Unlimited devices and a self-owned server network — but a 2016 logging episode still defines its reputation, and genuine user sentiment is scarce.
We won't fake a score we can't support. IPVanish's mentions on our public-discussion sources were dominated by affiliate-spam (one post was flagged dead by the community), and we couldn't verify its App Store rating this cycle — so there isn't enough clean signal to score it responsibly. We show it for transparency and will revisit as we add sources.
Category scores blend our public-sentiment data with independently reported testing (speed/streaming figures from review labs such as Security.org, CyberInsider, and vpnMentor). Where a number comes from testing rather than sentiment, we say so; "—" means too little signal to score.
2-year intro around $2.19/mo, but the annual renewal is about $89.99/yr (~$7.49/mo) — roughly a +242% jump, the same renewal-shock pattern this site exists to flag.
Generally fast downloads, helped by owning its server network.
Moderate — works with some services, not a streaming standout.
Good P2P support and unlimited connections; no port forwarding.
The defining issue: in 2016, IPVanish (under prior ownership) reportedly turned over user logs to US authorities despite a no-logs claim. New owners say practices changed and a later audit was conducted — but the episode is exactly the kind of thing that lingers, and the community remembers it.
"Recommended services I actually use: PureVPN, IPVanish… Credibility went out the door."— catlikesshrimp via Hacker News ↗
United States (5 Eyes). Owned by Ziff Davis — the media conglomerate that also owns CNET, PCMag, Mashable and others, which raises obvious review-conflict questions.
Functional, with unlimited-device support.
24/7 support available.
| Price | 2-yr ~$2.19/mo intro · renews ~$7.49/mo (~+242%) |
| Logs | No-logs claim; 2016 logging incident on record |
| Jurisdiction | United States (5 Eyes) |
| Protocols | WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2 |
| Port forwarding | No |
| Streaming | Moderate |
| Ownership | Ziff Davis |
IPVanish has legitimate strengths — unlimited devices and a self-run network — but it carries the heaviest historical trust baggage in this set, and we simply don't have clean enough sentiment to score it yet. Treat this as provisional: capable on paper, unproven in our data, and remembered for 2016. We'll revisit once we can verify the signal.
VPNInsider.org · IPVanish Review · sentiment + pricing updated monthly · this cycle June 2026 · facts verified against vendor and independent test sources.