IVPN 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 IVPN and answer the following questions:

How quick is 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 IVPN

	Country of Incorporation	Gibraltar
	Number of Countries	31
	Number of Server Location	44
	Number of Servers	77
	Price	$ 6 per month
	Download Speed	avg. 17.32 Mbps
	Upload Speed	avg. 32.77 Mbps
	Dedicated IP	Yes
	Multiple Devices	7
	Netflix	Yes
	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	e-mail

Servers and locations

IVPN does not track personal information, nor does it record online activity, as confirmed by the IVPN security team and user feedback. This VPN software has the ability to automatically block any known privacy leaks, including newly discovered IPs, DNS, and connection leaks.

There are only 77 servers in 44 cities in 31 countries.

Header Label	IVPN	Industry average
Number of Countries	31	60
Number of Server Locations	44	120
Number of Servers	77	1000

This number is only 7.5% of the industry average and potentially this VPN provides low services juxtaposed with the 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?

We managed to get data for only 29 from 226 countries: 3 from the Americas (Canada, USA, Brazil), 22 from Europe, and 4 from the Asia Pacific (Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore). We observed essential differences in data for the Americas and the Asia Pacific.

Download speed

Here we provide data on 29 countries from 226. The test results of downloads are presented below.

Header Label	Americas	Europe	Asia Pacific
Number of tested countries	3	22	4
Number of countries without test data	44	32	121
Average Download speed	7.08 Mbps	17.93 Mbps	21 Mbps
Min Download speed	0.6 Mbps (Canada)	0.64 (Hungary)	108.13 Mbps (Switzerland)
Max Download speed	11.26 Mbps (USA)	108.13 Mbps (Switzerland)	79.59 Mbps (Hong Kong)
No VPN	116 Mbps	116 Mbps	116 Mbps

The average download speeds were close for the Americas and Europe only and differed for the Asia Pacific. They were 7.08 Mbps for the Americas and 17.93 Mbps for Europe, and 21 Mbps for the Asia Pacific.

The minimal values were close for all regions. They were 0.6 Mbps (Canada) for the Americas, 0.64 Mbps (Hungary) for Europe, and 0.8 Mbps (Australia) for the Asia Pacific.

Contrary to this, the maximal speeds differ a lot. They were 11.26 Mbps (USA) for the Americas, 108.13 Mbps (Switzerland) for Europe, and 79.59 Mbps (Hong Kong) for the Asia Pacific.

IVPN Download speed compares to no VPN (for regions)*

Header Label	IVPN	No VPN avg	Difference
Quickest	108.13 Mbps	116 Mbps	1.07 times less
Slowest	0.6 Mbps	116 Mbps	193.33 times less
Average (all countries)	17.23 Mbps	116 Mbps	6.73 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 29 countries from 226. The test results of downloads are presented below.

Header Label	Americas	Europe	Asia Pacific
Number of tested countries	3	22	4
Number of countries without test data	44	32	121
AverageUpload speed	23.45 Mbps	22.21 Mbps	25.28 Mbps
Min Upload speed	17.68 Mbps (USA)	5.64 (Hungary)	7.36 Mbps (Australia)
Max Upload speed	32.38 Mbps (Canada)	32.63 Mbps (Spain)	32.31 Mbps (Singapore)
No VPN	34.05 Mbps	34.05 Mbps	34.05 Mbps

The average upload speeds were close. They were 23.45 Mbps for the Americas and 25.28 Mbps for the Asia Pacific, and 22.21 Mbps for Europe.

The minimal values were close for the Asia Pacific and Europe. They were 7.36 Mbps (Australia) for the Asia Pacific, 5.64 Mbps (Hungary) for Europe, and 17.68 Mbps (USA) for the Americas.

But the maximal speeds differ a lot. They were 32.38 Mbps (Canada) for the Americas, 32.63 Mbps (Spain) for Europe, and 32.31 Mbps (Singapore) for the Asia Pacific.

IVPN Upload speed compares to no VPN (for regions)*

Header Label	IVPN	No VPN avg	Difference
Quickest	32.63 Mbps	34.05 Mbps	1.04 times more
Slowest	5.64 Mbps	34.05 Mbps	6.04 times less
Average (all countries)	32.77 Mbps	34.05 Mbps	1.04 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.

IVPN ping speed, ms

Header Label	Americas	Europe	Asia Pacific
Quickest	232 (USA)	184 (Italy)	23 (Hong Kong)
Slowest	357 (Brazil)	181 (Sweden)	249 (Norway)
Average	277	217.95	79
No VPN connection	15	15	15

IVPN ping speed compared to other VPNs

Header label	Country	Ping
Quickest	Hong Kong	23 ms
Slowest	Brazil	357 ms
Overall	All countries	204.9 ms
No VPN connection	All countries	20

IVPN ping speed compared to the industry average

Header Label	IVPN	Other VPN avg	Difference
Quickest	23 (Hong Kong)	65.83 ms	2.86 times less
Slowest	357 (Brazil)	65.83 ms	5.42 times more
Overall	204.9	65.83 ms	3.11 times more

IVPN 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
172.217.43.203 (Taipei, Taiwan)	104.129.24.148 (Atlanta, United States)	Good
74.125.179.129 (Taipei, Taiwan)	–
74.125.179.132 (Hong Kong)	–
74.125.186.201 (Hong Kong)	–
74.125.41.69 (Taipei, Taiwan)	–

Our DNS leak test was successful with this VPN. NO DNS leaks were detected.

Streaming

We tested IVPN 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	IVPN – Library	IVPN – Streaming buffer	IVPN – Streaming quality
Americas
United States	YES	25	720 P
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 IVPN

Header Label	File size	Seeders	Download Speed	Time
IVPN	3.5 GB	0.355	136.3 kBps	8 h 25 mi
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 8 h 25 min via app.22 min ( 22.3 times more) to download this file.uTorrent with this VPN.

uTorrent with IVPN

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
IVPN	3.5 GB	0.406	477.9 kBps	2 h 49 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 (3.85 times more) to download this file.uTorrent with this VPN.

Routers

The best routers for HMA are listed below:

DD-WRT;
pfSense;
Tomato;
Asuswrt-Merlin;
OPNsense.

Browser extension

IVPN provides browser extensions for Chrome.

Devices and Operating Systems

IVPN makes its VPN app available on these devices and operating systems including

PC & Windows (8/10/11);
MacBook (10.14+);
iPhone & iPad (12.0+);
Android (5.0+);
Linux (3.10+).

TV

IVPN is compatible with Fire TV and Android TV.

Price

There are 2 main subscription plans:

Standard (all protocols, 2 devices, Anti-tracker, 7 days free): 1 week – $ 2; 1 Month- $6; 1 Year- $60; 2 Years- $100; 3 Years- $140;
PRO ( all protocols, 7 devices, Anti-tracker, Port forwarding, Multi-hop): 1 week – $4, 1 Month- $10, 1 Year- $100, 2 Years- $160, 3 Years- $220.

Plan	IVPN	Industry Avg	Difference
1 month	$6.00	$9.00	-33%
12 months	$ 5.00	$8.00	-40%

5

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.

Customer support

This VPN provides e-mail customer support only.

–Header label	IVPN	Industry AVG	Difference
Connect to an agency	e-mail	10 second	–
Reply speed	e-mail	15 second	–
Quality of the answer	Good	Great

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