HMA VPN Review 2022
VPN creates virtual space for networking. It allows you to use the Internet anonymously and securely, wherever you are. A VPN protects through a tunnel encryption system that connects your computer to the Internet, Wi-Fi hotspots, and other networks. The essence of the VPN is to encrypt your Internet connection and replace the IP address (which identifies the device) with another.
Here we present the review on HMA VPN and answer the following questions:
- How quick this VPN download and upload speed?
- 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 HMA
 | Country of Incorporation | UK |
 | Number of Countries | 210 |
| Number of Server Location | 290 |
| Number of Servers | 1100 |
 | Price | €10.99 per month |
 | Download Speed | avg. 22.41 Mbps |
 | Upload Speed | avg. 18.302 Mbps |
 | Dedicated IP | Yes |
 | Multiple Devices | 8 |
 | Netflix | No |
 | Torrenting | Yes |
 | Operation System | iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux |
 | Browser extension | Chrome |
 | Does it work in China | Yes |
 | Free Trial | Yes, full refund within 30 days |
 | Live Chat Support | – |
Servers and locations
There are 1060 servers located in 210 countries.
| Header Label | HMA | Industry average |
| Number of Countries | 210 | 60 |
| Number of Server Locations | 290 | 120 |
| Number of Servers | 1060 | 1000 |
This number exceeds the industry average and potentially this VPN provides service juxtaposed with average industry VPNs.
Speed tests
After all, Internet traffic is redirected through the VPN server – in fact, this is an additional “stop”. Does this VPN slow down your internet speed, and if so, by how much?
Download speed
Here we provide data on 221 countries from 226. The test results of downloads are presented below.
| Header Label | Americas | Europe | Asia Pacific |
| Number of tested countries | 47 | 53 | 121 |
| Number of countries without test data | – | 1 | 4 |
| Average Download speed | 27.01 Mbps | 26.16 Mbps | 18.96 Mbps |
| Min Download speed | 1.2 Mbps (Honduras) | 1.14 (Poland) | 0.75 Mbps (Saint Helena) |
| Max Download speed | 86.09 Mbps (USA) | 110 Mbps (France) | 71.84 Mbps (Kyrgyzstan) |
| No VPN | 141.99 Mbps | 141.99 Mbps | 141.99 Mbps |
The average download speeds were close for the Americas and Europe only and differed for the Asia Pacific. They were 27.01 Mbps for the Americas and 26.16 Mbps for Europe, and 18.96 Mbps (1.3-1.4 times less) for the Asia Pacific.
Contrary to this, the minimal values were close for all regions. They were 1.2 Mbps (Honduras) for the Americas, 1.14 Mbps (Poland) for Europe, and 0.75 Mbps (Saint Helena) for the Asia Pacific.
But the maximal speeds differ a lot. They were 86.09 Mbps (USA) for the Americas, 110 Mbps (France) for Europe, and 71.84 Mbps (Kyrgyzstan) for the Asia Pacific.
HMA Download speed compares to no VPN (for regions)*
| Header Label | HMA | No VPN avg | Difference |
| Quickest | 110 Mbps | 141.99 Mbps | 1.28 times less |
| Slowest | 0.75 Mbps | 141.99 Mbps | 188 times less |
| Average (all countries) | 22.41 Mbps | 141.99 Mbps | 2.35 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 provide data on 221 countries from 226. The test results of downloads are presented below.
| Header Label | Americas | Europe | Asia Pacific |
| Number of tested countries | 47 | 53 | 121 |
| Number of countries without test data | – | 1 | 4 |
| AverageUpload speed | 16.17 Mbps | 24.96 Mbps | 16.27 Mbps |
| Min Upload speed | 7.44 Mbps (Argentina) | 7.63 (Portugal) | 0.4 Mbps (China) |
| Max Upload speed | 20.26 Mbps (Uruguay) | 32.19 Mbps (Poland) | 73.53 Mbps (Russia) |
| No VPN | 13.64 Mbps | 13.64 Mbps | 13.64 Mbps |
The average upload speeds were close for the Americas and the Asia Pacific only and differed for Europe. They were 16.07 Mbps for the Americas and 16.27 Mbps for the Asia Pacific, and 24.96 Mbps (1.45-1.5 times less) for Europe.
The minimal values were close for the Americas and Europe. They were 7.44 Mbps (Argentina) for the Americas, 7.63 Mbps (Portugal) for Europe, and 0.4 Mbps (China) for the Asia Pacific.
But the maximal speeds differ a lot. They were 20.26 Mbps (Uruguay) for the Americas, 331.76 Mbps (Greece) for Europe, and 73.59 Mbps (Russia) for the Asia Pacific.
HMA Upload speed compares to no VPN (for regions)*
| Header Label | HMA | No VPN avg | Difference |
| Quickest | 331.76 Mbps | 13.64 Mbps | 24.32 times more |
| Slowest | 0.4 Mbps | 13.64 Mbps | 34.1 times less |
| Average (all countries) | 18.302 Mbps | 13.64 Mbps | 1.34 times more |
*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 test
Originally, the word “ping” referred to the sound of an impulse emitted by a sonar. In computer slang, this is a check of the quality of the connection in networks.
The word ping also refers to the time taken to transfer a small packet of data from the user to the server and from the server back to the user.
Most often used to determine the availability of a site, a server on the Internet. By the time of the ping, you can determine how “responsive” the connection to this server will be.
HMA ping speed, ms
| Header Label | Americas | Europe | Asia Pacific |
| Quickest | 230 (Cuba, Bahamas) | 184 (Italy) | 15.35 (Yemen) |
| Slowest | 366 (Argentina, Uruguay) | 274 (Cyprus) | 467 (Papua New Guinea) |
| Average | 278.91 | 236.1 | 319.09 |
| No VPN connection | 20 | 20 | 20 |
HMA ping speed compared to other VPNs
| Header label | Country | Ping |
| Quickest | Yemen | 15.35 ms |
| Slowest | Papua New Guinea | 467 ms |
| Overall | All countries | 290.75 ms |
| No VPN connection | All countries | 20 |
HMA ping speed compared to the industry average
| Header Label | HMA | Other VPN avg | Difference |
| Quickest | 15.35 (Yemen) | 65.83 ms | 49.12 times less |
| Slowest | 467 (Papua New Guinea) | 65.83 ms | 5.60 times more |
| Overall | 290.75 ms | 65.83 ms | 3.3 times more |
HMA is an outsider because the average ping exceeds the other VPNs 3.3 times.
DNS Leak Test
DNS leaks are among the most common VPN leaks. In the event of a DNS leak, your primary connection goes through the VPN, as it should, but your DNS still goes to your ISP’s servers. Because your DNS shows where you are going and where you are, DNS leaks effectively render your VPN useless.
| No VPN connected | VPN connected | DNS leak test |
| 172.253.237.3 (Hong Kong) | 5.62.49.18 (Miami, United States) | Good |
| 172.253.4.4 (Hong Kong) | – | |
| 172.253.5.1 (Hong Kong) | – | |
| 172.253.5.3 (Hong Kong) | – | |
| 172.253.6.2 (Hong Kong) | – | |
| 74.125.179.131 (Hong Kong) |
Our DNS leak test was successful with this VPN. NO DNS leaks were detected.
Streaming
We tested HMA VPN for streaming unblocking. We choose some countries from every region (the USA, UK, Japan, and South Korea) to test. Unfortunately, this VPN did not operate in these countries.
Netflix
| Header label | HMA – Library | HMA– Streaming buffer | HMA– Streaming quality |
| Americas | | | |
| United States | NO | – | – |
| Europe | | | |
| United Kingdom | NO | – | – |
| Asia Pacific | | | |
| Japan | NO | – | – |
| South Korea | NO |
Torrenting
Of course, the use of torrents greatly simplifies the process of obtaining the necessary information and makes it very convenient. There is only one big BUT – safety. After all, by downloading files directly from different sources, you not only run the risk of “picking up” a virus but also tell everyone your IP address. Here VPN also is necessary for the basic exception of such situations.
BitTorrent
We tested a file of 3.5 GB. The table below shows the number of seeders, speed, and time.
BitTorrent with HMA
| Header Label | File size | Seeders | Download Speed | Time |
| HMA | 3.5 GB | 0.514 | 1.1 MBps | 51 min 54 s |
| Other VPNs | 1.85 GB | 0.878 | 2.1 Mbps | 11 min |
We observed that the download speed was app. 2 times less than the industry average. It took 51 min 54 s via app.22 min ( 2.3 times more) to download this file.uTorrent with this VPN.
uTorrent with OVPN
We tested a file of 3.5 GB. The table below shows the number of seeders, speed, and time.
| Header Label | File size | Seeders | Download Speed | Time |
| HMA | 3.5 GB | 0.324 | 849.1 kBps | 1 h 30 min |
| Other VPNs | 1.85 GB | 0.219 | 2.1 Mbps | 22 min |
We observed that the download speed was app. 2 times less than the industry average. It took 1 h 30 min via app.44 min (2.05 times more) to download this file.uTorrent with this VPN.
Routers
The best routers for HMA are listed below:
- Netgear R6700 AC1750 DD-WRT FlashRouter up to 5 devices;
- Linksys WRT3200ACM AC3200 DD-WRT FlashRouter for 4-8 devices;
- Asus RT-AC5300 AC5300 DD-WRT FlashRouter for 8+devices.
HMA Router Specs
Protocols: OpenVPN
Encryption: AES 256
Firmware: DD-WRT ( Asus-WRT, Merlin)
Best Routers for HMA
The best is the budget router (Asus RT-N66U) & premium version router (Asus RT-AC68U).
| Netgear Routers | Linksys Routers | Asus Routers |
| Netgear R6300v2 | Linksys WRT1200AC | Asus RT-AC56U |
| Netgear R6400v1 | Linksys WRT1900ACv1 | Asus RT-AC68U |
| Netgear R6400v2 | Linksys WRT1900ACv2 | Asus RT-AC87U |
| Netgear R7000 | Linksys WRT1900ACS | Asus RT-AC3100 |
| Netgear R7000P | Linksys WRT3200ACM | Asus RT-AC5300 |
| Netgear R7800 | Linksys WRT32X | |
| Netgear R8000 | ||
| Netgear R9000 |
HMA Installed Router List
You can find several routers with the firmware already configured for you on the HMA.
| Netgear Routers | Linksys Routers | Asus Routers |
| Netgear R6700 AC1750 DD-WRT FlashRouter | Linksys WRT3200ACM AC3200 DD-WRT FlashRouter | Asus RT-AC5300 AC5300 DD-WRT FlashRouter |
Router Manually setup
Here we list the routers:
- AsusWRT;
- DD-WRT;
- Mikrotik;
- TomatoUSB;
- Vilfo.
Browser extension
HMA provides browser extensions for Chrome.
Devices and Operating Systems
HMA makes its VPN app available in these devices and operating systems including
- PC & Windows
- MacBook
- iPhone & iPad
- Android;
- Linux;
- Router: Mikrotik, Vilfo, DD-WRT, Tomato, Asus-WRT, Merlin
TV
HMA is compatible with Apple TV and Android TV.
Price
There are 3 subscription plans.
- Subscription for 1 month – €10.99;
- Subscription for 12 months – €52.68, which is $4.39 per month;
- Subscription for 36 months – €107.64, which is $2.99 per month.
| Plan | HMA | Industry Avg | Difference |
| 1 month | € 5.00 | $9.00 | -38% |
| 12 months | € 4.39 | $8.00 | -40% |
| 36 months | € 2.99 | – | – |
The monthly price is less than the industry avg of app.40%.
Discount
There are discounts for each plan. But here we spent information including discounts.
Free Trial
There is no free trial at this time. But it offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Customer support
Unfortunately, we did not manage to obtain data on customer support.