IPVanish

87 of 158 criteria sourced · 45 % unsourcedProvider websiteView in the matrixJSON export

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Who owns this

Parent company

Ziff Davis

Brands in the same group

Further brands according to the source: StrongVPN (also Ziff Davis / NetProtect family per StrongVPN disclosures)

Audits and incidents

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

No-logs audit details

trust.nolog_audit_details

Schellman Compliance, LLC; second third-party no-logs audit published ~April 2025confirmed

Transparency report

trust.transparency_report

occasionalprovider claim

All criteria

Empty cells mean we lack the source.

Company and ownership

12/21 sourced

Legal company name

company.legal_name

IPVanish (Ziff Davis, Inc. group)confirmed

Trademark holder, if different

company.brand_owner

Ziff Davis, Inc.confirmed

Year founded

company.founded

We have no source for this criterion.

Headquarters (country)

company.hq_country

USprovider claim

Other relevant jurisdictions

company.jurisdictions

United States (Ziff Davis, Inc., New York); EU representative structure referenced for GDPRconfirmed

Intelligence alliance of the home country

company.eyes_alliance

Five Eyesconfirmed

Parent group / holding

company.parent

Ziff Davisconfirmed

Beneficial owners publicly known

company.ubo_public

partly knownconfirmed

Ownership structure

company.ownership_type

publicly listedprovider claim

Leadership team publicly named

company.team_public

noprovider claim

Verifiable postal address for legal service

company.address_verifiable

yesconfirmed

Sister VPN brands in the group

company.sister_vpn_brands

StrongVPN (also Ziff Davis / NetProtect family per StrongVPN disclosures)provider claim

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

We have no source for this criterion.

Typical commission rate

company.affiliate_commission

We have no source for this criterion.

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

13/16 sourced

Core statement of the logging policy

logging.policy_summary

Does not collect/monitor/log browsing activity on VPN; aggregated anonymous performance data without IP/timestamps/DNS; retains email and billing for accountconfirmed

Activity and traffic logs

logging.activity_logs

noneconfirmed

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

unclearprovider 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 address and billing informationconfirmed

Telemetry in the apps

logging.app_telemetry

on by defaultprovider claim

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

Google Analytics; cookies/pixels per Cookie Policyconfirmed

Data shared with third parties

logging.data_shared_with

Ziff Davis group companies; payment processors; service providers listed in policyconfirmed

Retention periods stated in the policy

logging.retention_period

Payment-related data retained with processor minimum seven years; other account data per legally compliant periods described in policyconfirmed

EU representative named under GDPR

logging.gdpr_representative

yesconfirmed

Evidence, audits and track record

8/17 sourced

Independent no-logs audit

trust.nolog_audit

yesconfirmed

No-logs audit details

trust.nolog_audit_details

Schellman Compliance, LLC; second third-party no-logs audit published ~April 2025confirmed

Audit report published

trust.audit_report_public

summary onlyprovider claim

App and client audits

trust.app_audits

We have no source for this criterion.

Infrastructure and server audits

trust.infra_audit

We have no source for this criterion.

Audit frequency

trust.audit_cadence

irregularprovider claim

Tested in court or by authorities

trust.court_tested

We have no source for this criterion.

Transparency report

trust.transparency_report

occasionalprovider claim

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

Vulnerability Disclosure Program linked in site footer/navprovider claim

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

We have no source for this criterion.

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

11/17 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

yesconfirmed

Proprietary protocol

crypto.proprietary_protocol

OpenVPN Scramble obfuscation mentionedprovider claim

Legacy protocols still offered

crypto.legacy_protocols

We have no source for this criterion.

Default data cipher

crypto.data_cipher_default

AES with WireGuard/OpenVPN/IKEv2/IPSecprovider 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

OpenVPN Scramble propertiesprovider claim

Usability behind the Great Firewall

crypto.works_in_china

per user reportsprovider claim

Features

10/20 sourced

Kill switch

features.killswitch

system-wideprovider claim

Permanent lockdown

features.killswitch_permanent

yesprovider claim

Split tunneling

features.split_tunneling

app-based split tunneling availableprovider claim

Multihop

features.multihop

fixed routesconfirmed

Tor integration (Onion over VPN)

features.tor_integration

noprovider claim

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

noprovider claim

HTTP proxy

features.http_proxy

noprovider claim

Smart DNS

features.smart_dns

We have no source for this criterion.

Ad and tracker filtering in DNS

features.adblock_dns

We have no source for this criterion.

Malware and phishing filter

features.malware_filter

We have no source for this criterion.

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

noprovider claim

GPS location override (Android)

features.gps_spoofing

noprovider claim

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

noprovider claim

Servers and network

4/12 sourced

Number of servers

network.server_count

3,400 Serverprovider claim

Number of countries

network.country_count

150 Laenderprovider claim

Number of cities

network.city_count

We have no source for this criterion.

Virtual locations

network.virtual_locations

We have no source for this criterion.

RAM-only servers (diskless)

network.ram_only

part of the networkconfirmed

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

We have no source for this criterion.

P2P and file sharing

network.p2p_servers

We have no source for this criterion.

Public server list

network.server_list_public

We have no source for this criterion.

Public status page

network.status_page

yesprovider claim

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

native appprovider claim

Android app

apps.android

native appprovider claim

iOS app

apps.ios

native appprovider claim

Android TV app

apps.androidtv

native appprovider claim

Apple TV app

apps.appletv

native appprovider claim

Fire TV app

apps.firetv

native appprovider claim
  • Fire TV
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Browser extension

apps.browser_ext

We have no source for this criterion.

Type of browser extension

apps.browser_ext_type

We have no source for this criterion.

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

unlimitedprovider claim

Usable without an account

apps.no_account_needed

We have no source for this criterion.

Account, pricing and payment

11/17 sourced

Data required at signup

pricing.signup_email_required

any email addressprovider claim

Account model

pricing.account_model

email as loginprovider claim

Cash by mail

pricing.cash_by_mail

noprovider claim

Monero

pricing.monero

noprovider claim

Bitcoin

pricing.bitcoin

noprovider claim

Lightning

pricing.lightning

noprovider claim

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

We have no source for this criterion.

Effective price on the longest term

pricing.effective_price_longest

We have no source for this criterion.

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

30 Tageprovider claim

Cancellation path

pricing.cancellation_ease

We have no source for this criterion.

Usage and performance

4/10 sourced

P2P policy in the terms of service

usage.p2p_policy

We have no source for this criterion.

Streaming unblocking officially advertised

usage.streaming_officially

yesprovider claim

Netflix regions reported

usage.netflix_regions_reported

We have no source for this criterion.

Other streaming services

usage.other_streaming_services

Netflix, ESPNprovider claim

Bandwidth cap

usage.bandwidth_cap

no limitprovider claim

Data cap

usage.data_cap

noneprovider claim

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

3/7 sourced

24/7 live chat

support.livechat_247

yesprovider claim

Email or ticket support

support.email

yesprovider claim

Telephone support

support.phone

yesprovider claim

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

1/5 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

none foundprovider claim

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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