IPVanish Review

IPVanish is a US-based VPN that runs its own servers and allows unlimited devices on every plan. It suits households and small teams with many devices.

IPVanish is a US-based VPN built around two pitches: unlimited device coverage and self-owned infrastructure. One subscription connects every phone, laptop, router and console in a household, where most rivals still cap you at five to ten devices. The company runs its own servers rather than renting capacity, with more than 3,200 nodes across 90 countries and 40,000+ shared IPs in the pool.

Speeds are competitive on the modern protocols. TechRadar's 2025 tests recorded WireGuard throughput up to 770 Mbps and OpenVPN averaging 230 Mbps, in the same band as NordVPN and ExpressVPN. Reviewers unblocked Netflix libraries in the US, UK, Australia and Japan, plus BBC iPlayer and Disney+.

Every server is configured for P2P. Long-term pricing falls to $2.19 a month on the two-year Essential plan. Quarterly transparency reports publish counts of law-enforcement, DMCA and national-security requests.

The privacy record has improved, but it has a history. Two independent no-logs audits back the current policy: Leviathan Security Group in 2022 and Schellman Compliance in February 2025. Jurisdiction is the weak point.

IPVanish operates from the United States, a Five Eyes member subject to National Security Letters and gag orders that no audit can fully neutralize. A 2016 court filing showed the then-operator handed user logs to the FBI despite no-logs marketing. The company has since changed ownership twice, through StackPath and now Ziff Davis, and has re-audited the policy.

The incident is still part of the record. The apps show their age in places. VPN Mentor calls the dashboard needlessly busy and overwhelming.

We agree the layout is dense for a casual user. The iOS app cannot run every feature at the same time. The kill switch is all-or-nothing: enable it and the internet is blocked entirely on disconnect.

Tom's Hardware notes server gaps in Russia, Turkey, Indonesia, Argentina, Thailand and China, which matters if you route through those regions. Refunds cover only yearly and two-year plans. Monthly plans get none.

There is also no cryptocurrency payment option. We recommend IPVanish for households and small teams who want unlimited device coverage on owned infrastructure and value raw bandwidth. You also need to be comfortable with US jurisdiction.

Anyone who needs cryptocurrency payments, treats the 2016 logging incident as disqualifying or wants a polished mobile-first app should look at Mullvad, Proton VPN or NordVPN instead.