AirVPN Review 2022
A VPN, or virtual private network, is often used to bypass blocks in order to gain access to a site or service blocked in your country. But that’s not the only benefit of a VPN. These technologies protect your data from those who try to find out what you are doing on the Internet – and will be useful to anyone who is worried about the safety and privacy of their information.
Here we present the review on Purevpn and answer the following questions:
- How quick are VPN download and upload speeds?
- How well does it work on Netflix?
- How good is it for torrenting?
- Are there differences in these options for different regions?
Our key finding about AirVPN
 | Country of Incorporation | Italy |
 | Number of Countries | 22 |
| Number of Server Location | 22 |
| Number of Servers | 200 |
 | Price | USD 7.70 |
 | Download Speed | avg. 10.43 Mbps |
 | Upload Speed | avg. 25.68 Mbps |
 | Dedicated IP | Yes |
 | Multiple Devices | 5 |
 | Netflix | No |
 | Torrenting | Yes |
 | Operation System | Android, iOS, macOS, Linux, Win |
 | Browser extension | Chrome |
 | Does it work in China | No |
 | Free Trial | Yes, 30 days of money back |
 | Live Chat Support | e-mail only |
Servers and Locations
There are 200 servers located in 22 countries.
| Header Label | airvpn | Industry average |
| Number of Countries | 22 | 60 |
| Number of Server Locations | 22 | 120 |
| Number of Servers | 200+ | 1000 |
The number of servers – only 200 located in 22 countries (mainly developed) means that the average up/download speed will be low than the industry averages.
Speed tests
We can all agree that faster download speeds are preferable and assume that a VPN might slow things down a bit.
Download speed
Here we present the results of our download tests. Unfortunately, we managed to get data for only 20 countries from 226 (8.8%), in particular:
- for USA, Canada, and Brazil for the Americas;
- for Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom for Europe;
- for Singapore and Japan (fail) for the Asia Pacific.
| Header Label | Americas | Europe | Asia Pacific |
| Number of tested countries | 3 | 15 (3 fail) | 2 (1 fail) |
| Number of countries without test data | 44 | 39 | 124 |
| Average Download speed | 6.64 Mbps | 8.18 Mbps | – |
| Min Download speed | 3.02 Mbps (USA) | 0.81 Mbps (Belgium) | min/max 48.48 Mbps (Singapore) |
| Max Download speed | 12.55 Mbps (Canada) | 24.39 Mbps (Estonia) | min/max 48.48 Mbps (Singapore) |
| No VPN | 148.63 Mbps | 148.63 Mbps | 148.63 Mbps |
The average speeds for the Americas and Europe were 6.64 Mbps and 8.18 Mbps respectively. There were data for only one country from the Asia Pacific, therefore average data are not relevant.
The min/max speeds were as follows: 3.02 (USA)/ 12.55 (Canada) Mbps for the Americas, 0.81 (Belgium)/24.36 (Estonia) for Europe.
Airvpn Download speed compares to no VPN (for regions)*
| Header Label | airvpn | No VPN avg | Difference |
| Quickest | 48.86 Mbps | 148.63 Mbps | 3.04 times less |
| Slowest | 0.81 Mbps | 148.63 Mbps | 183.49 times less |
| Average (all countries) | 10.43 Mbps | 148.63 Mbps | 14.25 times less |
*Note: We’ve tested, reviewed, and ranked dozens of top VPNs and selected the top ten that are worth your money. To do this, we carefully studied their features, market reputation, feedback, and prices.
Upload speed
Here we present the results of our download tests. Unfortunately, we managed to get data for only 20 countries from 226 (8.8%), in particular:
- for USA, Canada, and Brazil for the Americas;
- for Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom for Europe;
- for Singapore and Japan (fail) for the Asia Pacific.
| Header Label | Americas | Europe | Asia Pacific |
| Number of tested countries | 3 | 15 (3 fail) | 2 (1 fail) |
| Number of countries without test data | 44 | 39 | 124 |
| Average Upload speed | 24.87 Mbps | 23.82 Mbps | – |
| Min Upload speed | 23.15 Mbps (USA) | 15.62 Mbps (Ukraine) | min/max 25.79 Mbps (Singapore) |
| Max Upload speed | 26.86 Mbps (Brazil) | 26.34 Mbps (Austria) | min/max 25.79 Mbps (Singapore) |
| No VPN | 30.44 Mbps | 30.44 Mbps | 30.44 Mbps |
The average speeds for the Americas and Europe were 24.87 Mbps and 23.87 Mbps respectively. But these data were close to the data for Singapore as a representative of the Asia Pacific of 25.79 Mbps There were data for only one country from the Asia Pacific, therefore average data are not relevant.
The min/max speeds were as follows: 23.15 (USA)/ 26.86 (Canada) Mbps for the Americas, 15.62 (Belgium)/24.36 (Estonia) for Europe.
Airvpn Upload speed compares to no VPN (for regions)*
| Header Label | airvpn | No VPN avg | Difference |
| Quickest | 26.86 Mbps | 30.44 Mbps | 1.13 times less |
| Slowest | 15.62 Mbps | 30.44 Mbps | 1.95 times less |
| Average (all countries) | 25.68 Mbps | 30.44 Mbps | 1.19 times less |
*Note: We’ve tested, reviewed, and ranked dozens of top VPNs and selected the top ten that are worth your money. To do this, we carefully studied their features, market reputation, feedback, and prices.
Ping out time
The ping value depends on many parameters. First of all, it depends on the number of “intermediaries” in the server-client chain, the number of which is proportional to the geographical distance of the server from the client computer. Another parameter that determines ping is the type of connection: a connection to the provider’s network equipment via fiber is preferable to ADSL or 3G channels. Which ping is better: high or low?
Of course, the lower the ping, the better. After all, Internet speed ping is a signal delay between the server and the computer:
Airvpn ping speed, ms
| Header Label | Americas | Europe | Asia Pacific |
| Quickest | 237 (Canada) | 213 (Switzerland) | 51 (Singapore) |
| Slowest | 438 (USA) | 244 (Ukraine) | 51 (Singapore) |
| Average | 345.33 | 228.5 | 51 |
| No VPN connection | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Airvpn ping speed compared to other VPNs
| Header label | Country | Ping |
| Quickest | Singapore | 51 ms |
| Slowest | USA | 438 ms |
| Overall | 239.31 | 229.55 ms |
| No VPN connection | All countries | 17 |
Airvpn ping speed compared to the industry average
| Header Label | Airvpn | Other VPN avg | Difference |
| Quickest | 51 (Singapore) | 65.83 ms | 1.3 times less |
| Slowest | 438 (USA) | 65.83 ms | 6.65 times more |
| Overall | 239.31 | 65.83 ms | 3.63 times more |
Airvpn is an outsider because the average ping exceeds the other VPNs 3.48 times.
DNS Leak Test
When using a VPN, it is expected that all traffic sent and received over an encrypted channel is securely protected. This includes your real IP address, your actual location, and the ISP you are using. If this information is available to third-party resources, then tracking your activity is not very limited, and data about your activities can be used for other than advertising purposes.
| No VPN connected | VPN connected | DNS leak test |
| 172.253.5.3 (Hong Kong) | – | – |
| 172.253.6.4 (Hong Kong) | ||
| 74.125.179.132 (Hong Kong) | – | |
| 74.125.186.195 (Taipei, Taiwan) | – | |
| 74.125.186.203 (Taipei, Taiwan) | – | |
| 74.125.186.206 (Taipei, Taiwan) |
Our DNS leak test was not successful with this VPN.
Streaming
We tested this VPN on streaming for the USA (the Americas), UK (Europe), and Japan and South Korea (the Asia Pacific). Unfortunately, this VPN did not work.
Netflix
| Header label | airvpn – Library | airvpn – Streaming buffer | airvpn – Streaming quality |
| Americas | | | |
| United States | NO | – | – |
| Europe | | | |
| United Kingdom | NO | – | – |
| Asia Pacific | | | |
| Japan | IP Fail | – | – |
| South Korea | NO IP |
Torrenting
We carried out tests for BitTorrents and uTorrent. To test this VPN, we completed a file of 3.5 GB. We considered the number of seeders, speed, and time.
BitTorrent with Airvpn
| Header Label | File size | Seeders | Download Speed | Time |
| airvpn | 3.5 GB | 0.587 | 1.5 MBps | 38 min 41 s |
| Other VPNs | 1.85 GB | 0.878 | 2.1 Mbps | 11 min |
The observed speed was less than the industry average of 1.9 times app. In general, we need 38 min 41s to download this file contrary to the 20 min industry average.
uTorrent with Airvpn
| Header Label | File size | Seeders | Download Speed | Time |
| airvpn | 3.5 GB | 0.71 | 1.1 MBps | 45 min 6s |
| Other VPNs | 1.85 GB | 0.219 | 2.1 Mbps | 22 min |
The observed speed was close to the industry average. In general, we need 45 min 6 s min to download this file contrary to the 40 min industry average.
Routers
Best Routers for Airvpn
We grouped the best routers according to their firmware. They are:
- DDR WRT Routers ( NETGEAR (AC1450, R6250, R6300 V1, R6300 V2, R6400 V1, R6400 V2, R63400 V3, R7000, R7000P, R7800, R8000, R9000, XR500), ASUS (RT-AC56U/R, RT-AC68U V1, RT-AC68U V2, RT-AC1900P, RT-AC87U, RT-AC3100, RT-AC5300), LINKSYS (WRT1200AC, WRT1900AC V1, WRT1900AC V2, WRT1900ACS V1, WRT1900ACS V2, WRT32X, WRT3200ACM));
- Tomato;
- pfSence;
- Asus Routers (RT-AC68U, RT-AC88U, RT-AC3100, RT-AC5300, RT-AC86U, RT-AX56U, RT-AX58U, RT-AX86U, RT-AX88U, GT-AC2900, GT-AX11000, RT-AX68U).
Airvpn Installed Router List
| NETGEAR | ASUS | LINKSYS |
| AC1450, R6250, R6300 V1, R6300 V2, R6400 V1, R6400 V2, R63400 V3, R7000, R7000P, R7800, R8000, R9000, XR500 | RT-AC56U/R, RT-AC68U V1, RT-AC68U V2, RT-AC1900P, RT-AC87U, RT-AC3100, RT-AC5300 | WRT1200AC, WRT1900AC V1, WRT1900AC V2, WRT1900ACS V1, WRT1900ACS V2, WRT32X, WRT3200ACM |
| R6300 V2, R6400 V2, R6700 V3, R7000, R7000P | RT-AC56U, RT-AC56R, RT-AC56S, RT-AC68U, RT-AC87U | WRT1200AC, WRT1900AC V1, WRT1900AC V2, WRT1900ACS V1, WRT1900ACS V2, WRT32X, WRT3200ACM |
| RT-AC68U, RT-AC88U, RT-AC3100, RT-AC5300, RT-AC86U, RT-AX56U, RT-AX58U, RT-AX86U, RT-AX88U, GT-AC2900, GT-AX11000, RT-AX68U |
Browser Extension
There are browser extensions for Chrome only.
TV
Airvpn does not present this information.
Devices and Operating Systems
Purevpn is compatible with the following OSs:
- Windows;
- Mac;
- iOs VPN (iPhone and iPad iOS );
- Linux;
- Android.
Price
Airvpn proposes the following subscription plans:
- 3 days – app. USD 2.20;
- 1 month – app. USD 7.70;
- 3 months – app.USD 16.50 (USD 5.50 per month);
- 6 months – app. USD 31.91 (USD 5.31 per month);
- 1 year – app. USD 53.91 (USD 4.49 per month);
- 2 years – app. USD 86.92 (USD 3.62 per month);
- 3 years – app. USD 108.92 (USD 3.03 per month).
In general, the idea to propose a subscription plan for 3 days is not traditional, but why not?
| Plan | Airvpn | Industry Avg | Difference |
| 1 month | USD 7.70 | USD 9.00 | +17% |
| 12 months | USD 4.49 | – | – |
| 36 months | USD 3.03 | – | – |
It’s worth buying this VPN for 1+ month.
Discount
There are no discounts for each plan.
Free Trial
Airvpn offers a 31-day money-back guarantee.
Customer support
This VPN provides e-mail customer support.
| Header label | airvpn | Industry AVG | Difference |
| Connect to an agency | 10 second | – | |
| Reply speed | 15 second | – | |
| Quality of the answer | Bad | Great |