Bitdefender VPN Review: Fast and Affordable Privacy
Key takeaways
- WIREDExtremely low price for the first year of service.
- Bitdefender technically offers a free VPN option, but it’s limited.
- That means you'll mostly need to purchase a subscription to Bitdefender Premium VPN, which is positioned as the entry-level tier in a range of security services.
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WIREDExtremely low price for the first year of service. Easy-to-use apps for Windows, Mac OS, i OS, and Android. Competitive network speeds and server availability in over 100 countries.TIREDNo TV client or Linux support. Lacks the most advanced privacy features. Pricing is less attractive after the first year.The internet is thick with VPN services. So thick, in fact, that it can feel a bit suspicious—and send you running back toward more familiar companies. Bitdefender takes advantage of that with a solid, easy-to-use VPN that offers a great deal on the first year of service. Bitdefender VPN isn’t geared toward the most privacy conscious users, but it does the job if you want a VPN to get around geo-location barriers or browse securely on open Wi-FI networks.
Bitdefender technically offers a free VPN option, but it’s limited. The software heavily pushes you toward a subscription (you’d likely not even realize a free option exists unless you back out of several prompts). Free users can only access automatically selected servers and are capped at 200 MB of data per day.