In one word, the answer is a resounding “no.”
Let’s see why that is.
Avirtual private networkis supposed to spoof your location and protect you while doing so.
AtlasVPN passes this fundamental test, but it seems content to stay there, offering little else.
For example, at first glance of its desktop tool, the interface looks pretty good.
It’s a little likeNamecheap’s FastVPN, which in this case is not a bad thing.
It also has apps forMac,iPhone/iPad, andAndroid, as well asAndroid TVandFire TV.
It also boasts aLinux client, but it runs only via the command line.
However, actually using this good-looking interface is just a chore.
It doesn’t seem to react very well, for one.
Sometimes it works with a single click, sometimes you’re gonna wanna double click.
Also, the connection graphic bugs out a lot.
However, disconnecting is another issue.
Thankfully, there aren’t too many, the biggest one is AtlasVPN’s streaming servers.
However, I tried several of them and only one got through.
However, if the VPN is doing its work, there shouldn’t be a problem.
The upshot is that AtlasVPN doesn’t make a great impression.
These kinds of shenanigans set the tone for AtlasVPN’s pricing.
That’s a shame, really, because it doesn’t really need to resort to such tactics.
AtlasVPN is pretty cheap, overall.
That’s a pretty good price and even cheaper thanSurfshark or NordVPN, to name just two examples.
AtlasVPN hides it on another page, which is not a good look.
Another thing I’m also not a fan of is that AtlasVPN maintains different pricing structures for different countries.
That’s just $1.99 per month, a bit cheaper than the $2.05 per month Americans pay.
That seems a lot fairer to me.
Minor gripes aside, AtlasVPN’s free plan is okay.
Below are the results of my first test.
My afternoon readings were actually worse.
Taken around lunchtime, all of them lost significantly to my base speed of around 90Mbps.
Israel just got 10Mbps, for example, and Britain only 6Mbps.
AtlasVPN Security
When it comes to security, I’m a little less impressed with AtlasVPN.
In fact, AtlasVPN only offers two: WireGuard and IKEv2.
AtlasVPN gets some things right, there’s no doubt about that.
However, the overall picture is simply incomplete.
If you ask me, I say give AtlasVPN a pass until it gets a major upgrade.
