Cybersecurity and online privacy expert and researcher. He's been published on OpenVPN, EC-Council Blog, DevSecOps, AT-T Business, SAP Community, etc. Dean has been testing VPNs for 8 years.
AzireVPN is a paid service that provides its customers with 3 different tariffs. It also offers 24 hours of free VPN trial upon registration. It is dead easy to get AzireVPN free of charge.
At first glance, the process might appear complicated. However, I haven’t faced any difficulties while installing the software, just follow step by step accurately. I’ll cover how to use AzireVPN in another section.
It’s stated on the AzireVPN official website that the provider focuses on security and aims to help customers to avoid censorship, interception, and regulations. The main features that make the VPN really worth using are reliable protocols/encryption and clear privacy policy. What about AzireVPN security? Let’s see.
I haven’t found Privacy Policy on the official website of the provider. However, the information that I’ve found in their Terms of Service was immensely satisfying. As you can see, the provider doesn’t save any logs. Moreover, even AzireVPN providers are not able to protect your information!
AzireVPN proposes a variety of solutions regarding different tunnels and proxies. The protocols the provider uses will definitely cover all the needs of customers. OpenVPN protocol is used by default. This protocol is undoubtedly one of the best as of now. However, AzireVPN also offers WireGuard, cutting-edge protocol that runs on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux, and OpenWrt routers.
WireGuard encryption is implemented by the ChaCha20 stream cipher. Whereas OpenVPN uses AES 256-bit encryption. Nowadays this protocol has proven itself as the most robust and trustworthy. It’s used by the governments to hide the most sensitive information.
To deal with some issues regarding the VPN, you just need to click on the support tag. Here one can find installation guides, configuration files, FAQ and security check.
To contact the AzireVPN team, scroll the page to the bottom and leave your e-mail address and password.
Let’s cover the number of servers the provider owns. It may be crucial for those, who want to unblock specific content from this or that country.
The server park is not so wide. There are 22 servers and 5 locations: Canada, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the USA.
AzireVPN offers SOCKS5 servers as well. You don’t need any authentication to use them, they are available while connecting to AzireVPN servers. They also can be used in a chain with suitable software.
Can I call AzireVPN cross-platform software? Actually, yes. It runs with macOS, iOS, Windows, Android, and Linux. It is also compatible with routers that run OpenWrt (WireGuard), DD-WRT (OpenVPN), pfSense (OpenVPN). Unfortunately, AzireVPN does not work on FireTV, Roku, PlayStation, and other smart devices.
As you might remember the installation process wasn’t so difficult. The interface of the software is also user-friendly. To connect to any server, you just need to enter your username and password, select a server and a protocol and then click on “Connect”. So, now you surf the internet from another country.
It is not a secret that the prime purpose of any VPN is to hide the user’s IP. Let’s see if AzireVPN has managed to mask my IP on the Internet.
No IP or DNS leaks were detected when I connected to the server in Canada. However, I’ve noticed some suspicious IP addresses while checking the UK and the USA servers of AzireVPN.
I’ve checked Internet speed two times. The first time I wasn’t connected to the VPN (the first screenshot), the second – I was connected to the AzireVPN server in Sweden (the screenshot on the bottom).
AzireVPN allows torrenting. However, the low speeds can make the process of downloading inconvenient.
At first glance, AzireVPN seemed to me like a secure VPN service with trustworthy protocols and reliable no-logging policy. However, IP leaks can become the first reason for a potential user to avoid this provider. In addition to IP leaks, the speeds can be also unsatisfying for many customers. Moreover, the provider available for free only 24 hours. Let’s see the main advantages and disadvantages of the VPN in brief.
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I want to pay your attention to the following free VPN providers that can cater to many cautious Internet users’ tastes.
Good luck. Find the best free VPN for your needs and stay safe while surfing the Net!
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completly outdated review!
maybe this is 2+ years old - there are much more locations as discribed: they have 57 servers in 14 countrys
also great pro`s against most other vpn: no persistent cookies or trackers, also no proprietary apis used and selfhosted (no Cloudflare, etc.)
I remember learning about azire when it was like the official vpn for the pirate bay. Like literally, you went to the site and there was the huge logo of AzireVPN there-hard not to notice. It was maybe about a year ago give or take. I did not try it out then because I had another service subscription but recently it ended so I started looking for something else and remembered about Azire. Guess it’s good that I read this review and a couple on other sites first you know! Its poor speeds are especially damning since it was recommended by a torrent tracker.
I remember using Azire a while back… It was good like in the very beginning but then got worse and worse until I wouldn’t take it no longer and switched to another VPN...
