Atlas VPN has announced that it will be shutting down its services on April 24, 2024, due to rising costs and the challenges that arise from the highly competitive VPN market.
Atlas VPN was a relatively new player in the field that attempted to capture the “budget” VPN audience, offering good services at a low cost. Our Atlas VPN review praised it for the WireGuard protocol support, streaming services compatibility, additional privacy-enhancing features, unlimited simultaneous connections, and user-friendly app interface.
On the negative side, the product did not offer an extensive server network, so connectivity options were limited, and there was no support for routers. Additionally, Altas VPN was based in the United States, which raised concerns about the company’s ability to provide data protection assurances to its users.
It seems the strategy didn’t work out for Atlas VPN after all, and the product will be sunset late next month.
“After extensive deliberation and evaluation of our long-term business strategy, we have made the difficult decision to sunset Atlas VPN on April 24,” reads the announcement.
“Despite our best efforts and the incredible support of our users, we’ve encountered insurmountable challenges. These include rapidly advancing technological demands, a highly competitive market, and the escalating costs of providing top-tier services. These factors have led us to conclude that continuing to operate Atlas VPN is not sustainable in the long term.”
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To provide uninterrupted, secure VPN services for all users with an active subscription at Atlas VPN, the company is partnering with NordVPN, which will take them up. All current users will be automatically transferred to NordVPN for the remainder of their subscription period and enjoy the equivalent add-ons they paid for on the premium tier.
Those who had activated the “auto-renewal” option on their Atlas VPN subscription will have that feature disabled, as all accounts will be closed and no longer accessible by April 25, 2024.
AtlasVPN says it will securely transfer to NordVPN only subscription information and the email address users used to register at the service, so there’s no risk of data exposure from the process. Those wishing to opt-out, however, may still contact the support team until April 22 and ask for their exemption.
NordVPN is a much larger and established VPN provider, and an overall better product with a vast server network, excellent support, and an audited no-logs policy, so existing Atlas VPN users should anticipate this transition as a positive move for their privacy.
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I find the now woke word challenging incredibly annoying and overused. Nobody wants to say difficultly anymore. Gotta love toxic positivity.
I also think Nord is overrated too and has worse than mediocre technical support. I agree about Surf Shark but worth consideration is Windscribe.
literally no one mentioned woke until you mentioned it. Your comment is so weird to just randomly mention woke on something that has nothing to do with being “woke”.
I agree with you about Nord being too flashy ( too many ads about them )
As for Surfshark, I do not see many ads about their product compared to Nord.
I tried Surf for a month, but went back to another vpn that I had been using a few months before.
At the end of the day, it all depends on how you have your desktop, laptop and other devices set up.
Some people prefer using Google Chrome for their web browsing and other things.
Others will use Mozilla Firefox ( modified to be more private and secure ) combined with other apps.
Then, there are some that will prefer using other apps, operating systems and web browsers.
Even with the use of a vpn, if your devices are not set up properly to be
more private and secure, your ip address and other personal information can leak online.
As for vpn providers, most people go with
what fits best with their budget and needs. ( stream, torrent, etc )
I have tried most of the vpn providers listed on here
and the ones that get recommended a lot on reddit.
However, based on my budget and needs,
Airvpn, Pia, Hide.me and Torguard . . . are good enough for me.
Pia and Hide.me are affordable for most people.
Torguard, if you have promo codes, the prices drop by 50 % .
Air has sales near Christmas, Easter, etc. making plans even more affordable.
Thanks for the suggestions! Just checked and they are all looking good in terms of pricing.
You are very welcome 🙂
If you are a Linux user,
you could have a look at this section
[url]https://restoreprivacy.com/vpn/best/linux/[/url]
I made a list of vpn providers that have a GUI app for Linux.
That way, users can use the command lines, CLI or the GUI app.
If anyone is interested in learning more about online privacy . . .
[url]https://restoreprivacy.com/privacy-tools/[/url]
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This is so true. There are serious players now. RP articles speak highly of Nord VPN but it is expensive for people who have smaller budget. I am with surfshark because it is cheaper