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GreenGeeks is an American web hosting provider with 55,000 customers, managing 600,000 websites, and has a lengthy 17 years of experience in green hosting.

The company goes well beyond simple energy-saving; it calculates its energy consumption each year, then pays for three times that in green energy and puts it back into the grid. That's not just carbon neutral, it's carbon reducing, with up to 615,000+ kWh/year replaced.

In addition, GreenGeeks has another simpler and more straightforward way to showcase its environmental credentials: for every hosting account set up on the platform, the company plants one tree.

What types of hosting does GreenGeeks offer? 

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GreenGeeks offers low cost shared hosting, ideal for personal users and simple business websites.

WordPress and WooCommerce hosting allows you to build anything from a personal blog to a small web store.

VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting is a powerful technology which gives your site access to more CPU, RAM and other system resources. It's a smart choice for large or high-traffic sites, where top speeds are vital, and downtime could be a disaster.

While GreenGeeks does offer dedicated server hosting plans, these seem out of the norm for them. The plans are listed on their site, but you have to contact them to sign up.

Next, we'll break down GreenGeeks' various hosting types, find out what they have to offer, and which might be the best solution for you.

GreenGeeks shared hosting

Opt for shared hosting and your website is stored on a single web server along with several others. The benefit of this type of hosting is it's easy to use, and because everyone shares the server costs, it can be very cheap. But the disadvantage is all sites share the server's CPU, RAM, network connection and more, so you don't get the best stability or speeds.

GreenGeeks starter shared hosting plan, the Lite plan, more than covers the basics, with 25GB storage, unmetered bandwidth, free SSL, a free domain, a free migration to import your current site from another host, nightly backups, and top-quality industry-standard hosting tools, including Softaculous to automatically install WordPress and 150+ other apps, and cPanel for all your other hosting management needs. What’s more, it also offers 50 email accounts, which is much better than IONOS offering just one email account on all its shared hosting plans.

It's a decent package with enough power for personal users and small websites, and is priced low in the first year at $2.95. However, it’s well worth noting that costs jump to $12.95 on renewal, at little more than the best of the competition.

The mid-range ‘Pro’ plan adds 50 GB storage and support for unlimited websites (the Lite plan supports only a single website), along with on-demand backups (save a copy of your site whenever you like) and a WordPress repair tool. It's more capable, and at $4.95 a month in year one, $17.95 on renewal, it's also competitively priced.

The Premium plan is aimed at small businesses with high traffic sites or web stores. It adds extra resources and high-end business-friendly extras, including premium SSL and smart object caching (a clever technology which uses the Memcached and Redis tools to accelerate website speeds). It's a capable package worth considering for demanding sites, and looks fairly priced at $8.95 a month in year one, $29.95 on renewal.

GreenGeeks WordPress hosting 

WordPress is one of the most popular website creators around, and it's easy to see why. Its huge range of add-ons can handle the most advanced of business and web store projects, yet it's also accessible enough for home users to build simple family sites.

GreenGeeks' WordPress hosting is essentially the shared hosting plan - same names, same prices - with a little extra focus on some helpful WordPress-related features.

The plans include free migration of your WordPress site from a previous host, for instance. You get on-demand WP backups, with automatic updates of WordPress and its plugins, and 99.9% uptime. GreenGeeks uses the LiteSpeed server and LS Cache plugin to optimize speed. Unusually, the company doesn't just offer to scan your website for malware: the website says it'll also help clean your site if anything malicious shows up.

The malware pledge is unusual for a budget hosting plan, but otherwise there are no real surprises here. If you're happy with GreenGeeks' shared hosting and only need the WordPress basics, these plans have you covered. But if not, take a look at DreamHost’s professionally managed WordPress hosting range. Here, you get a high-performance cloud server environment, support for up to one million visitors a month, specialist WordPress support, 1-click staging for easier website testing, and excellent security, too.

While it’s admittedly not as cheap as GreenGeeks (the starter DreamPress plan is $16.95 billed monthly on a yearly subscription), it’s very good value for money for accelerated performance and business-critical sites. Even better, DreamHost is recommended by WordPress.org - the makers of WordPress. This is because DreamHost has greatly contributed to WordPress’s development in the last 10 years.

GreenGeeks VPS hosting 

A VPS (Virtual Private Server) is one physical server divided into several smaller private pieces. Each gets its own set of server resources, not shared with other users, making for a far more powerful setup. A good VPS can run a large blog with hundreds of thousands of visitors monthly.

GreenGeeks has only three VPS plans. All confusingly listed with 'special prices'. When I asked GreenGeeks they told me there is nothing special about these prices at all and they're not likely to change for a while.

The cheapest plan is $69.95 for 4 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 75 GB SSD storage, and cPanel. The next plan up is $125.95 for 8 GB RAM, 6 vCPU, and 150 GB Storage. The highest tier plan is $179.95 for 16 RAM and 6 vCPU.

There are a lot of positives here. As I mentioned, these are managed plans, which means GreenGeeks maintains the server for you (updating the operating system, installing security patches, monitoring the service for issues). A strong set of features includes free SSL, a free migration, cPanel server management, and the excellent Softaculous to automatically install WordPress or 150+ other apps. All plans have a generous 10TB bandwidth allowance, and prices are low considering what you get. Security is fantastic, too, with DDoS protection, custom security rules, and real-time 24/7 monitoring.

If you're looking for a lower to mid-range VPS, or new to this type of hosting and unsure exactly what you need, GreenGeeks is well worth considering. But with only three plans, and no configuration options, there's not a lot of choice, and many users will be better off elsewhere.

InMotion Hosting which features on our list of the best VPS hosting services, has a far wider range of plans, and is fairly customizable, too. The cheapest ‘Essential’ VPS is priced at $20 a month on a 2-year term and comes with 2 vCPU, 2GB RAM, 40GB SSD storage, and 10TB bandwidth, as well as robust security features. What’s more, you also get support for unlimited websites, 24/7/365 support from knowledgeable professionals, and a class-leading 100% network uptime and power guarantee - this is significantly better than GreenGeeks’ 99.9% uptime.

GreenGeeks green hosting

GreenGeeks has been a ‘Green Power Partner' since 2009, recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. A highlight of GreenGeeks is that regardless of which plan you choose - shared, dedicated, VPS, or reseller - you are going to get a 300% green energy match. This means that it puts 3 times the energy that it consumes back into the grid. For this, it has partnered with Poland’s Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF).

As the best green web hosting provider, GreenGeeks also plants one tree for every hosting account it provisions - this is thanks to its partnership with One Tree Planted. So, if you are environmentally-conscious and want to make a difference in the world by reducing carbon emissions, there’s hardly an option better for you than GreenGeeks.

Does GreenGeeks have a website builder? 

GreenGeeks has followed the trend with its newly introduced AI-driven website builder. (Image credit: Future)

In the past, GreenGeeks included a free version of the Weebly website builder with its hosting packages. However, it has now followed the trend by introducing an AI-driven website builder.

It's easy to use, and aside from visual design, the AI website builder offers other useful features that add great value. For example, you won't need a separate AI writing tool since AI content creation is included.

GreenGeeks' AI website builder only requires you to enter your business information. From there, it will auto-generate a design, then let you put the finishing touches by personalizing colors, content, and placement of design elements.

You can also use AI to generate images, which is an added cost-saving measure. No more worries about credits and limits.

Can I build a web store with GreenGeeks? 

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GreenGeeks has a WooCommerce hosting range which is very capable of building a top-quality web store (WooCommerce is one of the best ecommerce platforms around). As with GreenGeeks' WordPress range, though, this is really just the shared hosting range underneath, with the same names, features, and prices.

This isn't necessarily a problem. The plans can automatically install WooCommerce for you within seconds, and it really does have the power to handle even the largest and most demanding stores. However, because these are general-purpose shared hosting plans, GreenGeeks doesn't offer you any helpful ecommerce extras or specialist WooCommerce support.

That makes these more suitable for experienced users with some ecommerce experience, who are happy to set up and learn WooCommerce largely on their own. Plus, you can also purchase a dedicated IP address for your eCommerce store through GreenGeeks - for as little as $48/year.

If that's not you at all, there are other options. As we discussed above, website builders are not only the easiest way to create a site, but many also support adding a web store. Most builders have only a fraction of the power of WooCommerce, but they're enough for many stores. HostGator's Gator website builder and Hostinger's website builder can build basic stores for a few dollars a month, while GoDaddy and Wix cost more but include many extra features.

How easy is GreenGeeks to use? 

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GreenGeeks starts with a basic but helpful onboarding process for all new users. There's also an option to simply close the window for the process if you've had some experience and already know what you're doing.

Your first point of entry is the GreenGeeks control panel, which is refreshingly simple. Technical language is kept to a minimum, and sensibly-named options in a left-hand sidebar (Websites, Hosting Plans, Domains, Affiliate Programs, Support) make it easy to find what you need.

Even when you drill down to more complicated areas, GreenGeeks does its best to keep life straightforward. Create an email account at DreamHost, for instance, and it prompts you with 12 options, including some you may never know existed (do you want to get daily warnings if your Inbox is nearly full?) GreenGeeks just asks you to enter an email address and password. You can still tweak more advanced settings; they're just not displayed up-front.

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GreenGeeks provides users with top-quality, industry-standard tools to manage all the most complex tasks. With shared hosting plans, you get a custom dashboard that lets you install a variety of apps. WordPress installation is also available directly from the sidebar, which makes sense given its popularity.

For more advanced users, you can head directly into cPanel, which provides access to Softaculous, a handy app installer. cPanel also lets you perform tasks such as setting up email accounts, domain management, SEO tools configuration, and more.

This dual-management system can be a little confusing to some, but it can be very helpful for beginners to web hosting. The GreenGeeks dashboard is much simpler to use than cPanel and doesn't overcrowd you with a ton of options.

How fast is GreenGeeks? WordPress benchmark testing

CPU & Memory

Operations with large text data

8.08

Random binary data operations

6.33

Recursive mathematical calculations

3.86

Iterative mathematical calculations

7.32

Floating point operations

1.99

Filesystem

Filesystem write ability

0

Small file IO test

0

Small file IO test

2.53

Database

Importing large amount of data to database

5.09

Simple queries on single table

8.05

Complex database queries on multiple tables

4.58

Object Cache

Persistent object cache enabled

0

WordPress Core

Shortcode processing

3.84

WordPress Hooks

6.02

WordPress option manipulation

8.08

REGEX string processing

0

Taxonomy benchmark

6.01

Object capability benchmark

5.2

Content filtering

7.23

JSON manipulations

5.47

Network

Network download speed test

6.86

Overall

Your server score

4.7

One of the things we do to assess performance is benchmark a host's core WordPress performance. This allows us to see its performance in key WordPress operations quickly.

Unfortunately, GreenGeeks didn't come out smelling like roses after this assessment. The scores were dragged down by performance in several critical areas, like file handling and network capability.

Siege test

Concurrent Users

5

9

15

Transactions

46

34

16

Availability

55.42

31.48

12.31

Elapsed time

299.63

299.24

299.21

Data transactions

0.31

0.3

0.15

Response time

6.96

8.57

48.41

Transaction rate

0.15

0.11

0.05

Throughput

0

0

0

Concurrency

1.07

0.97

2.59

Successful transactions

55

46

106

Failed transactions

37

74

114

Longest transaction

37.2

22.27

49.97

Shortest transaction

0.04

0.04

0.04

Aside from core WordPress benchmarks, we also run Siege tests to see how well a host can handle the traffic load. What came back on GreenGeeks had me initially surprised, and not in a good way.

From experience, most web hosts handle five or fewer concurrent users fairly well, with a higher failure rate as load increases. GreenGeeks seemed to struggle even with an initial five-user load, failing almost half of the time. That doesn't look very promising, even for a shared hosting plan.

Aside from speed, another aspect of a web host's performance is the ability of its servers to maintain consistent uptime. GreenGeeks officially offers a 99.9% uptime guarantee, which aligns with industry standards for shared hosting.

However, some rivals, such as InMotion Hosting offer a rock-solid 99.99% uptime guarantee; then there are Liquid Web and DreamHost, which knock it out of the park with 100% uptime guarantees.

What is GreenGeeks support like? 

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GreenGeeks offers 24/7 support via live chat, email tickets, telephone, and a website knowledgebase.

The support section of their site is quite remarkable, being better equipped than most others I've seen. Aside from general knowledge base questions, it also has sections for tutorials and webinars that you can sign up for.

For example, the Getting Started with GreenGeeks guide links to articles on registering and setting up domains and DNS, creating email accounts, building your website, and managing your bills and accounts. That's good to know and will point you in the right direction.

If the knowledge base doesn’t work for you, then you can always contact the support team. We raised some test questions to see how it performed, and the results were excellent.

Final verdict

GreenGeeks' performance in its shared hosting plans is less than awesome. The main positives here are the customer experience journey and their excellent green hosting credentials. At least prices are pretty decent if you're signing up as a new user.

If you must have an eco-friendly hosting provider for any reason, then this is hands down the best choice. It also has a robust support section and a great customer support team.

Their plans also come with a 30-day money-back guarantee, so sign up for an account and try it on for size - all without risking a single penny.

GreenGeeks FAQsWhat payment types does GreenGeeks support?

GreenGeeks accepts payment via card only.

Does GreenGeeks offer refunds?

GreenGeeks has a simple 30-day money-back guarantee for all its main hosting products, regardless of the length of subscription. Unlike some providers, there's no 30 days for this hosting product range, 15 days for that, something else again for monthly plans (GoDaddy only gives you 48 hours for subscriptions of less than a year). It's 30 days and that's that.

There are some restrictions for add-on products. You won't get your domain registration or SSL certificate fees back, for instance, but that's common to most hosts. (Although, as a plus this time, GoDaddy does offer refunds on some domain purchases.)

More significantly, renewal fees aren't included. At SiteGround, you can cancel 15 days after renewing, and the company will give you all but your first month's fees back. At GreenGeeks, the small print warns you must cancel your account at least five days before the renewal date 'to ensure the billing date can stop any renewal charges', and if you forget, and you're charged, you've no right to a refund.

Does GreenGeeks have an uptime guarantee?

GreenGeeks claims to offer a '99.9% uptime guarantee', but that's no more than a hope, or a goal. If your site is down for more than 0.1% (or 43.83 minutes a month), you won't get any form of compensation.

Some hosts do significantly better. SiteGround also has a 99.9% network uptime guarantee, for instance, but if your downtime is actually 99%, you'll get a month of free hosting, and there's another free month for every further 1%.

(Image credit: Future)Where are GreenGeeks’ data centers?

Sign up with GreenGeeks and you can choose whether your site will be hosted in its US, Canadian, Netherlands or Singapore data centers.

That's better than many providers, and good news for performance. If your website has a mainly European audience, for instance, hosting your site in the Netherlands means visitors are closer to your server, automatically giving you a little extra speed.

(Image credit: GreenGeeks)What is my GreenGeeks IP address?

Log into the GreenGeeks control panel.

Click Hosting, find your hosting account in the list and click Manage.

Your website server's IP address is displayed as 'IP' in the Server Information panel.

What are GreenGeeks' nameservers?

GreenGeeks shared hosting nameservers are chi-ns1.websitehostserver.net, chi-ns2.websitehostserver.net and ams-ns1.websitehostserver.net.

How do I cancel a GreenGeeks product?

You can cancel a GreenGeeks hosting plan from the website cancellation request form.

Choose the service you'd like to cancel, complete and submit the form. You'll receive an email from GreenGeeks, click the Confirmation link, and your request is processed within seven days.

Although this sounds simple enough, there are a couple of potential gotchas.

First, the company automatically renews your package 24 hours before the hosting date, so don't leave this until the last minute.

And second, when you're prompted to enter your email address in the cancellation form, you must enter the same address linked to your GreenGeeks account. If you don't, the cancellation won't be accepted, and if the renewal date is close, there's a chance you'll be billed again before you realize there's a problem.

PrivadoVPN Free serves as an example of what free VPNs can, and arguably, should be more widely capable of. Unlike many of the best free VPNs, PrivadoVPN free offers not only a strong mix of locations, 13 to be exact, including 4 in the US, but also impressive speeds and even some capacity to unblock streaming content across streaming services such as Netflix.

While the 10GB data cap is a limitation, and it does lack any sort of feature offering, the performance you can expect from PrivadoVPN Free matches even some paid VPNs, making it a great entry point to VPNs should you be wary of paying. Plus, if you want to upgrade, PrivadoVPN is among the best cheap VPNs available.

The current Black Friday VPN deal means you can pick up the PrivadoVPN paid plan for a total of $30 for two years of service.

Features

PrivadoVPN Free doesn't excel at its feature offering as, frankly, it doesn't have one. That said, you do get a solid array of traditional VPN capabilities included in the free plan.

You can access OpenVPN, WireGuard, and IKEv2 protocols, you get access to a kill switch and split-tunneling capabilities, and you can use GeoJump to spoof your GPS location to the location of the VPN server you connect to.

The biggest omission from PrivadoVPN Free is Control Tower. Control Tower is PrivadoVPN's ad, malware, ransomware, and crypto blocker. It also serves as a parental controls hub, giving options to block adult content, substance-related sites, and social media sites, including Facebook, TikTok, X, and YouTube. Plus, it works to block any phishing attempts.

While full protective software is often omitted from free VPNs, PrivadoVPN's omission of Control Tower is made all the more noticeable by its lack of other features. There's no access to multihop or Onion over VPN connections, no password management capabilities, no encrypted storage, no data breach identifiers, nothing. But, this does make PrivadoVPN Free a strong option for value should you not need any of these extras.

Features score: 5/10

Server network

PrivadoVPN Free offers 13 server locations, dropping from the 67 listed as available on its paid service. Despite this, 13 locations is impressive for a free VPN service. Plus, when you consider those locations include the UK, India, Germany, Argentina, the Netherlands, Brazil, France, Canada, Mexico, and four locations in the US, you get a good spread of locations to choose from.

If you're looking for servers in the Middle East, Africa, or Asia, PrivadoVPN Free won't be a stellar choice, no, but for most unblocking needs, be that for streaming or general browsing, 13 locations more than have you covered. Especially when you consider many free VPNs won't offer more than five.

Server network score: 9/10

Apps

PrivadoVPN Free supports a good range of operating systems. It's available on Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, Android and Amazon Fire TVs, and Chrome. PrivadoVPN's most glaring limitation is Linux, where, instead of simply offering a Linux client, PrivadoVPN expects you to install your own OpenVPN configuration from PrivadoVPN onto a third-party client. If you're on Linux, then it's probably worthwhile looking at other free VPN alternatives.

Apps score: 7/10

PrivadoVPN Free is available on a whole host of platforms, and is consistently designed across most platforms. (Image credit: Future // Rob Dunne)Ease of use

PrivadoVPN Free is impressively simple to set up. Going through the steps to set up an account leads you to receiving an email to verify your email address and confirm your account – you're also provided with an extremely complex username which is completely unnecessary unless you were to completely lose access to the email account you use.

Once loaded into the app, PrivadoVPN Free offers little to be confused by. A large icon to connect dominates the view on mobile devices, and the desktop experience is almost exactly the same. While this does make the app impressively simple to navigate and understand, no matter what device you're on, it would be nice for the desktop experience to feel less as though the mobile app had been simply migrated over.

Finding the few customisations you can make is simple enough, icons direct you towards the necessary settings and options, and anything you need can be changed via toggles or selection boxes, making for quick and easy optimisation depending on how you intend on using the service.

Ease of use score: 9/10

PrivadoVPN's Windows app bears many resemblances to its mobile apps, notably lacking any kind of full screen mode. (Image credit: Future // Rob Dunne)Speed and performance

PrivadoVPN Free's performance is one of the biggest factors in its rise to the top of our best free VPN rankings. In our latest round of testing, PrivadoVPN Free was easily the fastest of all the free VPNs. We recorded an average local download speed of 564 Mbps.

That's down a little on last time's speed snapshot of 671 Mbps but still considerable faster than Windscribe Free (430 Mbps) and Hotspot Shield Basic (385 Mbps)

While it's likely these speeds won't consistently remain at these heights forever, achieving this puts PrivadoVPN Free among the fastest VPNs we've tested, including across paid providers.

So, if you're looking for the fastest free VPN available right now, PrivadoVPN Free is the clear winner.

Speed and performance score: 10/10

Unblocking

PrivadoVPN Free has a greater unblocking capacity than most free VPNs, mainly because it can manage it at all. On the free plan, we were able to access Netflix in the US and the UK. We had mixed results accessing Disney+, with some occasions of access and others without.

We were more successful accessing BBC iPlayer, Channel 4, and ITV, but had no success whatsoever with the likes of Amazon Prime Video, 9Now, or 10Play. Given that free VPNs often outright fail to unblock any streaming services, this result is seriously impressive.

It also proved to be pretty effective for torrenting. However, the combination of high-speed servers and a 10GB data cap means it’s pretty easy to churn through your allotted bandwidth for the month, so be careful how much you download.

Unblocking score: 8/10

Privacy and security

PrivadoVPN Free's biggest letdown is its lack of a third-party audit. Yes, it has a strong no-logs policy, and yes, it's in a privacy-focused jurisdiction, but the lack of a third-party audit means none of this can be wholly trusted quite yet.

Something that does come to its aid is that its no-logs policy is the same across both its paid and free options. This means PrivadoVPN isn't doing what many free VPNs do and uses its free status to find ways to monetize your data to cover the costs of running the service.

If you want to learn more about PrivadoVPN’s overall stance on security, you can check out our PrivadoVPN review here.

Privacy and security score: 8/10

Track record

Given that PrivadoVPN only entered the VPN space in 2019, there isn't a huge deal to talk about in terms of negatives, which is a good thing. So far, the service hasn't experienced any security breaches, nor has it had any concerning interactions with law enforcement, or had any serious flaws found.

The next step to solidifying this for PrivadoVPN will be the completion of a third-party audit and the publication of any kind of transparency report that can shed light on user data requests they may be receiving.

Track record score: 9/10

Customer Support

Customer support options for PrivadoVPN Free aren't extensive. While there is a live chat system, it's not staffed all day, meaning you can be left using its, admittedly extensive, knowledge base to try and find answers you might need.

Should this not give you the answers you seek, there's also the option for email contact with a support agent, which proved to be equally effective during testing.

Customer support score: 6/10

Pricing and plans

PrivadoVPN Free offers an impressive amount of value compared to its free plan. While you are limited to a single connection and you only get 10GB data per month, you can still use the service past this limit, just at 1 Mbps speeds rather than over 950 Mbps.

The biggest feature PrivadoVPN Free misses out on compared to its paid plan is Control Tower, which, as mentioned previously, serves as a protective measure and parental control hub for devices connected to PrivadoVPN. Alongside that, you also gain access to unlimited simultaneous connections, all 67 server locations, and the full suite of connection customisation options.

In reality, getting those added features from only $1.11 per month is a very good deal, but given how much you get with the free plan anyway, PrivadoVPN Free proves itself to be an impressive value for no money.

Pricing and plans score: 8/10

Should you use Privado VPN Free?

It's difficult to flaw the performance of PrivadoVPN Free as a free VPN service. Were it not for its 10GB data limit, PrivadoVPN Free would sit a a clear margin above other free VPNs, especially given its proven capacity to unblock some streaming services, which is a rarity among free VPNs.

If you're likely to go through 10GB quickly, the 1 Mbps throttled speeds thereafter should be something of a concern, even if it's welcome to know that you won't be cut off completely, but this does leave PrivadoVPN Free short of the likes of Proton VPN Free which offers a truly unlimited connection.

That said, PrivadoVPN Free stands above free VPN competition despite these flaws. Plus, the few features you miss out on mean realistically there's an audience of VPN users who could genuinely use PrivadoVPN Free day-to-day, without noticing its limitations, and without feeling insecure in a way often felt when using other free VPNs.

Total score: 79/100

PrivadoVPN Free alternatives

NordVPN – from $2.99 per month
The best VPN overall
NordVPN is one of the most well-rounded VPN services on the market, offering a combination of top-tier security, blazing-fast speeds, and advanced features. It's been fully audited multiple times to confirm both their no-logs policy and the safety of their apps, and alongside a suite of extra security features, it makes NordVPN one of the best choices for keeping your data safe. You can give it a shot yourself with a 30-day money-back guarantee. View Deal

Surfshark – from $1.99 per month
The best cheap VPN (and also the fastest)
Surfshark is a budget-friendly VPN that doesn’t skimp on quality, offering unlimited simultaneous connections on a single subscription. It also comes with advanced privacy tools like Alternative ID, which allows you to generate new identities on the fly. While it doesn’t have a free VPN tier, it’s priced on par with PrivadoVPN at $2.49 a month when you buy in for two years. You can try it out now with a 30-day money-back guarantee.View Deal

ExpressVPN - from $3.49 per month
A beginner-friendly VPN package
ExpressVPN has built a reputation as one of the most reliable and secure VPN providers which is well deserved. It’s a slightly more expensive VPN than most of the other top-tier providers, but in return, you’re getting access to a high-speed server network that spans 148 locations in 106 countries. It’s particularly effective at unblocking streaming platforms, including Netflix, BBC iPlayer, and HBO Max, and works in countries with restrictive internet policies.View Deal

We test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example:1. Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service).2. Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad.We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services. Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing.