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How affiliate links work
StealthVPN is a VPN comparison and privacy research site. We do not operate a VPN service. Here is how our coverage and funding work.
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ExpressVPNExamples of services covered by our directory. Marks do not indicate enrollment, approval or a paid partnership. Image sources.
Which services are included?
Our commercial directory and comparison shortlist include VPN services with available paid affiliate programs. Services without a paid program are excluded from those options. This limits our commercial coverage; it is not a comparison of the entire VPN market. Privacy research, case files and published test references cover the same listed VPN services. Our privacy tools directory separately covers selected DNS filtering, ad blocking, password and data-removal products with available paid affiliate programs. Free/open-source VPN software is a separate resource.
Our current relationships.
Active affiliate purchase links: hide.me, PrivadoVPN, PureVPN. We may earn a commission when you buy through these links.
How the site can earn money.
After a provider approves our affiliate application, we may receive a commission when a visitor buys through a configured link. Provider buttons with an active affiliate relationship are marked as sponsored in the page markup. Program availability determines commercial inclusion. Commission rates do not change the default alphabetical order, evidence findings or published price calculations. A program being available does not mean our application has been approved. Our production home is stealthvpn.net. Only the active relationships listed above have configured affiliate purchase links; other applications have separate statuses.
Optional learning resources.
Selected guides and the software directory link to Boot.dev’s Linux course as an optional next step. These links currently go directly to the official course page without affiliate tracking. We have not reviewed the course hands-on, and a learning link is not a VPN security endorsement. Any future affiliate relationship will be disclosed beside the link.
Review publishers have their own relationships.
External reviews may contain affiliate links or other commercial relationships. Their disclosures and methods apply to their work. We link to the original so you can evaluate that context.