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About Betternet
Betternet is a VPN app for Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. It hides your IP address and encrypts your web traffic with one tap. The free version needs no registration, not even an email address.
A Premium subscription is sold annually and adds streaming-oriented features. The service also blocks known malware and phishing sites. It suits people who want a simple VPN for occasional use without creating an account.
Strengths
- Free version with no registration
- One-tap connection
- Blocks malware and phishing sites
Limitations
- Closed-source commercial service
- Best features and speeds are reserved for Premium
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumFree version available; Premium auto-renews at $95.99 per year after promotional pricing.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Betternet
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Android, iOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app, Hosted service
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- No
- Best suited for
- Casual users who want a free VPN without signing up
- Categories
- VPN, Privacy tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Betternet
Compare allSoftware that can replace Betternet for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Proton VPN
A VPN from the Proton Mail company with a free tier that has no data cap, and open source clients.
Proton VPN offers a free tier with no data cap and no ads plus open source clients, but requires creating an account first.
Windscribe
Canadian VPN with built-in ad blocking and a usable free tier.
Windscribe has a free tier with a real monthly allowance, open source apps, a Linux client and built-in ad and tracker blocking.
TunnelBear
A simple consumer VPN service with a limited free plan and apps for major platforms.
TunnelBear provides a limited free plan with simple apps for beginners on the same platforms, plus a Chrome extension.
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 support and native IPv6 handling, from an independently owned provider on the same four platforms.
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 Linux, browsers, TVs and routers.
PrivadoVPN
A commercial VPN service with a free tier, bundled with ad blocking and antivirus.
PrivadoVPN has a free plan and adds a SOCKS5 proxy, kill switch, split tunnelling and browser extensions, with ad blocking and antivirus in paid plans.
ZoogVPN
A commercial VPN service with a limited free plan and apps for desktop, mobile and browsers.
ZoogVPN offers a limited free plan with kill switch and split tunnelling, and adds Linux apps and browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox and Edge.
X-VPN
A commercial VPN service with a free tier and apps for desktop, mobile, TV and browsers.
X-VPN provides a free tier with apps for desktop, mobile, TVs, routers and browsers, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee on paid plans.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Cloudflare WARP
A free WireGuard-based tunnel to Cloudflare that encrypts your traffic without pretending to be a privacy VPN.
Browsec
A VPN and proxy service with browser extensions and apps, free to start without an account.
Aloha Browser
A privacy-focused web browser for mobile and desktop with a built-in free VPN and ad blocker.
VPN Gate
A free academic VPN network of volunteer-run public relay servers from the University of Tsukuba.
