Free vs Paid VPN: The Battle for Your Privacy

A VPN replaces your IP address with its own server address to improve your anonymity. It also encrypts your connection to secure your data from prying eyes. Free VPNs may provide basic features like these but they often come at a hidden cost.

Many free VPNs are mere facades for malware and malicious scripts. They also typically lack important features like a Kill Switch, Split Tunneling, and DNS leak protection — essential for meaningful privacy.

Free VPNs are generally useless for streaming movies and TV shows as they have heavily congested networks. If you’re looking for a lightning-fast VPN that works seamlessly with streaming services, choose PIA VPN.

Yes! PIA offers a 7-day free VPN trial on our iOS and Android VPN apps. We also offer a 30-day money-back guarantee for you to try all PIA VPN features risk-free. If you decide PIA isn’t right for you for any reason, you can get a full refund within 30 days.

Yes, you pay for every VPN you use. Even for the so-called free VPNs, you pay for with your data. Running a VPN service is expensive, and free VPNs usually log your browsing data, then sell it to third parties to meet these costs.

Many free VPNs use other ways to generate revenue too, like monitoring your browsing data and inserting targeted ads. This a blatant invasion of your privacy.

Use PIA VPN to secure your browsing data. We have 100% open-source VPN apps for greater transparency so anyone can check and verify our source code.

Yes, PIA works great with Netflix. Our VPN consistently delivers speeds in excess of the 15 Mbps Netflix recommends for 4K streaming.

When you travel overseas, you can lose access to your Netflix subscription, or some movies and shows might not be available in the region you’re traveling in.

Connect to a PIA VPN server in your home country to instantly get back to streaming securely. Our global server network spans 84 countries all around the world.

VPNs are legal in the US and most other countries. Generally speaking, your right to protect your privacy online is protected by law. However, a few countries limit or even ban VPNs, so it’s a good idea to check the local regulations before connecting.

However, using a VPN to break the law online is still illegal, and it won’t protect you from any associated consequences.

If you have any questions about protecting your privacy online with PIA VPN, contact our 24/7 Customer Support team via live chat or email.