Alternatives to Avira Phantom VPN
Avira's VPN app with a free data allowance and a paid unlimited plan. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Avira Phantom VPN
Avira's VPN app with a free data allowance and a paid unlimited plan.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Avira Phantom 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 has a free tier with no data cap, open source clients and apps for macOS, Linux and iOS too, but it requires an account.
Windscribe
Canadian VPN with built-in ad blocking and a usable free tier.
Windscribe offers a free tier with a monthly allowance, open source apps on all major platforms and built-in ad and tracker blocking, from a Canadian company.
AdGuard VPN
A VPN service from the makers of AdGuard with a free monthly allowance and paid plans.
AdGuard VPN has a free tier capped at 3 GB per month, more than 75 locations and apps for macOS, Linux, iOS and browsers.
Cloudflare WARP
A free WireGuard-based tunnel to Cloudflare that encrypts your traffic without pretending to be a privacy VPN.
Cloudflare WARP encrypts public Wi-Fi traffic for free with no data cap on all major platforms, but it does not change your apparent country.
TunnelBear
A simple consumer VPN service with a limited free plan and apps for major platforms.
TunnelBear keeps a limited free plan with simple apps for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and a Chrome extension, aimed at non-technical users.
hide.me VPN
An independent commercial VPN service with a free plan, WireGuard support and native IPv6.
hide.me VPN provides a free plan with WireGuard and native IPv6 support, and adds macOS and iOS apps from an independently owned provider.
PrivadoVPN
A commercial VPN service with a free tier, bundled with ad blocking and antivirus.
PrivadoVPN has a free plan plus kill switch, split tunnelling and a SOCKS5 proxy, with apps for macOS, iOS, TVs and several browsers.
Avast SecureLine VPN
A subscription VPN app from Avast for encrypting internet traffic on desktop and mobile devices.
Avast SecureLine VPN is a paid-only antivirus vendor VPN with a free trial, adding macOS and iOS apps but no free data allowance.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Norton 360
A paid security suite combining antivirus, a VPN, identity protection and scam detection.
Malwarebytes
An anti-malware scanner with real-time protection, VPN and scam detection for computers and phones.
DNS Leak Test
A web test that shows which DNS servers your connection is actually using.
