Free vs. Cheap In A Data-Driven World

In a market as vast as the VPNs market, it’s really tempting to choose a free VPN. Anyway, who doesn’t like free (or at least cheap) things? There is one concern though: free cheese is only in a mousetrap. Or, speaking more technically, if something is free, then you are the product. Literally. It’s not a secret that free VPN’s are earning a living by selling your data to third parties which makes the whole Virtual Private Network… not that private. It’s kind of going into the thief’s arms by your own decision.

If you’re on a budget, there is always an option of getting a cheap VPN. It is still risky on the quality and above-mentioned data selling side, but to a much lesser extent. So what is essential here is getting a user-tested VPN which is fast, doesn’t leak your IP, has an appropriate design, is easy to use and overall does its job. Here is a list of top cheap tested VPNs now available in the market.

Very Cheap, Tested VPN’s Recommendations:

Tested VPN descriptions:

Surfshark VPN

This comparably young VPN is on the peak of the top for several reasons. First of all, it offers great speeds. Secondly, it has a neat design and is super user-friendly. Thirdly, it supports Netflix for sure. And what’s the most important (and your wallet is clapping hands of excitement here) is that it supports unlimited devices which means that you can share one account with your friends and pay cents for a VPN. What a deal, huh?

You can get Surfshark cheaper by clicking this link and getting a 72% discount on 2-year plan:

https://surfshark.com/?coupon=SHARKDEAL2Y

Or you can apply the discount code ‘sharkdeal2y’ in the payment detail section.

ShadeYouVPN

It meets all the basic needs and specifications for hiding you in a cold shade from the hot sun of your ISP. This service nonetheless offers short 24 hours trial, but it should be enough to see its pros and cons, so you are free to try anytime.

CactusVPN

Super cute and cheap VPN service, offering 23 servers in 14 countries (which is not a lot but fairly enough).

SunVPN

It’s a moderately cheap VPN, maybe a bit sad on design (the logo is a lock rather than the sun), but generally O.K.

FlowVPN

FlowVPN is the last one on a list but might be not the worst one since it’s expanding servers in the Oceania and Asia, making it an option for those needing the servers located in the East.

Conclusion

Choosing a VPN is a tough decision especially when you’re on a tight budget. But looking on the bright side — knowing your budget well helps to differentiate and filter some of the available choices. These were the recommendations based on the experience of paid or trial versions after testing many cheap VPN’s. Just don’t forget: when it’s free, it could be risky, it could have malignant data and the overall quality could be bad as well. And when it’s cheap, it might actually be not bad at all!