MacPaw makes a number of utilities and applications for Mac (as well as one Windows option) such as CleanMyMac X and the aforementioned Setapp. Privacy, anonymity, and trust IDGĪs we mentioned earlier, ClearVPN was created by MacPaw, a company officially based in San Francisco, but the CEO and its development offices are in Ukraine. It should be fast enough for most uses, but if you need a high-performance service ClearVPN is not there right now. That’s still not incredible performance, but it’s acceptable and shows steady improvement.
As we said, however, ClearVPN’s updates improved performance and on the last day of testing the average was 20 percent of the base speed. In our tests over three days, ClearVPN maintained close to 10 percent of the base speed, which is dreadful. As the updates came in, performance improved, and we expect this might continue for some time as ClearVPN is a brand-new service. We tested pre-release versions of ClearVPN and received several updates during the our testing testing. You don’t want to use the Harry Potter option, for example, when trying to hide your real location from sites that aren’t Netflix. Nevertheless, be aware that your actual IP may still be visible when using some of ClearVPN’s features. This kind of fake-out is not terribly surprising since getting around Netflix’s VPN filters is something of a chore.
Interestingly, I observed some VPN trickery when I connected to Netflix for watching Harry Potter-sites such as IP Leak Test still saw my actual IP and not a VPN IP. Examples include a portal to Netflix USA, for example, and also the odd option to “Get Harry Potter on Netflix,” which connects you to a Netflix country where the movies are available. Dive into the Shortcuts tab at the top of the interface for a sense of your options. ClearVPN has its own VPN protocol for certain use cases, but it also uses OpenVPN and IKEv2.ĬlearVPN is not the best choice for power users who want more control over their connection, but it does have some interesting features for everyone else. That’s all happening in the background, with protocols and servers being decided on-the-fly, using what MacPaw calls “Dynamic Flow Technology” (DFT).ĭFT picks the best possible server for you automatically, as well as handling the protocol and encryption connections.
You also aren’t given the option to select a VPN protocol or levels of encryption. Netflix? Are you interested in Hulu, or browsing with an ad blocker? ClearVPN has numerous options for most standard use cases.ĬlearVPN’s country list is fairly small, covering only 16 countries, with no ability to drill down to specific servers or regions. Go there for details about competing products and how we tested them.Īre you just web browsing, for example, or do you want to view U.S. The interface says to the user, “tell us what you want to do and we’ll connect you to the best possible server for that purpose.” Note: This review is part of our best VPNs roundup. Every now and then, however, there are VPNs like the newly released ClearVPN from MacPaw that take a more activity-based approach. Most VPNs use the same straightforward approach: You, the user, pick from a list of countries and sometimes a list of servers, press Connect, and you’re off to the races. Business location: United States and Ukraine.P2P allowed: Yes (via the Downloads shortcut).
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