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 whether a specific catalogue works today. We have not tested it, so we do not claim it. 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?

Providers with a native TV application, ordered by platform coverage. This is a structural proxy, not a measurement, and it is labelled as one. 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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Best VPNs for streaming

Which VPN works best for streaming on a TV?

NordVPN and Proton VPN, because both ship native Apple TV and Android TV apps rather than requiring a router setup. We rank on platform coverage, not on whether a named catalogue works today — streaming platforms rotate their blocks continuously and any such claim is stale within weeks.

This is the least stable category on the site and the page says so up front. Streaming platforms block VPN address ranges continuously, so any provider that works today may not next month, and no review older than a few weeks should be trusted on this specifically. What can be ranked is the structural factor: whether apps exist for the devices people actually watch on.

The rule for this page. Providers with a native TV application, ordered by platform coverage. This is a structural proxy, not a measurement, and it is labelled as one.

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

Top of this list

NordVPN

Android TV, Apple TV, 10 devices. 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

Android TV, Apple TV, 10 devices. 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

Android TV, Apple TV, 10 devices. 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

Android TV, Apple TV, 10 devices. 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

Android TV, 10 devices. 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

Which VPN works best for streaming on a TV?: NordVPN and Proton VPN, because both ship native Apple TV and Android TV apps rather than requiring a router setup. We rank on platform coverage, not on whether a named catalogue works today — streaming platforms rotate their blocks continuously and any such claim is stale within weeks.
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 whether a specific catalogue works today. We have not tested it, so we do not claim it. 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?: Providers with a native TV application, ordered by platform coverage. This is a structural proxy, not a measurement, and it is labelled as one. 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.