How many providers qualify for this list?

All 4 providers we cover clear this requirement, so nothing was excluded.

What does this ranking deliberately ignore?

This shortlist ignores price per device, which is covered on the cheapest VPNs page. Everything it does weigh is stated in the rule above the table, so you can tell whether the filter matches your own requirement.

How is the order on this page decided?

Every provider we cover appears. All four allow the same number of connections, so the order is decided by native platform coverage instead. The overall score shown alongside is the weighted total from our published rubric, which is a separate calculation covering all seven criteria.

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VPN device limits compared

How many devices can one VPN subscription cover?

All four providers we cover allow 10 simultaneous connections: Proton VPN, NordVPN, PureVPN and FastestVPN. The device limit is therefore not a reason to choose between them. A router installation counts as one connection no matter how many devices sit behind it, which is the standard way past any limit.

Connection limits are the constraint that most often forces a household onto a second subscription, so it is worth checking before you buy — but on this set of providers it does not separate them. All four allow ten. That makes this page a short factual answer rather than a ranking, and padding it into a top-five list would be inventing a difference that does not exist. What still varies is which household devices have a native app, so the table falls back to that.

The rule for this page. Every provider we cover appears. All four allow the same number of connections, so the order is decided by native platform coverage instead.

Providers that qualify, ordered by the rule above
#	Provider	Deciding fact	Platform coverage	Overall
1	NordVPN	10 connections, 8 platforms including Apple TV	10/10	84.0
2	Proton VPN	10 connections, 8 platforms including Apple TV	9/10	90.0
3	PureVPN	10 connections, 8 platforms including Apple TV	8/10	70.0
4	FastestVPN	10 connections, 7 platforms	7/10	55.0

Top of this list

NordVPN

10 connections, 8 platforms including Apple TV. The most complete all-round package here, provided you accept closed-source clients and a renewal price above the introductory rate.

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Why these, in this order

1. NordVPN

84.0

10 connections, 8 platforms including Apple TV. The most complete all-round package here, provided you accept closed-source clients and a renewal price above the introductory rate.

Against it: Client applications are closed source and cannot be independently inspected.

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2. Proton VPN

90.0

10 connections, 8 platforms including Apple TV. The best-documented security stack of the four, and the only one you can test properly without paying.

Against it: Refunds are prorated against usage, not returned in full.

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3. PureVPN

70.0

10 connections, 8 platforms including Apple TV. Cheap, broadly capable, and carrying a 2017 logging incident that no later audit erases.

Against it: Supplied user connection logs to the FBI in a 2017 case while advertising a no-logs policy.

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4. FastestVPN

55.0

10 connections, 7 platforms. Priced below everything else here and documented below everything else here. Those two facts are related.

Against it: One audit, from January 2023, never repeated — the other three have all been re-audited since.

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Questions

How many devices can one VPN subscription cover?: All four providers we cover allow 10 simultaneous connections: Proton VPN, NordVPN, PureVPN and FastestVPN. The device limit is therefore not a reason to choose between them. A router installation counts as one connection no matter how many devices sit behind it, which is the standard way past any limit.
How many providers qualify for this list?: All 4 providers we cover clear this requirement, so nothing was excluded.
What does this ranking deliberately ignore?: This shortlist ignores price per device, which is covered on the cheapest VPNs page. Everything it does weigh is stated in the rule above the table, so you can tell whether the filter matches your own requirement.
How is the order on this page decided?: Every provider we cover appears. All four allow the same number of connections, so the order is decided by native platform coverage instead. The overall score shown alongside is the weighted total from our published rubric, which is a separate calculation covering all seven criteria.

Before you pick from this list

A shortlist answers one requirement. These cover the decisions that come before it, and the things a VPN will not do for you whichever one you choose.