Alternatives to AdGuard VPN
A VPN service from the makers of AdGuard with a free monthly allowance and paid plans. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
AdGuard VPN
A VPN service from the makers of AdGuard with a free monthly allowance and paid plans.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as AdGuard VPN.
Proton VPN
A VPN from the Proton Mail company with a free tier that has no data cap, and open source clients.
Proton VPN's free tier has no data cap instead of 3 GB a month, and its clients are open source, but it requires an account and has no browser extension listed.
Windscribe
Canadian VPN with built-in ad blocking and a usable free tier.
Windscribe also offers a free tier with a monthly allowance, adds open source apps, built-in ad blocking and port forwarding, and is based in Canada.
TunnelBear
A simple consumer VPN service with a limited free plan and apps for major platforms.
TunnelBear keeps a limited free plan and a Chrome extension with simple apps for beginners, but no Linux app is mentioned and the service is closed source.
hide.me VPN
An independent commercial VPN service with a free plan, WireGuard support and native IPv6.
hide.me VPN offers a free plan with WireGuard and native IPv6 support from an independent provider, but lists no Linux app or browser extension.
PrivadoVPN
A commercial VPN service with a free tier, bundled with ad blocking and antivirus.
PrivadoVPN has a free plan plus SOCKS5 proxy, kill switch and split tunnelling, with extensions for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Brave, but no Linux app.
ZoogVPN
A commercial VPN service with a limited free plan and apps for desktop, mobile and browsers.
ZoogVPN provides a limited free plan with kill switch and split tunnelling across desktop, mobile and browser extensions, as a proprietary service like AdGuard VPN.
X-VPN
A commercial VPN service with a free tier and apps for desktop, mobile, TV and browsers.
X-VPN offers a free tier with apps for desktop, mobile, TVs, routers and browsers, plus live chat support and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Browsec
A VPN and proxy service with browser extensions and apps, free to start without an account.
Browsec's free plan has unlimited traffic without an account, but most locations need the paid plan and its extensions only proxy browser traffic.
Also worth comparing
These listings name AdGuard VPN as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Avira Phantom VPN
Avira's VPN app with a free data allowance and a paid unlimited plan.
AdGuard VPN has a free tier capped at 3 GB per month, more than 75 locations and apps for macOS, Linux, iOS and browsers.
Betternet
A VPN app with a free tier needing no registration, plus a paid Premium plan.
AdGuard VPN has a free tier capped at 3 GB per month, more than 75 locations and apps for Linux, browsers, TVs and routers.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Cloudflare WARP
A free WireGuard-based tunnel to Cloudflare that encrypts your traffic without pretending to be a privacy VPN.
Aloha Browser
A privacy-focused web browser for mobile and desktop with a built-in free VPN and ad blocker.
DNS Leak Test
A web test that shows which DNS servers your connection is actually using.
