# Avira > Free antivirus suite with a VPN, PC cleaner and password manager Avira is a German security brand whose Avira Free Security for Windows bundles real-time antivirus with an ad and tracker blocker, a VPN capped at 500 MB a month, a software updater, PC cleanup tools and a password manager. Paid Pro versions and the Avira Prime bundle lift the VPN limit and add more tools. Mobile apps cover Android and iOS. - **Category:** Antivirus & Malware Protection - **Made by:** Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG - **Website:** https://www.avira.com - **Runs on:** Windows, Android, iOS - **Facts last checked:** Oct 17, 2026 ## Pricing Avira's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. ## Key features - **Real-time virus protection:** A cloud-backed scan engine detects and blocks malware and potentially unwanted apps bundled with other software, and repair tools help fix damaged files. - **Ad and tracker blocking:** The browser protection blocks dangerous and phishing sites as well as infected ads and trackers. - **VPN with a free allowance:** The free Windows app includes a no-logs VPN with 500 MB a month and servers in 33 countries; the Android app gives 100 MB a day. Avira Prime removes the limit. - **Software and driver updater:** Finds outdated apps and drivers, including third-party ones, and fetches updates from their official sources. Automatic updating is a paid feature. - **PC cleaner and tune-up tools:** Over 30 tools for clearing junk and registry leftovers, finding duplicate files, speeding up startup, boosting games and wiping disks. - **Password manager:** Generates and stores passwords, fills logins, syncs across devices, keeps card details and notes, and produces two-factor codes. ## Good for - Windows users who want free antivirus plus cleanup and update tools - People who need a small amount of VPN data without paying - Android users wanting a free scanner with app locking ## Worth knowing - Avira's website and help center refused automated reads on 2026-10-17, so its plan prices are not listed here; check avira.com before buying. - The free VPN stops at 500 MB a month on Windows and 100 MB a day on Android; unlimited VPN needs a paid plan. - The iPhone app offers a VPN, web protection, email breach checks and call blocking; its listing does not mention virus scans. - On Android, web protection and microphone and camera blocking are Pro features; the scanner, VPN allowance and app lock are free. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Oct 17, 2026. Avira Free Security packs a lot into Windows for nothing: real-time antivirus, ad and tracker blocking, a password manager, PC cleanup and 500 MB of VPN a month. Its phone apps are thinner, there's no Mac app on our record, and we have no prices because Avira's site turned our reader away. - **Value for money: C.** No prices on record: avira.com turned our reader away, so there's no two-year figure for a household, and C is the grade for no stated price. What paying mostly buys is an unlimited VPN and automatic updating, through the Pro versions and Avira Prime. - **Free plan and trial: B.** Avira Free Security gives a Windows PC real-time antivirus, web and ad blocking, a password manager, a software updater and a cleaner. One person could live on that. The VPN stops at 500 MB a month, and Android gets 100 MB a day. - **Features: C.** Antivirus, ad and tracker blocking, a driver and software updater, more than 30 cleanup tools and a password manager on Windows. The phones have gaps the listing names: the iPhone app mentions no virus scans, and Android web protection is Pro. - **Ease of use: C.** 4.26 from about 4,700 App Store ratings, middling for this category. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Android and iPhone, and the password manager syncs between them. There's no Mac app on our record and no API, so it stops at B. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Avira's Microsoft Store, App Store and Google Play listings on 17 October 2026, and its App Store rating. avira.com turned our reader away again when we went back to check it. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among antivirus apps - Avira's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 4 of the 14 other antivirus apps we grade, and level with 2. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 11 of 14) and worst on features (C, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/antivirus ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Avira you would be making an engine that recognises new malware as it appears. 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: 8 of the 14 other antivirus apps grade higher. - You could make: Ad and tracker blocking: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: An engine that recognises new malware as it appears. - You could not: Servers in dozens of countries, kept fast and private. - You could not: A password vault, the last thing anyone should make for themselves. - You could not: Apps for Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. 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:** 4.3 out of 5 from 4,665 ratings in the United States, read Oct 17, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id692893556 **Tags:** Malware protection, VPN, Ad and tracker blocking, Password manager ## Alternatives - [Avast](https://toolgpa.com/tools/avast): Free antivirus for PC, Mac and phones, with paid Premium and Ultimate. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/avast-vs-avira) - [AVG](https://toolgpa.com/tools/avg): Free antivirus for Windows, with paid Internet Security and Ultimate. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/avg-vs-avira) - [Bitdefender](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bitdefender): Antivirus suites for computers and phones, with a free Windows tier. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/avira-vs-bitdefender) - [Malwarebytes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/malwarebytes): Malware scanner and real-time protection, with VPN and ID plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/avira-vs-malwarebytes) - [TotalAV](https://toolgpa.com/tools/totalav): Antivirus with tune-up tools, plus VPN and ad blocking on higher plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/avira-vs-totalav) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026: - https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/xpfd23m0l795kd?hl=en-US&gl=US - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/avira-mobile-security/id692893556 - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avira.android&gl=US&hl=en Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/avira Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).