IPVanish
ipvanish.comUS-based VPN owned by Ziff Davis, with unlimited connections and a RAM-only server migration in progress.
- Owner
- Ziff Davis
- Operator based in
- United States
- Founded
- 2012
- Devices at once
- Unlimited
What you'll pay
In USD, from IPVanish's own pricing page, checked 2026-10-17.
Month to month
$14.99
per month, cancel any time
Cheapest plan, 24 months
$2.19/mo
$52.56 paid upfront
Then renews at
$99.99
per year
First 3 years, if you keep it
$152.55
30-day money-back
- Free plan:
- No free plan.
- About the renewal:
- Pricing page: 'both Yearly and 2-Year plans renew at $99.99/year (Essential)'; 2-year plans renew yearly. Checked by hand on 2026-10-17.
Audits
Independent checks of the provider's claims, newest first.
2025 Schellman Compliance
Scope: no-logs. Report is public.
No-log policy validation completed 21 Feb 2025; full report public on ipvanish.com.
2022 Leviathan Security Group
Scope: no-logs. Report access not stated.
- Research summary (no single link)
Incidents
Breaches, seizures and court cases on record.
2016
Under previous ownership, logs were provided in response to a US subpoena (FBI case), contradicting the then-stated policy.
- Research summary (no single link)
- Older comparison sheet
Apps and devices
Unlimited devices at once.
- WindowsYesYes
- macOSYesYes
- LinuxNot statedNot stated
- iOSYesYes
- AndroidYesYes
- Apple TVYesYes
- Fire TVYesYes
- Android TVYesYes
- RouterManual setupPartly
- Browser extensionNot foundNo
Privacy and features
- Sign up without emailNoNo
- Pay with cashNoNo
- Pay with MoneroNot foundNot found
- WireGuardYesYes
- OpenVPNYesYes
- Kill switchYesYes
- Split tunnelingYesYes
- Multi-hopYesYes
- Port forwardingNot statedNot stated
- ObfuscationYesYes
- P2P allowedAll serversAll servers
- Says it works in ChinaNot foundNot found
