Find The Best
VPN
For Your Needs

If you've spent any time online, odds are you've encountered a YouTuber or podcaster pitching a VPN with such conviction that even checking your email without one starts to feel like you're asking to be tracked. Thankfully, we can assure you that the sense of urgency these providers tend to create is wildly overblown. Scare tactics aside, VPNs still have plenty of legitimate uses, whether you're trying to stream content from another country, bypass government censorship, or add an extra layer of security on public Wi-Fi.

This article is focused on the best overall VPNs for most people. Fast speeds and low pricing are a good start, but the right VPN should also give you:

• Reliable performance and security safeguards, such as a functional kill switch
• Transparent privacy policies that don't allow customer data retention
• Support for modern protocols, such as WireGuard and OpenVPN
• Broad platform support, useful features, and reasonable pricing

We've tested over 20 VPNs to find the best all-round options on the market today. Keep in mind that we look more closely than many sites at a VPN's parent company, overall transparency, and what data it collects. That means some VPNs you've seen advertised everywhere might not make the cut, even if they're fast.

Looking for something a little more specific? We've also picked out the best cheap VPNs, the best free VPNs for Windows PCs, and the best VPNs for torrenting.