OVPN vs Private Internet Access

OVPN and Private Internet Access both list 20 countries. 0 countries are listed only by OVPN, and 93 only by Private Internet Access.1

What our measurements show

  • 20 countries are in both lists. Our measurements confirm the listed country for OVPN in 20 of them and for Private Internet Access in 17. In the rest, no location has been measured yet, or the measurement does not allow a conclusion.
  • For 1 of Private Internet Access's 215 measured locations, the server is outside the listed country. Measurements on two days showed this, and Private Internet Access's list does not mark any of them as virtual.
  • At 41 of Private Internet Access's measured locations, the server is outside the listed country. Private Internet Access's own list marks each one as virtual.
  • Private Internet Access's list shows which locations are virtual: 95 of 215. OVPN's list has no such field, so it does not tell you whether any of its locations are virtual.
  • In 4 of the 20 countries both list, servers of both providers are in the same network, for example Datacamp Limited in Germany. In those countries, switching to the other provider does not get you a different network.
  • On a first visit, OVPN's home page loads 1 advertising or analytics services and Private Internet Access's loads 4, before anything is clicked.

From our own data: the server lists we read, our measurements, and our check of each home page. Apps, speed, and streaming are not tested.2

  • OVPN
  • Private Internet Access
MetricOVPNPrivate Internet AccessChart
Countries20113
Countries not listed only as virtual–51
Locations32215
Servers listed96406
Marked as virtual–44 %
Measured32215
Matches the country24100
Server outside the country042
Networks720
Locations in shared networks94 %93 %
In Fourteen Eyes countries75 %47 %
Third-party services loaded49
Advertising or analytics services among them14
Lowest price per month$4.22$2.03
Per month after the initial termnot stated$2.19
Server list sourcea public list the provider does not documentthe list the provider's own published tools read

A dash: not in the list, or not collected yet.3

Country by country

Each row is a country that both providers list. In each of them, at least one provider has a measured location or both use the same network. The status comes from our own measurement of the server address each provider publishes. “Within … km” means the server is at most that far from the listed country.

CountryOVPNPrivate Internet AccessSame network4
Australiamatches the country
within 31 km
matches the country no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible
within 20 km
7 locations
no shared network
Austriamatches the country
within 26 km
matches the country matches the country
within 48 km
2 locations
no shared network
Canadamatches the country
within 44 km
matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible
within 21 km
5 locations
no shared network
Denmarkmatches the country
within 201 km
matches the country matches the country
within 124 km
2 locations
no shared network
Finlandmatches the country
within 84 km
matches the country matches the country
within 950 km
2 locations
Glesys AB
Francematches the country
within 683 km
matches the country matches the country
within 752 km
2 locations
no shared network
Germanymatches the country matches the country matches the country
within 325 km
3 locations
matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible
within 356 km
3 locations
Datacamp Limited
Italymatches the country
within 744 km
matches the country matches the country matches the country
within 50 km
3 locations
no shared network
Japanmatches the country
within 43 km
matches the country matches the country
within 26 km
2 locations
no shared network
Netherlandsmatches the country
within 85 km
matches the country matches the country
within 34 km
2 locations
no shared network
Norwaymatches the country
within 288 km
no conclusion possibleno shared network
Polandmatches the country
within 94 km
matches the country matches the country
within 31 km
2 locations
no shared network
Romaniamatches the country
within 40 km
no conclusion possible no conclusion possible
2 locations
no shared network
Singaporematches the country
within 76 km
matches the country matches the country
within 106 km
2 locations
no shared network
Spainmatches the country
within 42 km
matches the country matches the country matches the country
within 34 km
3 locations
no shared network
Swedenno conclusion possible matches the country matches the country matches the country
within 32 km
4 locations
matches the country matches the country
within 21 km
2 locations
no shared network
Switzerlandmatches the country
within 24 km
matches the country matches the country
within 16 km
2 locations
no shared network
Ukrainematches the country
within 29 km
no conclusion possibleno shared network
United Kingdommatches the country
within 64 km
matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country
within 136 km
5 locations
M247 Europe SRL
United Statesno conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible
within 39 km
8 locations
matches the country no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible
within 46 km
56 locations
Datacamp Limited, M247 Europe SRL

Countries listed by both providers or by only one of them

113
Countries listed by OVPN or Private Internet Access
  • listed by both: 20 (18 %)
  • only OVPN: 0 (0 %)
  • only Private Internet Access: 93 (82 %)

only Private Internet Access (93)

Networks both use

3 networks host locations from both OVPN and Private Internet Access.4

  • Datacamp Limited
  • Glesys AB
  • M247 Europe SRL

OVPN or Private Internet Access: questions and answers

Which is better, OVPN or Private Internet Access?

This site does not pick a winner: which one fits depends on what matters to you. OVPN lists 20 countries, Private Internet Access lists 113. OVPN's pricing page promises a refund within 10 days, Private Internet Access's within 30 days.

Which is cheaper, OVPN or Private Internet Access?

Both state prices in the same currency: OVPN starts at $4.22 and Private Internet Access at $2.03 per month for the initial term.

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As of November 2, 2026.