Credit: René Ramos/CNET/EventVPN
Pros & Cons
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Flexible “free” plan -
Decent basic privacy foundation -
Solid international server roster on both paid and free tiers
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Middling speeds -
Free plan not actually free -
Only supports Apple Silicon Macs, not Intel Macs -
Clunky, buggy app with minimal features -
Poor value compared to competitors -
Overreliance on Apple
If you’re a casual virtual private network user seeking a free VPN for use on your MacBook, iPhone, iPad or Apple Vision Pro, EventVPN gives you more flexibility than some competitors like Proton VPN and PrivadoVPN. But it adds up to less than the sum of its parts, and far less when talking about EventVPN’s paid plan.
In my weeks of testing EventVPN, I found some things I liked. You can connect to any server on the free plan, there are no usage limits and the main trade-off is that it’s ad-supported (your screen will sometimes look like Times Square).
But the caveats are too many: It’s slow, buggy, clunky in its minimalist app design and lacks an Apple TV app for streaming. Most egregiously, the ad-supported plan isn’t even free, requiring a 29-cent, one-time purchase to unlock.
Considering its free plan caters to budget-conscious users, I found it an odd choice that EventVPN doesn’t support Intel Macs, devices many folks are squeezing every last drop of life out of to save money. And with a…