AdGuard VPN Review
Community-sourced VPN review based on real Reddit & Twitter discussions
AdGuard VPN gets talked about a lot in the same breath as AdGuard’s ad blocker, and that’s really where it shines: it’s easy to turn on and forget, and people like how it pairs with ad blocking and DN...
What the Community Says
AdGuard VPN gets talked about a lot in the same breath as AdGuard’s ad blocker, and that’s really where it shines: it’s easy to turn on and forget, and people like how it pairs with ad blocking and DNS filtering. Some folks also like the idea behind its TrustTunnel protocol, which is meant to make your traffic blend in more like normal HTTPS—handy if you care about privacy or dealing with censorship. If you already use AdGuard (or AdGuard Home on your router), it can feel like a clean, all-in-one setup.
The biggest complaints are about reliability and performance—slow speeds for some people (especially on mobile data), app crashes, and annoying connectivity quirks on Android setups. iPhone users also call out battery drain, and there’s frustration around marketing promises (like availability in certain countries) and calls for clearer independent auditing. Another common theme: it may not play nicely with other VPN apps, so it can feel a bit “use our VPN or nothing” if you rely on a different VPN provider.
Strengths
- Easy to use day-to-day
- Pairs well with AdGuard ad blocking
- Strong DNS filtering options
- Useful for censorship-heavy networks
- Works nicely with AdGuard Home/router setups
Weaknesses
- Slow speeds for some people
- Battery drain complaints on iOS
- Crashes and connectivity issues (especially Android)
- Doesn’t play nicely with other VPN apps
- Trust and auditing questions
Summary generated 1 week ago from 78 community mentions
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8 reviews"Love you Adguard! Just bought a new wifi 7 router and it included Adguard Home on the router. Simply toggle the switch to turn it on (GL.iNet Flint 3). Amazing!"
"I won a Flint 3 in one of their reddit giveaways :) Haven't set it up yet since I'll be moving later on, but I am looking forward to having AGH built into the router itself :)"
"Using Adguard Home and NordVPN on the same windows device Hi All, I'm trying to install Adguard Home on my mini PC. I want to set it up so that I can point my router to the Adguard home DNS so all my devices have ads blocked without ha..."
"This. I have the flint 3 and love this router. Run it with adguard home and nextdns and alot of devices and its super fast"
"Just get a Gl.Inet router like the Flint 2 or the Beryl AX. They are very reasonably priced, and have VPN and AdGuard Home built in which work flawlessly together."
"Decided to fully torture a Raspberry Pi 3 😄 WireGuard + self-hosted AdGuard DNS Ads and trackers blocked, all traffic routed through VPN How did you spend January 1st? https://t.co/4NGz9eubQ1"
"... crazy job, and kudos to the developers. I'm still angry about the misleading marketing surrounding AdGuard VPN, which has been announcing "coming soon" availability in countries that never materializes. But I'm still a big fan of all the o..."
"[Android] Connectivity issues when using Adguard via VPN-Tunnel to my home network A decent while ago, I set up Adguard as a Raspberry Pi-install and used a WireGuard VPN-Tunnel to my Router (a FritzBox) to route my phone traffic through t..."