# IPVanish

> Ziff Davis-owned VPN with no device cap and antivirus on higher plans

IPVanish is a subscription VPN owned by Ziff Davis, with apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, iOS, Android, Apple TV and Fire TV. It does not limit how many devices one account connects. Essential is the VPN with Threat Protection, Complete adds antivirus and phone support, and Advanced adds 1TB of cloud backup and a sandboxed browser.

- **Category:** VPNs
- **Made by:** IPVanish
- **Website:** https://www.ipvanish.com
- **Runs on:** macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 17, 2026

## Pricing

IPVanish is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $99.99 per year at renewal (Essential), after a first 2 years for $52.56.

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** Free trial in the iOS and Android apps; IPVanish does not state its length.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Essential, 2 years | $99.99 per year at renewal, after a first term of 2 years | VPN, Threat Protection and 3GB of eSIM data on unlimited devices. The first 2 years cost $52.56 ($2.19 a month), then it renews each year at $99.99. |
| Essential, 1 year | $99.99 per year at renewal, after a first year for $46.68 | The same Essential plan. The first year costs $46.68 ($3.89 a month), then it renews each year at $99.99. |
| Essential, 1 month | $14.99 per month | The same Essential plan, renewing monthly at $14.99. |
| Complete, 2 years | $109.99 per year at renewal, after a first term of 2 years | Adds antivirus and phone support. First 2 years $66.96 ($2.79 a month). Also $57.48 for a first year, or $15.99 a month. |
| Advanced, 2 years | $129.99 per year at renewal, after a first term of 2 years | Adds 1TB of cloud backup, the Secure Browser and 2GB more eSIM data. First 2 years $78.96. Also $64.68 for a first year, or $17.99 a month. |

Read from https://www.ipvanish.com/pricing/ on Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with IPVanish before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **First 2 years of a 2-year plan from $52.56** (Other savings): Essential costs $52.56, Complete $66.96 and Advanced $78.96 for the first 2 years. The plans then renew every 12 months at $99.99, $109.99 and $129.99. Source: https://www.ipvanish.com/pricing/
- **First year of a 1-year plan from $46.68** (Other savings): Essential costs $46.68, Complete $57.48 and Advanced $64.68 for the first year, before renewing yearly at the regular price. Source: https://www.ipvanish.com/pricing/

## Key features

- **Unmetered devices:** IPVanish does not count simultaneous connections or installs, so one account can cover every device in a household.
- **Threat Protection:** Blocks ads, trackers and malicious websites while the VPN is connected. Included on every plan.
- **Double Hop, kill switch and split tunneling:** Double Hop passes traffic through two VPN servers, the kill switch stops traffic when the VPN drops, and split tunneling lets chosen sites and apps skip the VPN.
- **WireGuard and OpenVPN:** The apps connect over WireGuard or OpenVPN, under a no-traffic-logs policy that IPVanish says is independently verified.
- **Antivirus on Complete and Advanced:** Real-time scanning for malware and phishing sites with background checks for suspicious activity, sold as IPVanish Antivirus.
- **Cloud backup and Secure Browser:** Advanced adds 1TB of encrypted cloud backup with automatic syncing, and a sandboxed browser that deletes session data when closed.

## Good for

- Households with more devices than a capped VPN allows
- Buyers who want antivirus and cloud backup in the same subscription
- People who stream on Apple TV, Fire TV or other TV devices

## Worth knowing

- Advertised prices cover the first term only; per the homepage, plans renew yearly at $99.99, $109.99 or $129.99.
- IPVanish's renewal price page lists Complete at $57.48 or $66.96 a year, matching its first-term prices and not the homepage's $109.99.
- The 30-day money-back guarantee covers yearly and 2-year plans; cancelling a monthly plan does not start a refund.
- There is no browser extension; the free trial is offered only in the mobile apps.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Oct 17, 2026. IPVanish doesn't count devices, puts ad and threat blocking on every plan, and has apps for Apple TV and Fire TV as well as computers and phones. The first two years of Essential are $52.56, which is cheap. Then it renews at $99.99 a year, near the top of what VPNs charge, so note the date.

- **Value for money: B.** Essential bills $52.56 for the first 2 years, about $2.19 a month, inside the cheaper quarter of VPNs. But it then renews at $99.99 a year, in the dearest tenth, so the third year costs nearly twice the first two. Monthly is $14.99.
- **Free plan and trial: D.** A free trial, but only inside the iPhone and Android apps, and IPVanish doesn't say how long it lasts. No free plan, nothing to try on a computer, and the money-back guarantee isn't a trial.
- **Features: B.** Unlimited devices, Threat Protection against ads, trackers and bad sites, Double Hop, a kill switch, split tunneling, WireGuard and OpenVPN, with antivirus on Complete and 1TB of backup on Advanced. It covers the whole job.
- **Ease of use: B.** 4.6 from about 104,000 App Store ratings, just under the 4.7 an A needs. Install, sign in, connect.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, iPhone, Android, Apple TV and Fire TV, but no browser extension. There's no integration list or API on record, so it stops at B.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from IPVanish's own pages on 17 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among VPNs

- IPVanish's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 10 of the 16 other VPNs we grade, and level with 2.
- It stands best on value for money (B, above 11 of 16) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 6).
- Its paid plans start at $8.33 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $5 for the category: 13 of the 15 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/vpn

## Keep it, or make your own?

**Keep it.** To replace IPVanish 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. It costs $99.99 a year.

- You could make: Ad and tracker blocking: an app builder makes this well.
- You could not: Servers in dozens of countries, kept fast and private.
- You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

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:** 4.6 out of 5 from 104,321 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/id763638165

**Tags:** VPN, Ad and tracker blocking

## Alternatives

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## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026:

- https://www.ipvanish.com/pricing/
- https://www.ipvanish.com/
- https://www.ipvanish.com/renewal-price/
- https://www.ipvanish.com/money-back-guarantee/

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/ipvanish
Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).