HMA VPN Cost and Pricing Plans

HMA sure knows how to stand out. Its slightly NSFW name is proof of that. But can it really stand out as a VPN service, or is it just a decent option among all the good VPNs out there?

In this HMA price assessment, we’re going to take a look at HMA from a cost-focused narrative. We’ve tested HMA ourselves and it earned an 8.3 score from us. It definitely has our seal of approval. The question is, does it have yours? That is, does it offer enough features and functions to give the biggest bang for your buck?

Can I Try HMA For Free?

Plan options

The best way to know if HMA is worth it is to test it yourself, and we’ve got good news for you: HMA offers a seven-day free trial. And this is a full free trial. We got to test out HMA free for one week, although we eventually signed up for a one-year subscription to test and review it properly. We don’t rush our review process.

You should note, however, that HMA’s free trial isn’t completely free of any commitments. You will need to provide a payment method to sign up. Once the seven-day trial is up, you will automatically be charged for a one-year subscription. That’s $59.88, but more on that later.

If you don’t think HMA is worth it, you still have a way out. Just cancel your VPN trial before the seven days. HMA will remove your account and you will not be charged. But that’s not all. Once we converted our subscription to a one-year plan, HMA still gave us 30 days for the money-back option. That is, if we canceled within 30 days, HMA would have refunded our money. That’s a common practice among VPN companies and is always a nice option to have.

HMA Subscription Options

Now on to those subscriptions; HMA offers three options but it doesn’t offer monthly billing. The minimum you can sign up for is one year, which is why the seven-day free trial and 30-day money-back option are handy. Most of the best VPNs we’ve tested offer flexible monthly subscriptions.

In any case, we found HMA’s pricing to be reasonable, even compared to the most affordable VPNs. For example, the one-year HMA plan costs $4.99 per month on average ($59.88 in total). That’s the same as NordVPN’s one-year Standard plan, although NordVPN offers extra months of use for free.

Another thing to note is that HMA offers individual and family plans. Individual plans allow up to five connections at a time, while family plans allow up to 10. There are also business VPN options with 10, 20, and 30 simultaneous connections.

Individual Use: Five Simultaneous Connections

We got an individual subscription, which let us connect up to five devices at the same time.

Family Use: 10 Simultaneous Connections

If we wanted to protect others, we could’ve upgraded to the family plan, which doubles that amount of devices.

Business Use

Finally, HMA has plans for 10, 20, and 30 simultaneous connections for business usage. Need more devices connecting to HMA at the same time? They’ll create a plan customized to your business, with custom prices to boot.

Our Favorite Things: HMA Edition

Okay, so we’ve proven that HMA is cheap, but just because something is cheap does not mean that it’s worth buying, as we’ve learned from many clothing sales. So here goes our favorite things about HMA after testing it extensively:

• Affordable price: With prices starting at just $2.99 a month (before the student discount, that is), HMA is one of the most budget-friendly VPNs on the market.
• Many servers: HMA has over 1,100 servers in over 290 locations around the world, in continents like North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Sorry, Antarctica, no HMA server for you yet!
• VPN app doesn’t log IP addresses or web activity: We liked how the app keeps the minimal amount of customer data possible.

• Kill switch on Windows, Macs and Androids: If our VPN failed on these devices, all of our web traffic would’ve been shut down automatically (although this wouldn’t have been the case if we were using iOS, Linux, Apple TV, Android TV devices and routers).

• Netflix and torrenting: When it comes to VPNs, streaming is the name of the game. Who doesn’t want to access hours of new movies and TV shows for free? Fortunately, HMA worked great with Netflix and other services like Prime Video and even the English Premier League for all you footie fans out there.
• Split tunneling on Android: Although we wish split tunneling was available on more devices, it was easy to connect to private and public networks at the same time on our Android phones.
• Dynamic IP addresses: We got a new IP address every 10 minutes that we were connected to HMA, which made us as hard to track as a needle in a haystack that was being raked over every 10 minutes.

Payment Methods

Payment methods are particularly relevant for VPNs because some tell the company more of your personally identifiable information than others. Fortunately, HMA accepts a bunch of different types of payment methods, from your major credit cards like American Express to phone payment systems like Google Pay.

• Alipay
• American Express
• Apple Pay
• Bleue
• Boletol
• Celo
• Direct Debit
• Discover
• Google Pay
• Hipercard
• iDEAL
• Mastercard
• PayPal
• Qiwi Wallet
• Sofort Banking
• UnionPay International
• Visa
• WebMonkey

HMA Server Locations

We’re not going to make you count: to date, HMA has over 1,100 servers in more than 190 countries around the world. This opens it up to a global stage for countries in the continents of Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Africa. In the United States alone, HMA has VPN servers in all 50 states. In our home state of New York, there are two servers and five IP addresses to choose from. And the location of the server? Believe it or not, HMA’S NY server is based on Liberty Island, where the Statue of Liberty is located. Very patriotic!

How To Cancel

Cancelling HMA is easy. Simply go into your VPN’s control panel and click the button that says “Cancel Subscription” so that it doesn’t automatically renew; you can either do this after logging in on the HMA website or on the HMA app itself. And abracadabra, you’re cancelled! This doesn’t require calling a phone number and talking to an exhausting sales rep, so overall, cancelling HMA was a much more pleasant experience than some VPNs we’ve tested out.

Student Discount

While we’re not in school anymore, anyone who is can benefit from HMA’s student discount, which gives you 75 percent off if you sign up for a three-year plan. Now, if you’re not a math student, that means that you’ll only pay $80.73 for three years of service, which comes down to about $2.24 a month. Not bad for what you’d normally spend on a bottle of premium soda! To take advantage, just register with Student Beans to get the discount code and you’re all set.

What To Stream on HMA

Streaming is a big reason why people use VPNs in the first place. Many countries like China don’t allow certain websites, so by connecting to another country’s server, you can circumvent these government restrictions. Connected to HMA, you can stream:

• Netflix
• Amazon Prime Video
• English Premier League
• Cricket
• BBC iPlayer
• Bundesliga.

In our HMA review, we watched Netflix and Prime Video while connected, which went off without a hitch.

Our HMA Research and Data

Summary

HMA is certainly reasonable when it comes to pricing, especially if you’re a student or you sign up for three years. Although the company itself isn’t ideal for VPNs, being based in the United Kingdom, a Five Eyes member, those not super worried about privacy may not care. All in all, we’d recommend HMA to the casual VPN user who’s on a budget and needs their service for at least a year. If that’s not you, find the right VPN on our list of the best VPNs of 2024.