VPN Tier List of 2024

Did you know most VPNs are owned by only a few companies? Those companies can even sell your data while charging you a subscription fee.
Chapters:
00:00 What is a VPN for?
01:00 Best VPNs
03:14 Corporate Garbage
04:00 Independent VPNs
05:15 Best Paid VPN
In this post, we’ll be looking at the best VPNs for 2024.
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[@JeffGeerling]

Quick note regarding affiliate links-many VPN providers do offer those programs, but that doesn't mean all KZbinrs who accept sponsorships participate in the programs. I have accepted sponsorships from Surfshark in the past (I use them mainly to bypass idiotic blackout restrictions for sportsball games), but I don't participate in their referral program because IMO that creates the conflict of interest that causes a greater loss of objectivity. A paid sponsorship is a one-time deal for a video, and I have one or two per month, with no ongoing contracts, but an affiliate program creates perverse incentives IMO. All that said, accepting any paid sponsorships also taints opinions, no matter how pure the 'influencer', so that's why the FCC has pretty strict guidelines on disclosure... which many (most?) don't even follow :P

[@notsure1274]

You mean the FTC?

[@renderedpixels4300]

​@@notsure1274one of the shitty 3 letter agencies

[@JeffGeerling]

@@notsure1274 Ah that's the one! Was thinking of FCC after working on some broadcast videos lately, oops.

[@Raylightsen]

Jeff is a cool guy

[@JeffGeerling]

@@Raylightsen you are too! :D And so is CTT!

[@bvd_vlvd]

I guess Norton could have gone into that D tier since it's not just corporate garbage, but also norton corporate garbage

[@BrianLuxe]

Norton = garbage, until they stop bundling so much crap. So, they'll just spend a ton on advertising to keep the top spot.

[@BronyumHexofloride]

D tier? Nah they need a N teir all of thier own N for "Never ever considder this spyware"

[@ShadowWolf2023-yp5zg]

@@BronyumHexofloride an*

[@TenEXP]

There go all chances at a VPN sponsorship

[@ChrisTitusTech]

Oh no! Welp, at least I still have my day job haha.

[@ken_kaneki197]

lmao

[@johannesnguyen1090]

Chad Moment 😂

[@avoavoavo]

Or... The marketing pays you so much, that you say that theirs is the only safe one xD He just upped the chance to get a massive deal

[@no_name4796]

He should have asked nord vpn to sponsor this video, would have been funny. (I said nord vpn, because i personally see loooooots of video sponsored by them)

[@EnejJohhem]

Best VPN is "your friend's computer" (evil smile)

[@LibertyRapsher]

And if they're deaf and mute it gives you another security layer.

[@GameBacardi]

Neighbor wifi

[@Insightfill]

LOL. Me in the Starbucks parking lot, watching the raid take place.

[@vrilgod4176]

Mullvad got raided by the Swedish authorities and the police couldn't get any logs because there weren't any. Best VPN with the best price

[@xBintu]

But I think geo unlocking doesn't work for everything? I red about Formula 1 not geo unlocking

[@Tb0n3]

Can't that be said about a lot of the corpo vpns too?

[@kuroshii4473]

@@xBintu Mullvad's server list is fully public so it isn't really useful if you just need it to avoid geoblocking I think

[@Kwijibob]

​@@xBintumost streaming services block mullvad's servers

[@Insightfill]

Mullvad will even take cash. They really don't keep records on their users at all. It's wild.

[@logangoodwin8941]

No one's safe on the internet

Amen bro!

[@Pax.Alotin]

Of course everyone is safe on the internet -------------------- said nobody

[@no_name4796]

@Pax.Alotin "hi nobody, this is dad" Said too many dads ever

[@deadpianist7494]

then tell me all your passwords and give me some money and nvm

[@Kevin-oj2uo]

Does that mean you shouldn't try to protect yourself?

[@sak-atWork]

Not a huge privacy guy, but Mullvad and Proton are what I expected to be the winners. Outstanding :)

[@Kcorey]

Which do you like? Mullvad or proton??

[@sak-atWork]

@@Kcorey Mullvad is excellent. Don’t have personal experience with proton VPN but i use their email service and know they’re a good company.

[@amdboy5873]

​@Kcorey I recommend getting Proton Unlimited. You'll get cloud (still in beta), amazing vpn, secure pass manager and enhanced email with aliases, which is must since I've tried it. Also a calendar, but I don't use it. You can get it up to 40% off during holidays sales or around 10$ a month. Amazing price to privacy ratio. (y)

[@ShadowWolf2023-yp5zg]

@@Kcorey Mullvad if you have the money, Proton if you want something free (I think)

[@burhanbudak6041]

Mullvad: Your either in our out, you don't get sponsors.

[@Insightfill]

My oldest kid (23 now) loves their promoted volume discount: "one month = $5. If you prepay a whole year, it's just $60!" Ha! They'll also take cash. Cute!

[@lolkthnxbai]

They offer a 10% discount if you use crypto and take monero.

[@moshguy]

Proton has always been a solid mail provider for me. TheVPN is kind of a bonus.

[@swollenaor]

Same here, but also, swiss law was factor for me.

[@readifdumb]

That's basically how I see it. For me the mail and password manager are the most useful, the calendar the least, and vpn coming middle of the pack, with my least like program being the cloud storage they offer. However if you're paying for the year or two year package, it's so little cost that I don't even really consider it worth choosing any package below unlimited.

[@-ta-1]

yeah proton is goated

[@SOMEONE23145]

you got me at first ngl, I just subbed to this channel a few days ago and I was like oh boy, he is one of them isnt he 🤣 glad to see a sane and honest Tech channel still exist on KZbin.

[@dude_man_bro]

Chris and Rob Braxman are probably my two go-to

[@s9be14]

I have been waiting for a video like this for so long Thank you!

[@markh.6687]

Old joke regarding security: "Good luck; I'm behind seven proxies!"

[@ZaXTheAlien]

that reminds me of tor lol.

[@OphidianGG]

I use VPN for bypassing network restrictions, like I just spent 5 weeks in the hospital and without a VPN gaming was impossible. Sure could set up one at home but when I'm not home there's no guarantee it won't run into issues I can't resolve remotely if I can't bypass said restrictions in the first place, as well as some networks block specific protocols which would require you to setup multiple ones at home too. Having a 3rd party I can just connect to different servers to and swap between protocols with is just so much easier for this use case.

[@johannieminen]

Good content as usual. Regards from Sweden

[@netsudro]

Whenever I see a youtuber I like doing a VPN sponsored bit, I get it, he's saying the words but he's winking like: You know this is garbage, but i'll take their money anyway.

[@antibrevity]

And it's sad because they're lying in exchange for money and no one should have to do that :(. We are human beings and we deserve better than to sell our souls and LIE to our viewers. I like some channels with VPN sponsorships, but I can't respect them afterward.

[@davidjv9800]

Great vid Chris, nice to see somebody actually be honest about the realities of these VPN providers

[@pssst...]

Good video. Could you consider doing a video for setting up a server where OpenVPN or Wireguard runs on it?

[@Jc0smash]

Heya awesome video, this and the antivirus one - I appreciate that you do not provide affiliate/promo links. It gives me greater confidence in your opinions and thoughts on these products. I do have a question and want to know your thoughts on Identity Theft Protection products like AURA and if you would suggest getting something like this at all and if so which products would you suggest I look in to

[@vladislavkaras491]

Thanks for the video!

[@froedge]

This is one of the few tier lists that is hard to argue, it's just objectively correct xd. Good job!

[@waldorfmuppet8804]

I know a thing or two about VPN's and you are spot-on! Respect for telling like it is.

[@RuxUnderscore]

I use a few of the other features on Proton, so it made sense to pay for the VPN as well, since they bundle it all together.

[@Arhan3l]

I am actually using VPN because for some reason my ISP doesn't like some connections and I can't for example play some online games. When I connect to a VPN it magically works.

[@masterd9562]

Some ports are blocked for me on warzone and using protonmail I can easily play

[@ZaXTheAlien]

same here. using openvpn and wireguard on some cloud VM.

[@theredscreen2431]

Could you do another tier list of selfhosted vpns like wireguard based vpns such as netbird or tailscale (or rather headscale). That would be great as I'm not sure which ones are good.

[@sbme1147]

Lawrence Systems did a really good one awhile back. He actually has a forum setup and it looks like Netbird ( GitHub ) uses Wireguard and has iOS and Android apps now.

[@decoydave]

Chris what options are there for vpn's and general privacy for those of us who can't afford to pay for them? And the best way to set them up for someone learning about this for home or personal use.

[@darkphase7799]

Honestly, I know Nord had a big issue awhile back where a server was compromised and they didn't let us know for ages. I was using them before that and still use them, partially because I have been too lazy to change and partially because I brought a 3-year sub using a coupon to knock the price down and a cashback thing that meant I paid like $30AUD for 3 years. I know that privacy on the internet does not exist, I just throw some things in there to reduce my surface area, I also use Pihole and unbound. I don't always use a VPN, I don't always use the same browser, I don't always use the same computer, I don't use banking apps or anything like that in public places, I use different fake/randomised names, dob, addresses, on each site I use, and I use a password manager with random different passwords I change monthly. I know this reduces some of my information being shared, but it will only be a drop compared to what they do get.

[@terrencerivers2358]

Thanks Chris I love your honesty,especially about u tubers 30%,no wonder that most do it,but never tell you about their cut.

[@oldschool1079]

hey Chris, you should do Tailscale,Zerotier and Netbird next, Also would really like you to do some detailed review of SoftEther VPN. Good stuff, short and to the point.

[@partoz0]

Been waiting my whole life on a video like this

[@TomSparkReviews]

Interesting video... No mention of my website tho? I did make video to counter your points to give my thoughts on this one

[@Freestyle_HD]

Had a look at your site its pretty damn detailed, appreciate all your efforts But I feel the rating are fairly broad, things like Linux GUI/firestick support and the vast majority don't care for it. Privacy and features should really be their own separate scores or something because it feels really off that more proven privacy focused VPNs are outranked by things that have extra feature some people might not need. Like "Community Toxicity Levels" being a part of the score seems kind of ridiculous really.

[@jmillsey]

No AirVPN or IVPN? I personally use mullvad

[@iDeparture]

yeah i was wondering about ivpn myself. also a mullvad user, tying out proton this month for it's Port forwarding and have been meaning to rid my self of outlook and gmail and will also if protons password manger is good enough to maybe make the switch from 1password

[@Grimlo9ic]

Used to use Mullvad, but they disabled port forwarding so I use AirVPN now.

[@inchsurfinfo2228]

Both are Mossad operations. Use Mullvad. Not acquired by Kape Technologies. Yet. 🔻

[@iDeparture]

​@@inchsurfinfo2228 uh it's ALL intel agencies, not just mossad. anything based in a country thats apart of othe 5, 9 and 14 eyes all engage in unlawfu shared mass surveillance of their citizens

[@iDeparture]

@@inchsurfinfo2228 and neither airvpn or iVPN are owned by kape tech, the ones that are as far as ik are Express PIA cyber ghost and intego

[@WeedmanPro]

oh man!! the thumbnail 😂.. so much rage

[@rocwang9841]

Hi Chris, do you have time to check you powershell-profile repo, there is an issue when trying to use your powershell-profile and it is stuck there. Thank you.

[@YannMetalhead]

Good video!

[@user-od4gs3iu4t]

nice and helpful video. what about SPN from Safing, creator of Port master?

[@RudeDogg033]

Thank you. I knew nothing about what a VPN was or did and now I feel way more educated about it.

[@rixxy87]

I use Proton it's free

[@unitedskiesunderthemoon]

How easy is to setup Wireguard and Open VPN as someone with little networking knowledge? Another question is if setting it up can teach you how some things work in networking? Thanks for the video

[@4U2NV-yd6vh]

Well if you have an old laptop or a mini pc/single board computer.. install linux headless and then docker. After that install a Portainer containter for ease and lastly install WG-easy container. You then have to port forward on your router or on the cloud host. Simple

[@Bad-Seed]

FWIW PIA's no logging policy has been tested in US courts twice under subpoena, and in both cases no identifiable user data/logs could be provided

[@VanDiemensLander]

Shush PIA bad.

[@hershfam]

Isn’t this true for express VPN also

[@Lintrospection]

The company that actually went to court is not the same company that currently owns PIA.

[@danbodine7754]

Torguard was subpoenaed to give over logs on someone but they didn't have the logs so they couldn't give them over. That's one reason I use torguard.

[@daboogiemansass]

Same thing happened with PIA.

[@LibertyRapsher]

My VPN company Bullshaguard has been subpoenaed countless times and we refused to give over our customers information. Why.... because we say we did and our word is our bond

[@everyhandletaken]

Torguard is the only one I have had full success with for geounblocking for major streaming services & it is reliable enough.

[@techbulb3440]

@@daboogiemansass yea but now they are owned by Kape.

[@weekendwarrior3420]

I like how you coloured Best red and Worst green.

[@pellleplast]

What video was it the Harris made? You mentioned a good and interrwsting video but i cant find it and no link 😔

[@TradersTradingEdge]

Dude, ya best, tnx!

[@Your_Degenerate]

I ended up choosing Proton. It's free option has been decent and has clients for Linux as well so it's fairly easy to set up.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Also one of the few with port forwarding still

[@Honkinwaffle]

I've been using PIA for a while, its only for Torrenting to avoid my ISP from complaining. Its... fine... I haven't switched to ProtonVPN out of lazyness. It does its job and lets me torrent TBs of data without getting complaints from the ISP.

[@Zzonkers]

Yep. PIA for torrent and getting around everything blocked at work.

[@ampeg187]

Can you make a review and opinion about DNS services? Comparing NextDNS, or DNS from Cloudflare or running Pihole DNS and so on

[@leogray1091]

Didn't see anyone mentioned tailscale. That is great opensource stuff I love. Or does people count it together with wireguard and that's it? I mean it;s a lot more easier to use then wireguard though

[@DeepFriedOreoOffline]

I love that this video dropped almost immediate after Linus and Luke talking about how they stan PIA even while not being sponsored for years. I have used PIA, and Express, and Proton. And honestly, I have not had any problems with any of them. Except for when I went to cancel my Express membership and they tried to FOMO me and ran me through a bunch of pages that had me clicking cancel 3, 4, maybe even 5 times. Definitely very corporate.

[@nighthawkvc25a]

For the Best tier, does that eat up even more home internet traffic for those on a monthly data cap? My ISP has a 1TB cap per month before charging extra fees and I've always wondered about that aspect.

[@1Tubevideo]

They don’t take more nor less data. Consumed data should be the same.

[@ohnoeskimo2165]

Can you please explain how I can get updates for the razor app, after i used your tool?

[@pohdiquesti]

I just want a vpn for my amazon prime, which one is best? I have norton, and so far, all good

[@Fre-sn4hu]

If use Portmaster firewall is a VPN necessary or useful? Is using both beneficial?

[@user-od4gs3iu4t]

firewall is no way a replacement for VPN. Portmaster from Safing has SPN module, which is kind of VPN, but in addition to that is application-specific. It's however not a free feature, and I would like to hear people who used it

[@NormCantoral]

password manager tier list for 2024, please. and thankyou for the video on these.

[@hershfam]

Didn’t Express VPN get subpoenaed and they didn’t have any logs to turn over? Seems like that’s true for a few of these VPN’s but I haven’t seen you address this fact

[@danwake4431]

if im already using a VPN on my router to cover all my devices, does sthat interfere with also setting up an openvpn server on it so i can reach it when im out? Im using a BE550 TP-Link.

[@martinbernath]

I have an L2TP vpn set up at home running from a synology NAS. I use it to remote into my PCs from anywhere. I also use it for browsing the web sometimes, but i dont necessarily switch it on for that purpose. I kind of understand the benefits of tunnelling and my device behaving like it was on another LAN, but cant this fact also compromise all my devices at home if someone attacked the client device? I imagine my client device would still be visible on a public network.

[@xBintu]

​@doesnotcompute6078when they do it right

[@rishabh-chauhan]

Yes, yes, yes.. we need more tier lists :) for diff. categories.

[@markh.6687]

I think green should be the top tier color, instead of red. Red should be the danger/trash/useless category.

[@erickthomas2638]

As a Brazilian, this came up right on time xD

[@badusername765]

Literally just use Real Debrid’s torrenting feature and you’ll never get a letter in the mail from your ISP telling you they’re gonna throttle your connection, again.

[@Anon-Man.]

what's Real Debrid?

[@bubmario]

Yes do tell

[@llewellynquay9463]

Real Debrid is the "DeFacto" subscription service for Kodi, but also allows torrent D/L's, including some obscure material you couldn't find elsewhere. Just google it. It does take some "learning" to use at it's fullest--not the most intuitive interface.

[@Hannahnana1312]

@@Anon-Man. A service where you give them a torrent (upload a .torrent or a magnet link), they torrent it on their servers, then serve it to you as a normal download. I've been using it since T-Mobile's 5G home internet doesn't work well with p2p connections (something to do with ipv4 vs ipv6 or something), and it definitely works pretty well.

[@GrigRP]

You still have to pay for RD

[@padraigr9305]

With a VPN in a cafe / hotel is the connection from your pc to the local router encrypted ? What about the initial connection?

[@vpnranksofficial]

When you use a VPN in a cafe or hotel, the connection from your PC to the VPN server is encrypted, including the data traveling through the local router. However, the initial connection to the local router (before the VPN tunnel is established) is not encrypted. Once the VPN is active, all data sent and received is secure.

[@frustratedalien666]

I am a Proton subscriber for email and get their VPN as part of the subscription. I have a 1 gig Internet connection at home and get nearly 90% of that speed using wireguard on my home server. That's really great speed tbh

[@OraOraOra]

Thank you for you honesty, chris! Okay... for a school project: Let's say Joe wachtes 18+ stuff on the internet and doesn't want the ISP to know. He also is an Emulation nerd and visits some websites ... Would wireguard/openVPN make sense there? Or Mullvad/Proton?

[@khaoscero]

nobody ever gets into trouble going to emulation sites, only providers of roms i.e. owning a website that offers roms gets into trouble. MOSTLY when it comes to piracy you only get into trouble for uploading. Even when torrenting, they specifically check for seeders, which is why torrenting is dangerous and so many swtch to filesharing services.

[@AdventureSMBW]

I switched off all Google stuff to Proton a few years ago. Been very happy.

[@Alex-mu8ud]

i'm looking for a VPN to bypass Japan geo-blocking, as Mullvad and many others are blocked. Seems like Japan is cracking down real well on most of the VPN IP's. Any suggestions?

[@Lord_JABA]

i the same breath as wirequard and openvpn to home - zerotier network with "route all traffic" option. opinions?

[@sbme1147]

I’d look into Netbird as an alternative to Zerotier maybe. Since it’s opensource ( GitHub ) and uses Wireguard. Also has iOS and Android apps.

[@DarudeSandworm]

More often then not I'll use my VPN as a way to test if something not loading is a traffic routing issue.

[@Isassi007]

@ChrisTitus or chat what web browser are you using in this video? Doesn't look like Brave?

[@doctorprinz]

it's thorium

[@grey_wool]

i have a question, i ran cris titus tool, then i opimized my pc, now if i press win plus dot, or win + v, the clipboard doesnt show up, its completly gone and in the services software it doesnt show up too :( please help me

[@unclerojelio6320]

Is there a way around the captive portal that isn’t allowing vpn connections?

[@freudia]

Proton's annual subscription is kind of costly relative to other VPNs, but it does come with 500 GB of cloud storage and Proton Mail, so I've stuck with them for several years now.

[@ferencvigvari5793]

How will openvpn (or any) server work, when you create it at home? You do not have a fixed public ip address, how will remote clients connect to it?

[@DanWalshTV]

If you don't have a fixed IP then you can use DDNS.

[@UnbeltedSundew]

I use it for watching shows not available in my region. Or make sure its' on if I'm using public wifi and then avoid doing anything sensitive anyways.

[@demidermak713]

How about for a European? Does anything change (more specifically for geo unlocking and „downloads“)?

[@Makumbi]

Chris, you are a bad man. Hold on while I get popcorn.

[@CCGeogaddi]

Chris Titus is now my most trusted tech source. Got me into Linux years back & is always my first, trusted source for searching tech related honest information.

[@reinaweis]

My problem with proton is if you aren't configuring via openvpn in linux and use their client, it barely functions half the time. As much as I dislike corporate vpn's I had to go back to expressvpn. I had never heard of molevad, i'll give it a try and run some tests.

[@ZeRandomShow]

What can I do if my internet is being throttled whenever I try to play an online game? It's my main escape and way to wind down but now I can't play anything. Don't worry though! I can open 10 tabs of videos or streams at 1080p no problem!

[@Adam-oy1vp]

Excellent. Truth you can't beat it😮

[@jirivlcek2766]

Mullvad is from Sweden. However Sweden is part of fourteen eyes surveillance. They have strict log policy but still is. They also have privacy focused browser in collaboration with Tor project.

[@capobvious6999]

In my region the main reason for VPN and proxy usage is gaining access to content blocked by government agencies. Can't use these "best options" in such case, both can be (and were) blocked by protocol -_- Really happy for people that don't have to bother with that type of problem. Value your freedoms while you have them and stay hydrated

[@bertblankenstein3738]

Norton should be forgotten.

[@cat139lyleb]

I have a question!!! Is there a VPN for IPv6???

[@KurtHiemcke]

@christitustech ever heard of VyprVPN? Are they corporate owned or something else? Would like to know pls

[@mandrael]

Where to put AdGuard VPN which can be combined with AdGuard on mobile devices?

[@entelin]

I assume you could do geounlocking with wireguard + a vm in a particular country like with aws or whatever.

[@mr.q3216]

Chris hit it out the ballpark. I use my VPN to avoid DRM clauses from my cable provider. Cable tv robs me blind every month.

[@Nate-qh4em]

I do find VPNs handy, though I think they're probably oversold to people who don't need them. Even setting aside privacy, geo-fence evasion, the scallywag life, and a (probably redundant secondary) layer of encryption I've got uses for one: ) Handy on networks like work WiFi. No need to tell them I'm on indeed ) Handy as a networking tool. Port forwarding makes it super easy to do something like have somebody RDP into a virtual machine. ) Handy for legal stuff that I'd like to obscure my IP. Things like using WGET to scrape an offline copy of a site, but if I set off any alarms I don't get my IP blocked.

[@awazkhalil530]

What about Adguard VPN? It uses a built-in adblock which is the main reason I'm using it..other than that I know that everything I do online is compromised..

[@J-_-S]

What about VPN modems where modem supports VPN setting inside of modem configurator how to set up that?

[@mihkostas1340]

You should do a similar video about VPS's.

[@YellowSnowman23]

Ive been a huge supporter of Mullvad for many years and I love the direction they are going. Diskless servers is a super nice peace of mind. Their transparency is second to none. I recently looked into IVPN again, and you can tell they are inspired by Mullvad for sure (Actually not sure who came first or did it first, i could be wrong). The same level of transparency, public audits etc... If I had to complain about IVPN it would be that they dont list what servers they rent/own like what Mullvad does. But thats just me grasping at straws and wouldnt really consider that a "complaint" at all, let alone a deal breaker.

[@beyonddoglike]

The moment you put Express and Nord in the garbage tier, I knew I had to subscribe to your channel. I've seen other Tech KZbinrs do VPN tier lists and they'd always put these 2 (Express and Nord) high up in the list.

[@weekendwarrior3420]

Are you saying that VPNs just do bulk data collection for the govt, from everyone, not just specific individuals the govt is interested in?

[@BrianPhillipsSKS]

The number one need is one proven to be without logging

[@unitazer]

"Remember, the 8nternet is not anonymous" - scout from tf2

[@cyberbladee]

i'm surprised that you didn't mention AirVPN since they seem to be pretty solid as well

[@ZaXTheAlien]

one thing to add: openvpn or wireguard can be installed on any cloud vm.

[@daLiraX]

Dual Tunneling is an interesting thing. From someone like Mullvad to Cryptostorm or vice versa.

[@meathook58]

Do you have thoughts on Tailscale and or Wireguard?

[@vpnranksofficial]

Tailscale and WireGuard are both excellent technologies for secure networking. Tailscale simplifies VPN setup with a focus on ease of use and secure connections, while WireGuard offers a lightweight, high-performance VPN protocol known for its speed and modern cryptography.

[@danwake4431]

where do you rate Windscribe?

[@mohammadjavadeidi3774]

What about V2ray on personal server? Is the connection secure??

[@vpnranksofficial]

Yes, V2ray on a personal server can provide secure connections if properly configured and maintained with strong encryption and authentication settings.