Accessing web pages, watching online videos or playing with your friends from the security and privacy offered by VPN technology is priceless. Well, it does if you go to a paid VPN , like the ones we saw recently. And it is that nowadays it is important to protect your data if you access the internet from outside the home. That and access all that content that you cannot read, hear or see because of the geographical limitations . But there are also alternatives in the form of a free VPN for anyone who wants to try or access in a timely manner.
Obviously, in addition to price, there are differences between free and paid VPNs. First of all, with a paid VPN you have more freedom of choice about the location of the server. In a free VPN, at most, you can choose the continent. There are also usually limits on the amount of data per month. As with your mobile data plan, when you reach the limit, you cannot continue using the VPN or you will have to contract the commercial version.
Another detail to keep in mind if you are going to use a free VPN has to do with its security. But beware, you have to look the same in a commercial or paid VPN. That detail is if the person in charge of the VPN keeps a record of your data . Many VPN providers promise not to do this, as it is a problem for you if that data falls into the wrong hands. The best guarantee is that the VPN you choose follows a policy of no logging or no logs in English.
Let's look at several examples of the best free VPNs you'll find. There are many more, but these are the most balanced in terms of benefits and quality of service .
Hotspot Shield
One of the first VPN services to become known was Hotspot Shield , which today continues to combine the free and paid VPN models. Available for Windows, Mac, Android and iOS, you have 15 GB per month to use.
The speed, according to the experts, is adequate. And according to them, “We do not collect, store or share your data.” Of course, you can only access one device at a time and you cannot choose the location of the VPN server. In return, the speed obtained is 2 Mbps.
The paid version offers more than 115 locations, speeds of up to 1 Gbps depending on your connection, 5 devices per user, optimized for streaming and playing online , etc.
ProtonVPN
If we talk about free VPN, you cannot miss ProtonVPN , the VPN of those responsible for ProtonMail , a secure and anonymous email service for journalists and activists. Based in Switzerland, it offers good speeds and you can install it on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS.
Its characteristics are very promising: 23 servers in 3 countries, it has no bandwidth limit, it offers medium speeds , taking into account that its servers reach speeds of up to 10 Gbps, you can use it in one device at a time and has a no logs policy, that is, that does not save the user's record ,
In the paid version it also supports the use of P2P, it also integrates Tor to extend anonymity, blocks advertising through NetShield, etc. In addition, expand the servers to 350 in 40 countries and you can make 2 or 10 simultaneous connections, depending on the plan chosen.
Hide.me
It claims to be the fastest VPN, although that is what everyone says. Hide.me uses the VPN WireGuard protocol for its operation. You can install it on practically any device. Although you must use it on one device at a time . Regarding the use of data per month, they are limited to 500 MB per day.
In its favor, it does not require registration, it supports P2P , it does not limit the bandwidth and in its version of free VPN it has 5 server locations to choose from. The paid version goes up to 75 servers around the world and 10 devices connected at the same time.
Those who have tried it say that it offers a good upload and download speed . Perhaps the only shadow of this free VPN is that it keeps anonymous logs. If one day they fall into the wrong hands, who knows what data will be leaked .
WARP
Cloudflare is an important internet company that is dedicated to offering services of DNS, CDN, reverse proxy , etc. You may have ever tried to enter a down web page and saw a message from Cloudflare instead.
This company has become popular in recent years for its CDN services but also for “giving away” alternative DNS servers, 1.1.1.1. That and a VPN of its own, WARP . Both are offered together through their official application for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
By default, WARP's VPN is free and uses BoringTun for encryption, an implementation of WireGuard , one of the most widely used VPN standards. Its paid version is WARP + and costs € 3.99 per month. Its main asset is that it will allow you to access the internet at a higher speed .
Although WARP is a regular VPN, it does not allow you to choose servers, so you cannot use it to access content blocked by location .
Opera VPN
On this list deserves to be Opera VPN , Opera's free VPN. Integrated with Opera, it is available for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android.
Among its advantages, it is very easy to use. Once activated, it offers free VPN with no data limit . Of course, it will show the processed data for statistical use. In addition, you can choose a virtual location between Europe, Asia and America in order to access content blocked by geographical limitations.
Another important detail. As there is no registration, they do not collect data. “Our VPN is a service without registration, so we do not collect any type of information that passes through the servers of our VPN.”
In addition to these free VPNs you will find many more. Some are very popular, such as TunnelBear , limited to 500 MB per month and one connection at a time. U hello! , which you can install on practically any device and offers servers in more than 190 countries but has a daily use limit .
