FastestVPN

69 of 158 criteria sourced · 56 % unsourcedProvider websiteView in the matrixJSON export

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Who owns this

We have no sourced parent company for FastestVPN. That does not mean there is none.

Audits and incidents

Sourced facts with dates only, no judgements. Ongoing proceedings are marked as such.

No-logs audit details

trust.nolog_audit_details

Altius IT (California-based CISA); first independent no-logs auditprovider claim

App and client audits

trust.app_audits

All apps are audited (claim on homepage)provider claim

All criteria

Empty cells mean we lack the source.

Company and ownership

10/21 sourced

Legal company name

company.legal_name

FastestVPN (legal entity name not clearly stated on fetched about/privacy pages)provider claim

Trademark holder, if different

company.brand_owner

FastestVPNconfirmed

Year founded

company.founded

We have no source for this criterion.

Headquarters (country)

company.hq_country

We have no source for this criterion.

Other relevant jurisdictions

company.jurisdictions

We have no source for this criterion.

Intelligence alliance of the home country

company.eyes_alliance

noneprovider claim

Parent group / holding

company.parent

We have no source for this criterion.

Beneficial owners publicly known

company.ubo_public

not knownprovider claim

Ownership structure

company.ownership_type

founder ownedprovider claim

Leadership team publicly named

company.team_public

noprovider claim

Verifiable postal address for legal service

company.address_verifiable

noprovider claim

Sister VPN brands in the group

company.sister_vpn_brands

We have no source for this criterion.

Group owns VPN review and comparison sites

company.owns_review_sites

We have no source for this criterion.

Runs an affiliate programme

company.affiliate_program

yesconfirmed

Typical commission rate

company.affiliate_commission

Monthly plan 100% new signup / 35% renewal; Yearly 60%/35%; 3-year 60%/35%provider claim

YouTube and influencer sponsoring

company.influencer_sponsoring

We have no source for this criterion.

Documented misleading advertising claims

company.misleading_claims

We have no source for this criterion.

Acquisition history / former name

company.acquisition_history

We have no source for this criterion.

Operating status

company.status

activeconfirmed

Discontinuation date

company.discontinued_date

We have no source for this criterion.

User base migrated to

company.user_base_migrated_to

We have no source for this criterion.

Logging and data collection

9/16 sourced

Core statement of the logging policy

logging.policy_summary

No-logs certified/audited by Altius IT; does not store browsing history, server used, assigned IP, or connection date; bandwidth stored for maintenance.provider claim

Activity and traffic logs

logging.activity_logs

noneprovider claim

Connection logs

logging.connection_logs

noneprovider claim

Storage of the real IP address

logging.source_ip_stored

not storedprovider claim

Storage of the assigned VPN IP

logging.assigned_ip_stored

not storedprovider claim

Precision of stored timestamps

logging.timestamps_stored

noneprovider claim

Recording of transferred data volume

logging.bandwidth_logged

per accountprovider claim

Enforcement of the device limit

logging.concurrent_conn_enforcement

We have no source for this criterion.

Minimum account data required

logging.account_data_minimum

Email and billing data retained while account activeprovider claim

Telemetry in the apps

logging.app_telemetry

We have no source for this criterion.

Trackers and SDKs in the Android app

logging.thirdparty_sdks_android

We have no source for this criterion.

Trackers in the iOS app

logging.thirdparty_sdks_ios

We have no source for this criterion.

Trackers and cookies on the website

logging.website_trackers

We have no source for this criterion.

Data shared with third parties

logging.data_shared_with

We have no source for this criterion.

Retention periods stated in the policy

logging.retention_period

Account email/billing while account active; no browsing/connection logsprovider claim

EU representative named under GDPR

logging.gdpr_representative

We have no source for this criterion.

Evidence, audits and track record

8/17 sourced

Independent no-logs audit

trust.nolog_audit

yesprovider claim

No-logs audit details

trust.nolog_audit_details

Altius IT (California-based CISA); first independent no-logs auditprovider claim

Audit report published

trust.audit_report_public

full reportprovider claim

App and client audits

trust.app_audits

All apps are audited (claim on homepage)provider claim

Infrastructure and server audits

trust.infra_audit

We have no source for this criterion.

Audit frequency

trust.audit_cadence

one-offprovider claim

Tested in court or by authorities

trust.court_tested

We have no source for this criterion.

Transparency report

trust.transparency_report

We have no source for this criterion.

Warrant canary

trust.warrant_canary

We have no source for this criterion.

Security incidents and data leaks

trust.breach_history

We have no source for this criterion.

Bug bounty programme

trust.bug_bounty

We have no source for this criterion.

Handling of reported vulnerabilities

trust.cve_handling

We have no source for this criterion.

Open source clients

trust.opensource_clients

noneprovider claim

Open source server side

trust.opensource_server

noprovider claim

Reproducible builds

trust.reproducible_builds

We have no source for this criterion.

Available on F-Droid

trust.fdroid_available

noprovider claim

Listings by independent bodies

trust.independent_recommendations

We have no source for this criterion.

Protocols and cryptography

9/17 sourced

WireGuard

crypto.wireguard

yesprovider claim

OpenVPN over UDP

crypto.openvpn_udp

yesprovider claim

OpenVPN over TCP

crypto.openvpn_tcp

yesprovider claim

IKEv2/IPsec

crypto.ikev2

yesprovider claim

Proprietary protocol

crypto.proprietary_protocol

We have no source for this criterion.

Legacy protocols still offered

crypto.legacy_protocols

L2TP, PPTP-class legacy options among OpenConnect/L2TP/IPSec listprovider claim

Default data cipher

crypto.data_cipher_default

AES-256provider claim

Weakest accepted cipher

crypto.data_cipher_weakest

We have no source for this criterion.

Key exchange and authentication

crypto.handshake

We have no source for this criterion.

Perfect forward secrecy

crypto.pfs

yesprovider claim

Post-quantum key exchange

crypto.post_quantum

We have no source for this criterion.

Own DNS resolvers

crypto.own_dns

yesprovider claim

DNS leak protection

crypto.dns_leak_protection

yesprovider claim

IPv6 handling

crypto.ipv6_handling

We have no source for this criterion.

WebRTC protection or guidance

crypto.webrtc_guidance

We have no source for this criterion.

Obfuscation methods

crypto.obfuscation

We have no source for this criterion.

Usability behind the Great Firewall

crypto.works_in_china

We have no source for this criterion.

Features

5/20 sourced

Kill switch

features.killswitch

per applicationprovider claim

Permanent lockdown

features.killswitch_permanent

noprovider claim

Split tunneling

features.split_tunneling

Yesprovider claim

Multihop

features.multihop

We have no source for this criterion.

Tor integration (Onion over VPN)

features.tor_integration

We have no source for this criterion.

Port forwarding

features.port_forwarding

We have no source for this criterion.

Surcharge for a dedicated IP

features.dedicated_ip

We have no source for this criterion.

SOCKS5 proxy

features.socks5

We have no source for this criterion.

HTTP proxy

features.http_proxy

We have no source for this criterion.

Smart DNS

features.smart_dns

We have no source for this criterion.

Ad and tracker filtering in DNS

features.adblock_dns

fixed listprovider claim

Malware and phishing filter

features.malware_filter

yesconfirmed

Custom DNS servers allowed

features.custom_dns_allowed

We have no source for this criterion.

Local network access toggle

features.lan_access_toggle

We have no source for this criterion.

Auto connect rules

features.autoconnect_rules

We have no source for this criterion.

Private device network (mesh)

features.mesh_private_net

We have no source for this criterion.

GPS location override (Android)

features.gps_spoofing

We have no source for this criterion.

Traffic analysis defence

features.traffic_analysis_defense

We have no source for this criterion.

IPv6 inside the tunnel

features.ipv6_tunnel

We have no source for this criterion.

Obfuscation without configuration

features.stealth_default

We have no source for this criterion.

Servers and network

5/12 sourced

Number of servers

network.server_count

800 Serverprovider claim

Number of countries

network.country_count

49 Laenderprovider claim

Number of cities

network.city_count

100 Staedteprovider claim

Virtual locations

network.virtual_locations

We have no source for this criterion.

RAM-only servers (diskless)

network.ram_only

We have no source for this criterion.

Hardware ownership

network.ownership

We have no source for this criterion.

Own AS (autonomous system)

network.own_asn

We have no source for this criterion.

10 Gbps ports

network.10g_servers

some serversprovider claim

P2P and file sharing

network.p2p_servers

dedicated locationsprovider claim

Public server list

network.server_list_public

We have no source for this criterion.

Public status page

network.status_page

We have no source for this criterion.

Known upstream hosting providers

network.hosting_providers

We have no source for this criterion.

Apps and platforms

10/16 sourced

Windows app

apps.windows

native appprovider claim

macOS app

apps.macos

native appprovider claim

Linux app with GUI

apps.linux_gui

native appprovider claim

Linux command line

apps.linux_cli

We have no source for this criterion.

Android app

apps.android

native appprovider claim

iOS app

apps.ios

native appprovider claim

Android TV app

apps.androidtv

We have no source for this criterion.

Apple TV app

apps.appletv

We have no source for this criterion.

Fire TV app

apps.firetv

native appprovider claim

Browser extension

apps.browser_ext

own extensionprovider claim

Type of browser extension

apps.browser_ext_type

standalone browser proxyprovider claim

Router support

apps.router_support

We have no source for this criterion.

Native build for Apple Silicon

apps.macos_arm_native

We have no source for this criterion.

Command line documented

apps.cli_documented

We have no source for this criterion.

Simultaneous devices

apps.simultaneous_devices

10provider claim

Usable without an account

apps.no_account_needed

noprovider claim

Account, pricing and payment

9/17 sourced

Data required at signup

pricing.signup_email_required

We have no source for this criterion.

Account model

pricing.account_model

email as loginprovider claim

Cash by mail

pricing.cash_by_mail

We have no source for this criterion.

Monero

pricing.monero

We have no source for this criterion.

Bitcoin

pricing.bitcoin

yesprovider claim

Lightning

pricing.lightning

We have no source for this criterion.

Retail gift cards

pricing.retail_giftcards

We have no source for this criterion.

PayPal

pricing.paypal

yesprovider claim

Credit and debit card

pricing.credit_card

yesprovider claim

SEPA payment

pricing.sepa

We have no source for this criterion.

Monthly price

pricing.monthly_price

€5.00provider claim

Effective price on the longest term

pricing.effective_price_longest

€0.83provider claim

Price change at renewal

pricing.renewal_price_hike

very large increaseprovider claim

Flat pricing without permanent discounts

pricing.flat_pricing

noprovider claim

Free tier and its limits

pricing.free_tier

We have no source for this criterion.

Money-back window

pricing.moneyback_days

31 Tageprovider claim

Cancellation path

pricing.cancellation_ease

We have no source for this criterion.

Usage and performance

2/10 sourced

P2P policy in the terms of service

usage.p2p_policy

dedicated locationsprovider claim

Streaming unblocking officially advertised

usage.streaming_officially

yesconfirmed

Netflix regions reported

usage.netflix_regions_reported

We have no source for this criterion.

Other streaming services

usage.other_streaming_services

We have no source for this criterion.

Bandwidth cap

usage.bandwidth_cap

We have no source for this criterion.

Data cap

usage.data_cap

We have no source for this criterion.

Speed measurement references

usage.speed_references

We have no source for this criterion.

Latency and gaming suitability

usage.latency_gaming

We have no source for this criterion.

SMTP and port 25 handling

usage.smtp_policy

We have no source for this criterion.

Official support in restrictive countries

usage.restrictive_countries_support

We have no source for this criterion.

Support and documentation

2/7 sourced

24/7 live chat

support.livechat_247

yesconfirmed

Email or ticket support

support.email

yesconfirmed

Telephone support

support.phone

We have no source for this criterion.

German-language support

support.german_language

We have no source for this criterion.

Documentation assessment

support.docs_quality

We have no source for this criterion.

Self-hosted chat widget

support.selfhosted_chat

We have no source for this criterion.

Self-service account deletion

support.account_deletion_easy

We have no source for this criterion.

Provider website hygiene

0/5 sourced

SSL Labs grade of the website

site.ssl_grade

We have no source for this criterion.

Tracker load of the website

site.cookie_privacy_impact

We have no source for this criterion.

URL of the warrant canary

site.canary_page

We have no source for this criterion.

Length and readability of the legal documents

site.tos_readability

We have no source for this criterion.

Marketing claims contradicting the provider's own terms

site.claims_vs_reality

We have no source for this criterion.

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