While it does limit the servers you can use, it places no limits on bandwidth and is the only free VPN we've seen with no limits. ProtonVPN has the best free offering I've seen. See below for more on the privacy implications of this practice. Hotspot Shield does, however, monetize its free version on Android. Still, that's significantly more generous than TunnelBear, which limits free subscriptions to 500MB per month. Note that the free subscription of Hotspot Shield limits you to only certain VPN servers, and to 500MB of bandwidth per day. Nothing is cheaper than free, and Hotspot Shield is one of the few services that offers a free VPN.
Mullvad, our Editors’ Choice for cheap VPNs, costs a mere €5 ($5.55 USD at the time of writing) per month, and a limited ProtonVPN account can be had for just $5 per month. Other standalone VPNs come in significantly less costly than Hotspot Shield.
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So, grab the short-term deal and then upgrade if the service works well for you.
You won't know whether a VPN will work for you until after you try it. That said, I advise readers to avoid long term subscriptions, at least at first. There's also a three-year plan available for $107.64. Again, that's pretty hefty compared to an industry average of about $73, but, again, the Pango account makes for a different value proposition. You can also spring for a one-year subscription, which will run you $95.88. This review focuses on Hotspot Shield as a standalone product, but it's impossible to ignore this sizable bundle. I haven't tested the other services included with a Pango account, but PCMag has reviewed some of them. That's certainly a lot for your dollar, and nearly puts the Pango suite of products in the same category as a security suite that includes VPN, or a more privacy-focused tool like Ghostery Midnight.
To give you a sense of value, 1Password alone costs $3.99 a month.
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The story is a bit more complicated because your Hotspot Shield subscription comes with a Pango account, which in turn grants you access to the 1Password password manager, RoboShield call blocker, and Identity Guard identity theft protection service. This is where I talk about value, and how it's not necessarily bad to charge more than average provided the company makes up for it somehow. Hotspot Shield starts at $12.99 per month, which is significantly higher than the $10.10 per month average I have seen across the industry.
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