That's no great loss, as we recommend readers use a stand-alone ad- and tracker-blocker such as the EFF's Privacy Badger. Some VPNs say they block ads at the network level, but IPVanish makes no such claim. If you're a heavy downloader, you're sure to appreciate the freedom and flexibility of IPVanish, which doesn't restrict BitTorrent at all. Nearly all VPNs allow the use of BitTorrent and P2P file sharing on their networks, although some do restrict the activity to specific servers. Along with IPVanish VPN, only Avira Phantom VPN, Ghostery Midnight, Editors' Choice winner Surfshark VPN, and Windscribe VPN place no limits on simultaneous connections. In addition, the resources needed to police device limits often come at the cost of customer privacy.

This makes IPVanish a good value (you can literally protect more devices for your money). IPVanish places no limit on the number of devices you can connect simultaneously, as opposed to most other VPN companies that limit users to just five devices. Editors' Choice winners Mullvad VPN and IVPN both let you pay for subscriptions anonymously with cash sent directly to their respective HQs. If you're looking to use Bitcoin, prepaid gift cards, or some other anonymous method of payment, you're out of luck with IPVanish. You can pay for the service with any major credit card or PayPal. It also offers flexible pricing, making it very accessible. ProtonVPN has the best free option, placing no data limits on free subscribers. TunnelBear offers a free subscription, but limits users to just 500MB per month.

If price is a major concern, consider a free VPN, instead. Kaspersky Secure Connection VPN offers the most affordable annual plan we've seen, at just $30. Still, we're not fans and wonder if some consumers will see the price jump as a nasty surprise. IPVanish VPN is up-front about this change, and it's a practice common in other types of subscription services. However, that price jumps to $89.99 for the second year and all years after. An annual subscription costs $53.99-significantly less than the average of $70.44 we see across the VPNs we've tested. Here, too, IPVanish has tweaked its pricing, and not for the better. As with most VPNs, IPVanish offers discounted annual subscriptions.

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