Encrypt.meReviews of encrypt.me

Flawless protection. Thanks!

I have had a few glitches but nothing that would cause me to lower my rating. I do wish this platform could be used for PC or Mac

After several years of mostly trouble-free use of Encrypt.me, I decided to try something different. After trying out two highly recommended competitors, I returned to Encrypt.me for the simple reason that it is more reliable and more automated than either of the other two were. I figured all good VPNs would auto-reconnect and have the concept of trusted networks. Turns out, no.

I have had encrpt and cloak for a long time. Encrypt is keeping me from using my IPHONE X on a hotel untrusted network. AM NOT PLEASED.

Not great on captive networks -- I can maybe connect 50% of the time without having to turn off my VPN, connect to the network, turn on the VPN again, hope it works on the first try, etc. I've also been forced to reinstall the certificate more than once as part of this dance. Overall, Encrypt.me is becoming more hassle than it's worth.

I’m in my fifth year of using this service, having first signed up in 2015. Over the years, there have been periods when it worked better and others when it worked less well, but it’s been working just fine during the last few years. My problem is that my environment is evolving beyond the vendor's capabilities: most importantly, the lack of a Linux client. Both my laptop and my NAS are running Linux variants, which means that I have to find a solution which will support those platforms, in addition to the Mac OS and iOS devices which I’ve mostly used when I’ve been traveling and forced to use public Wi-Fi networks. As my world evolves toward a private cloud model based on the NAS, I need secure, encrypted remote access to that server as much or more than I do when I use commercial cloud services. I can get that from OpenVPN, but not from encrypt.me; at least not now.

I am generally happy with Encrypt.me. My only issues are some slow connection times while overseas. Also, locally I find it falls out from time to time. This means I need to be aware it is connected as it doesn’t always apply automatically. It’s no major issue; it just means being aware and manually connecting if using wifi outside of the home. Otherwise, I’m happy.

Sometimes VPN is not available. I need to be able to rely on it and this is not acceptable.