Private Internet Access
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
2warn against
Dec 13, 2025first mention
Sep 10, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“PIA or Proton for a port forwardable VPN.”
“Managed to get up and running quickly with this and https://github.com/pia-foss/manual-connections for Private Internet Access.”
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Caveats and dissent
“I moved away from PIA in the past”
“PIA it’s one of the least trustworthy VPNs, highly recommend getting a different one.”
Often compared with
Threads where it came up
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All comments 6
“PIA or Proton for a port forwardable VPN.”
“Managed to get up and running quickly with this and https://github.com/pia-foss/manual-connections for Private Internet Access.”
“Private Internet Access”
“I moved away from PIA in the past”
“PIA and nordvpn work fine for me.”
“PIA it’s one of the least trustworthy VPNs, highly recommend getting a different one.”