Bitdefender VPN Review: Fast and Affordable Privacy
Bitdefender VPN Review: Fast and Affordable Privacy
Bitdefender VPN 评测：快速且实惠的隐私保护
WIRE Extremely low price for the first year of service. Easy-to-use apps for Windows, MacOS, iOS, and Android. Competitive network speeds and server availability in over 100 countries. 优点 首年服务价格极低。适用于 Windows、MacOS、iOS 和 Android 的易用应用程序。网络速度具有竞争力，且在 100 多个国家/地区提供服务器。
TIRED No TV client or Linux support. Lacks the most advanced privacy features. Pricing is less attractive after the first year. 缺点 没有电视客户端或 Linux 支持。缺乏最先进的隐私功能。首年过后的价格吸引力下降。
The internet is thick with VPN services. So thick, in fact, that it can feel a bit suspicious—and send you running back toward more familiar companies. Bitdefender takes advantage of that with a solid, easy-to-use VPN that offers a great deal on the first year of service. Bitdefender VPN isn’t geared toward the most privacy conscious users, but it does the job if you want a VPN to get around geo-location barriers or browse securely on open Wi-FI networks. 互联网上充斥着各种 VPN 服务。事实上，由于选择太多，反而让人感到有些可疑，从而促使你转而投向更熟悉的品牌。Bitdefender 正是利用了这一点，提供了一款稳健且易于使用的 VPN，并在首年服务上提供了极具吸引力的优惠。Bitdefender VPN 并非针对最注重隐私的用户，但如果你只是想通过 VPN 绕过地理位置限制，或在公共 Wi-Fi 网络上安全浏览，它完全能够胜任。
Free Available, Though You’ll Really Want to Pay 提供免费版，但你可能更倾向于付费
Bitdefender technically offers a free VPN option, but it’s limited. The software heavily pushes you toward a subscription (you’d likely not even realize a free option exists unless you back out of several prompts). Free users can only access automatically selected servers and are capped at 200 MB of data per day. 从技术上讲，Bitdefender 确实提供免费的 VPN 选项，但功能有限。该软件会极力引导你订阅付费服务（除非你拒绝多个提示，否则你甚至可能意识不到免费选项的存在）。免费用户只能访问自动选择的服务器，且每天的数据流量上限为 200 MB。
That means you’ll mostly need to purchase a subscription to Bitdefender Premium VPN, which is positioned as the entry-level tier in a range of security services. You can upgrade to Premium Security, which adds an antivirus and password manager, or to Ultimate Security, which adds digital ID protection and dark-web monitoring (among other features). Bitdefender VPN is included in all tiers and works the same across all tiers. 这意味着你基本上需要购买 Bitdefender Premium VPN 的订阅，它被定位为一系列安全服务中的入门级产品。你可以升级到 Premium Security（增加杀毒软件和密码管理器），或升级到 Ultimate Security（增加数字身份保护和暗网监控等功能）。Bitdefender VPN 包含在所有层级中，且在各层级中的功能表现一致。
In other words, there’s really just two tiers of VPN service: Bitdefender VPN Free and Bitdefender VPN Premium. Bitdefender’s additional offerings add other services but don’t add anything to the VPN service itself. 换句话说，VPN 服务实际上只有两个层级：Bitdefender VPN 免费版和 Bitdefender VPN 高级版。Bitdefender 的其他产品增加了额外的服务，但并没有为 VPN 服务本身增加任何功能。
If you stick with the VPN alone, you’ll pay $35 for the first year and $70 after the first year (as of June 2026). That comes out to $2.92 per month for the first year and $5.83 per month after the first year. This is generally competitive. NordVPN, ProtonVPN, and Surfshark are currently more expensive for the first year, though ProtonVPN and Surfshark become less expensive after the first year. Bitdefender provides a 30-day refund policy, though you’ll have to reach out to the company over email to use it. 如果你只选择 VPN 服务，首年费用为 35 美元，之后每年 70 美元（截至 2026 年 6 月）。这意味着首年每月仅需 2.92 美元，之后每月 5.83 美元。这在市场上通常具有竞争力。NordVPN、ProtonVPN 和 Surfshark 目前的首年价格更贵，尽管 ProtonVPN 和 Surfshark 在首年过后的价格更低。Bitdefender 提供 30 天退款政策，但你需要通过电子邮件联系公司才能申请。
One wrinkle to Bitdefender’s pricing is the lack of monthly or multiyear options. It’s yearly or bust. This is unusual; most competitors let users pay more for a monthly subscription. The first-year price is so low that I can mostly forgive this, but if you just want a month of service, Bitdefender isn’t for you. Bitdefender 定价的一个问题是缺乏月度或多年订阅选项。它只有年度订阅。这很不寻常；大多数竞争对手都允许用户支付更高的费用来选择月度订阅。首年价格非常低，我基本上可以原谅这一点，但如果你只需要一个月的服务，Bitdefender 并不适合你。
The Premium VPN allows connections from up to 10 devices, and the VPN network has locations in over 100 countries. These figures aren’t mind-blowing (ProtonVPN, for example, allows as many connections and has servers in almost 150 countries), but Bitdefender VPN offers a level of service that’s competitive with other leaders in the VPN market. 高级版 VPN 允许最多 10 台设备连接，其 VPN 网络覆盖 100 多个国家/地区。这些数据并不惊人（例如，ProtonVPN 允许相同数量的连接，且在近 150 个国家/地区设有服务器），但 Bitdefender VPN 提供的服务水平在 VPN 市场中足以与其他领先者竞争。
A Focus on Ease of Use 专注于易用性
Bitdefender VPN’s app experience is probably its greatest asset. The software client, which is available on Windows, MacOS, iOS, and Android, offers a clean interface that is similar across platforms. The core feature—connected to a VPN—is handled with a power button, with additional options generally tucked into settings menus. A kill switch is also front and center. Bitdefender VPN 的应用体验可能是其最大的资产。该软件客户端适用于 Windows、MacOS、iOS 和 Android，提供了一个在各平台上保持一致的简洁界面。核心功能（连接 VPN）通过一个电源按钮即可完成，其他选项通常隐藏在设置菜单中。终止开关（Kill Switch）也位于显眼位置。
I like that Bitdefender provides some useful information, too. This includes total connection time, total volume of data, IP address, and tally of ads and trackers blocked. Besides offering some assurance the VPN is working, it can be handy if you’re on a data-limited connection and want to keep an eye on your total usage. 我喜欢 Bitdefender 提供的一些实用信息。这包括总连接时间、总数据量、IP 地址以及拦截的广告和跟踪器数量。除了能让你确信 VPN 正在工作外，如果你使用的是流量受限的网络，监控总使用量也非常方便。
When it comes to features, Bitdefender VPN mostly sticks to the essentials. It offers a couple VPN protocol options (OpenVPN and WireGuard). It provides anti-tracking and ad-blocking features. It offers several levels of auto-connection, including auto-connect on use of user-defined applications. You also have split-tunneling, which lets you give certain websites permission to bypass the VPN. The VPN network supports single or double-hop connections. 在功能方面，Bitdefender VPN 主要坚持基础需求。它提供几种 VPN 协议选项（OpenVPN 和 WireGuard）。它提供反跟踪和广告拦截功能。它提供多种自动连接级别，包括在使用用户定义的应用程序时自动连接。你还可以使用拆分隧道功能，允许特定网站绕过 VPN。该 VPN 网络支持单跳或双跳连接。
There are a few things missing, however. Bitdefender VPN doesn’t support Linux and doesn’t have apps for devices such as smart TVs. You also won’t find a static IP option or port-forwarding options, which will be an issue if you need to use a VPN while also maintaining a specific, static network address. 然而，它也缺少一些东西。Bitdefender VPN 不支持 Linux，也没有智能电视等设备的应用程序。你也不会找到静态 IP 选项或端口转发选项，如果你需要在保持特定静态网络地址的同时使用 VPN，这会是个问题。
Even so, Bitdefender VPN’s software and feature set is solid. It’s easy to use, offers the most desired features, and provides a long list of locations. It’s a good choice for an everyday user who wants to use a VPN without becoming an expert on the subject. 即便如此，Bitdefender VPN 的软件和功能集依然稳健。它易于使用，提供了最需要的功能，并拥有长长的服务器位置列表。对于那些想使用 VPN 又不想成为技术专家的普通用户来说，这是一个不错的选择。
Not the Fastest, but Fast Enough 不是最快的，但足够快
I expect a paid VPN service to deliver speeds high enough that a user on a typical home internet connection won’t notice a performance penalty when the VPN is enabled. Bitdefender meets that standard. 我期望付费 VPN 服务能提供足够高的速度，让普通家庭宽带用户在开启 VPN 时感觉不到性能下降。Bitdefender 达到了这一标准。
I tested Bitdefender VPN in several situations, at home and away, and found that using the VPN reduced average download speeds by only 14 percent, and average upload speeds by just 13 percent. These results were obtained using the WireGuard protocol. 我在家中和户外等多种情况下测试了 Bitdefender VPN，发现使用该 VPN 后，平均下载速度仅下降了 14%，平均上传速度仅下降了 13%。这些结果是在使用 WireGuard 协议时获得的。
At home, where I have a Wi-Fi network connected to a fiber internet service, I saw download speeds up to 480 Mbps while using Bitdefender VPN. My peak download speed without a VPN in use averages around 550 Mbps. I also saw high speeds in real-world situations; Steam delivered network speeds up 490 Mbps. At that speed, a 50-GB game will download in just under 15 minutes. 在家中，我使用连接到光纤宽带的 Wi-Fi 网络，在使用 Bitdefender VPN 时下载速度达到了 480 Mbps。在不使用 VPN 的情况下，我的峰值下载速度平均约为 550 Mbps。在实际应用中我也看到了很高的速度；Steam 的下载速度达到了 490 Mbps。以这个速度，下载一个 50 GB 的游戏只需不到 15 分钟。
Bitdefender VPN was reliable in my time using it, as well. I didn’t experience any connection drop-outs or periods of unusually slow performance. These are solid results, though not the best. 在我使用期间，Bitdefender VPN 的表现也很可靠。我没有遇到任何连接中断或性能异常缓慢的情况。这些结果很扎实，虽然不是最好的。