TorGuard Review 2022
Any person who thinks about anonymity on the Internet knows a great way to hide your IP address on the Internet – a VPN service.
Here we present the review on TorGuard VPN 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 TorGuard
 | Country of Incorporation | USA |
 | Number of Countries | 50 |
| Number of Server Location | 63 |
| Number of Servers | 3000 |
 | Price | USD 9.99 |
 | Download Speed | avg. 10.76 Mbps |
 | Upload Speed | avg. 13.64 Mbps |
 | Dedicated IP | Yes |
 | Multiple Devices | 10 |
 | Netflix | No |
 | Torrenting | Yes |
 | Operation System | Android, iOS, OSx, Linux, Win |
 | Browser extension | Chrome |
 | Does it work in China | No |
 | Free Trial | Yes, 30 days of money back |
 | Live Chat Support | – |
Servers and Locations
There are 3000 servers located in 50 countries. This number of countries I 17% less than the industry average. But the number of servers is 3 times more than the industry average.
| Header Label | TorGuard | Industry average |
| Number of Countries | 50 | 60 |
| Number of Server Locations | 63 | 120 |
| Number of Servers | 3000 | 1000 |
Therefore, we assume that this high number of servers will provide high upload and download speeds.
Speed tests
As a rule, a VPN slows down your Internet connection. This is because a VPN works by encrypting your traffic and routing it through a secure server located in another region.
Download speed
We tested 226 countries worldwide (5 (10.6%) from 47 for the Americas, 28 (51.8%) for Europe, and 14 (11.2%) from the Asia Pacific). Totally, we tested 47 (20.6%)) countries from 226. The test results of downloads are presented below.
| Header Label | Americas | Europe | Asia Pacific |
| Number of tested countries | 5 | 13 (+1fail) | 13 (+4 fail) |
| Number of countries without test data | 42 | 41 | 108 |
| Average Download speed | 10.986 Mbps | 9.8 Mbps | 13.249 Mbps |
| Min Download speed | 0.62 Mbps (Brazil) | 0.08 Mbps (Serbia) | 0.38 Mbps (Singapore) |
| Max Download speed | 10.1 Mbps (USA) | 118.88 Mbps (Finland) | 91.93 Mbps (Hong Kong) |
| No VPN | 168.94 Mbps | 168.94 Mbps | 168.94 Mbps |
Tests showed the following.
- data were scattered a lot for all regions (we used the min/max format to present them). They were 0.62 Mbps (Brazil)/10.1 Mbps (USA) for the Americas, 0.08 Mbps (Serbia)/118.88Mbps (Finland) for Europe, and 0.38 Mbps (Singapore) / 91.93 Mbps (Hong Kong) for the Asia Pacific;
- the average speeds were close: 10.986 Mbps for the Americas, 9.8 Mbps for Europe, and 13.249 Mbps for the Asia Pacific. It did not contradict the average speed for all countries of 10.76 Mbps, but differed at lot the no VPN speed of 168.94 Mbps.
TorGuard Download speed compares to no VPN (for regions)*
| Header Label | TorGuard | No VPN avg | Difference |
| Quickest | 118.88 Mbps | 168.94 Mbps | 1.42 times less |
| Slowest | 0.08 Mbps | 168.94 Mbps | 21175.5 times less |
| Average (all countries) | 10.76 Mbps | 168.94 Mbps | 15.7 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
We tested 226 countries worldwide (5 (10.6%) from 47 for the Americas, 28 (51.8%) for Europe, and 14 (11.2%) from the Asia Pacific). Totally, we tested 47 (20.6%)) countries from 226. The test results of downloads are presented below.
| Header Label | Americas | Europe | Asia Pacific |
| Number of tested countries | 5 | 13 (+1fail) | 13 (+4 fail) |
| Number of countries without test data | 42 | 41 | 108 |
| Average Upload speed | 10.986 Mbps | 9.8 Mbps | 13.249 Mbps |
| Min Upload speed | 9.2 Mbps (USA) | 0.09 Mbps (Serbia) | 0.0 Mbps (Singapore) |
| Max Upload speed | 22.05 Mbps (Canada) | 22.54 Mbps (Italy) | 21.37 Mbps (Australia) |
| No VPN | 23.1 Mbps | 23.1 Mbps | 23.1 Mbps |
Tests showed the following.
- data were scattered a lot for all regions (we used the min/max format to present them). They were 9.2 Mbps (USA)/22.05 Mbps (Canada) for the Americas, 0.09 Mbps (Serbia)/22.54 Mbps (Italy) for Europe, and 0 Mbps (Singapore) / 21.37 Mbps (Australia) for the Asia Pacific;
- the average speeds were close: 15.49 Mbps for the Americas, 12.75 Mbps for Europe, and 15.135 Mbps for the Asia Pacific. It did not contradict the average speed for all countries of 13.64 Mbps but was 1.7 times less than no VPN speed of 23.1 Mbps.
TorGuard Upload speed compares to no VPN (for regions)*
| Header Label | TorGuard | No VPN avg | Difference |
| Quickest | 22.02 Mbps | 168.94 Mbps | 1.42 times less |
| Slowest | 0 Mbps | 168.94 Mbps | – |
| Average (all countries) | 13.64 Mbps | 168.94 Mbps | 15.7 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 test
A ping is a time it takes to send a “piece” of data from your computer to another and get a response from it.
Ping is a variable in real-time, and besides, it will be different for different servers. Those. ping to one server can be 100 ms and to another 500 ms.
TorGuard ping speed, ms
| Header Label | Americas | Europe | Asia Pacific |
| Quickest | 230 ms (Canada) | 182 ms (Italy) | 24 ms (Hong Kong) |
| Slowest | 346 ms (Brazil) | 492 ms (Portugal) | 232 ms (Israel) |
| Average | 293.2 ms | 236.1 ms | 228.83 ms |
| No VPN connection | 22 | 22 | 22 |
TorGuard ping speed compared to other VPNs
| Header label | Country | Ping |
| Quickest | Hong Kong | 24 ms |
| Slowest | Portugal | 467 ms |
| Overall | All countries | 228.83 ms |
| No VPN connection | All countries | 22 |
TorGuard ping speed compared to the industry average
| Header Label | TorGuard | Other VPN avg | Difference |
| Quickest | 24 (Hong Kong) | 65.83 ms | 2.7 times less |
| Slowest | 492 ms (Portugal) | 65.83 ms | 7.47 times more |
| Overall | 228.83 ms | 65.83 ms | 3.47 times more |
Despite the fact, that there were pings less than the NoVPN ping (i.e, Hong Kong), this VPN averagely shows a ping exceeding the other VPNs 3.47 times.
DNS Leak Test
DNS security is essential to overall Internet security. A DNS leak occurs when your system, even after connecting to a VPN or Tor server, continues to query the provider’s DNS servers to resolve domain names. Every time you visit a new website, connect to a new server, or start some network application, your system uses the DNS provider to resolve the name to IP. As a result, your ISP or anyone who is on the “last mile”, that is, between you and the ISP, can get all the hostnames that you access
| No VPN connected | VPN connected | DNS leak test |
| 172.253.4.5 (Hong Kong) | 172.70.109.84 (Newark, United States) | Good |
| 172.253.5.2 (Hong Kong) | 172.70.109.85 (Newark, United States) | Good |
| 172.253.5.4 (Hong Kong) | – | |
| 172.253.6.2 (Hong Kong) | – | |
| 172.253.6.5 (Hong Kong) | – | |
| 74.125.41.69 (Hong Kong) |
Our DNS leak test was successful with this VPN. NO DNS leaks were detected.
Streaming
When you find the right channel or streaming service, you should find out if any geographic restrictions apply to the event. The best way to bypass the various restrictions would be a VPN. And here we present our test results on how ToкGuard unblock streaming platforms (Netflix).
Netflix
We provided tests for the USA, UK, Japan, and South Korea to represent the Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific. But unfortunately, this VPN did not unblock streaming in these countries.
| Header label | TorGuard – Library | TorGuard – Streaming buffer | TorGuard – Streaming quality |
| Americas | | | |
| United States | NO | – | – |
| Europe | | | |
| United Kingdom | NO | – | – |
| Asia Pacific | | | |
| Japan | NO | – | – |
| South Korea | NO |
Torrenting
With a torrent, you can share files of any type while it is still downloading. So you don’t have to wait for the whole file to load. You can share and upload the file as soon as the file starts downloading. This means that the torrent essentially splits the larger file into smaller components while the download is still in progress. This ultimately saves the user time without creating an additional load on computers within the network.
BitTorrent with TorGuard
To test this VPN, we completed a file of 3.5 GB. We considered the number of seeders, speed, and time. The table below presents the test results.
BitTorrent with TorGuard
| Header Label | File size | Seeders | Download Speed | Time |
| TorGuard | 3.5 GB | 0.5 | 7.7 kbps | 5 days |
| Other VPNs | 1.85 GB | 0.878 | 2.1 Mbps | 11 min |
The process lasted for 5 days. This time essentially exceeds the industry average.
uTorrent with TorGuard
To test this VPN, we completed a file of 3.5 GB. This file has the same size to provide equal conditions. We considered the same options (the number of seeders, speed, and time). The table below presents the test results.
uTorrent with TorGuard
| Header Label | File size | Seeders | Download Speed | Time |
| TorGuard | 3.5 GB | 0.701 | 4.2 kbps | 2 weeks |
| Other VPNs | 1.85 GB | 0.219 | 2.1 Mbps | 22 min |
The process lasted for 2 weeks. This time essentially exceeds the industry average.
Routers
Best Routers for TorGuard
The best routers for this VPN are:
- N300 Tomato Router;
- Netgear Nighthawk R7000 AC1900;
- ASUS RT-AC66U Dual-Band Wireless-AC1750 Gigabit;
- TP-LINK Archer C7 AC1750;
- TP-LINK TL-WDR3500;
- TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND.
TorGuard Installed Router List
| Tomato | Netgear | ASUS | TP-LINK |
| N 300 | Nighthawk R7000 AC1900 | RT-AC66U Dual-Band Wireless-AC1750 Gigabit | Archer C7 AC1750 |
| TL-WDR3500 | |||
| TL-WR1043ND |
Browser extension
TorGuard provides browser extensions for Chrome, Mozilla Firefox.
Devices and Operating Systems
Windows, OSX, Linux, Android, and iOS
TV
TorGuard is compatible with Smart TV, Android TV Box, Google TV Box, Apple TV, TV Stick, iPhone, Mobile Phones, Laptops, Macs, PCs, Tablets, PS4, Playstation 4, Xbox One & Many More.
Price
There are 4 subscription plans:
- Standard: 1 month – USD 9.99;
- PRO: 1 month – USD 12.99 per month;
- Business: 1 month – USD 32.99;
- Anonymous e-mail: 1 month – USD 3.58.
| Plan | Purevpn | Industry Avg | Difference |
| 1 month | USD 10.95 | USD 9.00 | +22% |
It’s worth not buying this VPN.
Customer support
Unfortunately, there were no contacts with Customer support.