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AirVPN

AirVPN

The air to breathe the real Internet

AirVPN is an OpenVPN and WireGuard-based VPN service operated by activists dedicated to defending net neutrality, privacy, and opposing censorship. It provides strong encryption (AES-256-GCM, ChaCha20-Poly1305), a strict no-logging policy, no traffic or time limits, and accepts anonymous sign-ups with no personal information required.

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Description

AirVPN is a privacy-focused VPN service built and operated by activists who advocate for net neutrality, online privacy, and freedom from censorship.

Key Features:

  • Strong Encryption: OpenVPN and WireGuard protocols with AES-256-GCM or ChaCha20-Poly1305, 4096-bit RSA and DH keys, and Perfect Forward Secrecy with 60-minute re-keying.
  • No Logging Policy: No monitoring or recording of online activities whatsoever.
  • No Limits: Unlimited bandwidth, no data caps, no time restrictions, and access to all exit nodes.
  • Censorship Circumvention: Supports OpenVPN over SSH, SSL, and Tor to bypass aggressive traffic shaping and monitoring.
  • Five Simultaneous Connections: One account supports up to five concurrent devices.
  • Port Forwarding & DDNS: Forwarded ports and dynamic DNS for optimizing peer-to-peer applications.
  • Custom Internal DNS: Anti-censored DNS based on root servers, with DoH and DoT support.
  • Open Source: All client software (Eddie) is released under GPLv3 on GitHub and GitLab.

Use Cases:

  • Bypassing censorship and geo-restrictions
  • Protecting privacy on public Wi-Fi
  • Anonymous browsing with IP address masking
  • Secure file sharing with port forwarding
  • Circumventing ISP throttling and traffic discrimination

AirVPN is fully compliant with EU GDPR regulations and allows account creation without requiring any personal data.

Highlights

Pros

  • Offers OpenVPN over SSH, SSL, and Tor obfuscation layers plus multiple entry ports (53, 80, 443, 1194) to bypass heavy censorship including the Great Firewall of China.
  • All software including the Eddie desktop client is fully open source (GPLv3) with source code available on GitHub and GitLab for independent audit.
  • Uses AES-256-GCM and ChaCha20-Poly1305 encryption with 4096-bit RSA/DH keys and Perfect Forward Secrecy with re-keying every 60 minutes.
  • Operates a strict no-logs policy verified by diskless servers that make it impossible to retain activity data beyond each session.
  • Supports port forwarding on up to 20 simultaneous ports and permits P2P traffic on all servers with excellent torrenting speeds (9.7 MiB/s average download bitrate).

Cons

  • Server network is very small with only ~200 servers across 22 countries (mostly Europe), with no servers in Africa and limited Asian and South American coverage.
  • The Eddie desktop client is cluttered, jargon-heavy, and unintuitive — Top10VPN ranked its user experience #52 out of 59 VPNs tested.
  • Does not unblock major streaming services such as Netflix, BBC iPlayer, or HBO Max, making it unsuitable for streaming use.
  • Headquartered in Italy (a 14 Eyes surveillance alliance member) and has never commissioned an independent third-party audit of its no-logs claims.
  • No native iOS app is available; iPhone and iPad users must manually configure a third-party OpenVPN client to connect.