The best VPN for what you do
Tell us what you need a VPN for and we'll show only the VPNs that fit, ranked on the features that matter for it, with prices checked every week.
Prices are the lowest monthly price of each VPN in USD, usually on its longest plan, with any free months included. If you buy through one of our links, we may earn a fee which supports VPN Scouting. How we rank
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- Best VPN for streamingfrom $0.83To watch your shows abroad you need a VPN that works with streaming services and has servers in the countries whose catalogs you want. 25 VPNs qualify.
- Best VPN for torrentingfrom $0.83A torrenting VPN hides your IP address from everyone else in the swarm. It should allow P2P traffic, keep no logs and cut the connection if the VPN drops. 26 VPNs qualify.
- Best VPN for gamingfrom $0.83A gaming VPN should add as little lag as possible, protect you from DDoS attacks and let you reach servers in other regions. 25 VPNs qualify.
- Best VPN for privacyfrom $0.83A privacy VPN should keep no logs, never leak your traffic and be based somewhere that can't easily force it to hand over data. 27 VPNs qualify.
- Best VPN for travelfrom $0.83Abroad, a VPN protects you on hotel and airport Wi-Fi and lets you reach your banking, streaming and news from home. 17 VPNs qualify.
- Best VPN for familiesfrom $0.83A household can have a dozen devices, so a family VPN needs plenty of simultaneous connections and apps for every kind of device. 20 VPNs qualify.
- Best VPN for Linuxfrom $0.83Not every VPN has a Linux app. These do, so you can connect from your desktop or server without fiddling with config files. 25 VPNs qualify.
- Best VPN for routersfrom $0.83A VPN on your router protects every device on your network at once, including smart TVs and consoles that can't run VPN apps. 14 VPNs qualify.
- Best VPN for Fire TV Stickfrom $1.11These VPNs have an app for Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, so you can stream through the VPN without extra hardware. 7 VPNs qualify.