At a glance
$2.03 a month
Three years
United States
PIA Private Internet Access, Inc., Denver, owned by Kape Technologies
Shares with 4 allied governments (Five Eyes)
Checked in the last two years
Deloitte inspected the servers as they stood in October 2025, its third such review
About Private Internet Access
Private Internet Access does the thing almost nobody else does: it publishes the source code for every app it ships, on every platform. You do not have to believe the no-logs claim on the strength of a marketing page, because you can read what the software actually does — and an outside firm has separately inspected the servers and their configuration to check that the infrastructure matches.
It is also generous in the ways that cost money. There is no limit on simultaneous devices. Port forwarding works, which matters if you torrent. There is a proxy included alongside the tunnel, apps for televisions, and a three-year plan that renews at exactly what you paid rather than stepping up.
The thing to weigh is where it lives. This is a Colorado company operating under US law, inside the five-country intelligence agreement, and no amount of open source changes which courts can issue an order. The company's answer is that it has been asked and had nothing to give, which it publishes. The kill switch is also the weak point: under testing it allowed traffic past the tunnel after a restart, which is worse than not having one.
Features
Supported(11)
- Lets some apps bypass the VPN
- Forwards a port to your device
- Routes through two servers
- Blocks ads and trackers
- Runs servers that keep nothing on disk
- Publishes the source code of its apps
- Hides that you are using a VPN
- Includes a SOCKS5 proxy
- Stops IPv6 leaking your location
- Allows unlimited devices
- Renews at the price you paid
Paid(1)
- Gives you an IP address no one else uses
Not supported(3)
- Cuts your connection if the VPN drops
- Reaches the Tor network from the app
- Takes payment in cash
Not recorded(2)
- Ships a named streaming tool, not just a claim
- Lets you sign up without an email address











