The best VPN services: Our 10 favorite vendors for protecting your privacy

We take a look at ten of the best VPN providers. If you use a computer or mobile device away from home or office, you need to use one of these services.

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The Best VPN services for 2018

A virtual private network (VPN) enables users to send and receive data while remaining anonymous and secure online.

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In terms of absolute points, NordVPN beat our other 5-out-of-5 vendors by a few points. They have all the features you want, a good price, no logging, more than a thousand servers, and a good refund policy.

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The Best VPN services for 2018

A virtual private network (VPN) enables users to send and receive data while remaining anonymous and secure online.

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With the lowest price we've seen for a VPN service and absolutely no logs, Private Internet Access lives up to its name. It's private.

With a 5-out-of-5 rating, the only ding was that their money-back policy is 7 days, instead of the 30 we prefer.

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The Best VPN services for 2018

A virtual private network (VPN) enables users to send and receive data while remaining anonymous and secure online.

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TorGuard is doing it right. They keep no connection or log data whatsoever, so your privacy is fully respected.

They support a wide-range of protocols and have an excellent blog. TorGuard is based in the United States.

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The Best VPN services for 2018

A virtual private network (VPN) enables users to send and receive data while remaining anonymous and secure online.

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IPVanish keeps no log files and has support for the Kodi media center.

You can connect up to five devices at a time. Bitcoin support is a plus.

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The Best VPN services for 2018

A virtual private network (VPN) enables users to send and receive data while remaining anonymous and secure online.

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PureVPN has a very large network and is technically very strong.

The company does log some connection information to help maintain their network, and they're very clear about what they do and don't log.

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The Best VPN services for 2018

A virtual private network (VPN) enables users to send and receive data while remaining anonymous and secure online.

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Buffered VPN is EU-based and allows unlimited bandwidth, along with a generous 30-day money-back guarantee.

Some connection information is logged, but they have good support and a generous number of devices allowed at once.

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The Best VPN services for 2018

A virtual private network (VPN) enables users to send and receive data while remaining anonymous and secure online.

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Express VPN has a generous refund policy, a great FAQ, and supports bitcoin. They have an easy to setup connection kill switch feature and a strongly stated commitment to privacy.

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The Best VPN services for 2018

A virtual private network (VPN) enables users to send and receive data while remaining anonymous and secure online.

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By far, VyprVPN has more IP addresses than any other service we've looked at. This means there's a much better chance you'll never recycle an IP address.

Unfortunately, they do log some connection data, but otherwise, we're quite impressed.

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The Best VPN services for 2018

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In addition to the best name ever, Hide My Ass has excellent support for gaming consoles.

Based in the United Kingdom, they also go out of their way to support P2P and torrents.

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The Best VPN services for 2018

A virtual private network (VPN) enables users to send and receive data while remaining anonymous and secure online.

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