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NordVPN • 7/12/2025

NordVPN itself is awesome—fast speeds, works on everything, super easy to use, and barely any issues. Honestly, one of the best VPNs I’ve tried. But the company behind it? Kinda shady. They do sneaky stuff like auto-renewal upcharges, charging early without notice, and used to have fake countdown timers to pressure you into buying. You can’t even check old pricing on the Wayback Machine because they block it. Plus, the same company that owns Nord also owns a media company that constantly writes glowing reviews for them. So yeah, the VPN rocks, but their marketing gives off some serious used car salesman vibes. Still giving it 4/5 just because the product is actually that good.

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NymVPN • 7/12/2025

NymVPN sounds great on paper with its focus on privacy through mixnet technology, but in reality, it's a frustrating, half-baked product. The speeds are painfully slow, especially in anonymous mode, and even the "fast" WireGuard mode performs well below average. It’s filled with bugs—frequent disconnects, crashes, broken UI, and no kill switch—which makes it unreliable for anyone who actually needs consistent protection. Add in the clunky setup process, high CPU usage, and lack of proper platform support, and it feels more like a privacy science experiment than a real VPN. Stick with something mature like ProtonVPN or Mullvad unless you're just trying to tinker.

AirVPN • 7/12/2025

AirVPN is okay if you're mainly focused on privacy. It’s got a decent no-logs policy and some nice advanced settings if you’re into tweaking things. That said, I’ve tried a bunch of VPNs, and honestly, ProtonVPN is just better in almost every way. It has an iOS app, an Apple TV app, works with way more platforms, has faster speeds, and it's open source too. Plus, it actually works for streaming, which AirVPN usually doesn't. So yeah, AirVPN isn’t terrible, but unless you’re super technical and only care about privacy, there are better options out there.