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IPVanish excells at three very important things for a VPN provider: The reliability of their connection The speed of their connection Their dedication to privacy and anonymity Putting those three together with their competitive pricing, and their exceptional Tier-1 network, and you have a VPN provider that ranks at the top of our list, and that should rank at the top of yours. To summarize IPVanish in one sentence: They do everything a VPN provider should, and they do it better than anyone else. IPVanish is one of the best VPN Providers, the fastest we tested and they had one of the best customers support teams in the industry. Highly Recommended!

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CyberGhost VPN are definitely a top 5 VPN provider. Reading their privacy policy, and the fact that they do allow p2p and torrenting traffic on nearly all servers, you may rank them as your top choice for a VPN if you do a lot of downloading. Their software has features, like their killswitch, that put them on par with the top of the line Hide My Ass software. For fun, they also have a cute the animation that makes the experience that much more pleasant. They also benefit from being located in Romania as this country is well known for online privacy rights. What’s holding them back from the top spot is their connections do drop slightly more often than IPVanish and Hide My Ass. Their VPN Kill Switch does save you from being exposed, but no problems would be better than a solution to a problem. For the price you pay for their VPN service, one of the lowest in the industry, and all the features of their software, you can’t go wrong when you choose CyberGhost as your VPN provider.

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Private Internet Access chose to do one thing very well, and they have succeeded. They are perhaps the most anonymous, private, and confidential of all the VPN providers out there, and this has built great trust amongst those in the VPN industry. Their simplistic software lends itself well to beginner users, while more advanced users will be turned off by the lack of error notifications. Setting everything up is a breeze no matter your experience level, and anyone could connect to a VPN server in minutes. If you want complete anonymity on the Internet, you don’t need to look any further than PIA. Their slower P2P traffic, lack of advanced features, and low diversity of countries with servers (just 25), is the only thing holding them back from the top of every VPN provider list.

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If HideIP VPN's network had continued growing, instead of the contraction in the last year, they could have moved up in our rankings. They have a good client, with decent features, and a slightly confusing pricing structure, but that could've been overcome by some sort of growth. The ownership of the service, or at least those who claim to be owners, are not forthcoming with the location of their offices. This could be a bit of a concern, they list Moldova and the USA as founding locations, but will not say where their offices are. As it stands, they are an adequate VPN provider, but nowhere near a match for your money when compared to IPVanish.

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StrongVPN offers one of the most comprehensive VPN services in the world. Their network is good, spanning 24 popular countries, while still retaining adequate speed and reliability. StrongVPN’s VPN software is adequate, but switching between servers is clunky. Their pricing is about average, but you really get a great VPN service in return. We would recommend StrongVPN for most users, especially if your main usage is browsing, video/music streaming (such as Netflix), or traveling internationally while wanting to unlock content in your home country. They do not rank higher because nothing that they do really stands out. Their software is adequate, but doesn't have the advanced features or smooth functionality of those which we rank higher. They don't have an excessive exceptional price for this lower level of client, so they are going to remain ranking right around mid-pack.