AVG Secure VPN review vs. VPN Gate review

1. Privacy

I’ll start with a comparison of the most important aspect of any VPN - privacy. During review I will consider whether VPN logs anything (IP address, traffic, DNS logs, bandwidth, or any type of timestamps) and the jurisdiction of VPN’s country of origin.

Name	AVG Secure VPN	VPN Gate
IP address	Yes	Yes
DNS	Yes	Yes
Traffic	No	Yes
Bandwidth	Yes	Yes
Timestamps	Yes	Yes

AVG Secure VPN is located in Czech Republic which is part of 5 9 14 eyes countries and is not part of enemies of the internet countries while VPN Gate is located in Japan which is part of 5 9 14 eyes countries and is not part of enemies of the internet countries.

It’s important to note that If you are like me and you will be using VPN only to unblock GEO-restricted content, privacy will not be that important factor but it’s still essential for any VPN.

2. Features

The next category I want to compare are features of AVG Secure VPN and VPN Gate such as kill-switch, unblocking of streaming, support of P2P traffic (torrenting). I am a heavy user of various streaming platforms so for me it’s important whether VPN unblocks major streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, HBO or BBC. I don’t do much torrenting but it’s always good to use a VPN while doing so. If this is an important factor for you, definitely look for a VPN which supports P2P traffic.

Name	AVG Secure VPN	VPN Gate
Kill-switch	Yes	No
Streaming (Netflix)	Yes	Yes
P2P traffic - torrents	Yes	No

As you can see from the comparison table above, AVG Secure VPN has kill-switch, supports streaming services, and supports torrenting. On the flipside VPN Gate doesn't have kill-switch, supports streaming services, and doesn't support torrenting.

3. Speed

Being hidden behind VPN shouldn’t limit the speed of your connection. I’ve measured the speed of each VPN against a 100mbps connection - which should be sufficient for any activities including heavy streaming in 4K or downloading large files.

In my test AVG Secure VPN was more on the average side while VPN Gate had below average speed. If there were no limits in speed on a 100mbps connection, I consider VPN a “fast” one. If the speed is limited somehow but still achieving decent values, I categorize it as “average”. The “slow” is usually used for VPNs which limit your bandwidth significantly.

4. Security

I will start by comparing the type of encryption AVG Secure VPN and VPN Gate use, what tunnelling protocols are available, and finally we’ll test whether it leaks the IP address or DNS.

Name	AVG Secure VPN	VPN Gate
Encryption	256-bit	256-bit
Tunneling protocols	OpenVPN and HTTPS	OpenVPN, MS-SSTP, Softether and L2TP/IPSec
IP leaks	Yes	Yes
DNS leaks	Yes	Yes

The most important factor of a VPN service is a strong encryption of the traffic which is forwarded through the VPN servers. The most common encryption types in cryptography are SHA encryption or AES encryption which are not really comparable against each other. There might be different lengths of encryptions (eg. 128-bit, 256-bit, 2048-bit) and while usually the higher is the better, for most use cases you will be fine with any encryption. Watch-out if there is no encryption at all. AVG Secure VPN uses 256-bit and OpenVPN and HTTPS protocol and VPN Gate uses 256-bit and es 256-bit and OpenVPN, MS-SSTP, Softether and L2TP/IPSec protocols. I’ve tested both VPNs also for IP and DNS leaks and AVG Secure VPN had no IP leaks and No DNS leaks while VPN Gate had No IP leaks and No DNS leaks. 

5. Price

Probably one of the most important decision factor for the majority of users will be price. Shocking? Not really. We all love to compare things and I am not different. It’s always good to get the best value for your hard-earned money, isn’t it? So let’s see whether AVG Secure VPN or VPN Gate is cheaper.

Name	AVG Secure VPN	VPN Gate
Price	$2.49	Free
Trial version	Yes	Yes

6. Compatibility

AVG Secure VPN supports 5 connections at the same time while it works fine on all the platforms below. You can use VPN Gate on No devices at the same time with support of all these platforms:

Name	AVG Secure VPN	VPN Gate
Windows	Yes	Yes
MacOS	Yes	Yes
Linux
Android	Yes	Yes
iOS	Yes	Yes

7. Support

Should you have any problems with AVG Secure VPN or VPN Gate you can reach out to their support via:

Name	AVG Secure VPN	VPN Gate
Livechat	No	No
Email	Yes	Yes
Phone	Yes	No

Summary

AVG Secure VPN ranked in our list on 56. position while VPN Gate. is on 65 position. If you are looking for a better choice, see our rankings here.