Is IPVanish legit?
Its no-logs claim was contradicted in a documented case. Read the incident record before trusting it with anything sensitive. Owner: ziff-davis - see the ownership map. We logged 2 red flags - listed on the review page.
Avoid IPVanish if you need real privacy from US authorities - its history proves it will comply with law enforcement. It’s acceptable for streaming and torrenting on a budget, with unlimited devices and a RAM-only fleet today, but the 250% renewal hike and Ziff Davis ownership (a known affiliate marketer) make it a transactional product, not a privacy tool. The money-trail is clear: it runs affili
// The facts
| Pricing | $2.39 /month · renews $8.33 moreVERIFIED LIVE 2026-09-27 on ipvanish.com/pricing: Essential 2-yr $2.39/mo ($57.36 first 2 years) renews yearly at $99.99 (= $8.33/mo, ~4.2x); Essential 1-yr $3.89/mo ($46.68) also renews $99.99/yr; monthly $14.99. Advanced tier renews $129.99/yr. |
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| Typical term | 730 days |
| Refund window | 30 days |
| Payment | fiat/cards |
| Signup needs | email-only |
| Personal info required | none |
| Logging claim | No-log VPN moreIn 2016 IPVanish handed Homeland Security real-time connection logs of a Comcast subscriber despite advertising a strict no-log policy - revealed by court records and TorrentFreak in 2016/2018; the current StackPath/Ziff Davis-era fleet is RAM-only and Leviathan-audited, but the canonical no-logs lie is on its record. |
| Protocols | wireguard, openvpn, ikev2 |
| Audits | Leviathan Security Group 2022 https://www.ipvanish.com/blog/leviathan-security-group-audit/ |
| Servers | ~3,400 |
| Apps | windows, mac, linux, android, ios, router, fire_tv |
| Features | kill switch, split tunneling, P2P allowed, streaming |
| Jurisdiction | United States |
| Owner | ziff-davis Owned by ziff-davis since 2019 (100%) |
based on 5 dated external sources · facts checked 2026-09-28 · methodology