It’s so difficult with so many options and all these bullshit “discounts”, coupled with the fact that different VPNs charge different prices based on what country you’re connecting from…

What is the cheapest functional VPN you’ve come across? Bonus points if it supports IPv6.

  • Notamoosen@lemmy.zip
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    14
    ·
    21 days ago

    Proton has a free package with unlimited bandwidth. It doesn’t offer as many countries or advanced features but it works just fine.

  • Emberleaf@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    13
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    20 days ago

    Another vote for Mullvad, here. It’s arguably one of the best VPNs out there and at 5 bucks a month, you really can’t go wrong. If you want cheaper than that, you have bigger problems than a VPN.

      • MissGutsy@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        19 days ago

        Which is only really needed for hosting a torrent, something most people don’t do. Most VPN users do not even know what torrenting is and most torrent users are leechers so they don’t use it either.

  • sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    11
    ·
    21 days ago

    I think Proton has a free tier. It would be the most legit free one. Otherwise the best VPNs would be Proton, Mullvad, and IVPN with their no log policies, anonymous account creation and payment methods, audit history, and legal track records

  • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    10
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    21 days ago

    AirVPN has a pretty good reputation AKAIK, and their 2-year plans are cheaper than Mullvad and Proton.

    • phanto@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      20 days ago

      Agreed. I have a VPS exit node for 4$/month, took an hour to set up, never once come within a mile of hitting my bandwidth cap on it.

      The clients run on everything.

      • Matt@lemmy.ml
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        20 days ago

        I’m surprised too. Since it’s a mesh VPN, you can set up your exit node anywhere you like.

          • Matt@lemmy.ml
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            19 days ago

            If you have it at home, you have to only pay for the bandwidth you’re using.

  • lemming741@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    9
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    21 days ago

    PIA is $40/yr and if you’re just dodging hollywood lawyers, it is perfect for that. I can easily saturate my 1Gbps connection. It’s a well known service so some companies block their IPs and you’ll get captchas but I think that’s unavoidable.

    If you have state actors interested in your activities, keep shopping.

  • useyourmainfinger@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    20 days ago

    Been using Air/Eddie for a while, it’s been solid… Not the best interface perhaps, but a wide selection of servers globally…

  • catloaf@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    21 days ago

    Most VPN software is free. OpenVPN is FOSS and a popular product.

    What are you trying to achieve?

    • rcbrk@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      edit-2
      20 days ago

      It’s no use. “VPN” means gateway/MITM service, just like “crypto” means digital tulip mania.

      Today’s episode brought to you by our friends CoinSkank™ and EchelonVPN.

  • 3aqn5k6ryk@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    21 days ago

    I just bought adguard vpn for 5 year. Cost me 35$. Includes adguard private dns and adguard family license.

    Imo, its worth it for me. Good speed but no wireguard support.