Open proxy is mostly unstable, slow, doesn’t last for a long time and it requires manual configuration of the specific software to use the proxy. VPN would be a better choice because it is stable, fast and would automatically redirect all of your connections from your computer to the VPN without changing any settings. However, most of the VPNs out there are paid services that are commonly being used to protect the users data from being intercepted or hijacked at public wi-fi hotspots through encryption. They too offer money back guarantee which means you will have make payment first via paypal or credit/debit card and inform them within the guarantee period that you’re unhappy with their services.
Good news is I have searched for VPN companies that offers free VPN trial accounts without making an upfront payment and briefly tested them to make sure that it is working. Most of the time you will just need to sign up for a free account, verify it by clicking on the activation link from your email and follow the given instructions to connect to their VPN for free. I hope that this will be a great resource for people who wants to quickly use a VPN to change their IP address without wasting time in searching and testing.
1. CactusVPN
Protocol: OpenVPN, PPTP, L2TP, Proxy
Expiry/Bandwidth Limit: 24 hours after account creation
VPN Server Location: US, UK, Netherlands
Steps: Register account, download software, install and connect.
Restrictions: None
2. ibVPN
Protocol: OpenVPN, PPTP, L2TP, SSTP
Expiry/Bandwidth Limit: 2 hours after account creation
VPN Server Location: US, UK, Netherlands, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, France, Luxembourg
Steps: Register account, download software, install and connect.
Restrictions: None
3. etteGo
Protocol: L2TP
Expiry/Bandwidth Limit: After 512MB bandwidth usage
VPN Server Location: US, Netherlands, Canada, Ukraine, Latvia
Steps: Enter email address, activation account from email, download software or manually setup L2TP connection.
Restrictions: None
4. SecurityKISS
Protocol: OpenVPN, PPTP, L2TP
Expiry/Bandwidth Limit: 300MB usage per day with NO EXPIRY
VPN Server Location: US, UK, France, Germany
Steps: Download and install. To use PPTP or L2TP, provide email to receive the individually generated configuration.
Restrictions: Capped speed, no games, email clients, voip or video chats, and video/music streams.
Protocol: L2TP
Expiry/Bandwidth Limit: NONE
VPN Server Location: US
Steps: Download and install.
Restrictions: Display advertisements on top of web browser
6. CyberGhost
Protocol: OpenVPN
Expiry/Bandwidth Limit: 1GB per month with NO EXPIRY
VPN Server Location: Germany
Steps: Download, install and create account. Optionally get a 1 month free premium trial by providing email.
Restrictions: Involve a lot of steps in setting up which can be a bit confusing. Auto 6 hours disconnection and download speed limited to 2Mbps.
7. proXPN
Protocol: OpenVPN
Expiry/Bandwidth Limit: NONE
VPN Server Location: US
Steps: Download, install software, create account and activate account from email.
Restrictions: Speed limited to 300Kbps and initially forwards you to upgrade your plan to premium then wait 10 seconds to get to your site.
8. HideIPVPN
Protocol: OpenVPN, PPTP, L2TP
Expiry/Bandwidth Limit: 3 hours after account creation
VPN Server Location: US, UK, Netherlands, Germany
Steps: Create account from website, download software and check email for login information
Restrictions: NONE
9. vpnjack
Protocol: PPTP
Expiry/Bandwidth Limit: 24 hours after account creation OR after 10 minutes of usage
VPN Server Location: US
Steps: Click a button to generate and display account information
Restrictions: Unable to load any websites for the first few minutes after connection.
10. GlobalVPN
Protocol: PPTP
Expiry/Bandwidth Limit: After 30 minutes of usage
VPN Server Location: Netherlands
Steps: Create account from website, check email to activate account
Restrictions: Speed limited to 9KBps. During testing, I was unable to connect to VPN.
11. inCloak
Protocol: OpenVPN, PPTP, L2TP
Expiry/Bandwidth Limit: 24 hours after account creation
VPN Server Location: US, UK, Russia, Korea, Germany, Poland, Turkey, Hungary, Ukraine, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Sweden, Latvia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Czech Republic, Indonesia, New Zealand, Finland
Steps: Enter email, check email to get code and enter code in VPN page to get the configurations.
Restrictions: NONE
12. VPN Solution
Protocol: PPTP
Expiry/Bandwidth Limit: 48 hours after account creation
VPN Server Location: US
Steps: Fill up form and redirected to a page with instructions
Restrictions: Auto disconnect every 3 minutes
13. TorVPN
Protocol: OpenVPN
Expiry/Bandwidth Limit: 1GB per month with NO EXPIRY
VPN Server Location: Hungary
Steps: Create account, activate via email, install OpenVPN and copy files to OpenVPN config folder.
Restrictions: Account auto deactivated if idle for 7 days
14. Free VPN Today
Protocol: PPTP
Expiry/Bandwidth Limit: NONE
VPN Server Location: US
Steps: Move slider using your mouse and click Get VPN info button.
Restrictions: Password are changed every 24 to 72 hours
15. USAIP
Protocol: PPTP, L2TP, SSTP
Expiry/Bandwidth Limit: NONE
VPN Server Location: US, UK, Netherlands, China, Germany, Hungary, Pakistan, Sweden, Ukraine
Steps: Download software, login using demo account and select server to connect
Restrictions: Auto disconnect every 7 minutes and speed capped at 200Kbps
16. Spotflux
Protocol: OpenVPN
Expiry/Bandwidth Limit: NONE
VPN Server Location: US
Steps: Download, install and connect
Restrictions: Software runs on Java
17. Tigervpns
Protocol: PPTP, L2TP
Expiry/Bandwidth Limit: After 100MB bandwidth usage
VPN Server Location: US, UK, Japan
Steps: Register and download software. Optionally activate account via email to get full 100MB or else only 10MB.
Restrictions: NONE
18. PRIVATE WiFi
Protocol: OpenVPN
Expiry/Bandwidth Limit: 3 days after account creation
VPN Server Location: US, UK, Netherlands, Singapore
Steps: Enter email, download software and install
Restrictions: NONE
