In June 2018 the independent security institute, AV-Test, releasedan evaluation of twelve VPNs.

Overallthe best performing VPN was Hotspot Shield.

Below are more details concerning the tests themselves, as well as the results.

AV-Test VPN Report – Summary of Findings

Taken into consideration was how many clicks this takes, and how many languages are available to users.

Another major factor in determining which VPNs came out on top was whether they connect automatically.

Privacy and Security

What this means: The researchers testedhow effectively the VPNs hide a users IP address.

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Additionally, the VPNs were tested for DNS and HTTP request leaks.

Also taken into consideration was whether the VPNs feature kill switches and protection from malicious URLs.

Performance

What this means: The researchers testedinternet speedswhile using the VPNs.

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Functionality

What this means: The researchers evaluated what kind of features are offered by each VPN.

The results of these two evaluations should therefore be weighted more heavily than the others.

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