A lifetime VPN deal – sounds too good to be true, right? As VPN Editor at Tom's Guide, I'm the one who tells you to avoid lesser-known, untrusted services, and to stick with the reputable best VPNs we've tested and reviewed year after year to verify their safety.
The thing is, though, FastestVPN is a reputable brand. We've been hands-on with it, and in our FastestVPN review, we gave it 3.5/5 stars. It's not perfect, but it's quick, protects your data with strong encryption, supports torrenting, and can even unblock most streaming services.
I think this could be one of the best Black Friday VPN deals we see this year. FastestVPN costs $30, all-in. No time or data limits. One payment, and you've got a VPN for life.
For most people, this deal costs $35 – still hardly a king's ransom – but Tom's Guide readers can knock that down to $30 with our exclusive code: FUTUREBF2025.
Is FastestVPN any good?
When you see a deal like this crop up, it's natural to wonder whether what you're buying is worth the money – regardless of how cheap it may be.
Thankfully, when it comes to the basics, FastestVPN has everything nailed. When I tested it out, it encrypted my data as it should, and there's also a fully audited no-logs policy. This means that it never stores your data, so that if the authorities come calling, there will be nothing to hand over.
The apps are remarkably pleasant to use – many cheap VPNs cut corners here – and connection speeds are reliably quick. Unfortunately, it's not quite the fastest VPN we've tested – despite the name – but FastestVPN is no slouch, delivering good mid-table speeds that won't slow you down.
There are, of course, some drawbacks.
FastestVPN operates around 800 servers in 49 countries. The number of individual servers isn't a huge issue, but rivals like NordVPN, Proton VPN, and ExpressVPN all offer servers in well over 100 different countries. FastestVPN offers all the "big" countries, but lesser-used locations may be missing.
Customer support could be improved, too. When we reviewed FastestVPN, our reviewer found the support site difficult to use, and while the live chat agents were available quickly and were helpful, the quality of advice given wasn't up there with the leading VPNs.
However, when it comes down to it, big names like NordVPN and ExpressVPN cost almost $100 for two years of service. FastestVPN is $30 for a lifetime. If you can make a couple of concessions, it's well worth the money.
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