Affiliate disclosure

Tunnelwise is free to read, and part of how we cover the cost of running it is affiliate commissions. When we link to a VPN provider, that link is sometimes an affiliate link, meaning if you sign up after clicking it we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. We think you deserve to know exactly how that works.

How our links work

Affiliate links on this site go through a simple redirect (a /go/ link) so they're easy to identify, and they carry the standard "sponsored nofollow" tag search engines expect. We label them inline wherever they appear, rather than hiding them, so you always know when a link is one we might earn from. Plenty of our outbound links are not affiliate links at all — they point to sources, provider documentation, or providers we rate that don't run an affiliate programme.

The rule that keeps us honest

A commission never changes what we say. We deliberately recommend providers that pay us nothing — Mullvad and Windscribe among them — when they're the honest answer, precisely because that's how you can tell the advice isn't for sale. What earns a mention here is evidence: modern protocols, a real kill switch, and above all an independent, dated no-logs audit. We also don't publish a ranked "best VPN" list, which removes most of the incentive to tilt one.

Prices and details change

VPN pricing shifts constantly and is often region- and term-specific, so we avoid quoting exact live prices; always check the current price on the provider's own site before you buy. If you'd rather not use our links at all, you can simply visit any provider directly — it costs you nothing either way, and this site works the same.