Searching for a free VPN for India? A free plan can cover light, occasional use on one device; for more than that, expect to pay. Below: what Proton VPNAd’s free plan includes, what other free VPN apps cost you in other ways, and when a paid VPN makes sense.
How we wrote this page: every fact about a VPN comes from the provider’s own pages, checked on 23 October 2026. We did not run our own speed, streaming or gaming tests, so this page has no speed or ping numbers.
What a free VPN costs you
Running a VPN network costs money, so every free VPN pays for itself somehow: with ads, with limits that push you to a paid plan, or with your data. Before you install a free VPN app, read who runs it and how its privacy policy says it makes money.
Proton VPN Free: the free plan we can describe from official sources
According to Proton VPNAd’s own page, the free plan:
- works on one device;
- shows no ads;
- has no data limit (“unlimited and free forever”);
- comes with a no-logs policy;
- has apps for Windows, macOS, Android, iPhone and iPad, Linux, Chromebook, Android TV and Fire TV.
Proton AG, the company behind it, is based in Geneva, Switzerland. Paid plans add up to 10 devices, and Proton VPN lists servers in more than 140 countries (Proton VPN server list, checked 2 November 2026).
When a paid VPN makes sense
Pay when one device is not enough or when you need features the free plan does not have. For most readers in India, NordVPNAd is our paid pick:
- up to 10 devices on one account;
- a no-logs policy checked six times by independent auditors (PricewaterhouseCoopers AG Switzerland in 2018 and 2020, Deloitte in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025);
- apps for Windows, macOS, Linux (with a graphical interface), Android, iOS and Android TV;
- split tunneling on Windows, Android and Android TV only;
- a 30-day money-back guarantee;
- no servers physically in India since 26 June 2022, after the CERT-In directive.
A low-cost paid option: PureVPN
If the limits of a free VPN get in the way, PureVPNAd is a paid alternative. Its site lists a 31-day money-back guarantee and up to 10 simultaneous logins (purevpn.com, checked October 2026). Check the current price in rupees on PureVPN’s site before you pay.
How to start safely
- Install the VPN only from the provider’s own site or the official app store.
- Check the privacy policy and who runs the service.
- Connect to a server close to you for the best speed.
- If you move to a paid plan, use the money-back period to test it on your own connection.
What this page does not claim
- Speed. Any VPN adds an extra hop, and the loss depends on your connection and the server you pick. We have no measurements of our own, so we publish none.
- Streaming. Streaming services license their catalogues country by country and block many VPN servers. Using a VPN to reach another country’s catalogue can break a service’s terms of use, so we do not recommend it.
- Prices. Prices change often and depend on plan length and renewal terms. Check the price in rupees, and the renewal price, on each provider’s own site before you buy.
Sources: NordVPN, “India orders VPN companies to collect user data” (20 June 2022), NordVPN no-logs, split tunneling and Linux pages; Proton VPN free VPN page; PureVPN home page. All checked on 23 October 2026 (PureVPN in October 2026).