Astrill VPN review (2026): is it worth $12.50 a month?
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Astrill VPN report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for a VPN built to get through blocking
Astrill is a VPN with its own StealthVPN protocol, a kill switch and port forwarding, on all five main platforms. It costs $12.50 a month on a two-year plan, all sales are final, and its device limit is stated two ways.
Who Astrill VPN is for
- Fits if you need a VPN with a stealth protocol for restrictive networks
- Works for people who want port forwarding and a kill switch
Who Astrill VPN is not for
- Pricey if you buy monthly: $30 against $12.50 a month on two years
- Not for you if you want to try it first: no free plan or trial, and all sales are final
- Watch out: the pricing page says unlimited devices in a household while the homepage says up to 5 at once
- Watch out: the terms bar use from a list of restricted jurisdictions
- Not for you if you want everything in the price: some features are paid add-ons
Why Astrill VPN gets a 1.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for money$12.50 a month on the two-year plan ($300 upfront), $15 on the one-year plan and $30 monthly, against a category middle of $5 and a dearest tenth from $11.59.
- FFree plan and trialNo free plan and no trial. The refund policy says all sales are final.
- CFeaturesStealthVPN, Smart mode, app filter, kill switch and port forwarding, but several extras are paid add-ons and the device limit is described two ways.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. It has protocols, modes and filters to understand and set up.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWindows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android. No browser extension or API is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Astrill VPN's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Astrill VPN's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 0 of the 27 other VPNs we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 0 of 27) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $12.50 a month, against a middle price of $5 for the category: 26 of the 26 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 24 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 28 VPNs we grade, cut by the letter each got. Astrill VPN’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 27, level with 1
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 27, level with 9
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 27, level with 11
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 27, level with 5
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 27, level with 26
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 27 VPNs. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Astrill VPN, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Astrill VPN you would be making servers in dozens of countries, kept fast and private. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 26 of the 27 other VPNs grade higher. It costs $150 a year.
What you could not
- Servers in dozens of countries, kept fast and private.
- A fast, secure link to another computer through any network.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
What this rests on. Astrill VPN’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Astrill VPN?
Astrill VPN is a subscription VPN sold by Veloxee Corp. of Liechtenstein, aimed at travelers and expats on restrictive networks. It runs its own StealthVPN and OpenWeb protocols alongside OpenVPN and WireGuard, with apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android and a router applet. Plans differ only by term; a VIP add-on and private IPs are sold separately.
Worth knowing
- The refund policy says all sales are final; the shortest plan is suggested as the way to try the service.
- The pricing page says unlimited devices in a household, while the homepage says up to 5 devices at once.
- The monthly plan is $30, and the yearly and two-year plans work out to $15 and $12.50 a month.
- Astrill's terms bar use from a list of restricted jurisdictions, and a separate Business VPN plan is sold per account.
Key features
- StealthVPN and OpenWeb
- Astrill's own protocols, built for networks that try to identify VPN traffic, alongside OpenVPN and WireGuard.
- Smart mode
- Routes chosen sites with a regional IP address and the rest through the VPN, which Astrill says keeps speeds up.
- App filter and kill switch
- Choose to tunnel all apps, only selected apps, or all except some; the desktop app also has a kill switch and App Guard.
- Network
- The homepage lists 142 cities in 56 countries, unlimited bandwidth and no logs, and says Bitcoin is accepted.
- Port forwarding and VPN sharing
- Port forwarding on selected servers, and sharing the VPN from a PC to other devices on a network.
- Paid add-ons
- A private IP on a chosen server is $5 a month each; a VIP add-on with prioritized traffic and multi-hop starts at $10 a month for 100 GB.
Astrill VPN pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Astrill VPN is a paid product, starting at $12.50 per month, billed $300 every 2 years.
- Starts at
- $12.50 per month, billed $300 every 2 years
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $300for 2 years, billed every 2 years | Shown as $12.50 a month with 58% off a crossed-out $720; the page gives no end date for the reduction. |
| 1 Year | $180per year, billed every year | Shown as $15 a month with 50% off a crossed-out $360; the page gives no end date for the reduction. |
| 1 Month | $30per month, billed monthly | Billed $30 every month with no saving. |
Read from astrill.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Astrill VPN before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 50% on the 1 Year plan, 58% on 2 Years
The pricing page shows the 1 Year plan at $180 against a crossed-out $360, and the 2 Years plan at $300 against $720.
Stated on astrill.com
How people rate the Astrill VPN app
3.7
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
736 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
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Common questions
Is Astrill VPN open source?
Astrill VPN is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.