VPN Tier List of 2024

Did you know most VPNs are owned by only a few companies? Those companies can even sell your data while charging you a subscription fee.

Chapters:
00:00 What is a VPN for?
01:00 Best VPNs
03:14 Corporate Garbage
04:00 Independent VPNs
05:15 Best Paid VPN

In this post, we’ll be looking at the best VPNs for 2024.

[JeffGeerling]

Quick note regarding affiliate links—many VPN providers do offer those programs, but that doesn't mean all YouTubers who accept sponsorships participate in the programs.

I have accepted sponsorships from Surfshark in the past (I use them mainly to bypass idiotic blackout restrictions for sportsball games), but I don't participate in their referral program because IMO that creates the conflict of interest that causes a greater loss of objectivity.

A paid sponsorship is a one-time deal for a video, and I have one or two per month, with no ongoing contracts, but an affiliate program creates perverse incentives IMO.

All that said, accepting any paid sponsorships also taints opinions, no matter how pure the 'influencer', so that's why the FCC has pretty strict guidelines on disclosure... which many (most?) don't even follow :P

[bvd_vlvd]

I guess Norton could have gone into that D tier since it's not just corporate garbage, but also norton corporate garbage

[EnejJohhem]

Best VPN is "your friend's computer" (evil smile)

[TenEXP]

There go all chances at a VPN sponsorship

[vrilgod]

Mullvad got raided by the Swedish authorities and the police couldn't get any logs because there weren't any. Best VPN with the best price

[burhanbudak]

Mullvad: Your either in our out, you don't get sponsors.

[sak-atWork]

Not a huge privacy guy, but Mullvad and Proton are what I expected to be the winners. Outstanding :)

[netsudro]

Whenever I see a youtuber I like doing a VPN sponsored bit, I get it, he's saying the words but he's winking like: You know this is garbage, but i'll take their money anyway.

[TomSparkReviews]

Interesting video... No mention of my website tho? I did make video to counter your points to give my thoughts on this one

[OphidianGG]

I use VPN for bypassing network restrictions, like I just spent 5 weeks in the hospital and without a VPN gaming was impossible. Sure could set up one at home but when I'm not home there's no guarantee it won't run into issues I can't resolve remotely if I can't bypass said restrictions in the first place, as well as some networks block specific protocols which would require you to setup multiple ones at home too. Having a 3rd party I can just connect to different servers to and swap between protocols with is just so much easier for this use case.

[markh.]

Old joke regarding security: "Good luck; I'm behind seven proxies!"

[sbe]

I have been waiting for a video like this for so long
Thank you!

[davethenerd]

Damn. I came for the tier list, but I ended up learning way more than I expected. Always great videos. Now I understand the value of running my own wire guard VPN for remote access, but trust no one for privacy

[moshguy]

Proton has always been a solid mail provider for me. TheVPN is kind of a bonus.

[johannieminen]

Good content as usual.
Regards from Sweden

[maticjurac]

For total anonymity on the internet I recommend these following steps:

- Smash all of your electronic devices
- Avoid public places
- Leave everything behind
- Disappear, go somewhere they can't find you (probably deep inside Siberia would be best)
- Become a hermit, living off grid, never make contact with the outside world.

[DeepFriedOreoOffline]

I love that this video dropped almost immediate after Linus and Luke talking about how they stan PIA even while not being sponsored for years. I have used PIA, and Express, and Proton. And honestly, I have not had any problems with any of them. Except for when I went to cancel my Express membership and they tried to FOMO me and ran me through a bunch of pages that had me clicking cancel 3, 4, maybe even 5 times. Definitely very corporate.

[davidjv]

Great vid Chris, nice to see somebody actually be honest about the realities of these VPN providers

[pssst...]

Good video.
Could you consider doing a video for setting up a server where OpenVPN or Wireguard runs on it?

[froedge]

This is one of the few tier lists that is hard to argue, it's just objectively correct xd. Good job!