How to Choose the Best VPN for You

Nowadays, the use of VPN (virtual private networks) to connect to the internet has become commonplace. Just a few years ago, there was a time when only government agencies, large corporations and professional programmers would use VPNs to securely browse the confines of the internet.

Today, due to the huge supply and variety of VPNs available in the market owing to widespread internet use and technological availability, consumers now have a nearly virtually unlimited supply of options to choose from - both paid and free.

Basically, VPNs function as extra networks in between a normal networked connection between a client and server providing additional functionality, security and in many cases, more encryption. The technology uses various tunneling protocols to encrypt online connections allowing IP addresses to be disguised or altered.

The true origin of VPN even to this day remains a topic of debate. The majority of sources credit the discovery of the innovation to then Microsoft employee Gurdeep Singh-Pall who invented PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) in 1996 as a method of implementing a private network. By 1999, the specification was published to the general public and the technology was quickly adopted by government agencies and corporations to access data securely from remote locations. 

Currently, VPNs are most popularly used for such activities like circumventing geo-restrictions and censorship from their home countries and also to protect their personal identities and location from tracking websites and applications. 

With the pervasiveness of mobile devices, dozens of VPN services have cropped up over the years to cater specifically to mobile phone users. Additionally, browser-specific VPN extensions have also become very popular in recent years. 

To help you make an informed decision in choosing a VPN, we have shortlisted the best paid and free VPN in our opinion so you can start browsing right away more securely and anonymously!

Best Paid VPN - PureVPN

PureVPN is an all-in-one VPN service which provides military-grade security. It also provides some interesting features like 10 simultaneous logons onto the same account from different devices, split tunneling allowing you to choose what goes through the VPN and what goes through your ISP, dedicated high-speed servers as well as over 2000 available servers located in over 140 countries.

Currently, PureVPN is providing a 7 day trial at a cost of only $0.99 with 40% discount provided off the monthly amount thereafter with the promise of a 31-day money back guarantee in case customers are not satisfied with performance.

Best free VPN - ProtonVPN

ProtonVPN is another great app for using VPN services. Though it also has a paid version, its free version is quite versatile and provides access to 3 countries' servers with generally fair speeds. A point of distinction is that the service does not store any logs from users or place any ads within the software. Also, ProtonVPN uses Tor over VPN which allows users to simultaneously connect with the Tor browser and access Onion sites on the go.

So if you are looking to browse the internet more securely and anonymously, we highly suggest you to start using a VPN for doing so and give either one of the options we've mentioned and let us know what you think!

Cheers,

Red