Private Internet Access

Private Internet Access

Private Internet Access, also called PIA, offers unlimited simultaneous VPN connections. It has native desktop, phone, and TV apps; router support uses manual configuration.

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Key facts

Ongoing free plan
No
Month-to-month
Available
Connections
Unlimited
Device support
Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux, Apple TV, Fire TV, Router
Refund policy
30 days; conditions apply
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Plans & pricing

Start with the amount billed today. A monthly equivalent on a longer plan is not a month-to-month payment.

Month to month

PIA VPN

Due today$11.95for 1 month
Renews at
$11.95 every month
Auto-renewal
On for this subscription
Connections
Unlimited
Refunds
30-day window. New subscribers only; no new refund eligibility if a new account is bought within three months after a previous refund. Request through support.

Taxes may be added at checkout; confirm your final total. Provider website.

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Checked November 14, 2026 · Official link

Longer plan

PIA VPN

Due today$47.88for 12 months

$3.99/mo equivalent

Renews at
$47.88 every year
Auto-renewal
On for this subscription
Connections
Unlimited
Refunds
30-day window. New subscribers only; no new refund eligibility if a new account is bought within three months after a previous refund. Request through support.

Taxes may be added at checkout; confirm your final total. Provider website.

Check Plans at Private Internet Access

Checked November 14, 2026 · Official link

Longer plan

PIA VPN

Due todayCheck pricefor 40 months
Renews at
$81.20 every 36 months
Auto-renewal
On for this subscription
Connections
Unlimited
Refunds
30-day window. New subscribers only; no new refund eligibility if a new account is bought within three months after a previous refund. Request through support.

Taxes may be added at checkout; confirm your final total. Provider website.

Check Plans at Private Internet Access

Checked November 14, 2026 · Official link

The discounted three-year initial total was not confirmed. Its advertised monthly equivalent is not used to reconstruct a payment amount.

Prices apply to the stated website offer and currency. App store purchases can have different billing and refund terms. Confirm your total and next charge before paying.

Apps & features

Features below come from provider documentation. Platform differences matter; these are not hands-on test results.

Windows

Native app

Protocols
WireGuard, OpenVPN (UDP), OpenVPN (TCP)
Kill switch
Supported
Split tunneling
Supported

Current desktop app offers WireGuard or OpenVPN; OpenVPN exposes UDP/TCP transport. This records available choices, not a version-independent default.

macOS

Native app

Protocols
WireGuard, OpenVPN (UDP), OpenVPN (TCP)
Kill switch
Supported — Current desktop support article documents app/IP split tunneling and required system-extension approval. Older pre-Monterey marketing text is stale. Direct and Mac App Store apps have different OS requirements.
Split tunneling
Supported — Current desktop support article documents app/IP split tunneling and required system-extension approval. Older pre-Monterey marketing text is stale. Direct and Mac App Store apps have different OS requirements.

Current desktop support article documents app/IP split tunneling and required system-extension approval. Older pre-Monterey marketing text is stale. Direct and Mac App Store apps have different OS requirements. Current desktop app offers WireGuard or OpenVPN; OpenVPN exposes UDP/TCP transport. This records available choices, not a version-independent default.

iPhone & iPad

Native app

Protocols
WireGuard, OpenVPN (UDP), OpenVPN (TCP)
Kill switch
Supported — Current support describes a reconnect-only VPN Kill Switch; it does not protect a deliberate manual disconnect. App-based split tunneling was not established.
Split tunneling
not-verified — Current support describes a reconnect-only VPN Kill Switch; it does not protect a deliberate manual disconnect. App-based split tunneling was not established.

Current support describes a reconnect-only VPN Kill Switch; it does not protect a deliberate manual disconnect. App-based split tunneling was not established. Current September 2026 iOS support lists WireGuard and OpenVPN, plus Automatic selection. Its current protocol list does not list IKEv2/IPsec; do not carry over older iOS protocol tables.

Android

Native app

Protocols
WireGuard, OpenVPN (UDP), OpenVPN (TCP)
Kill switch
os-managed — Use Android system Always-on VPN / block-without-VPN controls for kill-switch behavior. App exclusion is separate from desktop routing.
Split tunneling
Supported — Use Android system Always-on VPN / block-without-VPN controls for kill-switch behavior. App exclusion is separate from desktop routing.

Use Android system Always-on VPN / block-without-VPN controls for kill-switch behavior. App exclusion is separate from desktop routing. Current Android setup guide lists WireGuard and OpenVPN; current troubleshooting instructions document OpenVPN transport settings in Android. Automatic is a selector, not another protocol.

Other devices & setup methods

Linux

Native app

Protocols
WireGuard, OpenVPN (UDP), OpenVPN (TCP)
Kill switch
Supported
Split tunneling
Supported

Current desktop app offers WireGuard or OpenVPN; OpenVPN exposes UDP/TCP transport. This records available choices, not a version-independent default.

Apple TV

Native app

Protocols
Check the app’s current protocol list
Kill switch
not-verified — Native app requires tvOS 17+. Desktop kill-switch/split-tunneling parity was not established.
Split tunneling
not-verified — Native app requires tvOS 17+. Desktop kill-switch/split-tunneling parity was not established.

Native app requires tvOS 17+. Desktop kill-switch/split-tunneling parity was not established.

Fire TV

Native app

Protocols
Check the app’s current protocol list
Kill switch
not-verified — Native Fire TV/Fire Stick app; current support lists Fire OS 6+.
Split tunneling
not-verified — Native Fire TV/Fire Stick app; current support lists Fire OS 6+.

Native Fire TV/Fire Stick app; current support lists Fire OS 6+.

Router

Manual configuration

Protocols
Check the app’s current protocol list
Kill switch
not-verified — Manual OpenVPN only according to current router support article; compatible firmware/hardware is required. No native PIA router application is implied.
Split tunneling
not-verified — Manual OpenVPN only according to current router support article; compatible firmware/hardware is required. No native PIA router application is implied.

Manual OpenVPN only according to current router support article; compatible firmware/hardware is required. No native PIA router application is implied.

Privacy & audits

This section describes the provider’s published policy and available audit evidence. It is not an independent test of how the service handles your data.

Who operates the service

PIA Private Internet Access, Inc. operates the service from United States.

No-usage-logs policy concerns VPN traffic/session records, not all account or website data. Email/payment/account and support records may be processed. Website/chat cookies, support ticket content and payment-processor data are described separately.

Read the privacy policy ↗

What the audit covers

Deloitte Audit SRL (Romania) · 2025-12-19: IT-system configurations and supporting IT operations; sampled VPN/distribution server controls, user-access/change/configuration/incident processes, and the no-logging safeguards description including dedicated-IP authentication separation. Public report linked from a terms/acknowledgement landing page. Original report read via browser research; not republished here.

An audit concerns the systems and period described in its scope. It does not establish that a service can never log data or that every app behaves identically.

How to read an audit

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Sources & corrections

Provider documentation checked November 14, 2026. Prices and features can change.

  1. Private Internet Access: audit 2025 ↗
  2. Private Internet Access: audit gate ↗
  3. Private Internet Access: audit report ↗
  4. Private Internet Access: pricing ↗
  5. Private Internet Access: privacy ↗
  6. Private Internet Access: terms ↗
  7. Private Internet Access: android current ↗
  8. Private Internet Access: apps ↗
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  1. Private Internet Access: desktop settings ↗
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  5. Private Internet Access: split desktop ↗
  6. Private Internet Access: split marketing ↗
  7. Private Internet Access: trial ↗
  8. Private Internet Access: protocols and app support ↗
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