A Great VPN Product for the Tech Savvy User with Unique Features on the Desktop Version
May 01, 2019
A Great VPN Product for the Tech Savvy User with Unique Features on the Desktop Version
Score 8 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Golden Frog VyprVPN
I strongly recommend users who access business data while traveling or in other public spaces/wifi to use a VPN. Sometimes that means a VPN to their internal systems, which is fine, but as more services move to the cloud it's important that users are on a VPN for additional security. Especially on "open" wifi access at hotels/coffee shops, having a VPN is critical.
Golden Frog VyprVPN is a great tool, and I've used it on OS X and iOS so far. It's my #2 VPN of choice right now. The Chameleon feature, which allows you to get around some firewalls, works awesome, but is unfortunately only available on OS X right now, not iOS. They also only support IKEv2 (not OpenDNS) on iOS. That, combined with the Trusted Wifi networks which seemingly just doesn't work, causes it to be my #2 VPN of choice. However, I still keep it and subscribe, both as a backup and for the Chameleon feature, especially on my computer.
Golden Frog VyprVPN is a great tool, and I've used it on OS X and iOS so far. It's my #2 VPN of choice right now. The Chameleon feature, which allows you to get around some firewalls, works awesome, but is unfortunately only available on OS X right now, not iOS. They also only support IKEv2 (not OpenDNS) on iOS. That, combined with the Trusted Wifi networks which seemingly just doesn't work, causes it to be my #2 VPN of choice. However, I still keep it and subscribe, both as a backup and for the Chameleon feature, especially on my computer.
- Chameleon proprietary protocol.
- Good speed.
- A decent user interface on OS X.
- Not enough options on Mobile/iOS.
- Their Trusted Wifi Access Points feature just doesn't seem to work.
- A single leak of data or hack easily makes this worth it.
- Its low cost makes ROI and justifiability easy.
Unfortunately, my primary and tertiary VPN choices aren't available in the TrustRadius List. Private Internet Access (PIA) is my top choice due to OpenVPN support on iOS, a simpler user interface, and trusted wifi networks just work. It also has some pretty technical and great VPN features to choose from, including ECC handshake options and some other options for serious security. IP Vanish is also a good choice for the average user. I've had too many quirky issues with VyprVPN to make it a primary recommendation for the average user.