Private Internet Access
privateinternetaccess.comUS-based VPN owned by Kape Technologies since 2019, with open-source apps, port forwarding and unlimited connections.
- Owner
- Kape Technologies
- Operator based in
- United States
- Founded
- 2010
- Devices at once
- Unlimited
What you'll pay
In USD, from Private Internet Access's own pricing page, checked 2026-10-16.
Month to month
$11.95
per month, cancel any time
Cheapest plan, 39 months
$1.89/mo
$73.71 paid upfront
Then renews at
$47.88
per year
First 3 years, if you keep it
$73.71
30-day money-back
- Free plan:
- No free plan.
- About the renewal:
- 1-year renews at $47.88/year; 3-year plan renews at $73.71 every 3 years. Both stated.
Audits
Independent checks of the provider's claims, newest first.
2025 Deloitte Audit Romania
Scope: no-logs. Report is public.
ISAE 3000 Revised: no-logs, server configuration, incident management and dedicated-IP tokens. Report downloadable without an account after a use acknowledgement.
2024 Deloitte Audit Romania
Scope: no-logs. Report is public.
Report published as a direct PDF on PIA's site.
2022 Deloitte Audit Romania
Scope: no-logs. Report is public.
Limited assurance; report published as a direct PDF on PIA's site.
Incidents
Breaches, seizures and court cases on record.
2016
FBI subpoena in a bomb-threat case; PIA provided no identifying logs.
- Research summary (no single link)
2018
US federal court testimony in a hacking case; PIA said it had no activity logs to produce.
- Research summary (no single link)
2016
Mid-2010s: hardware seized in Russia; PIA exited the market and said no user data was compromised.
- Research summary (no single link)
- PIA on leaving Russia (2016)
Apps and devices
Unlimited devices at once.
- WindowsYesYes
- macOSYesYes
- LinuxDesktop appYes
- iOSYesYes
- AndroidYesYes
- Apple TVYesYes
- Fire TVYesYes
- Android TVYesYes
- RouterManual setupPartly
- Browser extensionProxy onlyPartly
Privacy and features
- Sign up without emailNoNo
- Pay with cashNoNo
- Pay with MoneroNot statedNot stated
- WireGuardYesYes
- OpenVPNYesYes
- Kill switchYesYes
- Split tunnelingYesYes
- Multi-hopYesYes
- Port forwardingYesYes
- ObfuscationYesYes
- P2P allowedAll serversAll servers
- Says it works in ChinaDoesn't claim itDoesn't claim it
