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AdGuard VPN Review: A Fast and Affordable VPN Service
Tiers and Pricing
AdGuard VPN offers the best deals with longer subscriptions.
Design
AdGuard VPN has a simple design that’s easy to use. The app took less than a minute to install, and the medium-sized window is roomy enough to show what I need without scrolling. A cartoon ninja stands at the ready behind the green connect button, indicating the VPN’s status at a glance.
Features
For a bigger challenge, I switched to European servers. Distance takes a toll, and AdGuard VPN isn’t immune when connecting to overseas locations. Still, download speeds ranged from 522Mbps to 633Mbps for the UK, France, and Germany. Upload speeds were around 5Mbps. Upload latency was quite good for such distant servers, a bit over 100ms, but download pings varied greatly from 145ms to 561ms.
Speed Tests
I also checked the AdGuard VPN extension, assuming I’d get similar results. For some reason, it was much slower. For example, the download speed plunged to 416Mbps when I tested the fastest location again with the extension. That’s a 56% penalty for using the extension.
Support
AdGuard VPN provides support via email. I tested the response time, asking about the number of servers available currently instead of the more general information about the number of countries and locations. An automated response informed me that AdGuard VPN support was handling a high volume of inquiries and would respond as quickly as possible. It took more than a day to get a reply.
Privacy and Security
AdGuard’s VPN privacy policy clearly states that it doesn’t share or sell your personal information. It also promises not to keep logs of your browsing activity. The company has earned the trust of a large user base with its open-source ad blocker and DNS services, starting in 2009. AdGuard VPN is much newer, launching in 2020, and while the company plans to release it as open-source software, it hasn’t done so yet.
Is AdGuard VPN Right for You?
In my testing, the AdGuard VPN app surpassed the speeds of even the fastest streaming VPNs, and the results with the Windows app were consistent worldwide. An AdGuard VPN subscription also includes AdGuard DNS with simple blocking of malware, trackers, and ads. While an AdGuard VPN subscription is affordable, with an average monthly cost as low as $3, there are better VPN deals with even lower prices.