Top 5 Vpns for Torrening in 2022

The Bottom Line

With its intuitive layout and ease of setup, CyberGhost is all about making life much easier for VPN users. The VPN offers top of the line security protection, and though it isn’t a VPN that supports torrenting on every server, it does provide P2P-optimised servers for torrenting.

Privacy and Security

Pro Tip: Even if your selected VPN supports torrenting in countries with hostile privacy laws like the US, Canada, Australia, and UK, you’d be best served avoiding these servers for your P2P activities, if that is possible.

CyberGhost is based in the privacy-friendly country that is Romania. This is beyond the jurisdiction of the Five-, Nine-, and Fourteen-Eye Alliances. Such level of privacy is a requirement if you’re to torrent safely, considering the volatile nature of laws regarding torrenting, copyright and piracy.

Beyond the privacy, CyberGhost aims to protect you with its robust security features. This includes a solid, military-grade AES-256 encryption, DNS and IPv6 leak protection, and an automatic kill switch for when connection drops. Its in-built ad, malware and tracking blocker is also super effective at keeping your browsing clean and uninfected.

The VPN is also armed with a series of security protocols to make torrenting more secure without compromising on speed. This includes the OpenVPN, L2TP, and IKEv2, and WireGuard protocols. While it doesn’t have the SOCKS5 protocol, these are more than enough, and switching around is easy.

Server Network and Performance

CyberGhost currently boasts over 6,800 servers in its network. This is more massive than most VPNs can lay claim to. Not all of these servers are optimized for torrenting, though, with only about 100 of these optimized for torrenting and P2P. However, a good number of them work with torrents regardless.

To ensure you don’t spend too long trying to figure out which server is best, CyberGhost provides a list of optimized servers which you can easily find on the home page of the app. These servers are spread out across multiple locations the world over, including the US, Netherlands, Norway, China, etc.

CyberGhost’s servers do more than just support torrenting too. These servers successfully unblock multiple streaming services, including Netflix US, Japan, Germany, UK, etc.This also includes services like Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, BBC iPlayer, Disney+, and much more.

Our best measure for server performance beyond its ability to successfully unblock different services is its speed, and CyberGhost didn’t disappoint here. The VPN delivered top speeds across board, and ranks highly amongst our fastest VPNs of 2022.

Every server carries information relating to distance and load. This tells you which server is crowded at any point in time, and saves you a lot of time. Our fastest connections were to the UK servers. However, servers in the US, and most around Europe, were also reliably fast.

Support and Extra Features

CyberGhost provides a number of support options, including particularly enjoyed having to discuss with the support team for help. Their live chat support feature is reliable and fast, responding quickly and smartly to queries.

In all, CyberGhost makes for a great overall VPN, whatever your needs may be. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work in China. So, while you can connect to Chinese servers from outside of China, this isn’t the VPN for you if you’re visiting China.

Pricing

CyberGhost is one of the cheaper VPNs on this list. Although its one-month plan is quite pricey, its 18-month plan rounds up to £2.15/month.Users will be able to enjoy up to 7 simultaneous connections on every subscription.

Although CyberGhost no longer has a free plan, it does offer a brief 24-hour free trial, and a 45-day money-back guarantee once they sign up for 6 months or more. This gives you a more than generous time to decide if you’re getting good value for money on the VPN, and can serve as a sort of VPN free trial.

The Bottom Line

One of only a handful of VPNs that support port forwarding;Private Internet Access (PIA) is one of those.The VPN is clearly among the best VPNs for torrenting and amongst the most affordable on this list; delivering a combination of premium features, including an expansive server network.

Privacy and Security

PIA is headquartered in the US, a member of the Five-Eye Alliance. However, with the VPN keeping no identifying logs whatsoever, you can’t possibly be exposed to any intelligence agency or outfit.

For security, Private Internet Access goes all the way with an AES 256-bit encryption, a kill switch, DNS leak protection, and Wi-Fi protection. Throw in the multiple security protocols on offer – including the renowned OpenVPN protocol – and this is a VPN that’s clearly built for security and privacy in any conditions.

Server Network and Performance

Private Internet Access has a massive server network that’s over 22,000-server strong and it continues to increase this number at scale. These servers are distributed over 76 countries, which isn’t as many as those of others like CyberGhost.

Not every PIA server supports torrenting. This number is limited to about 3,300 servers. Amongst VPNs that support torrenting and P2P file sharing, this is definitely top tier. Unfortunately, PIA is prone to speed drops during peak hours, which is why it doesn’t rank higher on our list.

Outside of peak hours, PIA was able to deliver quality connection speeds, with local servers only suffering drops of about 24%. Connecting to US servers from the UK saw that number more than double, but the speed was still decent enough for torrenting.

PIA’s support for port forwarding also gives it an edge in security and performance. For starters, it means you can bypass ISPs that block incoming torrent traffic and seed torrents if you please. Of course, it may also increase your connection speed. Thankfully, setting it up is also surprisingly easy using the settings menu on the PIA app – fitting in with the overall ease of use of the app.

Pricing

PIA is cheap, with its 36-month plan coming in at £2.19 per month. This is clearly a lot of commitment, though, so you’d want to think clearly about it. To give you enough time to decide, PIA offers a 30-day money-back guarantee on first-time orders, taking the risk out of your purchase.The VPN also supports up to 10 devices on every subscription, placing it amongst the more generous options.

The Bottom Line

One of the most popular VPNs for torrenting, NordVPN is renowned for its incredible security, great download speeds, and huge server network. This VPN offers most of the features of ExpressVPN at a considerably lower cost (although it remains more expensive than CyberGhost).

Privacy and Security

NordVPN is based in the privacy-friendly Panama. As a result, it’s under no obligation to pass your data on to any government. It also keeps a strict zero logs policy, meaning it won’t have any data to hand over even if that were requested.

Besides keeping your activities private, NordVPN also provides you with very impressive security. The VPN employs the rigorous AES 256-bit encryption to protect your data, alongside a 2048-bit DH key, SHA2-384 authentication, DNS and IP leak protection, perfect forward secrecy, and an automatic kill switch which blocks internet access in the event of a connection drop.

Pro Tip: Before engaging the split tunneling feature, always remember that traffic outside your VPN is unprotected. This provides a possible inlet for hackers who may try infiltrating your device through the unprotected network.

For extra security, you can also enable features like split tunneling and double VPN. While split tunneling allows you indicate which data you want passing through the VPN, double VPN passes your data through two servers, further confusing your online location.

Server Network and Performance

NordVPN boasts the second highest VPN server network on this list, with over 5,400 servers in 59 countries. Unlike ExpressVPN, though, not all of these VPNs support torrenting. Even then, you’d find that there’s a P2P-optimised server for most locations, ensuring your options aren’t limited.

The VPN provides a P2P server selection tool in its app. Using this tool, we were able to select the best P2P server for our preferred location. Not only was this server securely optimized for torrenting, it was also the fastest torrenting server for most locations.

Speed is hardly a problem for NordVPN, anyway. Since the introduction of its proprietary NordLynx technology, download speeds have gone through the roof. This is especially felt when connecting over long distances; for instance, connecting to a US server from the UK led to only about 10% drop in speeds.

Support and Extra Features

Like the two VPNs above it on this list, NordVPN doesn’t support port forwarding, meaning you won’t be able to seed your torrents. However, it does offer the SOCKS5 proxy protocol which makes seeding torrents possible. You should bear in mind that this proxy protocol isn’t as secure as the VPN itself.

Important extra features include self-destructing encrypted notes and an encrypted chat option. The VPN is also one of the more robust at unblocking streaming services like Hulu, BBC iPlayer, Netflix, and more.

Pricing and Support

For all of its features, NordVPN is a fairly priced VPN. For a commitment of up to 2 years, you will be able to get the VPN for £2.86 per month. Users will be able to connect to 6 devices at once; first time users will enjoy a 30-day money-back guarantee during which time they can try out the service without risk.

Device support is also robust, as is the super effective customer support and its 24/7 live chat system (although the email support system can be almost too slow).

The Bottom Line

Great speeds, solid security, and ease of use are all features that make IPVanish a very appealing VPN. This is one VPN that seamlessly bridges the gap between the smaller VPNs – in terms of its P2P support, and the bigger VPNs –in terms of usability.

Privacy and Security

IPVanish is based in the United States. While this is an immediate red flag, there’s really nothing to worry about. IPVanish keeps absolutely no logs, so your activities with the VPN can’t be traced back to you. This means neither the government nor copyright trolls can reach you.

For security, the VPN adopts the industry standard 256-AES encryption which locks out hackers from your connection, split tunneling, DNS leak protection, and traffic obfuscation. It also offers OpenVPN protocol support, bringing with it speed and security to your connection. And Wi-Fi protection allows you torrent safely on local hotspots and public networks.

Unfortunately, like most VPNs on this list, IPVanish doesn’t support port forwarding. So, if you wish to seed torrents, or you want to benefit from the increased speed it provides, you’d have to look elsewhere.

Speaking of which, IPVanishwas once involved in a data transfer scandal, where it handed over user logs to US authorities back in 2016. However, time has passed and the company has changed hands. The new owners have been vetted to actually keep no logs, ensuring it places amongst our best VPNs for torrenting.

Server Network and Performance

IPVanish has a modest server network with over 1,600 servers spread over more than 50 countries. All of these servers support torrenting and P2P file sharing, presenting you with a large selection pool.

An impressive feature of IPVanish is its massive 40,000-strong network of IP addresses all of whichsupport torrenting, too. This is a feature that boosts anonymity about as much as it improves speed and performance; thus, making up for the moderate server network.

Using IPVanish for torrenting was a rather smooth experience. After connecting to our local servers, we noticed a 10% drop in speed which is super healthy for any VPN. Connecting to US servers delivered equally fast download and upload speeds.As always, Australia was a bit of a sticky point.

To further improve your speeds, you could try out the SOCKS5 proxy instead. However, while it does lead to increased speeds over long distance, and enables the seeding of torrents, it doesn’t provide as much security as using the VPN.

Pricing and Support

IPVanish has reduced its pricing in recent times, making it one of the cheaper VPNs on the market. The one-year plan goes for $2.33 per month, while the monthly plan goes for a very modest $3.49 per month. Thankfully, the revised plans have also seen the money-back guarantee period increase from 7 days to 30 days.

The Bottom Line

Built for speed, ExpressVPN is a consistently fast VPN that delivers top download speeds with very low latency. But ExpressVPN isn’t appreciated for just its speed. It delivers excellently on everything from security to customer service and server network, ensuring your P2P traffic is completely safe.

Privacy and Security

Based in the British Virgin Islands, ExpressVPN operates out of a privacy haven from which it couldn’t sell or abuse user data. The British Virgin Islands is well outside any of the alliances, so there’s no room for worry. That said, ExpressVPN operates a verified strict zero-logging policy, so your data is safe anyway.

Security is assured using the impenetrable 256-bit AES encryption, IPv6 leak protection, split tunneling, perfect forward secrecy, anda kill switch known as ‘Network Block’. A variety of security protocols are present for your choosing, including OpenVPN which combines speed and security almost perfectly.

With split tunneling, you can ensure your torrent client is covered by VPN protection, without spreading the VPN cover over other apps such as your web browser.

Most impressive for us, though, had to be the rare deployment of perfect forward secrecy. This system assigns you a new encryption key after every 60 mins or at the start of every session. This means a hacker who manages to penetrate your device will only find your current activities on the network, and not all of your previously shared data.

iOS users who need a VPN should note that the kill switch isn’t available for iPhones and iPads. Although torrenting clients aren’t supported on these apps either, it’s an important detail should you choose to get the VPN on your mobile device.

Server Network and Performance

Unlike CyberGhost which has a selection of P2P-optimized servers, ExpressVPN is one of a handful of VPNs that support torrenting on all of its over 3,000 servers in over 90 countries. This gives you much more flexibility than most VPNs while torrenting.

ExpressVPN’s speeds place it among the very best we’ve ever seen. Same country tests revealed very minimal drops (5-11%) in speed from the original. However, connecting to more distant servers, such as those in Australia only led to drops of about 30% which still leaves more than enough for fast torrenting.

Like CyberGhost, ExpressVPN aims to make your life easier with an intuitive VPN app. The ‘Smart Location’ feature identifies the best server at any point in time for your physical location.However, considering the speeds of the servers, manually selecting a server doesn’t make much of a difference.

ExpressVPN also works great with streaming services, unblocking multiple libraries of Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, etc. during our tests.

Pricing and Support

ExpressVPN is pricey when compared to other VPNs on its level. Its longest subscription plan (for 12 months) rounds up to about £6.54 per month.While we agree this is pricey, we think it’s earned the right thanks to its many great features.

Its support of 5 simultaneous devices is amongst the lowest for premium VPNs, but that should be enough for most households. First time users will also enjoy a 30-day money-back guarantee, and a 24/7 live chat support for every user helps you receive solution to your queries in as short a time as possible.

The Bottom Line

PrivateVPN is a smaller, relatively younger VPN that focuses on delivering high-end, rock solid internet protection. Although it does have an extremely small server network, it has consistently proven itself one of the best VPNs for torrenting and P2P file sharing.

Privacy and Security

Much like NordVPN, PrivateVPN was built with a strong focus on security and privacy. It is based out of Sweden, which is a part of the Fourteen Eyes Alliance. However, it does follow a verified strict no-logs policy which ensures your data is never in danger of a leak, and Sweden does have strong privacy laws.

Torrenting is secured with the combination of a 2048-bit DH key, 256-bit AES encryption, an automatic kill switch, and both DNS and IPv6 leak protections. Testing for leaks even when the VPN connection was disrupted revealed the solidity of its security systems.

Unlike most VPNs, PrivateVPN impressively maintains its own first-party DNS servers, meaning no third-parties would be involved in resolving your DNS requests; adding an extra layer of anonymity and privacy to its operations.

For even further security, the VPN app adopts a number of security protocols, including the OpenVPN, IKEv2, IPSec, PPTP, and L2TP. While IKEv2 is a fairly sturdy protocol, we’d recommend the trusted, secure and fast OpenVPN for torrenting. And if you just need a proxy server, there’s the SOCKS5 proxy.

Server Network and Performance

PrivateVPN provides unlimited P2P support for torrenters on all of its 150 servers. This is clearly a limited server size, but its support of port forwarding on every server means torrenters looking to seed torrents can find few better VPNs.

The benefit of port forwarding isn’t limited to just seeding. Once setup, it makes for a more efficient torrenting, while also delivering better speeds. However, it has to be set up manually and can be quite tricky to handle without support. Thankfully, the website offers a simple guide to get port forwarding up and running on your device.

PrivateVPN isn’t the fastest VPN out there, but it does try to hold its own. Connection speeds on local servers are quite impressive, with speed losses of just under 10%. However, connecting to long distance servers (such as those in Australia) could lead to speed drops of up to 80%.

Pricing and Support

PrivateVPN is a really affordable VPN. At $2.07 per month, its 24-month plan is one of the cheapest for premium VPNs on the market. It certainly has its limitations, particularly in the speed department. However, it does more than enough to make this pricing point a great deal.

If you’re looking for a reliable free VPN for torrenting, you’re also in luck. PrivateVPN offers 7-day free trial on its VPN, and a 30-day money-back guarantee. This is more than enough time to decide on your feelings about the VPN, and can be lumped together for a longer free VPN trial.

The Bottom Line

PrivateVPN is a Sweedish based VPN that is new when compared to other VPN providers. It is gaining on its competitors due to its features and performance. It runs a no log policy and it is protected with a 256 bit AES encryption and OpenVPN protocol security. It doesn’t have any log records.

It has a killswitch that stops all internet traffic if there is a drop in the VPN connection; it also has an in-built DNS leak protection that halts any webpage request that is sent outside the confines of the encrypted tunnel.

This VPN is also fast and has the ability to decode and circumvent every barricade in its way. Its P2P file sharing works on all its servers and it allows you to use 6 different connections at once on one plan. It works with iOS, Windows, MacOS and Android. You can pay with Bitcoin (for those who want to sign up anonymously) credit card, PayPal.

Some of the other incredible features include

•  It has cheetah like speed
•  It has strong privacy features
•  It can work on streaming sites such as Netflix
•  It is great for torrenting
•  It comes with a 30 day refund policy if you don’t like the service

However, PrivateVPN has a few number of servers to choose from when compared to other servers and you will need support assistance to be able to locate the best server for each purpose. A 24/7 live chat support will be great to assist users.

The Bottom Line

This VPN solution with its country of jurisdiction as United States and offers the following features

•  It supports Fire Stick
•  AES 256-bit encryption
•  Servers are located in 70 countries
•  59,500 IP addresses
•  689 servers
•  Allows no logging policy
•  Ticketing support system
•  Supports streaming websites
•  In-built internet kill switch
•  Allows 12 simultaneous connections

However, it has a slow internet speed, no so friendly user-interface, and a high pricing plan.

The Bottom Line

Ideal for countries with extreme anti-torrenting laws, VyprVPN is without doubt one of the best VPNs for torrenting. The VPNis extremely private, although small, and delivers quality performances time and again.

Privacy and Security

VyprVPN is based out of Switzerland, an ideal privacy hub, despite being run by the US-basedcompany, Golden Frog. That’s barely concerning, though, with the VPNs extensive privacy features and airtight security. It sincerely follows a strict no-logs policy so you can expect none of your P2P activities will be leaking into the wrong hands.

Your online security is assured using a combination of AES-256 encryption, a kill switch, and DNS leak protection. The VPN is also one of a few that owns and maintains all of its servers, eliminating the risks of exposure that come with third-party server ownership.

Server Network and Performance

With only 700 servers in its network, VyprVPN is one of the smallest on this list. That said, the VPN supports torrenting on all of its servers, which is quite rare, and generally delivers truly impressive connection speeds.

Speaking of performance, you’d do well to activate the Chameleon protocol while torrenting. Not only does this protocol make for faster torrent downloads, it also lets you download torrents in otherwise restricted locations. It also makes lightwork of region blocks by streaming services, making it one of the best VPNs for streaming.

VyprVPN’s Chameleon protocol scrambles your OpenVPN metadata, ensuring ISPs and surveillance agencies can’t detect you’re using a VPN. Thanks to this technology, torrenting from China was very possible. Speed losses were also at a minimum with the protocol.

Pricing

VyprVPN’s intuitive, easy to use apps are very much reasonably priced. At £2.50 per month, the VPN is certainly cheap, despite its small server network. Users will be able to connect to 5 simultaneous devices, and first-time users will receive a 30-day money-back guarantee on their subscription plan.

The Bottom Line

A super reliable VPN, Windscribe is best known for being one of the best free VPNs on the market, with its generous 10GB free monthly bandwidth. But the VPN also ranks highly amongst torrenting VPNs, winning its place as one of the best VPNs for torrenting, and arguably the best free VPN for torrenting.

Privacy and Security

Windscribe is based out of Canada, which is a part of the Five Eyes Alliance. However, extensive checks reveal the VPN stays true to its zero-logging policy, and it has never had any issues with data exposure.

The VPN is loaded with multiple features aiming to improve security and privacy online. This includes industry standards like the advanced 256-bit AES encryption, a super-effective automatic kill switch, DNS leak protection, and Wi-Fi protection to let you torrent safely on local hotspots.

It also boasts multiple security protocols, including the OpenVPN and SOCKS5 protocols. Split tunneling is supported, allowing you improve speed by separating your traffic. And, port forwarding is supported, bringing added protection and speed enhancement with it.

Server Network and Performance

Windscribe has the smallest server network on this list, with just over 110 servers. However, these are spread over 63 different countries, with torrenting supported in at least 60 of these countries. You won’t be able to torrent on WINDFLIX servers dedicated to streaming, nor would you be able to torrent on servers in Japan or India, but there’s still so much more to select from.

We found connection speeds to be impressive outside of peak hours, and were able to upload and download seamlessly outside of these hours. Peak hours did produce massive speed dips, though, as servers became increasingly congested. Port forwarding did improve speeds a little, but this was far from dramatic.

Pricing and Support

Windscribe is a bit technical to handle, but it does provide you with plenty of step-by-step online guides and 24/7 live chat feature for help. At $4.08 per month on its annual plan, Windscribe is not among the cheapest VPNs on this list. Unfortunately, its money-back policy is limited to just 3 days. Small as it is, though, you’d have plenty of room to test it out using a free plan instead.

The Bottom Line

Thanks to a fairly recent overhaul of its services, StrongVPN now ranks amongst the best VPNs for 2022. The feature-rich VPN is built upon a strong security and privacy framework, and continues to regularly improve upon its services.

Privacy and Security

Much like PIA, StrongVPN is based in the United States which is a general privacy concern.With the VPN’s strong zero logging policy, though, your online activities and connection metadata are neither stored nor tracked, ensuring your privacy is assured.

StrongVPN encrypts all user data.Although the AES 256-bit encryption is available, your choice of protocol (OpenVPN, IKEv2, SSTP, WireGuard, or L2TP) will determine exactly which of the available encryption methods will be used for your connection.

We found the “Scramble” feature to be particularly helpful. Similar to VyprVPN’s Chameleon feature, this feature disguises (scrambles) your OpenVPN connections to improve anonymity and accessibility in difficult terrains such as China. The VPN also employs DNS leak protection and a kill switch for extra protection.

Server Network and Performance

StrongVPN has a small server network with only 950 servers. Though limited, we found the server speeds to be beyond average on local servers in the UK. We also noticed a boost in server speeds when using the WireGuard protocol.

You should note, though, that server speeds are quite erratic and are prone to drops during peak hours. Connecting over long distances was also quite problematic.

StrongVPN supports torrenting on every server, which is great considering its small network. It doesn’t support port forwarding, but we found its ‘Scramble’ feature powerful when torrenting from China. And with over 60,000 IP addresses, unblocking streaming services was quite easy.

Pricing

StrongVPN is a fairly pricey VPN even for its offering. Its $5.83 per month annual plan is its cheapest, but falls within the pricing range of the much better ExpressVPN. However, with a 30-day money-back guarantee and a generous 12 simultaneous device support, you can feel free to confirm it matches your needs.

The Bottom Line

Surfhshark may be a relatively new VPN, but its rapidly expanding server network hardly bears that testimony. Despite its young age, it has a network that rivals the biggest VPN players, as well as the security, speed and reliability to place it among the best VPNs for torrenting.

Privacy and Security

Much like ExpressVPN, Surfshark is based out of the British Virgin Islands. This is beyond the reach of any of the alliances, and is a known hub for privacy. Surfshark also keeps no logs, ensuring your online activities can never be traced back to you.

Surfshark is surprisingly solid on the security front. The VPN combines what we’ve come to expect: a kill switch, 256-bit AES encryption, and OpenVPN support. This means your connection is thoroughly protected, and you won’t be left exposed by a drop in connection.But it’s the extras that got us swooning.

The MultiHop feature connects you to multiple locations at a time. Should anyone find their way through security, this feature keeps you anonymous by sending your traffic from multiple locations at once. Of course, this means slightly slower download speeds, but that’s a small price to pay.

Other important security features included the CleanWeb ad and malware blocker that keeps out all the ads on your torrent client and blocks suspicious websites; and the Whitelist feature to keep certain apps out of your VPN connection.

Server Network and Performance

Surfshark has added an impressive 1,200 new servers since we first reviewed it. This brings its total server count to 3,200 servers in 65 countries, leaving it almost on par with ExpressVPN.

Also impressive is the fact that all of these servers are optimized for torrenting and P2P file sharing.As expected of a VPN optimized for torrenting, Surfhsark is fast. We only noticed very slight drops in speed on our local connection, which increased to about a 5% drop when we connected to US servers from the UK.

Connecting to Australia saw our biggest drop (up to 35%) in download speeds; this is expected due to distance. Despite the drop, we found there was little hassle while torrenting.Performances in China and Russia were even more impressive when we factored in the difficulties of other VPNs in those regions.

Pricing and Support

Surfshark is one of the cheapest VPNs on this list. Like others, it offers its best deal on its long-term deal – a 24-month plan at £1.68 per month. Throw in a 30-day money-back guarantee and you can take the plunge risk-free.

Perhaps the most impressive part of the pricing was the unlimited simultaneous connection allowance. So, regardless of how many devices you may have, or how large your family may be, everyone gets covered on a single subscription plan.