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SIPVanish vs PureVPN
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose IPVanish if…
- you're in its core audience: privacy-conscious individuals, travelers
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Choose PureVPN if…
- you need an API to build on
- you work on Windows, macOS, Linux
- you're in its core audience: privacy-minded individuals, streamers
Side by side
Feature IPVanish PureVPN
Pricing modelPricing unknownPaid
Starting price—$1.69/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Platforms—Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome
Company——
Full feature lists
I IPVanish
- Encrypted VPN connection
- 150+ server locations
- Verified no-logs policy
- Next-gen antivirus for devices
- 30-day money-back guarantee
P PureVPN
- 6,000+ servers in 65+ countries
- WireGuard, OpenVPN and IKEv2/IPSec protocols
- Split tunneling and internet kill switch
- Obfuscated servers for restricted networks
- P2P-optimized servers
- Bundled password manager and dark web monitoring
- Tracker and ad blocker plus data broker removal
- Up to 10 simultaneous logins
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
IPVanish · ipvanish.com
PureVPN · purevpn.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
IPVanish
Pricing unknown. Plan details aren't published.
PureVPN
PureVPN (Black Friday deal)$1.69/mo (regular $12.95/mo)
Dedicated IP add-onFrom $2.49/mo
Port Forwarding add-onFrom $1.49/mo
Multi-login add-onFrom $1.49/mo
Dedicated Server add-onFrom $14.99/mo
Residential Network add-onFrom $12.49/mo
Strengths and limitations
IPVanish
- 150+ server locations
- No-logs policy described as verified
- Antivirus bundled with the VPN
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Pricing not shown on the provided pages
PureVPN
- 31-day money-back guarantee
- Apps for desktop, mobile, browsers, TVs and routers
- Privacy tools such as a password manager and data removal included
- Independently audited no-log policy, according to the site
- P2P not supported on US, UK, Canada, Australia and some other servers
- Dedicated IP, port forwarding and residential IPs cost extra
- Regular monthly price is $12.95 without promotion
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From $1.99/mo
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From $2.99/mo
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Open-source VPN with unlimited devices, no-logs policy and servers in 113 countries
From $2.03/mo
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From $2.03/mo
P
Open-source VPN with unlimited devices, no-logs policy and servers in 113 countries
VPNOpen source
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Paid
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Paid
Facts from each vendor's public pages. Editorial policy