The Best VPN Services of 2025

Our top pick, NordVPN, had less than a 5 percent impact on our internet speed with a network of over 7,800 servers covering 125 countries.

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By Aliza Vigderman Aliza Vigderman, Senior Editor, Industry Analyst & Gabe Turner Gabe Turner, Chief Editor
The Best VPN Services of 2025
Read about our Methodology and Testing
Our team, with the help of six cybersecurity experts acting as consultants, devised an unbiased methodology for testing and assessing VPNs. It takes into consideration 30 different criteria, with the most important being security, privacy, device performance, speed, usability, and overall value. We used these factors to rate the 50+ VPNs we tested on our Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and Linux devices, as well as smart TVs. You can read about our full testing methodology here.
2,500+ research hours
50+ VPNs reviewed
300 speed tests
6 experts consulted
5 VPNs recommended
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