Astrill VPN Review

With over ten years on the market, Astrill VPN is one of the leading VPN services and there are lots of claims made by this company as regards performance, speed, privacy, security, support, and lots more.

However, the basic thrust of this Astrill VPN review is to validate how true these claims are i.e.;

Does Astrill VPN keep logs?

How secure is Astrill VPN?

Can Astrill VPN access Netflix and Hulu?

How many simultaneous connections does Astrill VPN support?

These and more are what you will discover about this VPN in this honest review, so read through!

Astrill VPN Review

WHAT WE LIKE

• Military-Grade Encryption
• Excellent speeds and performance
• WebRTC and DNS leak protection
• 5 simultaneous connections
• Zero activity logs & Multiple protocol option
• 24/7/365 live customer support
• 344 servers in 60+ countries with great compatibility with the major device OS and platforms

WHAT WE DON’T LIKE

• Expensive plans
• No free trial for Chinese users
• Outdated design

ASTRILLVPN PRICING & DEALS

Currently, Astrill VPN offers two major subscriptions; Personal and Business subscriptions. However, it must be noted that these two plans are variably priced. For instance, the available pricing plans for the personal VPN are as follows:

Astrill VPN Personal VPN pricing

1 Month – $15.90/month

6 Months – $69.90/six months

1 Year – $99.90/annual subscription

Note: When you subscribe to the Personal VPN plan you will be able to access all the features that come with the VPN and you’ll also be provided with 5 simultaneous connections. Additionally, you can test this service for a generous 7 days, but it is not offered to Chinese users as of now.

Astrill VPN Business VPN pricing

The pricing for the Business plan depends on the number of accounts you need for your team. However, the standard pricing for 10 accounts is $5.25 per account per month and $4.62 per account per month for 200 accounts, which means the higher the number of accounts you require the lower the price you will pay yearly. Perhaps you need more than 200 accounts you may need to contact the support for standard quote.

Aside from these subscription plans, Astrill VPN also offers VIP add-on, which comes with optimized speeds, reduced latency, and optimum anonymity. It goes for just $10 per month. They also offer Dedicated, static IPs on selected servers and you will pay an additional $5 monthly per address.

On the plus side, subscribing to any of the Astrill VPN plans is very easy as they support virtually all the major payment methods, including Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, American Express, bank wire transfer, PayPal, Perfect Money, Wechat Pay, AliPay, and even anonymous payment like Bitcoin.

SPEED & RELIABILITY

Excellent Speed and reliability is what defines a good VPN, and for this reason we tested the speed level of Astrill which is quite impressive, ranging from latency, download speed as well as upload speed. The speeds on Astrill are somewhat reliable and extreme such that you can enjoy full VPN experience without any inconsistency or hassle. This can be linked with the fact that Astrill is preloaded with massive server network that are fully optimized for extreme speeds.

In addition to the above, Astrill also offers the VIP add-on which comes with faster speeds and stronger anonymity. This goes for an additional fee of $10 per month though. Again, Astrill VPN provides you with WebRTC and DNS leak protection, unlimited bandwidth as well as server switching, which distinguishes them from many other competitors.

SERVER LOCATIONS

As at May 2019 the totality of servers offered by Astrill is more than 300 and they are spread across 60+ countries, including United States [130+], Canada, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Turkey, Germany, France, among others.

The good news, especially for online streamers is that most of Astrill’s servers are located in the United States [with more than 100], which means you have more than enough servers to switch between whenever you want to access geoblocked contents like Netflix and Hulu.

Still on the plus side, Astrill allows you to tick your “favorite” servers for quicker access; and you can easily access them by just switching between the server selection screen tabs. The tab also features “recommended” and “all” lists, which makes it easier to select your desired server under a few minutes.

For maximum speeds, Astrill VPN also allows you to choose from their “optimized” servers right from the UI, but this will cost you an additional fee of $10 per month [for VIP add-on].

SUPPORTED PLATFORMS AND DEVICES

If there’s anything that distinguishes Astrill VPN most from its pairs, it has to be its wide compatibility. The VPN is very compatible and works flawlessly on the major device OS and platforms, ranging from Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS, DD-WRT routers, among others.

In addition to the above, Astrill VPN allows for 5 simultaneous connections, which means you can connect as many as 5 devices to it without any hassle.

STREAMING

As earlier mentioned, Astrill VPN has more than 300 servers in 60+ countries, including the US. When you connect to the US servers on this VPN, you will be able to access geoblocked streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu, and the good news is that the great speeds on this VPN allows you these sites without any hassle or timeout.

ENCRYPTION AND SECURITY

The quality of a VPN can be assessed by numerous parameters, and protocol support is one. A VPN is considered great if it provides its users with myriads of protocols to select from. However, Astrill really performs so well in this regard as they offer numerous protocol on their services, including the basic ones [OpenVPN, L2TP and PPTP] as well as OpenWeb, Cisco IPSec, StealthVPN, SSTP and IKEv2.

Additionally, Astrill VPN adopts the super strong AES 256-bit encryption to ensure its users flex the internet with optimum anonymity and safety. This indicates that your data is safe from online hackers and cybercriminals when you connect to the internet with this VPN.

PRIVACY

There’s no point in investing your money in a VPN that keep logs and record your online activities; they can sell your data to the third parties and this may expose you to greater risks. BUT GUESS WHAT??

Astrill VPN is headquartered in The Republic of Seychelles, a country with no mandatory data retention law, which means there is no mandating it for Astrill VPN to log the information and data of their users. The only information retained by Astrill VPN is your active sessions, and this is done solely to place a limit on the number of simultaneous connections. Moreover, this information is deleted immediately you disconnect from the VPN.

As a privacy-conscious company, Astrill allows its users to pay via anonymous payment methods like Bitcoin and this simply mean that your information will remain concealed during and after making your payment.

SUPPORT

Perhaps you need to contact the support for help or enquiries Astrill VPN is one of the few providers with excellent support service. There are multiple ways through which you can contact their support, ranging from 24/7 live chat, contact form, email, and telephone, all of which are readily available on their website.

That said Astrill VPN’s website also features a ‘Support’ section where users can find relevant information about the company and its services, FAQs, installation and configuration manuals, how-to video tutorials, and lots more.

Verdict: DO WE RECOMMEND ASTRILL VPN?

Astrill VPN delivers real value for money as it comes with several benefits, including Military-Grade Encryption, Excellent speeds and performance, WebRTC and DNS leak protection, No logs policy, 5 simultaneous connections, wide server list, excellent customer support, and lots more.

This VPN would’ve been a very perfect service except for a few cons like its expensive pricing plans, outdated design, and also the free trial is not applicable to Chinese users.

Aside from this, Astrill is an impressive VPN service and we recommend them!