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Whether you're looking to protect yourself online or just unblock your favorite content, a virtual private network (VPN) is an essential tool in the modern world. With cybercrime getting more complex with each passing day, it's an effective and inexpensive way to secure yourself, your home, and your family from digital threats.

Tom's Guide's experts put VPNs through hundreds of tests every year to make sure we're only recommending the best VPN services, so check out our in-depth comparisons, VPN reviews, and guides to find out which VPN provider suits your needs best.

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The best VPN in 2026: our top 5 picks

By Mo Harber-Lamond last updated

We've tested and reviewed dozens of VPN. On this page we've ranked the five best VPNs we've used, and delve into the details of why they're so good.

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Introducing Dausos – Surfshark's new protocol which is 'revolutionizing the VPN industry'

By George Phillips published

Dausos is Surfshark's new VPN protocol. It claims to be 30% faster than the industry standard and is fully post-quantum secure – here's what you need to know

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Best VPN deals in April 2026

By Mo Harber-Lamond last updated

Don't want to pay full price for a VPN? I've rounded up the best VPN deals from the likes of NordVPN, ExpressVPN, PureVPN, Surfshark, and more.

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Bag 2 years of Surfshark for less than $50 in this exclusive VPN deal

By Aleksandar Stevanović published

This exclusive Surfshark deal, available to Tom's Guide and TechRadar readers, is the best price I've seen the bargain VPN go for recently.

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Surfshark VPN review

Surfshark VPN Review

By Mo Harber-Lamond last updated

VPN Surfshark is an impressive combination of intuitive apps, great privacy credentials, and a very appealing sticker price.

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NordVPN graphic highlighting its new desktop UI design

NordVPN redesigns its desktop app – here's what's new

By Aleksandar Stevanović published

NordVPN has redesigned its desktop app with a cleaner UI, unified search, and improved connection controls. Here's what's changed

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Windscribe and WireGuard have developer accounts frozen in Microsoft mix-up

By Aleksandar Stevanović published

Microsoft has suspended developer accounts for WireGuard, VeraCrypt, and Windscribe, blocking them from signing and shipping Windows updates.

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NordVPN graphic showing its server map on desktop and smartphone

NordVPN now has 211 server locations worldwide – leapfrogging ExpressVPN

By George Phillips published

A significant server upgrade sees NordVPN offer the highest number of locations out of any major VPN – here are some highlights

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AmneziaVPN is ideal for evading internet censorship – but not much else

By George Phillips last updated

AmneziaVPN is a relatively new VPN, with a primary focus of evading internet censorship. It does a great job at that but can't compete with the big guns in other areas.

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ExpressVPN's Identity Defender dashboard displayed on a smartphone

ExpressVPN Identity Defender is so easy to use – but has one negative

By Kristin Hassel last updated

I spent a week taking ExpressVPN Identity for a spin. There's Dark Web Monitoring, Credit Scanner, and Data Removal – and one small drawback.

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