they believe that setup and daily use should be as easy and automated as possible. To deliver on their first belief, Tunnelbear employs a policy of no-logging for all their users, free or paid.

To deliver on their second belief, Tunnelbear employs very simple interfaces and automated settings that are decorated with cute bears making installation and using their VPN software very easy and non-intimidating to the typical number of users.

Tunnelbear also offers 3 interesting tech features that users will find helpful for additional privacy protection:

‘Vigilant’ is a safeguard against those small windows of exposure when you wi-fi or VPN connection drop; Vigilant will block transmissions until the Wi-Fi or VPN connection is restored. ‘Maul Trackers’ offers ongoing blacklisting of known trackers from ever seeing your signal. While ‘Intellibear’ lets you selectively VPN which websites you want private, while browsing with no-VPN on other sites.

Tunnelbear prices are very good, and its speed performance is in the range of 6 to 9 megabits-per-second down speed.

Tunnelbear is available for both desktop and mobile devices and it costs: Free to $5/month; $50/year with support of PPTP. Servers are located in the USA, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Netherlands.

Box Private Network (BoxPN)

Box Private Network produces some very fast speeds, especially when compared to other VPN’s. Readers and users report getting over 7 megabits per second, which is very fast for a personal VPN. The parent company of BoxPN is in Turkey, which helps keep it away from the reach of the US Patriot Act. The company also pledges not to log any client activities, which is particularly comforting to people who participate in P2P file sharing.

Box Private Network cost: $6.00/month; $45.00/year with servers in 10 countries, including Egypt, Singapore, France, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, the USA, Canada, Israel, and Germany. BoxPN also supports PPTP and L2TP protocols.

AirVPN

AirVPN is largely focused on Europe and should be your first choice if privacy and the NSA is an issue for you. Set up by internet neutrality activists and activists following a Pirate Party festival in Rome, this Italian provider keeps no logs, uses shared IP addresses, accepts Bitcoins, and of free will abides by various EU privacy directives and codes of best practice (but not the evil Data Retention Directive which does not apply to VPN providers in Italy and some other countries).

It uses excellent 256-bit AES OpenVPN encryption, and supports unusual privacy technologies such as VPN over Tor, and VPN through SSL and SSH tunnels. AirVPN supports ‘network transparency’ with detailed server information, allows P2P downloading and, although only one simultaneous connection is allowed by default.

AirVPN costs $2 monthly.

IPVanish

IPVanish is recommended by multiple users. Not only does it have L2TP protocol for people in oppressive countries, but the speeds for IPVanish are often over 10 Mbps. This service also supports multi-connections at the same time across multiple devices, so your Windows PC and your iPad can be encrypted at the same time.

IPVanish promises not to log any of its users’ data or online activity, the company does have offices in the USA. This makes them open to Patriot Act investigation. Nevertheless, the service provides extremely good speeds in a very user-friendly manner.

IPVanish supports OpenVPN, PPTP, and L2TP (L2TP is harder for authorities to block, so it’s a good protocol for people in countries where the government restricts internet use, like China and Egypt).

With servers in 16 different countries make IPVanish an international presence and it costs: $10 per month; $78 per year.

ZenVpn

ZenVPN offers superb connectivity and dynamic bandwidth allocation. Strong industry standard encryption to ensure that your traffic cannot be intercepted at the access point or ISP level. ZenVpn don’t inspect online activities and doesn’t maintain any record of them.

Zero configuration and is among the cheapest VPN services out there. Our packages start from as little as $2.95.