Fastest UK VPNs 2022

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Romania-based CyberGhost is one of the most popular VPNs on the market. The VPN provides top of the line services at pocket-friendly prices, making it an attractive option for many. It has well over 6500 servers in more than 90 countries, with at least 528 of these in the UK alone.

CyberGhost keeps no logs, and combines the OpenVPN encryption protocol with its standard 256-bit AES encryption for extra protection. This simply means neither the government nor your ISP can track you when connected.

Pricing plan for CyberGhost:

• The monthly plan which is £10.29
• The 6-month plan which is $35.70 (which is £5.95 per month)
• The 36-month plan  (which is $2.25 per month)

One of the first things you’d notice with CyberGhost is that its connection speeds are hardly the fastest of the bunch. The same holds true of its unblocking capabilities. However, the VPN makes up for these by providing dedicated servers for streaming, which both unblock your desired streaming services and provide top level speeds for stress-free streaming.

CyberGhost is also great for beginners with an interface that’s incredibly friendly. The VPN supports up to 7 simultaneous connections, and is compatible with most devices. Impressively, it has a generous 45-day money-back guarantee.

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Private Internet Access (PIA) is a VPN built for the highly privacy-conscious individual. It is fitted with excellent encryption and privacy features, while keeping no logs of your activities.

Users will be able to select from 3 price points, including:

• A monthly plan which  costs £8.09
• The 12-month (annual) plan which costs £32.49 (which is £2.71 per month)
• The 36-month plan which  (which costs $2.19 per month )

A US-based company, PIA has proven its privacy time and again – even in court. The VPN runs servers in about 45 countries across the world, including a number of them in the UK. This makes it ideal if you need a VPN for privacy but not necessarily one to change your location. And if you need the extra protection of a different location, you’re also covered.

PIA is excellent for torrenting and streaming. It also offers other attractive features like split tunneling, ad and malware blocking, and port forwarding.

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NordVPN has over 5,000 servers in about 60 countries, making it one of the most robust server networks for any VPN. It is user-friendly and boasts awesome features such as a kill-switch, malware blocking, DNS leak blocking, P2P support, and ad blocking, on all of its streaming optimized servers.

NordVPN has a simple and straightforward interface that is neatly organized and easy to customize. However, the website isn’t easy to navigate, making it a little difficult for users to find the support they need.

The VPN allows users to connect up to 6 devices simultaneously. Users will be able to choose from 4 different kinds of subscriptions, including:

• A monthly plan which costs £9.20
• The 6-month plan which costs £41.58 (which is £6.93 per month)
• The 24-month plan (2 years) which costs £68.53 (which costs £2.86 per month)

Each plan has a money back guarantee and you can pay with Bitcoin, PayPal and a credit card. NordVPN has also continued to improve its speed, becoming one of the fastest VPNs on the market today. However, you’d find that servers in faraway Australia and India may be notoriously slow.

This VPN also has a strict no log policy and doesn’t record your activities or personal information such as time logs, traffic logs, IP address and bandwidth. The company is based in Panama which is out of the 5-Eye alliance, making it easy to protect your personal data.

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With over 1,300 servers in more than 60 countries, IPVanish is one of the best VPNs to use in the UK. The VPN comes fitted with a kill switch, and is able to automatically cycle your IP – making it more difficult to track you.

IPVanish is simple and easy to use, with an attractive and intuitive user interface. You can easily choose the servers you want. This VPN has other features such as Open VPN, DNS leak protection and compatibility with different OS such as iOS, Windows, Android and others.

IPVanish has 3 different subscriptions with different prices and they all allow 5 devices to connect simultaneously. They are

• The monthly subscription which costs $11.99
• A 3-month plan which costs $26.99 ($8.99 for each month)
• The 12-month (annual plan) ($2.91 for each month)

You can choose to pay via Bitcoin, PayPal or credit card. The VPN doesn’t come with the standard money-back guarantee, but it does offer a free 7-day trial for users looking to take it for a spin before a purchase.

IPVanish did occasionally provide top level speeds, but it can seriously inconsistent. Even though the company says they maintain a strict no log policy, it is located in the US which makes it subject to US laws on privacy.

This means that if the FBI requests for information from the company, they must provide such information. So far, though, there’s been no recorded incident of this nature, so you can feel free to take a plunge at the VPN.

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ExpressVPN is based in British Virgin Islands and it has over 3,000 servers in almost 100 countries. This VPN has very fast speed connections as well as a 24/7 customer support. Although not all their servers support BitTorrent and P2P functions, the bulk of them do.

Its DNS option can geo-spoof your location for you. And a kill switch is included for good measure to ensure all round protection while connected to the VPN. ExpressVPN has an easy to use UI and supports many devices such as Kindle Fire, PlayStation, Xbox, and AppleTV.

The different plans include:

• The monthly plan which is £10.18
• The 6-month plan which is £47.14 (which is £7.86 per month)
• The 15-month plan which is £78.59 (which is £5.24 per month)

ExpressVPN offers no free trial of its product, but it does have a 30-day money-back guarantee. All plans support up to 5 devices simultaneously. ExpressVPN has a good performance as its servers in the US have an average speed over 30 Mbps, making it one of the fastest VPNs around.

According to the terms and conditions of service, they don’t keep record of log or traffic but they retain information concerning server selection, connection dates as well as the amount of data exchanged. However, information such as the IP address and connection time isn’t logged.

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PrivateVPN is a reliable Swedish-based VPN that offers excellent connection speeds for UK users. The VPN has gained a strong following for its great unblocking capacity, ease of use, and great speeds which make streaming super easy.

The VPN successfully unblocks Netflix, both those in US and elsewhere. And if you find yourself outside of the UK, you’d find it reliable for unblocking your favorite British TV, including Channel 4, BBC iPlayer, and more.

PrivateVPN pricing plans:

• The monthly subscription which costs $7.12
• A 3-month plan which costs $12.60 ($4.20 for each month)
• The 12-month (annual plan) which costs $45.36 ($1.89 for each month)

Like most VPNs on this list, PrivateVPN comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee for risk-free testing. It is also compatible with a range of devices, making it ideal for protecting all of your devices. However, it isn’t as fast as the fastest VPNs on this list, even if it does provide just enough for streaming.

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StrongVPN is as strong as the name implies. The VPN favors strength and brawn over style, but it is far from limited. It comes with the typical zero-logging policy, with only very minimal data collected at the start to protect your privacy as much as possible.

But the VPN is impressively minimalist in its interface, providing the barest minimum to keep you comfortable. It is also limited in its server network, boasting a meagre 900+ servers spread across just 26 countries. However, it makes up for these limitations in other areas.

For starters, the VPN allows up to 12 simultaneous connections, making it ideal for large families on all of its subscription plans. Its pricing plan include:

•  The monthly subscription which costs $8
• The 12-month (annual plan) which costs $55.99 ($4.66 for each month)

While it is among the pricier VPNs on the list, it is also one of the faster VPNs of the bunch. Its brute strength is also clearly seen when trying to unblock streaming services like BBC iPlayer and Netflix as it storms through them with ease. And with a 30-day money-back guarantee, you can test it our risk-free.

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If you seek advanced features such as IPv6, split tunneling option that allows you to opt for the traffic that passes through your VPN as well as a kill switch then you need PureVPN.

This VPN service has more than 500 servers in about 141 countries in diverse parts of the world which makes them one of the best in the market. Their VPN browser allows users to have up to 20Mbps. However, the user interface is really poor and some of the options and icons are difficult to find because they are buried under the sub-menus.

PureVPN is highly competitive and it comes with 3 different subscription options

•  The 30 day package costs $10.95/month
•  The 6 month package costs $8.33/month
•  The 1 year plan is $77.88/month

Even though it has no free trial available, it has a 7 day money back guarantee and any subscription you opt for will allow you to connect about 5 devices at once.

PureVPN has great performance as it maintains a consistent download speed of about 80%. The upload speed is also consistent and 5% above normal. This VPN logs the bandwidth you use, the time you stayed connected to any of their servers. For the sites you visit, connection dates and downloaded files aren’t logged. The company is based in Hong Kong which is free from the laws of the 14 eyes.

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Ivacy is a VPN company based in Hong-Kong (out of the 5 -14 eyes) and it is easily optimized with other different OS such as Linux, Windows, Android, Xbox, Mac, and support for P2P connections.

With about 200 servers in more than 50 countries, Ivacy allows you easily switch between servers midway through your connection for improved privacy. It also gives you unlimited access to data although the service on mobile devices isn’t always up to date and it also has limited customer support.

Ivacy is easy to install and operate. It has three different subscription plans and you can use up to 5 devices on it simultaneously.

• The 7-day trial subscription costs $0.99
• The 1-month subscription costs $9.95
• The 2-year subscription which costs $48.96 (which is $2.25 per month)

Even though it has a 7-day money-back guarantee on each of the plans, there is an exemption for those who have used at least 7GB of bandwidth or connected up to 30 times. The company accepts anonymous payment (if you want to remain anonymous) from PaymentWall and Bitcoin but it doesn’t refund money paid through PaymentWall or Bitcoin.

When it comes to performance, Ivacy offers decent speeds for uploads and downloads. Pings reduced when it was connected to its UK severs but the download and upload speeds were consistent.

Ivacy sticks to a strict no log policy and the only data it retains is your mail address. If you want to remain anonymous you can choose to opt for another VPN or open another mail address.