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VeePN VPN Review: Ultra-Fast Speeds and Limitless Streaming?

Author
Martin Gschwentner
Translation
D Bare
Last update
3. Apr 2023
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The secret is out: VPNs are useful! As with anything popular, new providers are entering the market almost daily. One of the most recent of these is VeePN, which promises high-speed connections and unlimited streaming. Below, we'll let you know whether there's something to these claims, or if it's just a marketing gimmick.

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What Is VeePN?

Founded in 2017, VeePN* is a VPN based in Panama. Its clients work on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and Linux. In addition, Chrome and Firefox browser extensions, as well as Fire TV and Kindle Fire apps are offered.

We reviewed VeePN on Windows and Android.

VeePN Review

Review
6.1
satisfactory
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Bedienung & Features
8.6 / 10
Server Network
6.6 / 10
Security & Privacy
6.0 / 10
Support
5.4 / 10
Performance
4.0 / 10
  • User-friendly apps

  • Extremely affordable 5-year subscription

  • Plenty of features, including split tunneling

  • Underwhelming speeds

  • Issues with streaming services (Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and BBC iPlayer)

  • Stores service logs

  • Has not submitted to a comprehensive, independent security audit

1.

Installation and Features

In order to use VeePN, you'll need a premium account since a free version isn't offered. After setting up your account and paying, you can log in to the user dashboard and download and install the app for your operating system.

VeePN's user dashboard lists all of the clients and apps offered by the service.

There's nothing groundbreaking about VeePN's desktop app, which looks similar to those of most of its competitors, however, we have no issue with that. On the contrary, we liked the default view, with its large on/off button, kill switch, server list, and IP address.

A kill switch automatically severs your Internet connection whenever an issue with your VPN tunnel is identified. When activated, this ensures that you'll never surf without your VPN's protection.

VeePN's app is simple and elegant.

What Your IP Reveals About You

By clicking on the Details button, you'll be forwarded to a Web page showing information about you, such as your ISP, hostname, and operating system. A WebRTC leak check is also included.

To keep all of this information secret, click the on/off button in the VeePN app, and a VPN connection will be created.

VeePN shows users what information their Internet connection reveals about them.

Expanded View: VeePN's Features & Settings

A click on the gear symbol in the upper right of the app opens an extended menu that includes additional features, settings, and a support link. These are arranged into five tabs:

  • General: Here, you can adjust the app's language, switch to dark mode, and toggle notifications on or off.

You prefer a darker design? In the General tab, you can make some cosmetic changes to the app.

  • Connection: Here, you're able to specify which VPN protocol you'll use (more on this in the Security & Privacy section below) and configure VeePN to automatically set up a connection whenever your system starts. This is also where split tunneling is, for deciding which apps and programs use your VPN connection.

Split tunneling allows you to choose which apps use your VPN connection.

  • Security: This includes a few extra security features, such as an ad blocker and protection against DNS leaks.

  • Help: A link here to takes you directly to VeePN's support area, but more on that below.

  • Account: This is where you can make a few changes to your account. By clicking on Manage, you'll be forwarded to the browser dashboard.

VeePN comes with a few useful security features.

Double VPN, an additional feature in the server selection menu allows you to simultaneously create two VPN connections in order to surf even more securely. Beyond that, you can mark favorites with a star, which will be listed in the location menu.

Mobile App

VeePN offers smartphone apps for Android and iOS. Unlike the desktop version, these can be trialed for a week at no cost. During testing, the Android app worked well, making all of the same features available as the desktop app, including the kill switch and split tunneling.

VeePN is great on Android too.

When it comes to appearances, there's nothing to fault VeePN for: Its apps are sleek and user-friendly, both on desktops and smartphones. Features are located where you'd expect them to be, making it easy to find whatever you're looking for.

The most important features, such as a kill switch and split tunneling, are included. Other VPNs do offer more, however. Dedicated servers for streaming or gaming, like those which NordVPN provides, are nowhere to be found. You'll also have to make do without a static IP address. Still, overall VeePN offers an attractively presented good overall package.

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Bedienung & Features
8.6 / 10
2.

Server Network

VeePN provides access to more than 2,500 servers spread across 50 locations in 42 countries. Not bad, but still far off the market leaders. For comparison, NordVPN has a network consisting of 5,413 servers in 59 countries, with ExpressVPN making 3,000 servers across 94 countries available.

VeePN's servers dot the globe, but their network still can't compete with the leading providers.

As with most VPNs, the majority of VeePN's servers are concentrated in Europe and North America, with other regions, like Africa or the Middle East, poorly covered.

Should a wide-ranging global server network be important to you, VeePN probably isn't your best bet. The number of servers it offers access to in North America, Europe, and parts of Asia is definitely solid though.

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Server Network
6.6 / 10
3.

Performance

So, how does VeePN do in terms of Performance? To test the providers from our sample, we connect to random VPN servers in the US and Germany several times per day on a 1 GB/s connection from Germany. Each time, we note the upload and download speeds, giving us a fairly accurate view of average speeds over time.

For more detailed information about our methodology and the most up-to-date figures, be sure to check out our VPN speed test article.

In the table below, you'll find results from the past 365 days, sorted, in descending order, from the highest download and upload speeds:

1.
NordVPN
192.4 Mbit/s
Download
43.3 Mbit/s
Upload
2.
PrivateVPN
208.2 Mbit/s
Download
18.7 Mbit/s
Upload
3.
Surfshark
183.9 Mbit/s
Download
38.0 Mbit/s
Upload
4.
Proton VPN
184.8 Mbit/s
Download
36.4 Mbit/s
Upload
5.
IPVanish
188.1 Mbit/s
Download
20.0 Mbit/s
Upload
6.
ExpressVPN
161.2 Mbit/s
Download
36.7 Mbit/s
Upload
7.
Mullvad
156.9 Mbit/s
Download
21.7 Mbit/s
Upload
8.
TunnelBear
139.0 Mbit/s
Download
20.8 Mbit/s
Upload
9.
TorGuard
138.8 Mbit/s
Download
19.0 Mbit/s
Upload
10.
HideMyAss!
140.7 Mbit/s
Download
16.6 Mbit/s
Upload
11.
Private Internet Access
135.9 Mbit/s
Download
19.6 Mbit/s
Upload
12.
hide.me
106.9 Mbit/s
Download
37.7 Mbit/s
Upload
13.
VeePN
128.0 Mbit/s
Download
5.4 Mbit/s
Upload
14.
ZenMate
109.8 Mbit/s
Download
17.4 Mbit/s
Upload
15.
VPN Unlimited
93.7 Mbit/s
Download
33.2 Mbit/s
Upload
16.
CyberGhost
108.0 Mbit/s
Download
17.3 Mbit/s
Upload
17.
Hotspot Shield
81.3 Mbit/s
Download
38.3 Mbit/s
Upload
18.
PureVPN
102.2 Mbit/s
Download
14.7 Mbit/s
Upload
19.
Windscribe
73.5 Mbit/s
Download
31.3 Mbit/s
Upload
20.
VyprVPN
64.0 Mbit/s
Download
14.0 Mbit/s
Upload

When we tested VeePN, it had a download speed of 128 MB/s, and an upload speed of 5.4 MB/s, which were good enough for 13th place in our ranking. This wouldn't be a problem, but considering that VeePN promises ultra-fast speeds, our experience didn't back up that claim.

The diagram below shows VeePN's average speeds over the past few months:

MonatDownloadUpload
3/23March 2023
Download: 114.1 Mbit/s
  114.1
Mbit/s
March 2023
Upload: 47.8 Mbit/s
 
4/23April 2023
Download: 118.0 Mbit/s
  118.0
Mbit/s
April 2023
Upload: 47.5 Mbit/s
 
5/23May 2023
Download: 115.7 Mbit/s
  115.7
Mbit/s
May 2023
Upload: 47.1 Mbit/s
 
6/23June 2023
Download: 118.6 Mbit/s
  118.6
Mbit/s
June 2023
Upload: 47.8 Mbit/s
 
7/23July 2023
Download: 131.1 Mbit/s
  131.1
Mbit/s
July 2023
Upload: 43.9 Mbit/s
 
8/23August 2023
Download: 98.4 Mbit/s
  98.4
Mbit/s
August 2023
Upload: 38.4 Mbit/s
 
9/23September 2023
Download: 118.3 Mbit/s
  118.3
Mbit/s
September 2023
Upload: 39.8 Mbit/s
 
10/23October 2023
Download: 119.0 Mbit/s
  119.0
Mbit/s
October 2023
Upload: 39.6 Mbit/s
 
11/23November 2023
Download: 159.8 Mbit/s
  159.8
Mbit/s
November 2023
Upload: 28.3 Mbit/s
 
12/23December 2023
Download: 171.7 Mbit/s
  171.7
Mbit/s
December 2023
Upload: 15.5 Mbit/s
 
1/24January 2024
Download: 153.4 Mbit/s
  153.4
Mbit/s
January 2024
Upload: 15.5 Mbit/s
 
2/24February 2024
Download: 162.9 Mbit/s
  162.9
Mbit/s
February 2024
Upload: 15.5 Mbit/s
 
3/24March 2024
Download: 173.3 Mbit/s
  173.3
Mbit/s
March 2024
Upload: 15.7 Mbit/s
 

So, VeePN's speeds aren't anywhere near as fast as the provider claims, however, numbers aren't everything when we award performance scores. Our subjective experience surfing with VeePN was solid: No connectivity issues or annoying captchas when performing Google searches.

But what about streaming?

A Lot of Hot Air: Video Streaming Shortcomings

VeePN might promise unlimited streaming, but talk is cheap. Regardless of whether we tried Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, or BBC iPlayer, we were unable to stream content that would otherwise be unavailable in our geographic location. Even the usual error message that streaming content can't be accessed over a VPN failed to appear - the websites simply wouldn't load.

Taken together, we definitely felt let down by VeePN's performance: Surfing was okay, however, since speeds and video streaming are two of the provider's biggest marketing pitches, what we actually encountered was extremely disappointing.

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4.0 / 10
4.

Security and Privacy

VeePN follows in the footsteps of many other VPNs when it comes to encryption, relying on the highly secure AES-256. WireGuard, OpenVPN (UDP & TCP), IKEv2, and Shadowsocks are supported.

Like ExpressVPN, VeePN is based in Panama, which offers both advantages and disadvantages: Panama is not a party to any of the intelligence-sharing agreements, such as 5 Eyes or 14 Eyes, and doesn't have any strict laws data storage laws. This means that VeePN is not legally required to store protocols or other data that include personal information.

For privacy purists, the service's headquarters in Panama offers an edge. At the same time, if you're not concerned about Western authorities and just looking for a trustworthy VPN that conforms to robust privacy laws, Panama's offshore nature might be less appealing.

Does VeePN Log Data?

Although VeePN refers to itself as a 'no log' VPN, it does store some data. This includes service protocols (such as session length or the amount of data transferred in MB), account information, and contact data (which you voluntarily provide when contacting customer support).

On the other hand, VeePN explicitly does not store sensitive and personally identifiable information such as:

  • Browser history

  • Information about what users have downloaded or shared

  • Primary IP address as well as the IP address assigned by VeePN's servers

  • DNS queries

  • Device metadata

VeePN does store somewhat more data than other VPNs from our sample.

Even though VeePN doesn't store any highly sensitive data, its no-log policy is less strict than those of many of its competitors, who don't store service protocols.

No Leaks

VeePN passed our VPN leak tests (IPv6, DNS, and WebRTC) without issue:

We didn't uncover any leaks during our review.

External Security Audits?

Yes: VeePN last had its security claims validated by an independent third party in 2021. However, Cure53, a cybersecurity company, only examined the provider's browser extensions, which made a "very positive" impression.

Since VeePN's browser extensions only create a proxy connection, comparing them to the service's main clients isn't very telling. Unfortunately, the latter have never been vetted.

So far as encryption, protocols, and leaks are concerned, VeePN does well. At the same time, the service does collect more data and logs than its competitors and still has yet to submit to an independent security audit of its main clients.

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Security & Privacy
6.0 / 10
5.

Customer Support

You can directly access VeePN's support portal by clicking on the link in the app's Help tab. There, you'll find some FAQs and guides, which briefly introduce the software's features. Unfortunately, a number of guides don't have screenshots, and we weren't particularly impressed.

You can either use VeePN's static resources to solve issues on your own, or reach out to their support staff.

Alternatively, you can get in touch with a support staffer through live chat, ticket, or email.

Entering the live chat, we were immediately put in touch with a staffer who satisfactorily answered some basic queries we had about VeePN's features. When we asked more detailed follow-up questions though, the "staffer" began repeating themselves, leaving us with the inescapable feeling that we were actually interacting with a bot.

After that, we tried filing a support ticket. In around an hour, we received a response that seemed to have been written by a real person.

Overall, there's plenty of room for improvement: Although several support channels are offered that VeePN claims are monitored around the clock, we didn't feel that these are always staffed by humans.

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Support
5.4 / 10
6.

Pricing

No surprises here: Like most VPNs, how much VeePN costs per month depends on the length of your subscription. Monthly, yearly, and 5-year rates are offered. The last of these is particularly affordable.

Up to 10 devices can be used simultaneously with any subscription.

Below, you'll find an overview of VeePN's rates:

5 years1 year1 month
Monthly Price $1.67 $5.83 $10.99
Contract Period (Months) 60 12 1
Limits
Data Volume unlimited unlimited unlimited
Number of Devices 10 10 10
Features
Number of Servers 2,500 2,500 2,500
Number of Countries 60 60 60
No Server Logs
P2P Allowed
Tor Access
Kill Switch
Protocols
OpenVPN
IKEv2
OpenVPN
IKEv2
OpenVPN
IKEv2

Unfortunately, there's no free trial of VeePN. With that said, if you're not satisfied, you can request your money back within 30 days of starting a subscription.

Credit and debit cards, PayPal, Google Pay, cryptocurrency, and PaymentWall are accepted.

Conclusion

Review
6.1
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Bedienung & Features
8.6 / 10
Server Network
6.6 / 10
Security & Privacy
6.0 / 10
Support
5.4 / 10
Performance
4.0 / 10

The latest isn't always the greatest, and VeePN, unfortunately, proves this point. Its performance was particularly disappointing, with average speeds and no help in accessing geo-blocked streaming content. The server network is nothing to write home about either - You can get more for less elsewhere.

Looking at the positive, VeePN's apps are user-friendly and offer a nice selection of features. Its 5-year subscription is a real bargain too. If the provider performed better, it might be worth considering, however, as things stand, you're still paying for an inferior product.

VeePN
VeePN
(18,194 )
user-friendly apps
lots of features (incl. split tunneling)
poor Performance
unreliable for streaming
no comprehensive audit
6.1
satisfactory
Data Volume
unlimited
Devices
10
Protocols
2
Contract Period
1 - 60 months
VeePN 5 years
$1.67
monthly price
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Customer Reviews

Based on the reviews we examined, almost all of which didn't include comments, VeePN is rated as "very good" by its users. Below, we've provided an overview of these:

Customer Ratings
4.3 / 5
18,194 Bewertungen
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Alternatives

Are you looking for the best VPN when it comes to performance, security, and user-friendliness? If so, our EXPERTE.com top pick, NordVPN should be at the top of your list. The service is great for video streaming, granting access to Netflix and other content libraries around the world.

Or perhaps a free VPN is more appealing? In that case, ProtonVPN is probably the best option available as its free version includes unlimited data.

More of the best alternatives to VeePN can be found below:

Best Overall 2024
NordVPN
NordVPN
(877,857 )
NordVPN is our number one VPN because it combines speed, ease-of-use, and functionality in a slick package that's also pretty affordable.
5,500+ servers, 60 countries
excellent performance
no logs
6 devices simultaneously
affordable 2-year package
9.4
excellent
Data Volume
unlimited
Devices
6
Protocols
5
Contract Period
1 - 24 months
NordVPN 2-year plan
$3.79
monthly price
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30 days money-back guarantee
ExpressVPN
ExpressVPN
(736,465 )
ExpressVPN can impress with a strong performance, a huge server network, and excellently designed applications, but this quality also comes at a higher price.
3,000+ servers
160 cities in 94 countries
reliable performance
good for streaming
secure browser extensions
9.4
excellent
Data Volume
unlimited
Devices
5
Protocols
7
Contract Period
1 - 12 months
ExpressVPN 12 Months
$6.67
monthly price
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30 days money-back guarantee
Proton VPN
Proton VPN
(144,686 )
With its open source philosophy and extra security features, Proton VPN targets security-conscious VPN users. But thanks to its user-friendly interface and suitability for streaming, it's worth a look for a wide audience.
open source & external audits
2,900+ servers in 67 countries
great performance
free plan without data limit
not suitable for China
9.1
excellent
Data Volume
unlimited
Devices
1 - 10
Protocols
3
Contract Period
0 - 24 months
Proton VPN Free
$0.00
monthly price
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Free forever
Surfshark VPN
Surfshark VPN
(207,223 )
Surfshark is one of the cheapest providers on the market, but it's a lot more than a great budget option: the relatively new VPN boasts strong protection, many features, and a great support with 24/7 live chat.
3,200+ servers in 100 countries
unlimited number of devices
many apps (Linux, FireTV, ...)
cheap 24-month plan
expensive monthly plan
8.8
good
Data Volume
unlimited
Devices
unlimited
Protocols
3
Contract Period
1 - 24 months
Surfshark 24 months
$1.99
monthly price
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Get 83% Discount
HideMyAss! VPN
HideMyAss! VPN
(86,656 )
HideMyAss' main claim to fame is its impressive server infrastructure, but the VPN also delivers solid speeds and handy features like its IP Randomizer. When it comes to streaming, however, it's not always the most reliable choice.
290 locations in 210 countries
IP Randomizer
strong performance
support with live chat
unreliable for streaming
8.6
good
Data Volume
unlimited
Devices
5
Protocols
1
Contract Period
12 - 36 months
HideMyAss! 36 months
$2.99
monthly price
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30 days money-back guarantee
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Author (German Version): Martin Gschwentner
Martin Gschwentner majored in American Studies and Media Studies in Germany, the USA and France and works as a freelance editor in Paris. He is a doctoral student at the Institute for English and American Studies at the University of Paris Diderot, where he is researching the influence of money on US politics. On EXPERTE.com he writes about IT security, data protection and software for the self-employed and small businesses.
Translation: D Bare
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