Speedify vs TunnelBear (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Speedify grades higher than TunnelBear: 2.8 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Speedify grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Speedify
Bonds Wi-Fi, cellular and Ethernet into one encrypted connection
TunnelBear
McAfee-owned VPN with a 2GB free plan and pay-once multi-year plans
Which one is for you
Pick Speedify if
- Fits if you stream or take calls over mobile data and want several links to back each other up
- Works for small teams who want a dashboard and API
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, with only 5 GB a month
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $14.99 for one person
- Not for you if you hate long commitments: the $4.99 price is a 3-year plan
- Watch out: one Individual account works on 5 devices at once, and Router plans and dedicated servers cost extra
- Watch out: dedicated servers start at $75 a month billed yearly
Pick TunnelBear if
- Fits if you'd rather pay once for two or three years than face auto-renewals
- Works for small teams at $5.75 a user a month, billed yearly, with an admin console
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use Linux, as the download page lists no app for it
- Not for you if you're in India, where TunnelBear says it can no longer be bought
- Too light for anyone who needs servers in lots of countries, with 46+ on offer
- Tight if you stay free: 2GB, and the page doesn't say how often it resets
- Watch out: the pricing page shows only "from $3.33/mo"; term prices appear at checkout, and ad blocking is a separate extension
How we grade them
| 2.8GPASpeedifyGood | 2.4GPATunnelBearFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$4.99 a month needs 3 years paid up front ($179.99). A year is $89.99 ($7.49 a month) and monthly is $14.99, which sits in the dearest tenth. | CTwo years of Unlimited are $99.99 paid once, about $4.17 a month, between the cheaper quarter of VPNs and the middle. Three years for $120 is $3.33 a month. Neither renews by itself, and a single year is $69.99. |
| Free plan and trial | C5 GB of data a month on any platform. It's a cap a regular user will hit, and then it's the paid plan. | CA free plan with 2GB of browsing, which TunnelBear itself pitches at testing and light use, and the page doesn't say how often it resets. Fine for café Wi-Fi now and then, gone fast if you stream. |
| Features | BChannel bonding, automatic priority for livestreams, encryption, premium servers in 50+ locations, plus teams features and an API. Nothing core is missing for the job it does. | CThe basics: unlimited devices, a kill switch, split tunneling, GhostBear to get past VPN blocks, and yearly audits. But the network covers 46+ countries, far fewer than most rivals, and ad blocking is a separate Chrome extension. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. It's an app you install and connect, though bonding several links takes some setup. | B4.67 from about 85,000 App Store ratings, a hair under the 4.7 an A needs. Pick a country and you're connected. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWindows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android and OpenWrt routers, with OBS, Streamlabs, StreamYard, Twitch and Zoom listed, and a CLI and API on Teams. | BWindows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android and Chrome, but the download page lists no Linux app. There's no integration list or API on record either. |
| Best for | bonding Wi-Fi and mobile data into one connection | a simple VPN you can pay for once |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Speedify and TunnelBear. How we grade
Price against what you get
Speedify starts at $4.99 a month and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. TunnelBear starts at $3.33 a month and scores 2.7.
Speedify scores higher, and starts $1.66 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other VPNs on the chart, none scores higher than Speedify for less, and 2 score higher than TunnelBear for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- TunnelBear also covers ad and tracker blocking.
At a glance
| Speedify | TunnelBear | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $4.99 per month on the Individual 3-year plan, billed $179.99 every 3 years | $3.33 per month on the 3-year Unlimited plan ($120 paid once) |
| Free plan | The first 5 GB of Speedify data each month is free, per the download page. | 2GB of secure browsing for testing and light use. The pricing page does not say how often the allowance resets. |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial of TunnelBear for Teams |
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Connectify, Inc. | TunnelBear LLC |
| Price read from | speedify.com | tunnelbear.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Speedify
- The free allowance is 5 GB a month, so regular use needs a paid plan.
- Each account works on up to 5 devices at once; the Family plan has 5 accounts.
- Dedicated Server add-ons start at $75 a month billed yearly ($120 billed monthly); self-hosted servers start at $25 a month billed yearly ($40 monthly).
- Router plans are priced by monthly prioritized data, from 100GB at $129 a year to 3TB at $450 a year, and are not listed in the plan table above.
TunnelBear
- The pricing page shows only "from $3.33/mo"; the term prices here come from the price list the site loads for its checkout.
- The free plan is limited to 2GB, and the download page lists no Linux app.
- TunnelBear says it can no longer be bought by users in India because of CERT-In regulations.
- Teams is billed annually per user, with additions and removals pro-rated.
Key features
Speedify
- Channel bonding
- Combines Wi-Fi, cellular, Ethernet, tethered phones and satellite into a single connection so traffic keeps flowing if one link drops.
- Streaming priority
- Livestreams on the major platforms are given priority automatically, and the vendor lists support for OBS, Streamlabs, StreamYard and others.
- Encrypted traffic
- Traffic is encrypted, and the vendor says this also stops an ISP from telling browsing from streaming or gaming.
- Premium servers
- Paid plans include extra servers in more than 50 locations. Dedicated and self-hosted servers are optional add-ons.
- Wide platform coverage
- Apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and iPadOS, Android and OpenWrt routers, with Router plans that cover a whole network.
TunnelBear
- Unlimited devices
- There is no limit on how many devices can use one TunnelBear account.
- Network in 46+ countries
- Over 8,000 servers physically located in the countries you pick, with city-level choice on paid plans.
- GhostBear
- Makes encrypted VPN traffic harder for governments, businesses and ISPs to detect, to get past VPN blocking.
- VigilantBear and SplitBear
- VigilantBear blocks unsecured traffic if the connection drops, and SplitBear chooses which apps and sites go through the VPN.
- Annual security audits
- TunnelBear has independent security firms audit it every year and publishes the results.
- TunnelBear Blocker
- A separate free Chrome extension that blocks ads and online tracking.
Plans
Speedify
Free$0
5 GB of Speedify data each month on any platform; paid plans remove the cap.
Individual, monthly$14.99
per month
One account on up to 5 devices at once, unlimited data and premium servers in 50+ locations.
Individual, 1 year$89.99
per year, renewing every year
The same Individual plan billed yearly, which the store shows as $7.49 a month.
Individual, 3 years$179.99
every 3 years, renewing every 3 years
The same Individual plan billed every 3 years, which the store shows as $4.99 a month. The store advertises 40% off the first term during its current sale.
Family, 3 years$270
every 3 years, renewing every 3 years
5 accounts, each on up to 5 devices, with unlimited data; shown as $7.50 a month. Also sold yearly at $135 and monthly at $22.50.
Teams, 1 year$89.99
per seat / year, billed annually ($14.99 per seat billed monthly)
Each seat on up to 5 devices, with central account management, an analytics dashboard, and CLI and API access.
TunnelBear
Free$0
2GB of secure browsing, aimed at testing and limited use.
Unlimited, 1 month$10.99
per month
Unlimited data on unlimited devices, country and city selection, split tunneling and priority support. Renews monthly.
Unlimited, 1 year$69.99
per year
The same Unlimited plan, renewing every year at $69.99.
Unlimited, 2 years$99.99
for 2 years, paid once, with no renewal
Two years of Unlimited for a single payment; it does not renew by itself.
Unlimited, 3 years$120
for 3 years, paid once, with no renewal
Works out to $3.33 a month, the "from" price on the pricing page. A single payment that does not renew by itself.
Teams$5.75
per user / month, billed annually
Unlimited plan features for 2 or more users, with one annual team invoice, an admin console and pro-rated changes.
Ways to pay less
Speedify
- Annual discount
Longer terms cost less per month
Individual is $14.99 a month, $89.99 for a year ($7.49 a month) and $179.99 for 3 years ($4.99 a month).
- Other savings
Black Friday: 40% off the first term
The store advertises 40% off the first term of 1-year and 3-year Individual and Family plans, applied automatically, ending Friday, November 27, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET.
TunnelBear
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Speedify or TunnelBear?
As of Nov 12, 2026, TunnelBear is cheaper to start with: $3.33 a month, against $4.99 a month for Speedify. Speedify starts at $4.99 per month on the Individual 3-year plan, billed $179.99 every 3 years, and TunnelBear starts at $3.33 per month on the 3-year Unlimited plan ($120 paid once).
Which has a free plan, Speedify or TunnelBear?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Speedify and TunnelBear have a free plan.
Which platforms do Speedify and TunnelBear run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Speedify lists a Linux app and only TunnelBear lists a browser extension. Both list macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.