

The kill switch worked well, and while it's missing some features like a Favorites system, it's by no means underpowered. In use, the desktop apps are simple and effective, and while they don't offer anything ground-breaking, it's stable and useful. Bitdefender VPN is able to access BBC iPlayer, but US Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime are all off the table. Streaming was something of a let-down, though. The Catapult Hydra protocol delivers great speeds the world over, and in our testing it topped out at around 410Mbps – although the historic advantage it had over OpenVPN has now been eclipsed by the wide adoption of WireGuard. However, thanks to that link with Hotspot Shield, Bitdefender VPN is pretty fast. Signing up for longer will save you even more cash, though, with the best option currently coming in at just $2.49 a month for an annual plan.īitdefender uses Hotspot Shield's superfast Catapult Hydra protocol which is widely thought of as secure, and we've received clarification from Bitdefender that no user data is shared with Hotspot Shield or its parent companies. If you only want to sign up for a month at a time, you won't have to pay through the nose – it's just $6.99 a month. In terms of pricing, Bitdefender is pretty reasonable all-round. 12 month plan - $2.49 per month ($29.88 total cost) (opens in new tab).

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