TunnelBear
tunnelbear.comCanadian VPN owned by McAfee since 2018, with annual Cure53 security audits and a 2 GB monthly free plan.
- Owner
- McAfee
- Operator based in
- Canada
- Founded
- 2011
- Devices at once
- Unlimited
What you'll pay
In USD, from TunnelBear's own pricing page, checked 2026-10-17.
Month to month
$10.99
per month, cancel any time
Cheapest plan, 36 months
$3.33/mo
$120.00 paid upfront
Then renews at
$69.99
per year
First 3 years, if you keep it
$120.00
30-day money-back
- Free plan:
- 2 GB/month; no city-level selection.
- About the renewal:
- Auto-renew policy: '$69.99 for annual'. The 3-year plan's renewal isn't stated.
Audits
Independent checks of the provider's claims, newest first.
2025 Cure53
Scope: security. Report for customers only.
9th annual; summary published, full report not linked as of late 2025.
- Research summary (no single link)
2024 Cure53
Scope: security. Report for customers only.
8th annual (blog dated Nov 24 2025); summary only.
2023 Cure53
Scope: security. Report is public.
Apps, backend, servers, APIs; full report published 2024.
- Research summary (no single link)
Incidents
Breaches, seizures and court cases on record.
None found in our research. Apps and devices
Unlimited devices at once.
- WindowsYesYes
- macOSYesYes
- LinuxNoNo
- iOSYesYes
- AndroidYesYes
- Apple TVNoNo
- Fire TVNoNo
- Android TVNoNo
- RouterNoNo
- Browser extensionProxy onlyPartly
Privacy and features
- Sign up without emailNoNo
- Pay with cashNoNo
- Pay with MoneroNoNo
- WireGuardYesYes
- OpenVPNYesYes
- Kill switchYesYes
- Split tunnelingYesYes
- Multi-hopNoNo
- Port forwardingNoNo
- ObfuscationYesYes
- P2P allowedSome serversSome servers
- Says it works in ChinaDoesn't claim itDoesn't claim it
