A VPN matcher, not a top-ten list
Which VPN is right for you? Five questions, three picks, receipts for each.
Every “best VPN” page is paid by the VPNs on it. So is this one, sometimes. The difference: the ranking never reads the commission, every number carries the day it was checked and the page it came from, and the renewal price is next to the intro price, because that’s where cheap stops being cheap.
- ✓8 providers, 7 with an independent no-logs audit. One has no affiliate programme at all and still gets recommended.
- ✓Must-haves are hard filters. Say “open source” and the closed ones are gone, with the reason written down.
- ✓Prices checked 2026-10-11. Confirm at checkout; intro terms change weekly.
Or skip the questions: the full table · how it’s ranked
Question 1 of 5
What's the main job?
Pick the one you'd be annoyed if it didn't work. Everything else is a bonus.
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Already know the job?
Best VPN for streaming
Netflix libraries, BBC iPlayer, and the speed to watch in HD. Ranked on 2026 test results, not on who pays us most.
Best VPN for privacy
Audited no-logs policies, open-source apps, jurisdictions outside the intelligence alliances, and ways to pay without a name.
Best VPN for travel
Hotel Wi-Fi, airport networks, countries that block VPNs, and your home streaming from abroad.
Best VPN for torrenting
P2P on every server, port forwarding, and a no-logs policy someone has actually checked.
Best cheap VPN
Lowest cost over two years, with the renewal price shown, because that's where cheap stops being cheap.
Best monthly VPN
No two-year lock-in. The honest monthly prices, ranked.
Best VPN for multiple devices
Unlimited connections or close to it, for every phone, laptop and TV in the house.
Best VPN for China and blocked networks
Obfuscation that actually connects on networks built to stop it. Install before you land.
Best free VPN
Two providers with a real free tier and a business model that isn't selling you. Everything else here is paid and says so.
Best VPN for the UK
iPlayer from abroad, UK servers that keep working, and prices in real money.
Why trust this
The rules, in one breath
Ranking is code
A fit score from your five answers and dated facts. The affiliate terms sit in a separate block the scorer never reads. See it.
Every fact has a receipt
Price, audit, jurisdiction, device count: each carries a checked-on date and a link. When sources disagree, we say so on the card.
We link, you buy
No checkout here, no coupon pop-ups, no countdowns. Some links pay us; each button says whether it does.