Neither Proton nor Windscribe work in China or Russia, both countries where a VPN is essential. I have not tried Multivad. I have used ExpressVPN in China with limited success.
Obviously you cannot test VPNs in every country but it would at least be worth mentioning.
I should add what really surprised me was that some of the VPNs that I used in China did not work in Russia and vice versa.
Either way, most people buying a VPN to "stay safe online" after heading a podcast advertisement are _not_ buying it for its ability to work well in China. I definitely encourage people to do their own research -- ExpressVPN may be the best option in some scenarios! I don't know.
I haven't used that one, but I know of it and haven't really heard anything unusually bad -- it's probably fine. It's one of the big ones. I imagine it has a really good price when you sign up and might creep up after you renew it.
It really depends what you use it for -- BitTorrent or general "internet privacy"? It's probably fine.
If you were a whistleblower or you had really particular privacy needs, Mullvad or Proton feel like they have more bulletproof reputations. But even then, no VPN is perfect, and you'd want to pay for Mullvad with cash, consider Tor instead, etc.
Neither Proton nor Windscribe work in China or Russia, both countries where a VPN is essential. I have not tried Multivad. I have used ExpressVPN in China with limited success.
Obviously you cannot test VPNs in every country but it would at least be worth mentioning.
I should add what really surprised me was that some of the VPNs that I used in China did not work in Russia and vice versa.
That's understandable! I have never been to China, but I _believe_ I have heard some good things about Mullvad from people who have: https://mullvad.net/en/help/connecting-to-mullvad-vpn-from-restrictive-locations#from-china
Either way, most people buying a VPN to "stay safe online" after heading a podcast advertisement are _not_ buying it for its ability to work well in China. I definitely encourage people to do their own research -- ExpressVPN may be the best option in some scenarios! I don't know.
I’ve been a Private Internet Access user for a few years now. Quite happy with it.
Have you had any experience with PIA
I haven't used that one, but I know of it and haven't really heard anything unusually bad -- it's probably fine. It's one of the big ones. I imagine it has a really good price when you sign up and might creep up after you renew it.
It really depends what you use it for -- BitTorrent or general "internet privacy"? It's probably fine.
If you were a whistleblower or you had really particular privacy needs, Mullvad or Proton feel like they have more bulletproof reputations. But even then, no VPN is perfect, and you'd want to pay for Mullvad with cash, consider Tor instead, etc.