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How We Test Vpn Services

Protocol 2026 · Lead: Marcus Veld · Oversight: Adrian Holt

We buy real accounts, test for 30 consecutive days, and score products with documented weights. Vendors do not get advance notice or free VIP access unavailable to ordinary customers.

What “independent” means here

Scoring philosophy

Scores combine hands-on usability, capability depth, pricing honesty (including free-plan limits or renewal behavior where relevant), support quality, and fit for stated use cases. A specialist can win a category while losing “overall” — we call that out on purpose.

Limitations

Thirty days is long enough to catch major UX and reliability issues, not a multi-year guarantee. Features and prices change; we timestamp reviews and update when verified.

Questions: [email protected].