The abbreviation " VPN " has slowly become established among average Internet users, which is certainly good, but the problem is that people have started to see VPN as the ultimate solution to all problems.
I haven’t written a VPN -related article in a while, despite getting a lot of questions about it. The reason why I did not write articles on this topic is that I tested VPN services, so I wanted to write a summary article.
And here, it's time to write which VPN services were the best for me so far. When I say "best", I mean ME, the best for MY criteria. And what I watched was:
- Number of megabytes (throughput)
- Maximum speed
- Server locations
- Ease of use
- Encryption
Now, I happened to come across some services that meet a lot of these conditions, but not all, and I included them. I ranked that list above in order of importance, which means that I first looked at how many megabytes they offer per month/day, then at what speed, where their servers are located, and finally how easy it is to use. I watched the encryption the least because they all more or less offer at least 128-bit, and that doesn't matter to me because I only use VPN if a site/service requires a location from a certain country.
The list that follows, however, is not arranged in any order!
#1 VPN Book
I have been using it for a long time and have had no problems so far. The only drawback is that the login must be entered every time (which changes).
- Flow: unlimited
- Speed: unlimited (solid surf)
- Locations: FR, DE, US, CA
- Ease of use: 3/5
- Encryption: 128-bit / 256-bit
#2 Just Free VPN
Similar to the previous one, I used to have problems with connecting. The disadvantage is that the login is constantly changing here as well.
- Flow: unlimited
- Speed: ~ 3 Mbps (solid surf)
- Locations: US, UK, CA, NL, DE, HK
- Ease of use: 3/5
- Encryption: 256-bit
#3 Shellfire
Another VPN service offers a free package with solid specifications. What I like is the ease of installation and availability on multiple platforms (Windows, Mac, Android, iOS).
- Flow: unlimited
- Speed: ~ 1 Mbps (quite fast surf)
- Locations: US, DE
- Ease of use: 4/5
- Encryption: 128-bit
#4 Betternet
I liked this service because it is available on even more devices (Win, Android, iOS, Mac, Chrome, Firefox) and is easy to use. However, there are a few drawbacks such as surf speed (although the speed test is excellent) and the inability to choose a location.
- Flow: unlimited
- Speed: ~ 8 Mbps (slow surf)
- Locations: cannot be selected
- Ease of use: 5/5
- Encryption: unknown
#5 Proton VPN
The name Proton is well known to people who want to hide in the online world. So, they offer good protection, which is a plus, but also a lot of restrictions for a Free account. Still, I chose them because they have a strong name and security.
- Flow: unlimited
- Speed: Low - not specified (solid surf)
- Locations: JP, NL, US
- Ease of use: 2/5
- Encryption: 256-bit
This is some of my list of VPN services that I tried and that suited me the most. If you have a suggestion for some other, similar, VPN services, write in the comment below.
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