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Ivacy VPN

A budget Singapore-branded VPN that merged into sister brand PureVPN in 2024 and now runs on PureVPN's network.

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55/100Overall score
Jurisdiction
Singapore
Founded
2007
Owner
PMG Pte. Ltd. (Singapore); operated under PureVPN
Best price
$1.17/mo
Devices
10
Free tier
Yes
Privacy82
Security100
Transparency0
Value100
Ethics0

Best for

  • · Budget users who want a cheap multi-device VPN for streaming and casual privacy
  • · People who want a low-commitment trial before paying
  • · Households needing many simultaneous connections on one plan

Not ideal for

  • · Privacy-critical users (activists, journalists) who need an audited, court-tested no-logs guarantee
  • · Anyone wanting a fully independent provider rather than a PureVPN white-label
  • · Users needing advanced privacy features like multihop, true obfuscation/stealth, or RAM-only servers

Strengths

  • ✓Very cheap on long-term plans (effective ~$1.17-$2.15/month) with a limited free tier and a low-cost 7-day trial
  • ✓10 simultaneous connections and broad app/platform coverage
  • ✓Supports modern WireGuard plus OpenVPN, with an in-house DNS network and a working kill switch (Windows/Android)
  • ✓Now backed by PureVPN's larger, KPMG-audited infrastructure

Weaknesses

  • ✗No longer an independent product, merged into PureVPN in 2024, with the original Ivacy apps discontinued
  • ✗Ivacy itself has never published an independent no-logs audit; 'regularly audited' claim is unverified (ioXt cert covers only Android app security, 45 security tests, not no-logs)
  • ✗Shared PureVPN backend has a documented history of handing connection logs to the FBI (2017)
  • ✗Misleading marketing: advertised 'lifetime' plan is actually a 5-year subscription; server/country counts appear overstated (claims 100+; independent testing ~52-69); kill switch missing on macOS/iOS

Full data sheet

Every attribute we track, coloured by whether it helps or hurts your privacy.

Company & jurisdiction
Based inSingapore
Eyes allianceOutside 5/9/14 Eyes
Enemy of the InternetNo
OwnerPMG Pte. Ltd. (Singapore); operated under PureVPN
ConglomerateDisrupt.com (formerly Gaditek); PureVPN/Ivacy run by GZ Systems Ltd.
Founded2007
Logging
Traffic / activityNone kept
DNS requestsNone kept
TimestampsNone kept
BandwidthSome
Source IP addressNone kept

Stated no-logs policy: no browsing activity, connection logs, assigned VPN IPs, originating IPs, browsing history, outgoing traffic, connection times, accessed data, or DNS queries. Retains account email, payment method, and aggregated/non-identifying diagnostics (failed connection attempts, app usage, aggregated bandwidth). The no-logs claim has never been verified by a published independent audit of Ivacy, and the now-shared PureVPN backend was shown in 2017 to retain connection metadata (IP + timestamps).

Payment & anonymity
Anonymous signupNo
Accepts cashNo
Accepts cryptoYes
PGP keyUnknown
Protocols & features
OpenVPNYes
WireGuardYes
Proprietary protocoln/a
Multi-hopNo
ObfuscationNo
Kill switchYes
First-party DNSYes
RAM-only serversUnknown
Port forwardingYes
P2P / torrentingYes
IPv6Unknown
Encryption
Data cipherAES-256-GCM
HandshakeRSA/ECDH (OpenVPN, IKEv2); WireGuard uses Curve25519/ChaCha20-Poly1305
Transparency
Open-source clientsNo
Independent auditsNone
Transparency reportUnknown
Court / seizure-testedUntested

Negative track record on the shared backend: in 2017, PureVPN (now Ivacy's infrastructure provider and sister brand) supplied connection logs (IP + timestamps) to the FBI in the Ryan Lin cyberstalking case despite advertising 'no logs,' contradicting its policy at the time. Ivacy itself has no documented seizure/subpoena outcome and has never published an independent no-logs audit.

Infrastructure
Simultaneous devices10
Countries60
Servers5700
Linux supportCLI / config
Pricing
Month-to-month$9.95
Best $/mo$1.17
On plan5-year
Free trial7 days
Refund window30 days
Free tierYes
Ethics
Logging policyContradictory
Marketing honestyOverclaims

Status nuance: review sites disagree on phrasing, some call Ivacy 'no longer active' (as a standalone) while others (e.g. security.org, Dec 2025) confirm it still actively sells subscriptions. Treated here as ACTIVE-but-rebranded ('Ivacy Powered by PureVPN'). Ownership chain: branded as PMG Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) but historically part of Gaditek/Disrupt.com (Pakistan; PureVPN/Ivacy operated via GZ Systems Ltd.), the same group behind PureVPN, criticized for opaque ownership and for running VPN 'review' sites. Eyes: Singapore is not a member of the 5/9/14 Eyes (so 'none'), though reviewers note it cooperates with U.S./Five Eyes surveillance on request. Server count ~5,700 is consistent across sources; the marketed '100+ countries' is disputed (independent testing suggests ~52-69 countries; ~60 used here as a mid-point). Pricing fluctuates with frequent discounts: current 1-month price is most often cited at $9.95 (older reviews still list $12.95); cheapest effective rate ~$1.17-$1.19/mo on the 5-year plan (some report up to ~$2.15/mo on 2-year). No independent no-logs audit of Ivacy exists; the only third-party security check is the Android-only ioXt certification.

Sources

Last verified 2026-06-17. Point-in-time data, so always confirm on the provider's own site.

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