Perfect Privacy Review 2024: Is It Safe and Worth the Price?

Perfect Privacy is one of the more expensive VPNs out there. To justify the high price, it boldly claims to be one of the most secure services available. Is it really worth the money, especially with so many premium VPNs available for less? I explored its features to see if it's worth your commitment.

After all my tests, I can't say Perfect Privacy is worth the price. It's significantly more expensive than many popular VPNs with much larger server networks and better overall speeds. I recommend you check out this list of top VPNs with cheaper subscriptions and better features in nearly every category.

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Perfect Privacy was blocked by most of the platforms I tested. In addition, when I reached out via its live chat to ask which platforms it supports, I received no response.

I also experienced long load times and buffering on a few platforms that it could unblock. I carried out all the tests on my Windows laptop but also had similar issues when I tried it on my iPhone and Android devices. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend Perfect Privacy for streaming.

Unblocked: Max (Former HBO Max), ESPN+, and Peacock TV

The first platform I could watch with Perfect Privacy was Max. Unfortunately, it took most videos a long time to load. I also experienced buffering on the Miami and New York servers.

While I was streaming "And Just Like That", the picture quality was terrible

I could also unblock ESPN+ and Peacock on all the US servers. ESPN+ worked with the Netherlands server as well, but I had similar streaming quality issues with these services.

Blocked By: Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, ITVX, and BBC iPlayer

I could never bypass Hulu’s geo-blocks. Every time I tried, a message popped up, stating that Hulu is only accessible in the US and doesn't work with proxy services.

I tested Hulu with all its US servers, but none of them worked

Perfect Privacy couldn’t unblock Netflix, Disney+, ITVX, and other top streaming platforms either. For platforms like Amazon Prime Video, I couldn’t even get past the login window. For streaming, I recommend you try one of our top-ranked VPNs that can unblock all the major platforms.

Perfect Privacy’s speeds dropped a lot on servers at any distance. All VPNs lose some speed when the data has farther to travel. However, there are many VPNs that hold up much better on distant servers.

When testing, I looked at 3 factors:

• Download speed. This tells you how quickly you can receive information. This is important for activities like streaming, torrenting, and loading web pages. It’s measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
• Upload speed. It lets you know how long it takes to send information. You need good rates to quickly upload videos on YouTube, for example. It’s also measured in Mbps.
• Ping. This is how long it takes your data to travel. This is crucial for online gaming because it helps you understand how fast the network can react to your actions (button presses). It’s measured in milliseconds (ms).

We have a specialized speed expert who conducts all our tests from the same location in the UK, so they’re easy to compare. Each server is also tested at least 10 times for accurate results. We had to use the IKEv2 protocol for these tests since we had trouble connecting through OpenVPN.

My speeds lowered by 35% on average with nearby servers and 55% on distant ones

I also personally tested 10+ short-distance and long-distance servers and had similar results. On some servers, my speeds dropped by more than 90%. The top VPNs usually lower our speeds by 10-20% on nearby servers and rarely more than 40% on average with distant servers.

Many VPNs don’t drop your speed in half when a server’s only 6,000 km away

With such slow speeds, you might experience issues while gaming, streaming, and browsing. This is especially true if your base speeds are 20Mbps or lower. If you need to maintain high speeds, I recommend you check out some of the fastest VPNs we’ve tested.

Perfect Privacy is not the best VPN for gaming. I always experienced significant lag, even on some nearby locations. Long-distance servers made gameplay impossible, but this is expected even with the top VPNs.

I played Minecraft while connected to a server in Switzerland. This server was the closest to me and had a ping of 65ms. But even with this ping rate, I experienced a lot of lag, and my character would freeze randomly. The ideal ping rate for gaming is 50-85 ms. In this range, your character can normally react instantly when you input commands, so it’s strange that Perfect Privacy still had these issues.

I tried playing on other servers in Singapore and Sweden, but the distance made the ping rates rise too high, which caused more lag and glitches. If you want to stay safe while you enjoy games online, you can read this list of the best VPNs for online gaming.

Perfect Privacy’s server network is pretty small, with only 56 servers in 25 countries. It offers good coverage for Asia and the Middle East, but finding a nearby server for fast speeds might be challenging in Africa, South America, or Central America. However, I was impressed to see that it has servers in Russia, which is rare even for top VPNs.

You can choose city-level servers in all countries, but most have only one location. I found this frustrating since limited servers are prone to overcrowding, which certainly affected our speeds.

Click on the arrow to see which city the server is located in

I couldn’t confirm whether or not Perfect Privacy owns all its servers. When a VPN owns its infrastructure, there is an increased level of security since there’s no middleman. Unfortunately, support never responded to my email asking about this. There was also no response when I asked if the VPN uses virtual servers. These give you an IP in one location but are actually somewhere else.

On a positive note, I really liked Perfect Privacy's server status page. The app displays the server’s bandwidth, load percentage and maintenance updates. These are nice features that I wish more VPNs implemented.

On the other hand, I was disappointed when I learned that Perfect Privacy doesn’t offer dedicated IP addresses. These give you a consistent, unique online identity that you may need for services like website hosting. Many VPNs offer dedicated IPs for an additional fee.

Overall, Perfect Privacy’s network can’t compete with the top VPNs. It’s missing many popular locations and doesn’t have the same amount of optimized servers and privacy features that others offer. You can read this list to find VPNs with larger server networks that are more privacy-friendly.

Perfect Privacy’s security features are solid enough, but there are a few missing options. It offers many necessary features such as military-grade encryption, a kill switch, and DNS/IP and WebRTC leak protection. There are also some features many VPNs don’t offer like NeuroRouting and a tracker blocker.

However, I was disappointed that Perfect Privacy doesn’t have split tunneling. In addition, it only comes with 2 security protocols (although there are various proxies), and WireGuard isn’t one of them.

Encryption

Perfect Privacy uses AES 256-bit encryption, which is very secure. A 256-character key protects your data, similar to a password. Longer keys are more secure as they take more time to crack (like hundreds of years for the world’s strongest supercomputers). This is the same encryption level used by banks and militaries because it’s just about impossible to crack.

Security Protocols

It offers solid protocols, but I could only use IKEv2. I couldn’t connect to the VPN at all using the OpenVPN protocol. This is disappointing since OpenVPN is considered the safest protocol due to being open source. It also doesn’t offer WireGuard, which is normally the fastest protocol in our tests.

There’s also a way to connect to SOCKS, HTTP, and Tor proxies through its SSH manager program. However, it’s a bit of a hassle, and I recommend sticking with IKEv2 to fully protect your device.

NeuroRouting

This feature uses a neural network to select the safest and quickest route for your data, potentially enhancing privacy and security. This is basically a multi-hop function where the servers are chosen by AI, which allows it to be more dynamic. For example, if you’re visiting a website based in Tokyo, your traffic will be encrypted on Perfect Privacy’s Japanese server.

It claims this removes potential attack points from hackers and makes your data much safer. So, it’s an interesting feature, and you can still connect to a single server by toggling it off. As cybersecurity technology advances, so do the techniques bad actors use, so this could end up being a vital VPN feature in the future.

Kill Switch

Perfect Privacy has a reliable kill switch, and it performed well during my tests. This is a standard feature for all premium VPNs, so I wasn’t surprised to see it. You can also set it up to stop all internet use when you're not using the VPN or if you close the Perfect Privacy app. This helps you avoid going online without the VPN by accident.

DNS leak protection

It also provides SNMP/UPnP leak protection on all its apps. I tested it while connected to about 5 different servers, and there were no leaks.

My IP never leaked, but I wish I could have tested this on OpenVPN, too

This feature is already in place, so you don’t have to enable it manually. Unlike many other VPNs, Perfect Privacy even lets me use IPv6 traffic, which means I can browse websites that only use IPv6.

TrackStop — An Ad and Malware Blocker

Perfect Privacy's ad blocker is excellent and highly customizable. In my tests, it effectively cleaned up ad-heavy websites, making them load much faster. It also prevented connections to suspicious HTTP sites.

Furthermore, TrackStop allows you to block unsuitable sites for children (like gambling and porn sites), fake news websites, and social media platforms. I appreciate that you can block individual Facebook and Google domains or all social media sites with just one click too.

Stealth VPN

This feature hides your VPN use. It should make it easier to connect on restrictive networks, but as you’ll see later in my review, I couldn’t verify if it works in countries like Iran or the UAE.

Multi-Hop VPN

Multi-hop routes your data through multiple servers (up to 4). In theory, this adds an extra layer of security. However, it lowers your speeds significantly, and it’s not really necessary with the level of encryption Perfect Privacy offers. Plus, NeuroRouting is a more dynamic version of the same thing. This feature is also only available for Windows and MacOS.

Perfect Privacy has a solid no-logging policy, but there are a few minor concerns. Most notably, its policy hasn’t been audited, and it’s not based in the most privacy-friendly country.

I do appreciate that it provides a Warrant Canary. This document signals that law enforcement hasn't requested customer data from the VPN. If it ever does get such an order, it can remove the signal to let you know something's wrong without breaking the law.

Does Perfect Privacy Keep Logs? No

Perfect Privacy follows a strict no-logs policy and doesn’t collect or record your private data when connected to the VPN.

I appreciate that its policy is clearly written without unnecessary jargon

It doesn't keep records of your IP address, the websites you visit, the files you download, when you connect, or how much data you use. It only logs your email, which is used for billing and customer support. This is impressive because most VPNs do store at least some anonymized data about your VPN use.

Was Perfect Privacy Audited? Unverifiable

I cannot confirm that Perfect Privacy’s policies and apps have been audited. Although it claims on its website that third parties often audit its privacy policy, I couldn’t find any evidence that this was true. Once again, support didn’t respond when I asked about this through email.

That’s too bad because the best VPNs are very transparent about their audits. I always feel most comfortable using a VPN that lets anyone read these reports.

Based in Germany

Unfortunately, Perfect Privacy is based in Germany, which is part of the 5/9/14 Eyes Alliances. This is a group of countries that have intrusive data retention policies. Plus, they have the power to make companies and other third parties hand over this data by law.

I do wish it made it more clear where its headquarters are located. In the past, the VPN was headquartered in Switzerland, but some people were confused when it accepted Paypal payments from a US location.

On the website, it’s difficult to find out where it’s based, but I could finally verify it’s in Germany after reading its Warrant Canary. It’s also a little weird that this move happened with so little explanation. I couldn’t find any statements on its website about why it would move from a privacy-friendly location to one in the 14 Eyes Alliance. You would think it would want its customers to know.

Does Perfect Privacy Work in China? No

I can’t confirm whether or not Perfect Privacy works in China. Its website claims that it works in countries like China, Russia, Indonesia, and the UAE thanks to its Stealth VPN features. However, when I tried to contact customer support to verify this claim, I received a machine-generated response that wasn’t even in English.

I tried accessing the forums, as mentioned in the response, but I couldn’t find any thread related to my query.

After using Google Translate, I saw this only confirmed my ticket was received

The Chinese government has banned many VPNs but usually doesn't target tourists for using them. With that said, I recommend reading up on the laws before choosing to use a VPN in China, so you don’t break them. If you decide to use a VPN in the country, check out this list of top VPNs that work reliably in China.

Perfect Privacy allows torrenting on all its servers except Australia, France, and the US. These countries have strict rules about sharing files, and the data centers hosting the servers are pressured to block file-sharing there. I connected to its servers in Canada, Sweden, and Japan and could download copyright-free files, like The Amazing Mr. X, effortlessly.

It let me download files without any increased wait times. I could download a 1.14 GB file in about 20 minutes, which is no longer than it takes me with no VPN connected. Perfect Privacy also offers port forwarding and SOCKS5 proxies you can use for increased speeds, but I don’t recommend them since you lose encryption.

Its solid security and privacy features also make it a good choice for torrenting. Just remember that while torrenting is legal in most countries, downloading copyrighted files isn’t. We don’t condone any illegal activities and recommend you only access files in the public domain.