1. Surfshark
75.5Unlimited connections. The cheapest credible option per device, weakened by a Nine Eyes jurisdiction and common ownership with NordVPN.
Against it: Netherlands jurisdiction participates in the Nine Eyes agreement.
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Best VPNs for covering many devices
Connection limits are the constraint that most often forces a second subscription. A household with two laptops, four phones, a TV box and a console passes five connections immediately. This page ranks by how many devices a single subscription covers, then by whether the platforms in a real household are supported natively.
The rule for this page. Ordered by simultaneous connections, then by platform coverage score.
Answer
Surfshark, then Private Internet Access
Unlimited connections. The cheapest credible option per device, weakened by a Nine Eyes jurisdiction and common ownership with NordVPN.
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| # | Provider | Deciding fact | Platform coverage | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surfshark Unpaid | Unlimited connections | 10/10 | 75.5 |
| 2 | Private Internet Access Unpaid | Unlimited connections | 8/10 | 73.0 |
| 3 | Windscribe Unpaid | Unlimited connections | 7/10 | 67.0 |
| 4 | FastestVPN | 15 connections | 7/10 | 48.0 |
| 5 | NordVPN | 10 connections | 10/10 | 84.0 |
| 6 | Proton VPN | 10 connections | 9/10 | 90.0 |
| 7 | PureVPN | 10 connections | 7/10 | 69.0 |
| 8 | ExpressVPN Unpaid | 8 connections | 9/10 | 74.0 |
| 9 | CyberGhost Unpaid | 7 connections | 7/10 | 70.0 |
| 10 | IVPN Unpaid | 7 connections | 6/10 | 82.5 |
| 11 | Mullvad Unpaid | 5 connections | 6/10 | 85.5 |
Why these, in order
2. Private Internet Access
73.0Unlimited connections. The only provider here whose no-logs claim has been tested by a court rather than only by an auditor — but it is a US company.
Against it: United States jurisdiction, inside the Five Eyes agreement.
Visit Private Internet Access3. Windscribe
67.0Unlimited connections. Unusually honest about its own incidents, but Canadian jurisdiction and a three-day refund window are real costs.
Against it: Canada is a Five Eyes member state.
Visit Windscribe4. FastestVPN
48.015 connections. Priced below everything else here, and documented below everything else here. Those two facts are related.
Against it: No independent audit of any kind has been published.
Visit FastestVPN5. NordVPN
84.010 connections. The most complete all-round package here, provided you accept closed-source clients and a renewal price well above the introductory rate.
Against it: Client applications are closed source and cannot be independently inspected.
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- Which VPN covers a whole household on one subscription?
- Surfshark. Unlimited connections. Ordered by simultaneous connections, then by platform coverage score.
- How many providers qualify for this list?
- 11 of 11. The other 0 are excluded because they do not meet the requirement, and they are named at the bottom of the page rather than quietly dropped.
- What does this ranking ignore?
- Price per device, which is covered on the cheapest VPNs page.
Other constraints
- Best VPNs for privacy
- VPNs with independently audited no-logs claims
- VPNs with open-source apps
- Cheapest VPNs worth using
- Best VPNs for streaming
- Best VPNs for torrenting
- VPNs you can buy without an email address
- Free VPN tiers worth using
- VPNs based outside the Fourteen Eyes
- VPNs with the longest refund windows
- VPNs with a clean WireGuard implementation