Product review
TunnelBear review
Short on time? These are key highlights of TunnelBear
| ⭐ Overall rank: | 4.8 out of 10 |
| 🏆 Rating: | #88 out of #101 |
| 📖 No-log policy: | does log |
| 🏷️ Price: | from $4.99 |
| 📺 Streaming: | No |
| 🗺️ Locations: | 22 servers in 22 countries |
TunnelBear is a VPN service based in Canada which is part of 5 9 14 eyes countries and isn't part of enemies of the internet.
The cheapest plan of TunnelBear starts at $4.99 and will get you access to 22 servers in 22 countries and 5 simultaneous connections.
The speed of TunnelBear in our testing was below average. TunnelBear ranks on 88. position in our rankings.
Security & privacy of TunnelBear
TunnelBear is ranked number 5 in our privacy rankings. It does log IP address, does log DNS, doesn't log traffic, and does log bandwidth. TunnelBear uses OpenVPN, IPSec and IKEv2 tunnelling protocols with 256-bit encryption, which is considered a standard in the security industry.
| IP address logs | Yes |
| DNS logs | Yes |
| Traffic logs | No |
| Bandwidth logs | Yes |
| Timestamps logs | Yes |
| Encryption | 256-bit |
| Tunneling protocols | OpenVPN, IPSec and IKEv2 |
| IP leaks | No |
| DNS leaks | No |
Features of TunnelBear
TunnelBear doesn't support streaming services such as Netflix and also allows P2P traffic. TunnelBear has killswitch which automatically disconnects your device from the internet if your internet connection drops. You can use it on 5 devices at the same time.
| Killswitch | Yes |
| Streaming | No |
| Torrenting (P2P traffic) | Yes |
TunnelBear speed & countries
During the test, TunnelBear had a below average speed on my 100mbps connection. This is a very important factor as VPN shouldn't limit you during your time online and anything with below average speed should be a red flag if you plan to use a VPN for streaming or torrenting.
It offers a variety of countries and based on the information from their website, TunnelBear uses 65 in 22 locations across the world.
Download TunnelBear
I’ve downloaded TunnelBear on their official website at www.TunnelBear.com. It offers free trial, however you can always try it for free as there is a 30 Days money-back guarantee.
The subscription plan of TunnelBear starts at $4.99 which makes it number 38. in our VPN rankings based on price.
During my testing I tried TunnelBear on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS without any problems.
TunnelBear overall ranking
Based on my testing I’ve ranked TunnelBear on 88. position. If I consider just price the rank would be 38. If you want to know which VPN is ranked number 1, check out our total rankings here.