FastestVPN Review - The VPN Lab (2024)

FastestVPNis a digital privacy and security service with the most precarious name on the market. The company was founded in 2016 in the Cayman Islands, which is excellent news for all users who dread the ever-growing reach of various international spy networks.

Unfortunate nomenclature aside, let’s examine the service closely and see whether it meets our rigorous privacy and security requirements in this detailed and honestFastestVPNreview.

Interface

The FastestVPN client is extremely beginner-friendly and it can be downloaded from the official website in a matter of seconds. The design features a combination of blue and white with some orange details, which gives the client a very trendy and “jacked” appearance.

Once you start the client, you will get a pretty standard sign-in box that requires your email and password, which you should have defined during the original account creation on the official website.

When you log in, the client will automatically connect you to the closest server. The main screen features a big yellow connect button, accompanied by quick-access buttons including Home, Account, Favorite, and Settings. This makes for an easily navigable environment where all you need can be accessed in a tap.

All FastestVPN apps have been upgraded recently and the changes are obvious. In comparison to the previous versions, the new apps are faster and even more user-friendly, allowing for a pleasurable user experience.

PerformanceAndReliability

The main question we wanted to answer during our testing phase was whetherFastestVPNisactuallyTHEfastest VPN on the market. Inshort– it is not.We cannot say this fact surprised us since it is a relatively new and small VPN company that has to compete with the likes ofExpressVPNandNordVPN. This is why we believe its name is not ideal – if the service is not indeed the fastest out there, it will lower the company’s credibility.

Having said that,FastestVPNis still incredibly fast compared to other services in its price range. The speed drop on average was around 2-4% on US servers and 5-6% for EU locations. The upload speed, however, was significantly lowered – around 20% in the US and 55% in the EU.

We experienced a couple of disconnects during our initial testing but managed to reduce them significantly by playing around with different connection protocol and security settings. In other words, get ready for some trial & error before you get it right, which is not exactly ideal for beginners without any previous VPN expertise.

Multi-Platform

FastestVPN covers a pretty impressive range of modern platforms, including Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Android box, Smart TV, Fire TV Stick, routers (13 different models, including Tomato, DD-WRT, Netgear, Asus, TP-Link, and others), and Linux (Ubuntu, Mint, Debian, Arch, Raspberry Pi, Fedora, and Kali). FastestVPN is also compatible with more than 20 popular devices, including Roku, Xbox, PS4, and Kodi.

Features

FastestVPNis one of the most feature-rich services of its kind. Apart from protecting your identity and user data from prying eyes online, the software comes with a dedicated ad-blocking and anti-malwarefunctionality. Note that the anti-malware could potentially clash withothersimilar programs running at the same time, so make sure to never run more than one at any given point.Contraryto popular belief, runningFastestVPNwith the premium version of Malwarebytes, for example, will not increase your online security but produce the opposite results.

According to the company, FastestVPN currently operates over 250 servers in 37+ locations and allows up to 10 simultaneous connections, which is beyond impressive. The company also provides its users with unlimited bandwidth and server switching and guarantees 99.99% uptime.

FastestVPN allows torrenting and offers specialized servers that guarantee anonymous P2P filesharing at blazing-fast speeds. The service also has the capacity of unlocking certain geo-restricted streaming platforms.Its US Florida and USA Netflix servers allow you to access Netflix’s US library no matter where you are. On top of that, you can enjoy Disney+ content from any location with the US Denver server.

For more good news, FastestVPN has introduced 2 advanced features for speedoholics and users who seek greater control over their VPN. With its novel Smart Connect feature, you can instantly connect to the fastest server. The second innovation is the Split Tunneling option, which enables you to freely select the apps you want to protect with your VPN.

SecurityAndPrivacy

As we already mentioned in thisFastestVPNreview, the company is located in the Caymans, which means it is not subject to any mandatory data retention laws and it does not have to provide international surveillance networks with your information.Speaking of surveillance, the Cayman Islands take no part in spyingorganizationslike Five, Nine, andFourteenEyes, so you do not have to worry aboutyourdata ending up in their hands.

As confirmed by its Privacy Policy,FastestVPNwill never log your online activity. Of course, the service will collect and store some minimal information, including your email andsessiondata relevant for marketing purposes (Hotjar, Google Analytics, and Live Chat).

When it comes to connection protocols,FastestVPNsupports Open VPN, L2TP, PPTP, UDP, TCP, and IKEv2. The default protocol is PPTP, which is far from ideal. It uses AES-256 cipher to encrypt your data, which is also used by the military and banks all over the world.

Contrary to what some online reviewers might say,FastestVPNdoes have an automatickillswitch.

Support

In our experience,FastestVPNoffers prettyreliableand knowledgeable user support. The team may not be able to answer overly complicated technical questions, but they will provide you with all the important details you need to know before you decide whether to purchase a subscription.

Apartfromthe customer support email address, you can also contact the team via the live chat feature on the official website. We received our answers just seconds after sending the message.

Pricing Options

FastestVPNoffers the following subscription options:

• 1 Month Plan – $3.00/mo ($3.00 billed monthly)
• 1 Year Plan – $1.66.00/mo ($19.95 billed annually)
• Lifetime Plan – $40/Life

The company accepts a wide range of payment options including PayPal, credit cards,eWallets,BlueSnap, and other methods like wire and bank transfers and ACH. Note thatFastestVPNdoes not accept Bitcoin at this time.

FastestVPNdoes not offer a free trial for its service, but it does give you a 7-day money-back guarantee, which is more than enough to test the software and see if it works for you.

FastestVPNPros & Cons

As we wrap up this FastestVPNreview, here’s a quick overview of the features that wowed us and the aspects of the service that could use some improvement.