VyprVPN review

Pricing

VyperVPN offers two tiers of VPN service: regular and premium. Both feature discounts if you pay annually instead of monthly. If you’re not sure you want to pay for a VPN right away, both options offer a free 3-day trial.

If you opt for the premium option, you unlock access to their Vyper Chameleon Protocol and VyperVPN Cloud service for an extra layer of security when you access cloud server services.

There is also a third business-only tier. It offers advanced features, such as dedicated servers and access management. However, it is priced higher than most consumers would find affordable. We won’t cover the business tier in this summary.

Supported Devices

You can use VyperVPN with almost every device. They offer clients for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android. It also works with most TVs and routers -- including Android TV, OpenELEC, Apple TV and Tomato. Sadly, there is no Linux support.

Ease of Use

Whether you’re on the mobile or desktop client, reviewers found the interface intuitive with easy-to-understand navigation and a clean layout. The client itself updates automatically when new servers go online so you can quickly try out new locations.

Simultaneous Connections

On this front, VyperVPN falls short...

Their standard package only allows for three simultaneous connections. If you want five, you must pony up for Premium. This decision is surprising as competing VPNs -- such as NordVPN and TunnelBear -- offer five or more simultaneous connections on their standard package.

Included Features

For those who want to personalize their VPN experience, VyperVPN offers:

• Auto connection and reconnection
• Kill switch protection
• P2P on all servers
• Variety of protocols including PPTP, L2TP/IPsec, and OpenVPN
• Zero-knowledge DNS
• Cypher Secure
• NAT firewall
• Chameleon Protocol

Cypher Secure provides encrypted messaging to protect your conversations from potential security threats such as third parties and cell phone providers. The NAT firewall provides an additional layer of security by restricting unfamiliar inbound traffic on your mobile devices and router.

Chameleon is VyperVPN’s protocol to prevent VPN blocking and also adds a layer of security, making it perfect to circumvent geo-restricted content.

Privacy and Logging

Headquartered in Switzerland, Golden Frog has a leg up for privacy over American competitors. The company coded everything for their service and also own and operate all the servers and other infrastructure on their network.

This means there isn’t a third party handling your information. And the protocols VyprVPN supports are some of the best around in terms of encryption.

In other good news, VyperVPN keeps zero user logs. They have even gone through an independent audit with Leviathan Security Group to prove this, becoming the world’s first publicly audited zero-log VPN.

Performance

VyperVPN advertises themselves as the world’s fastest VPN. While experts wouldn’t consider it the absolute fastest, they found it very speedy with excellent download and upload speeds. If you’re looking for a VPN for P2P use, their network can handle it.

With that said, reviewers noticed connection failures to a few servers -- notably Algeria, Egypt, Israel, and Pakistan -- which lasted more than 24 hours. And while they didn’t test all 71 servers, they mentioned that some were not as fast as others.

Some reviewers found mismatches with server locations. For example, Luxembourg servers were in Pittsburgh. If you’re trying to circumvent geolocation checks, these mismatches can cause a problem.

Support

While a lot of VPN companies offer excellent email support, you have to wait at least 30 minutes to receive an answer. Sometimes you want an answer immediately.

If this is important to you, VyperVPN provides immediate support through live chat. Most agents responded in less than 2 minutes. They can also send you a transcript of the conversation should you need to refer to their instructions later.

There’s always email as well. But instead of filling out a form on the site or from your own email client, you can open a support ticket from the VPN client. Reviewers found this a much more streamlined process.

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Summary

If you want a VPN that offers a high level of security, VyperVPN is a solid choice.

While it isn’t perfect, the service provides plenty of features to help you secure things how you’d prefer. This makes it a great option for VPN newbies and pros alike.

Best VPN describes VyprVPN as “an outstanding VPN that has proven its no logs policy.”