So if you’re looking to use a VPN from China, IPVanish won’t be your best bet.

But China is actively blocking IPVanish IP addresses, and the company now states that even a manual connection is unlikely to be successful. IPVanish used to work in China using a manual connection rather than the official IPVanish app. So if streaming over VPN is important to you, you may want to skip over both of these providers. IPVanish was able to access Netflix US and HBO Max. Using TunnelBear, we could only access Amazon Prime Video, All4, and ITV Hub. Both support streaming, but their support is limited to just a few services. Neither of these providers offers anything to write home about regarding streaming. With TunnelBear, you specify a list of websites that will go through your ISP connection instead of the VPN, so it’s a bit more limited compared to IPVanish. With IPVanish, you select which apps go through the VPN and which ones go through your ISP connection. TunnelBear supports the feature through what it calls Splitbear, and both providers have implemented the feature differently. But with IPVanish, it’s only supported on Android and FireTV. So things even out in the end.īoth providers also support split tunneling. But IPVanish supports manual configurations for Linux and routers, while TunnelBear does not. TunnelBear provides more extra features to its users, like browser extensions and ad blocking. Allowing unlimited simultaneous connections is not something you see very often. On the features front, IPVanish supports more platforms than TunnelBear and offers unlimited simultaneous connections compared to TunnelBear’s five. Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, ChromeOS, Amazon Fire TVĪd-blocking, browser extension for Chrome and Firefox It still gives you enough time to test the service, but it would be nice to see TunnelBear extend its refund policy. TunnelBear, for its part, only provides a seven-day money-back guarantee for its subscriptions. IPVanish backs all its subscriptions with a 30-day money-back guarantee – the industry standard. IPVanish’s refund window is significantly longer than what TunnelBear offers. But if you prefer shorter commitments – and many people do – then TunnelBear is the better option for you (and your wallet). So IPVanish will be easier on your wallet if you want to sign up for a longer term.

But its yearly subscription is priced lower ($47.89 vs. IPVanish charges more than TunnelBear if you sign up on a monthly basis.

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