# Private Internet Access > Open-source VPN with unlimited devices and servers in all 50 US states Private Internet Access (PIA) is a subscription VPN whose apps are open source and whose servers run from RAM only. One subscription covers unlimited devices, and its network reaches 104 countries, including every US state. Antivirus and a dedicated IP are sold as add-ons at checkout. - **Category:** VPNs - **Made by:** PIA Private Internet Access, Inc. - **Website:** https://www.privateinternetaccess.com - **Runs on:** macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension - **Facts last checked:** Oct 17, 2026 ## Pricing Private Internet Access is a paid product, starting at $47.88 per year (1 Year plan, the same price at renewal). - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 Month | $11.95 per month | Billed monthly and renews at the same $11.95. | | 1 Year | $47.88 per year | $3.99 a month. The first year and each renewal are both billed at $47.88. | | 3 Years + 3 Months | $79 every 3 years at renewal, after a first term of 39 months | Shown at $2.03 a month for the first 39 months, labelled 83% off; the page does not state the first bill. Renews at $79 every 3 years. | Read from https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/buy-vpn-online on Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Private Internet Access before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **3 years plus 3 extra months at $2.03 a month** (Other savings): The 3-year plan comes with 3 extra months at $2.03 a month for the first term, which the page calls 83% off the monthly price. It then renews at $79 every 3 years. Source: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/buy-vpn-online - **About 67% off with yearly billing** (Annual discount): The 1-year plan costs $47.88, against $143.40 for twelve months at the $11.95 monthly price. Source: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/buy-vpn-online ## Key features - **Unlimited devices:** One subscription can be used on as many devices at the same time as you like. - **Servers in 104 countries:** The network reaches 104 countries, including servers in all 50 US states, and the servers run from RAM only. - **Open-source apps and protocols:** PIA's apps are open source, and it connects over WireGuard or OpenVPN. - **MACE:** Blocks ads, trackers and malware at the DNS level. - **Split tunneling, multi-hop and port forwarding:** Choose which apps skip the VPN, route traffic through more than one server, and open a forwarded port on selected servers for torrenting. - **Email breach monitor:** A built-in alert tells you if your email address shows up in a data breach. ## Good for - Households with more devices than a capped VPN allows - People who want a server in a specific US state - Torrent users who need port forwarding ## Worth knowing - The 3-year plan's $2.03 a month is a first-term rate; it renews at $79 every 3 years, and the page gives no total for the first 39 months. - There is no free trial; the 30-day money-back guarantee is for new subscribers, and app store purchases follow Apple's or Google's refund terms. - Antivirus and a dedicated IP cost extra and are added at checkout; their prices are not shown on the plans page. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Oct 17, 2026. Private Internet Access covers unlimited devices, has servers in all 50 US states and open-source apps. The 1-year plan is $47.88 and renews at the same price, which is refreshingly plain for a VPN. There's no free trial, though, only a 30-day money-back guarantee. - **Value for money: C.** $47.88 a year, the same at renewal, so two years cost $95.76, about $3.99 a month, just above the cheaper quarter of VPNs at $3.33. The 3-year plan is $2.03 a month for the first 39 months, then $79 every 3 years, but that's three years up front. Monthly is $11.95. - **Free plan and trial: F.** Nothing free: no free plan and no trial. There's a 30-day money-back guarantee for new subscribers, but that isn't a trial. - **Features: B.** Unlimited devices, servers in 104 countries including all 50 US states, RAM-only servers, WireGuard and OpenVPN, ad and malware blocking, split tunneling, multi-hop and port forwarding. It covers the whole job. - **Ease of use: B.** No App Store rating on record, but it's an app you install, sign in to and connect, with nothing to configure first. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android and browser extensions, with open-source apps. 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 Private Internet Access's own pages on 17 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among VPNs - Private Internet Access's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 4 of the 16 other VPNs we grade, and level with 1. - It stands best on ease of use (B, above 6 of 16) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $3.99 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $5 for the category: 4 of the 15 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/vpn ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Private Internet Access 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: 11 of the 16 other VPNs grade higher. It costs $47.88 a year. Private Internet Access is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself. - 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. **Tags:** VPN, Open source, Ad and tracker blocking ## Alternatives - [NordVPN](https://toolgpa.com/tools/nordvpn): Subscription VPN with threat protection and Meshnet device links. 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[Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mullvad-vs-private-internet-access) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026: - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/buy-vpn-online - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/vpn-features - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/download - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/about-us Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/private-internet-access Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).