ZoogVPN

A free and low-cost VPN from a Greek company

ZoogVPN offers a free VPN plan and paid Premium plans, and the VPN is its main product; the footer also lists a VPN for Business and a white label offer. The about page says it was founded in May 2013 and that the company is "legally registered in Greece", naming its registered office as Zoog Services at 130 Germanou Str in Patras, and the homepage footer gives the name as Zoog Services IKE. The site's language menu runs from English (worldwide) to Ukrainian, Arabic, Chinese, Korean and Polish, and the pricing page shows plans in USD.

The buying options are laid out plainly. The homepage FAQ lists credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, JCB, UnionPay), PayPal, WebMoney, Qiwi and Mint, plus BTC, ETH, LTC, DAI, USDC, BCH "and more cryptocurrencies", and says it also supports Paymentwall. The pricing page gives a slightly shorter list of the same kind. There are apps for Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Fire TV and Android TV, an Android APK download, extensions for Chrome, Firefox and Edge, and pages for Linux, routers and Blackberry. The site does not link specific app store listings or say in which countries the store versions are available, and it does not name any country where the service is not sold.

Logging, audit and jurisdiction

The site does not name an independent audit of its logging policy. The logging claim is the provider's own: the features page says "We simply don't keep any logs, so we can't pass any", and the plan table lists "Zero logs" on both the free and paid tiers. The site does not set out on its homepage, features or pricing pages what, if anything, it records about connections or payments; a Privacy Policy is linked in the footer.

The one outside review the site describes is of the Android app, not the logging policy. A blog post says the Android app "has successfully passed an independent security audit" and received Google Play's "Verified" badge after a Mobile Application Security Assessment (MASA) Level 2, which the post says is performed by an authorized third-party lab against the OWASP mobile standards. It lists what that covered: the app's handling of data, encryption in transit, and whether the app's behavior matches its data safety declarations. The post does not name the lab, and an app security assessment is not a review of what the servers log.

On jurisdiction, the about page says ZoogVPN is registered in Greece "outside the 14-eyes country" and that the team works from Europe, Asia and North America. That is the provider's framing of its legal home. The site does not name owners or a parent company.

Network, protocols and features

The server figures vary from page to page. The homepage says "Over 1000 IPs and 100+ server locations" and elsewhere "servers in 55+ countries and 100+ cities"; the pricing page says "100+ VPN locations in 50+ countries"; a homepage pop-up says "200+ servers across 35+ countries". Readers should treat these as the provider's own rounded claims rather than one fixed count.

The apps use IKEv2 and OpenVPN by default, and the features page says PPTP and L2TP/IPSec are also supported, with SOCKS5 proxy on some servers. It describes 256-bit encryption on paid plans and 128-bit on the free plan. A kill switch is built into the desktop apps, and IP and DNS leak protection is on by default. There is split tunneling, an ad blocker listed in the feature menu, and a feature called Shadow protocol, which the features page says uses obfuscation so the apps can run "in heavily censored places like China, UAE, Iran, Qatar, Turkey, and others", with a manual IP offered where the app itself is blocked. That is the provider's claim; the site does not publish test results for those countries. The Premium list also includes a dedicated IP.

For torrenting, the site says it has "dozens of" servers marked P2P, and the Premium list includes "Full P2P & torrenting", while the free plan has "Limited P2P". For streaming, the pricing page says Premium gives access to several Netflix libraries and names Amazon Prime, Disney+, Hulu, BBC iPlayer, RTE Player and ITV Hub, and the plan table mentions "20 Netflix regions". These are the provider's claims, undated.

The free plan, paid plans and refunds

The free plan is the listing's main draw for budget buyers, and the site is candid about its limits. The pricing page lists 10 GB of monthly traffic, 1 device only, 5 locations with limited IP addresses, limited speed with possible congestion, partial access to streaming, 128-bit encryption and no dedicated IP, and it adds that the free service "Works, yet may be interrupted or blocked". The features page puts the free allowance at three servers, so the free location count differs between pages. The site does not explain how the free plan is funded beyond pointing users to Premium and a refer-a-friend offer that can unlock Premium "at zero cost".

The Premium prices on the pricing and features pages, in US dollars:

• 1 month at $9.99, "Billed $9.99 for 1 month".
• 1 year at $3.39 per month, "Billed $39.99 for 12 months", shown as 66% off.
• 2 years at $2.49 per month plus 3 free months, "Billed $59.99 for 27 months", shown as 75% off.

The site does not state the renewal price after the first term. Device limits are stated two ways: the homepage says "up to 10 devices at the same time" and the plan comparison says "10 devices supported", while a pricing banner says "Unlimited devices". Premium also lists unlimited bandwidth and a claim of 99.9% uptime.

Refunds are a "7 days money-back guarantee", which the FAQ says covers "initial payments". Support is described as 24/7 by instant chat, email or ticket, and the footer links a Help Center, a setup wizard and free DNS and WebRTC leak tests.

What stays open, and who it suits

ZoogVPN gives budget buyers a lot to work with: a named company and registered address in Greece, a free tier whose limits are spelled out, low long-term prices, a long list of payment methods including cryptocurrencies, and an Android app the provider says has passed a MASA Level 2 security assessment.

What the site leaves open is mostly about consistency and verification. The no-logs claim has no named audit. The server and location counts differ between pages, and so does the device limit on Premium. The renewal price is not given. The streaming list and the claims about heavily censored countries are the provider's, with no date or test attached. The homepage also carries quotes from review sites and star ratings without saying which source gave which rating.

It suits someone who wants to start free with a clear 10 GB cap, or pay little for a multi-year plan, and who values paying by crypto or a regional method. It suits less well anyone who needs independent evidence of the logging claim or one fixed, published figure for servers and devices.