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HBetternet vs FreeVPNPlanet
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Betternet if…
- you're in its core audience: casual mobile users, streamers
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Choose FreeVPNPlanet if…
- you work on Linux
- you're in its core audience: users wanting a free vpn, travelers
Side by side
Feature Betternet FreeVPNPlanet
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$6/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsiOS, Android, Windows, macOS, ChromeWindows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Chrome
CompanyBetternet LLCFREE VPN PLANET S.R.L
Full feature lists
B Betternet
- One-tap VPN connection that hides your IP
- Encrypted web traffic
- No registration or email required
- Access to content from other regions
- Protection against ISP throttling
- Blocks malware and phishing sites
- Apps for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac and Chrome
F FreeVPNPlanet
- Free plan with unlimited traffic, time and bandwidth
- No registration needed to connect
- 256-bit encryption with OpenVPN, IKEv2 and StarGuard
- Kill switch and DNS/IP/WebRTC leak protection
- RAM-only servers and strict no-logs policy
- Double VPN and Onion-over-VPN servers (Premium)
- Split tunneling and browser smart filters (Premium)
- Router and OpenVPN config support
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Betternet · betternet.co
FreeVPNPlanet · freevpnplanet.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Betternet
FreeFree
Premium (annual, promo)$71.99/yr (about $6/mo billed annually)
FreeVPNPlanet
FreeFree
Premium (1 month)€9.99/mo
Premium (1 year)€3.99/mo, billed €47.88 once
Premium (4 years)€1.99/mo, billed €95.52 once
Strengths and limitations
Betternet
- Free version with no registration needed
- Premium includes a 7-day free trial
- Apps for five platforms, including a Chrome extension
- Large review base: 191K on the App Store and 1.2M on Google Play
- Promo price applies only to annual billing and renews at $95.99/year
- No Linux app listed
- Home page does not explain how the free plan differs from Premium
FreeVPNPlanet
- Free plan has no traffic, bandwidth or time limits
- No sign-up or personal data required for the free version
- Premium covers up to 10 devices
- 14-day full refund on Premium
- Free plan limited to 6 locations in 5 countries
- Free version shows ads
- P2P, streaming and split tunneling require Premium
- Pricing listed in EUR
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PSwiss no-logs VPN with a free plan, 20,000+ servers and built-in ad blocking
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Swiss no-logs VPN with a free plan, 20,000+ servers and built-in ad blocking
VPNFree planOpen source
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Freemium
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See site
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Freemium
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Free VPN with 500 MB monthly data for Windows, Mac, Android and iOS users
VPNFree plan
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