While it’s a pity that TunnelBear is no longer an “independent VPN” after cybersecurity giant McAffe purchased it, the good news is that all security and privacy features remain intact.

What’s more, TunnelBear continues running independent audits on their code, servers, website, and apps to make sure there are no vulnerabilities present.īoth premium and free versions have great security and privacy features. TunnelBear is safe to use as long as you have nothing to hide.Īfter all, it was the first VPN company to initiate an independent self-audit that’s been done three years in a row now. Using it is okay if you’re not trying to access content available only in a particular location. The app lists all of the countries for you to choose from, but there’s also an Auto-connect mode, which selects the fastest server (the default option on the Windows client). This means higher latency and potentially slower speeds in areas where the server spread is thin. Compared to the competitors, TunnelBear offers few countries. While the server numbers don’t necessarily correlate with performance, the number of locations certainly does. UK, Germany, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Romania, Finland US, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Chile TunnelBear has 1800+ servers in 48+ countries. Therefore, I’d advise taking these speed test results with a pinch of salt and, most importantly, running your own before buying. Of course, the company doesn’t state how many of their servers are virtual and how many are actually out there in Australia or another country.

TunnelBear United Kingdom server speed resultsĭespite the atrocious upload, I can say that TunnelBear provides fast download speeds across the globe.

Here are my results without a VPN from a location in Europe: My speed test has shown TunnelBear has become much faster in 2023. Speed and servers: lightning-fast or just bearable?

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