01Active research
VPN prices & renewals
We track public VPN prices over time to make introductory deals, billing terms and renewal costs easier to understand.
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We publish transparent work on VPN pricing, digital access and online privacy. Our aim is simple: make complex, fast-changing topics easier to check, cite and use.
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02Research agenda in development
Digital access
We are building a source-led knowledge base on access to online services while travelling, during major events and when digital rules change.
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Censorship & online freedom
Two monthly indices from network measurement: a country-by-platform blocking matrix, and a join of measured connectivity outages against measured blocking that separates a blackout from a block.
Read the censorship measurement index04Active research
Cost of access
What a VPN costs as a share of local income, country by country. One price held constant, World Bank income data varying, and the censorship measurements joined on the same country axis.
Read the VPN affordability indexAvailable now
The VPN Price Index
Our first public research asset tracks advertised public prices, introductory discounts and key plan terms across the VPNs we cover. The current data is available to read and reuse with attribution.
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