Protect your privacy. Skip censorship. Encrypt your data. Access to blocked content in your country. These are just some of the things you can do if you use a VPN. Acronym for Virtual Private Network, Virtual Private Network, this tool serves to safeguard both your security and your privacy.
Years ago, VPNs seemed like the stuff of eccentrics, businesses, or security professionals. Today, knowing that much of the internet feeds on our data and its sale and traffic, sometimes illegally, have a virtual shield Being blocked from indiscriminate access to your data is not so far-fetched.
Today there are a multitude of VPN services. There are free ones, like the one offered by Opera in your browser or Hello.org, to cite two examples. And if you are looking for a more customizable VPN with more features, there are endless payment options. The most recent to arrive in Spain, Mozilla VPN, of those responsible for Firefox Y Thunderbird. Let’s take a look at the most popular VPNs.
ExpressVPN
The name of ExpressVPN it usually comes out in the top positions in most VPN comparisons. There must be a reason.
- Official apps for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS Y Android
- Version for install on compatible routers
- Support via router for Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Smart TV, PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo switch
- Simultaneously protected devices: 5
- Campus: British Virgin Islands
- Servers: more than 3,000 VPN servers in 160 locations from 94 countries
- Encryption: encryption using AES-256 and HMAC authentication
- VPN protocol: protocol Open VPN
- No Logs / No Registration Policy: Yes
- Price 1 month: € 11.24 per month
- Price 6 months: € 8.67 per month
- Price 15 months: € 5.79 per month
CyberGhost
Fast and reliable. This is the cover letter of CyberGhost, another of the VPN services that better stand out in the comparisons.
- Official apps for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS Y Android
- Version for Fire tv Y Android TV
- Support for other devices via DNS change
- Simultaneously protected devices: 7
- Campus: It arises in Germany, but its headquarters are in Bucharest, Romania
- Servers: 7,200+ VPN servers
- Encryption: employs AES-256
- VPN protocol: uses OpenVPN, IKEv2 Y WireGuard
- No Logs / No Registration Policy: Yes
- Price 1 month: € 11.99 per month
- Price 12 months: € 3.75 per month
- Price 39 months: € 2 per month
NordVPN
Along with the previous names, NordVPN it also tends to top the most popular VPN service lists. In addition, it is often advertised frequently. These are your credentials.
As an incentive, in addition to VPN, it has its own password manager, NordPass and your own encrypted cloud, NordLocker.
- Official apps for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS,Android Y Android TV
- Version for install on compatible routers
- Support via router for other devices, televisions and game consoles
- Simultaneously protected devices: 6
- Campus: Panama
- Servers: more than 5,200 in 59 countries
- Encryption: encryption AES-256-GCM with 4096 bit DH key
- VPN protocol: OpenVPN
- No Logs / No Registration Policy: Yes
- Price 1 month: € 9.56 per month
- Price 12 months: € 3.93 per month
- Price for 27 months: € 2.64 per month
Private Internet Access
Another popular VPN is Private Internet Access. He does not bet so much on advertising, but we can also find the odd advertisement of his. And although it does not specify the number of VPN servers it has, it does indicate that they are spread over 78 countries.
- Official apps for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS Y Android
- Version for install on compatible routers
- Support via router for Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Smart TV, PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo switch
- Simultaneously protected devices: 10
- Campus: USA
- Servers– Servers in 78 countries and Shadowsocks and SOCKS5 proxy servers
- Encryption: AES-128 and AES-256
- VPN protocol: OpenVPN and WireGuard
- No Logs / No Registration Policy: Yes
- Price 1 month: € 9.29 per month
- Price 12 months: € 3.10 per month
- Price 26 months: € 2.50 per month
Surfshark
Its nice name is a whole purpose of intentions and an allegory of what you can be surfing the internet in public places or without adequate protection. Surfshark stands out from the competition by offering protection to any device you have, no matter how many there are simultaneously.
As an incentive, it offers two additional services. The first is Surfshark Alert and notifies us if there is any vulnerability related to our personal data. For its part, Surfshark Search allows you to use browsers in stealth mode, navigate without a trace and avoid advertising.
- Official apps for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android Y Fire tv
- Simultaneously protected devices: Unlimited
- Campus: British Virgin Islands
- Servers: more than 3,200 servers in 65 countries
- Encryption: AES-256
- VPN protocol: IKEv2, OpenVPN, WireGuard and Shadowsocks
- No Logs / No Registration Policy: Yes
- Price 1 month: € 10.93 per month
- Price 6 months: € 5.48 per month
- Price 24 months: € 2.10 per month