Privaroo - Independent VPN Testing

Independent VPN Testing · Editorially Independent

We tested 14 VPNs. 9 failed to fully hide your identity.

Some links on this site are affiliate links. If you buy through them, we may earn a small commission -- at no extra cost to you. It does not affect our rankings. We run technical leak tests (DNS, WebRTC, IPv6, kill switch) on every VPN we cover, and we publish the raw results whether the VPN passes or fails.

The 5 VPNs that passed everything are on this page. The 9 that didn't are also here, with exactly what they leaked.

See the full 2026 results
Test your current VPN (5 min)

Where do you want to start?

Finding

I want to know which VPN actually passed your tests

We ranked all 14 by leak results, speed, and logging policy. One clear winner, four solid alternatives, and nine you should avoid.

Read the full ranking ->

Verify

I already have a VPN and want to check if it is leaking

A green VPN icon does not mean your real IP is hidden. This 5-step test takes under 5 minutes and requires no technical knowledge.

Run the leak test ->

Understand

I want to understand what "no-logs" actually means

Three major VPN providers were caught handing over data they said they never stored. This is how to tell who is actually telling the truth.

Read the no-logs guide ->

Questions most VPN guides never answer

The VPN industry spends millions on marketing. Most review sites repeat those marketing claims. These are the questions we found nobody was answering honestly. We ran the tests ourselves.

If a VPN has a "no-logs" policy, why did PureVPN help the FBI convict someone in 2017?
The answer reveals the difference between a marketing claim and a technical guarantee. We explain it here.

Does using a VPN actually hide you from your internet provider?
Yes, but only if certain settings are configured correctly. One missed setting and your ISP sees everything. Here is what to check.

Is a free VPN actually dangerous, or is that just a sales pitch from paid VPN companies?
The answer is more nuanced than either side admits. Some free VPNs are fine. Some are genuinely dangerous. The real difference explained.

Why does a VPN that passes your leak test still get flagged by Netflix?
Streaming detection works differently from IP leak detection. Most guides conflate the two. We tested 6 VPNs on 5 platforms.

How we test

Every VPN on this site went through the same five-check protocol, run on a clean Windows 11 machine with no prior configuration:

  • DNS leak test: do DNS queries route through the VPN tunnel or your ISP?
  • WebRTC exposure test: does your browser reveal your real IP through WebRTC APIs?
  • IPv6 leak test: is IPv6 traffic blocked or tunneled correctly?
  • Kill switch test: does traffic stop completely if the VPN disconnects mid-session?
  • Speed benchmark: real download speeds at 10am, 3pm, and 9pm, not vendor-supplied data.

We retested every provider after major app updates. Results shown are from January-May 2026. See the full methodology and results.

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