StrongVPN

A VPN, a smart DNS and an eSIM in one subscription

StrongVPN is a paid VPN whose single plan also carries StrongDNS, a smart DNS proxy for streaming, and an allowance of eSIM mobile data. The footer on every page names the operator: "Strong Technology, LLC, a Ziff Davis company", with an address at 114 5th Ave, New York, NY 10011. It is sold directly on strongvpn.com. Prices are shown with a dollar sign, and the plans page lists "all major credit cards, PayPal, Alipay" as payment methods. The site does not list the countries it sells to or any it excludes. The homepage says there are "apps for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Amazon Fire TV, and more", and the menu adds pages for routers, Kodi and the Fire Stick. The site does not say which app stores carry the apps in which regions.

The company's own history is told on the about page: StrongVPN started in South Lake Tahoe, California in 1994 selling PCs, then offered dial-up internet through California.net, then dedicated servers and colocation, and launched its VPN service in 2005. The homepage title line reads "Since 1995", so the site gives two founding years for the business; the VPN itself dates to 2005 on the about page's account.

Logging, audits and who is behind it

The site does not name an independent audit of its logging policy. What it offers is the provider's own promise. The homepage calls it "Zero Logging" and says StrongVPN will "never track, store, or sell your data", and the about page frames the mission as "No logs, no false advertising, and no hidden fees". The plans page lists "Zero logging" as a feature. The site does not set out what connection metadata, if any, the service keeps for billing or abuse handling, so the scope of that promise rests on the provider's word.

On ownership, the footer names Strong Technology, LLC and describes it as a Ziff Davis company, and it calls StrongVPN a registered trademark of Strong Technology, LLC. The site does not say which state or country the LLC is registered in; the only location given is the New York address in the footer. The about page says the team is "over 60 people located around the world" and that the company spans locations including the U.S., France, Australia, Japan, and Malaysia. The footer also links a Vulnerability Disclosure Program page and a System Status page, and the site's main pages do not summarize either.

Servers, protocols and StrongDNS

The servers page claims "950+ VPN servers in over 30 countries", and the plans page puts it as 950+ servers in 30 countries and 59 cities, with 59,500 VPN IPs. That servers page lists every server by name and city, from Buenos Aires to Tokyo to a long run of San Francisco machines, and labels each by VPN type and whether it hands out a shared, static or dynamic IP. One entry for India is marked "Virtual", meaning the listing itself flags that location as virtual. The table still shows PPTP entries, while a recent blog post is titled "StrongVPN Is Retiring PPTP, L2TP, and SSTP", so the older protocols in that table are being phased out.

The plans page lists WireGuard, OpenVPN, IPSec and IKEv2. A 2020 blog post says WireGuard is the default protocol in StrongVPN's apps and explains that it runs over UDP. Other features on the plans page are a "Best Available Location" option, light and dark app themes, and "No speed limits". The site's pages do not mention a kill switch, split tunneling, multi-hop, an ad blocker, port forwarding or a dedicated IP add-on, so those questions stay open.

StrongDNS is the streaming piece. The homepage describes it as a "smart DNS proxy" included with every account, claims "140+ Services Supported", and says it works "with nearly any internet-capable device, old and new". The FAQ explains the split: use the VPN for encryption and a changed IP address, use StrongDNS for speed with location privacy, because it works "without any software or encryption". That distinction is useful for a smart TV or console that cannot run a VPN app, but it also means StrongDNS traffic is not encrypted. The site does not name the 140+ services. Its FAQ also states that "StrongVPN is not intended for bypassing copyright restrictions" and tells readers to check each streaming service's terms. The site says nothing about torrenting or P2P use.

Plans, prices and refunds

There are two plans on the homepage:

• Annual Plan at $3.97 per month, "Billed $47.69 first year", marked "Save 66%".
• Monthly Plan at $11.99 per month.

The words "first year" point to a different price afterwards, but the site does not state the renewal price for the annual plan. Both plans carry the same features: up to 12 simultaneous connections, StrongDNS, and "Free 3GB of global eSIM data", with a blog post in the recent list titled "Travel Smarter: Get a Free eSIM With Your StrongVPN Plan". The FAQ adds that a VPN router can extend coverage to every device in a home on one connection.

The refund promise is narrower than the homepage banner suggests. The plans page says "30-day money-back guarantee (Annual plan only)", so the monthly plan has no stated refund. The site does not offer a free tier or trial. Support is described on the about page as available "24/7, 365 days a year", and the homepage carries an "Over 2,000 Reviews" heading; it does not say where those reviews come from beyond a footer link to Trustpilot.

What is still unanswered, and who it fits

The biggest gap is the one the directory cares about most: a no-logs promise with no named audit and no published detail of what is kept. Next comes price at renewal, which the site does not give for the annual plan. The streaming claim is a count, 140+ services, with no list and no date. The feature set beyond protocols is thinly described, with no mention of a kill switch. And the two founding years, 1994 on the about page and 1995 in the homepage title, are not reconciled.

On the other side, StrongVPN states who owns it; it publishes a server-by-server table rather than just a headline number; it allows 12 devices; and it bundles a smart DNS and eSIM data at no extra charge. It suits a household with a smart TV or console that benefits from StrongDNS, or a traveler who will use the eSIM data, and who is content to take the logging policy on the provider's word. Someone who needs audit evidence, a documented kill switch or an explicit torrenting policy will not find those answers on this site.