# Astrill VPN review (2026): is it worth $12.50 a month? > VPN with its own StealthVPN protocol and monthly pricing at $30 Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. 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. - **Category:** VPNs - **Made by:** Veloxee Corp. (since 2009) - **Website:** https://www.astrill.com - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you buy monthly: $30 against $12.50 a month on two years. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Astrill VPN is a paid product, starting at $12.50 per month, billed $300 every 2 years. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | 2 Years | $300 for 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 | $180 per 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 | $30 per month, billed monthly | Billed $30 every month with no saving. | Read from https://www.astrill.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Astrill VPN before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Save 50% on the 1 Year plan, 58% on 2 Years** (Annual discount): The pricing page shows the 1 Year plan at $180 against a crossed-out $360, and the 2 Years plan at $300 against $720. Source: https://www.astrill.com/pricing ## 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. ## Good for - Expats and travelers who need a VPN to work on restrictive networks - Users who want to choose which apps use the VPN - People who need a dedicated IP on a specific server ## 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. 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. - **Value for money: D.** $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. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan and no trial. The refund policy says all sales are final. - **Features: C.** StealthVPN, Smart mode, app filter, kill switch and port forwarding, but several extras are paid add-ons and the device limit is described two ways. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. It has protocols, modes and filters to understand and set up. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android. No browser extension or API is listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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. ## Where it stands among VPNs - 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/vpn ## Keep it, 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. - You could not: Servers in dozens of countries, kept fast and private. - You could not: A fast, secure link to another computer through any network. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 3.7 out of 5 from 736 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id572953702 **Tags:** VPN, Remote desktop ## Alternatives - [ExpressVPN](https://toolgpa.com/tools/expressvpn): VPN with its own Lightway protocol, sold in three yearly tiers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/astrill-vs-expressvpn) - [NordVPN](https://toolgpa.com/tools/nordvpn): Subscription VPN with threat protection and Meshnet device links. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/astrill-vs-nordvpn) - [PureVPN](https://toolgpa.com/tools/purevpn): VPN sold in three tiers that add a password manager and data removal. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/astrill-vs-purevpn) - [IPVanish](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ipvanish): Ziff Davis-owned VPN with no device cap and antivirus on higher plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/astrill-vs-ipvanish) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.astrill.com/ - https://www.astrill.com/pricing - https://www.astrill.com/refund-policy - https://www.astrill.com/terms-of-service - https://www.astrill.com/about-us - https://www.astrill.com/features/port-forwarding - https://www.astrill.com/features/website-and-app-filter Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/astrill Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).