The Most Encrypted Vpn Services in 2017

Most people would agree that given the rising threat of terrorist attacks and insecurity, governments all around the world are doing right by taking measures to monitor and track down terrorist activities in a bid to prevent any catastrophic events from happening. This is why we have the UK’s Government Communication Headquarters, the US’s NSA, the Chinese with their Great Firewall and even the Indians’ Central Monitoring System. As well intentioned as this may be, it may not ring well with those of us who feel deeply about online privacy and anonymity. This is why more and more people continue to turn to VPN. The kind of VPN service required to stay protected even under government surveillance has to be of top-notch quality, with varying levels of encryption. In today’s market, there are various services that claim to offer that high level of encryption, but very few of them actually do.

To help you out while making this decision, we decided to do a review of the most well-encrypted VPN services in the market. Read on.

ExpressVPN

As a provider that’s been in the market for close to 8 years now, ExpressVPN has been at the forefront of all the encryption technologies that continue to emerge, doing their best to avail them to their customers as soon as they’re able to. Their multiple levels of encryption come about due to the various VPN protocols they support, some of which include SSTP, PPTP, OpenVPN UDP, OpenVPN TCP and L2TP/IPSec. All these ensure military grade protection over your connection. ExpressVPN offers a pricing package that a lot of other VPN providers wouldn’t be able to compare with, but if you’re after the best form of encryption in the market, then that is what you’ll have to contend with. The three pricing plans on offer allow you to pay in intervals of 1, 6 and 12 months, and their expansive network of over 97 servers in more than 75 countries ensure that your connection remains active throughout your subscription. The service also has software that’s compatible with your Mac, Android, Linux or iOS device, meaning you’ll be able to run it on a wide range of electronics. If you’re not sure as to whether or not this is the service for you, then you’d be better off testing it out first before arriving at a decision. ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money back guarantee where you’ll be able to see how well their service will fit your preferences. In case you come across any problems, their customer care team will always be on hand to help you out 24/7.

With a list of more than 25,000 IPs, IPVanish users have a whole lot of virtual locations to choose from. This guarantees them that they’ll always have their location hidden, and their identity concealed. Protocols such as OpenVPN, PPTP, and L2TP ensure everyone’s connection is well secured, and at $7.50 for one month, $20.24 for 6 months or $59.49 for the year, the value you get isn’t really that bad. Unlike most other providers, IPVanish offers only 7 days on its money back guarantee. The duration is a bit short to find out exactly how well their service works, but we encourage everyone to make the most of it by testing everything out. The apps that come with the service allow it to work on Android, iOS, Windows, Mac and Mac OS X without any glitches, though nothing yet for those that were hoping to run it on Linux. The setup procedure is pretty straightforward, and for anyone who's not sure of what to do, there’s a number of tutorials and video guides that’ll help you get on your way.

PureVPN

Another contender on our list happens to be PureVPN, and one of the reasons they stand out because you can only test them out for a maximum of 3 days. Being one of the oldest providers within the industry, they’ve grown their network to over 500 encrypted servers, based in more than 140 countries. The VPN protocols found on their list include SSTP, PPTP, L2TP/IPSec, IKEv2, and OpenVPN. Their pricing plan is similar to most in terms of intervals of payment but quite different in cost. Their 1-month plan costs $9.95, their 6-month plan goes for $44.95 while their yearly alternative costs $49.95. We even found out that subscribing to their yearly service saves you a lot of money compared to annual plans offered by other providers, so there’s one more reason to try them out.

CyberGhost VPN

Being based in Romania means CyberGhost does not need to adhere to any data retention laws as is the case with many other VPN services based in the US or UK. This assures customers that they’ll be able to go on with their browsing without having to fret about their history being kept. That, alongside the various VPN protocols they support (PPTP, OpenVPN, L2TP/IPSec) allows them to encrypt their customer’s data and guarantee them to complete online protection. Their fairly large server network of over 1045 servers distributed over 30 countries makes you think of their pricing plans as rather fair, considering that there are so many other providers that charge a lot more and have a much smaller network. For a one month subscription, you’ll be charged $10.49, for 6 months, $35.40, and for 2 years, $69.60. We’ll have to credit CyberGhost VPN for coming up with the 2-year plan since we haven’t seen it being offered by any other provider.

Conclusion

Despite the fact that most VPN services use relatively the same technology in providing their services, it’s the unique features and advanced capabilities that set them apart from each other, even when considering which of them has the most reliable level of encryption. If you’ve chosen your provider from our list, let us know how everything went by leaving a comment below.