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Mainstream VPN, United States · PIA Private Internet Access, Inc. (Kape Technologies) · Last checked November 2026

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Private Internet Access (PIA) is provided by PIA Private Internet Access, Inc. under Colorado law, and has belonged to Kape Technologies since a 2019 deal reported at $95.5 million. Being American sounds bad for a privacy product, but PIA's no-logs claim has been tested where it counts: in a 2016 FBI case, a subpoena to its then owner produced only that the IP addresses were on the US east coast, and in a 2018 federal hacking trial its general counsel testified that it keeps no activity logs.

Deloitte Audit Romania has reviewed its setup three times under ISAE 3000, most recently completing in December 2025, though the full reports go to customers rather than being published openly. Its apps are open source, it allows unlimited devices, P2P is allowed on every server, and port forwarding is offered on selected servers, which matters for torrenting now that Mullvad and IVPN have dropped it.

On price it is one of the cheapest long plans here, as listed on Nov 12, 2026, with a 30-day refund for new subscribers. There's no free plan. See it against NordVPN in NordVPN vs PIA, and in our torrenting roundup.

The facts

Price & refund

As listed on Nov 12, 2026 (promos change): $2.03 a month on the 3-year plan with 4 extra months, auto-renewing at $81.20 every 3 years; $3.99 a month on the 1-year plan ($47.88 a year, renewing at $47.88); or $11.95 month to month. The 30-day money-back guarantee covers new subscribers only, the request must be made within 30 days of the first purchase, and you lose eligibility if you buy a new account within three months of a refund. Purchases through Apple, Google Play, gift cards or third-party deal sites are refunded by that seller, and the iOS App Store listing advertises a 7-day free trial.^[1][2][3]

Owner & jurisdiction

The service is provided by PIA Private Internet Access, Inc., and its terms are governed by Colorado law with disputes going to Denver County courts. PIA was founded in 2010 under London Trust Media by Andrew Lee. Kape Technologies, the former Crossrider and also owner of CyberGhost and ExpressVPN, announced its purchase of PIA in November 2019 in a deal reported at $95.5 million.^[2][4][5]

No-logs audits

Deloitte Audit Romania has reviewed PIA three times under ISAE 3000 (Revised). The first checked server configurations as of June 30, 2022, a point-in-time check that they matched PIA's privacy policy and were not designed to identify users. A 2024 review added incident management and the token-based dedicated IP system, and a third review, completed December 19, 2025, covered VPN and distribution servers, access control and change management, with Deloitte saying nothing came to its attention that contradicted PIA's description. The full reports are given to customers, not published openly.^[6][7][8][9]

Breaches & incidents

In a 2016 FBI bomb-hoax case against Preston McWaters, the complaint says a subpoena to PIA's then owner London Trust Media yielded only that the IP addresses used were from the US east coast. In the 2018 hacking trial of Ross Colby in San Jose federal court, PIA's general counsel testified that PIA keeps no logs of customers' internet activity. In July 2016 PIA said Russian authorities had seized some of its Russian servers; it shut its Russian gateways, rotated certificates and said no data was compromised because it logs none. Its Q4 2025 transparency report lists 30 legal requests, none of which produced user data.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Protocols & free plan

PIA offers WireGuard and OpenVPN, plus an obfuscation option and multi-hop through an extra proxy, and says its apps are 100% open source. Port forwarding is available on selected servers (on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android), and P2P is allowed on every server. There is no free plan; the pricing page points to the 30-day money-back guarantee instead.^{[14][15][16][1]}

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