October 30, 2024 — Today, Brave is excited to announce major updates for its built-in VPN service. Desktop and mobile users will see new features, more servers, a streamlined UI, and more subscription options once they update to the latest version of Brave.
Since first launching in 2020, Brave Firewall + VPN has become Brave’s most popular premium feature. Brave’s browser-native VPN is easily accessible to the Brave browser’s 70M+ users, and has seen exponential growth, with thousands of new users now trying the service each day. Last year, we also began offering Brave VPN on desktop devices, and offering cross-device subscriptions (where one subscription covered multiple devices, regardless of operating system). This flexibility, combined with fast connection speeds and the ease of using a VPN that’s built directly into the browser (and therefore does not require a separate app) was a clear benefit for users.
Now, Brave is landing a slew of great updates to its already strong VPN service, including:
Cost-saving annual subscriptions (already available for mobile users) are now available for desktop users as well, as is a totally redesigned account portal for desktop users
Hundreds of new servers, placed across more than 40 countries and regions, allowing for faster connection speeds and better service connections
A streamlined server-selection interface, allowing users to select servers at the city level
Expanded device coverage, with 1 subscription now covering up to 10 total devices, across Android, iOS, and desktop
The completion of phase two of an independent security audit (via Assured), including a verified no-logs policy
Brave offers the best privacy and native ad blocking of any major browser today. By default, the Brave browser blocks trackers, fingerprinting attempts, third-party cookies, and those annoying cookie-consent popups on any webpage you visit. Brave VPN extends the privacy and security to any app on your device, even outside the Brave browser. It blocks trackers and encrypts every connection to the Web, and allows users to access their favorite content even while traveling.
Brave VPN can also help if you’re on a new or public Wi-Fi network. It can hide traffic from internet service providers (ISPs) and other network surveillance, and offer fast connection speeds anywhere in the world.
Together, Brave browser + Brave VPN offer the best privacy & ad blocking browser/VPN combo on the market today. Today’s announcement of new features and upgrades build on the strengths established by Brave VPN since it was first introduced 4 years ago:
Seamless, browser-native access
Protection across your entire device, even outside the browser
High connection speeds
WireGuard and IKEV2 support
DNS leak protection
Unlimited data/bandwidth
Cross-platform coverage across desktop and mobile (Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows)
Free trials, and simple payment plans for both monthly and annual subscriptions
Additionally (and uniquely) Brave VPN uses an unlinkable purchase token for users who buy subscriptions. This property of unlinkability means that Brave doesn’t know when you’re using the VPN, which only enhances the privacy of using Brave VPN over another VPN provider.
Brave VPN users who update to the latest version of Brave will get all of the core benefits detailed above, plus a ton of new features and subscription options.
New servers and server-selection interface
Brave VPN now offers hundreds of servers to choose from, across more than 40 countries and regions. Additionally, VPN users will also see a streamlined server-selection interface, allowing them to select a server down to the city level.
Cover more devices with a single, low-cost subscription
Brave already offered great device-level coverage, with 1 subscription covering up to 5 devices, regardless of platform. Now we’ve doubled that coverage at no change in cost: 1 subscription ($9.99 / month or $99.99 / year) covers up to 10 total devices across Android, iOS, and desktop.
Adding a device to an existing subscription is easy. Just visit the secure account.brave.com portal and follow the instructions to connect more devices.
Annual subscriptions for desktop users, and a redesigned account portal
Speaking of the secure Brave account portal, it recently received a full redesign. This redesign makes it even easier to manage a Brave VPN subscription, or a subscription to any other Brave premium product (Brave’s Leo AI assistant, ad-free Brave Search Premium, or Brave Talk with moderator controls and no caller limits).
In addition to a redesign, the new account portal also now offers desktop users the option to buy an annual VPN subscription.
New no-logs policy and independent security audit
Brave VPN is powered by Guardian—providers of one of the best personal Firewall/VPN solutions on the market today—in close partnership with Brave’s engineering team. Brave VPN has never stored log files or used tracking cookies to provide the service—one of the great benefits of Brave VPN is we couldn’t store connection or browsing data, because we didn’t collect that data in the first place.
Now, Guardian completed two important phases of work to add even more security to these policies:
The no-logs policy has now been verified by an independent third party
Together, this work provides clear documentation of Guardian’s (and thus Brave’s) security, and even more trust in its service.
Getting started with the new Brave VPN is easy. Once you’ve updated to the latest version of Brave, you can easily start a 7-day free trial.
On desktop click the VPN button in the Brave browser’s address bar, and click Start free trial.
On mobile open the Brave settings menu ("…" on iOS, or “⋮” on Android) and toggle on Brave VPN.
Anyone can try Brave VPN free for 7 days. Subscriptions are available for $9.99 per month, or $99.99 per year, and can be canceled at any time.
In the coming weeks, we’ll continue to expand with new servers in even more locations around the world. Additionally, we have more features and payment options planned. Keep an eye on the Brave blog to learn more.
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