These all have some value, but there's no need for them to be cluttering the main app window, and they could easily be tucked away on another tab or panel.Ī Menu button takes you to a Settings box. A 'help' link for a technical setup task, and a 'News & Events' section containing nothing about the service – at all. A stats panel showing you the traffic used, top upload and download speeds by day, week or month. There's your network interface, for instance. There's a Connect button at the top, but no obvious default location or location list, and mostly the app displays a bunch of status information you almost certainly don't need to know. The desktop apps look overly complex and intimidating for newbies (Image credit: Speedify) Windows and Mac appsĪt first glance, Speedify's Windows and Mac apps look, well, a little complicated. The privacy policy says there's no logging, and that: 'Speedify does NOT track the websites you visit, the data you exchange, or anything related to your DNS requests.' That works for us. The service encrypts your data via AES, for instance, the same industrial-strength algorithm used by other top services. Still, the website does offer some encouraging information security-wise. How does it match up? We don't know, because no-one outside of Speedify has looked at the code, and the company hasn't verified its security by putting itself through an independent audit. Speedify's core engine doesn't use well understood open source VPN protocols such as WireGuard or OpenVPN, opting instead to use its own custom technology. If you're not looking at the Speedify app interface, you could be left thinking you're protected, when actually the VPN has been down for some time. We noticed that the Windows app wouldn't necessarily display a notification if the VPN failed. Hotspot Shield's free product has the same issue, but otherwise this is a big privacy concern we don't see with most of the other top free VPNs. Speedify's free plan doesn't support the company's kill switch, which means your traffic could be exposed if the VPN connection drops. It is the best way to enjoy a fast, reliable, and secure Internet experience every time you get online.Speedify disables the kill switch for free users (Image credit: Speedify) Privacy and logging If you need a fast Internet connection and you find yourself in hotels, or other areas with slow, unreliable Internet, you need Speedify. Speedify uses a new VPN protocol that doesn’t slow down your Internet experience like standard VPN providers. It also protects your data from anyone trying to steal your credentials. This means that the hotel can’t see where you are going online. Once the other connection is back online, Speedify begins to use it again.Īs a VPN, Speedify also encrypts all of the data sent to and from your device. If one connection becomes unstable, Speedify reroutes all the traffic to keep you connected. It also carefully monitors the quality of your connections. Speedify routes as much data as possible through the Wi-Fi connection to keep mobile data usage at a minimum. Speedify not only helps you combine two different internet connections into a single, lightning fast pipe, it also protects your data and manages your connections.
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