Opera VPN Review

"Since my https://old.reddit.com/r/browsers/comments/1qe6drq/what_are_your_viewpoints_on_opera_browser_ive/nzvxt3j/ comment was censored.. "Opera Limited is incorporated in Cayman Islands, and is a subsidiary of Kunlun Tech Co[15], which is based in Beijing and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange." & "The filing notes that Opera is owned by Chinese company Kunlun Tech Co: "In 2021, Kunlun, a Chinese public company and our largest investor, increased its ownership stake in us beyond 50%, and as a result we became a consolidated subsidiary of Kunlun … as a subsidiary of Kunlun, we are ad..."

"Opera is chinese spyware, don't use it [https://spyware.neocities.org/articles/opera](https://spyware.neocities.org/articles/opera)"

"j'ai installé Opera au mois d'Aout, depuis j'ai droit a un harcèlement numérique sans nom .Je suis envahie de pop up à chaque instant de la journée qui plus est, Opera se lance seul sans mon accord au préalable , je ne sais plus quoi faire Ce navigateur promet monde et merveilles (sécurite, VPN,...) mais en réalité c'est une mascarade sans nom qui vise a emmerder les utilisateurs si vous voulez un conseil ne perdez pas votre temps a installer ce logiciel aussi inutile que foireux"

"The only VPN I've used is Opera, I've had numerous fb login attempts from Uzbekistan since then, Ubisoft login attempts, X login attempts, Google login attempts It isn't secure at all"

"There are many problems with Opera VPN 1. Its not that secure 2. Most of the times it gives captcha on basic search on google which fails too many times 3. Too slow for high res streaming and downloading"

"If you value not providing your entire online activity to china do not use opera or opera vpn."

"I second this! Opera used to be fantastic back in the day, but the Opera we have today is a memory hog that’s full of dubious Chinese spyware that’s been mentioned in this thread and therefore Opera is a far cry from the great Norwegian browser it started out as being. But that’s why Vivaldi exists, it builds upon the core Opera values and is even better now than Opera ever was! I currently use it as my daily browser and being Norwegian myself, using this browser and supporting the Vivaldi company is a no-brainer."

"Two things can be bad at the same time. One of those can still be worse, and if you don't know how, I suggest you go live there, or at least read up on the CCP, Great Firewall, Child Labor, and Social Credit scores. I *just* quoted how Opera does have to answer to CCP and how they're subject to Shenzhen listing rules and Chinese corporate governance standards. I never said malware, nor even spyware this time.. But there is evidence which I did post. Please read that too. Read the entire post, because it seems you missed quite a bit."

"Keep talking out your ass so everyone knows not to trust what you say. It's even listed on their fucking Wikipedia page, chucklefuck. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_(web_browser)?hl=en-US#:~:text=James%20Yahui%20Zhou%2C%20the%20controlling,issued%20and%20outstanding%20ordinary%20shares"

"You should know opera's vpn is not actually by opera - they basically are a reseller of some third party vpn company, which has strange and sometimes difficult to cancel. If you subscribe do it on a dispoable paycard rather than your credit card."

"Opera: A Legacy Browser Lost | Why the modern hollow shell of Opera has made it impossible for me to recommend a former favorite. URL: https://apolaroidboi.medium.com/opera-a-legacy-browser-lost-db15d85fbea3 "

"Opera's ownership is one thing but it is not the core issue of this article. We are talking about a browser that made the Internet and many things you use today and think they were the default came from Opera - so credit where it's due. Having said that the term "bloated" is being referred to things that make the browser heavy - for instance I daily use on my desktop PC Vivaldi, Opera One, Brave and Firefox. I have a Linux machine, a Mac and a Windows 11 PC. Opera has become incredibly slow and unreliable on almost every OS. On Linux it has actually downgraded itself almost to an alpha ve..."

"oh idk, have u tried opera browser ka built in vpn? I use that and it's good"

"Sorry, I am not a native english speaker. When I said Opera is bloated I was refering to AI, crypto, ads, hidden telemetry, and the huge memory consumption, which I don't understand. I admit I disabled a lot of stuff in Vivaldi, I only use the sidebar, but it doesn't have annoyng stuff like AI, crypto, ads, telemetry and it's speed and memory consumption is very close to Edge, which is the best performing browser in Windows and Linux too."

"Now, I’m not one to defend opera, I think it’s a terrible browser. But you called it bloated, then go on to move to objectively the most bloated browser in existence? Wat. This is why I’m convinced people here use the term bloated for “ a feature I don’t personally use” instead of the number of granular settings, built in functionality resource consumption, and code weight."

"Opera is a legend of the internet. They invented a lot of useful features, that avery browser îs using now. But now it is so bloated with features nobody asked for, including a very bad AI. So I moved on to Vivaldi, which feels like the good old Opera, but is modern enogh for our times"

"Opera was fantastic in its prime. The configurable single key keyboard shortcuts were amazing. Way ahead of its time. I still use them to this day in all the other browsers using Vimium C."

"Try the Opera browser(no VPN required), the browser registers as being located in the Netherlands(well it does on my phone, no idea why I'm in the UK) so ID or proof of age shouldn't be asked for on adult sites.  EDIT: confirmed that Opera indeed let's me access adult videos with no issues, if I use Chrome it asks for proof of age ID docs."

"Opera browser is free and it has a built in VPN that works great. A little bit slower than paid services but no catches"

"been down this exact rabbit hole and opera’s vpn always feels half broken. windscribe extension is way more predictable for basic stuff."

"opera’s vpn feels like a coin flip every time I try it, sometimes fine and sometimes unusable. windscribe extension has been way more consistent for quick reads."

"It’s useful if all your activity is occurring within the Opera browser. It won’t redirect all network traffic like an OS-level VPN. So if you are sitting in Dubuque and want to watch an Arsenal match on a UK feed, then you’re in business. If you’re trying to keep prying eyes from detecting your location, full stop, then Opera VPN isn’t going to cover the full scope of your need. It also defaults to a European endpoint, so if you’re in the US and working under data residency requirements, that default will be non-compliant and potentially litigable. VPN endpoints can decrypt your ..."

"I’ve used the Opera VPN too and had the same experience. It’s convenient but super hit-or-miss with speed and site access."

"Best Free Browser VPN in 2025 That Actually Works? Earlier this week I needed a quick VPN to read some region restricted articles while using a shared library computer. Since I could not install full software on it, I looked through a few browser based VPNs that people often mention in free VPN discussions online. I started with Opera’s built in VPN because it seemed simple, but the performance was inconsistent. Some pages loaded fast, while others crawled or did not open at all. I then tried the Windscribe browser extension, and it worked far better. After creating a free account and veri..."

"Yeah, the Presto engine Opera was actually quite good."

"Opera was my go to years ago, I think it was before chrome/chromium so it has its own engine I also use Opera Mini on my own java phone as well"

"Opera has a free vpn, and you can set duckduckgo as your search engine to circumvent Google's safe search, so no I haven't not given any of my info. I did use Johnny from.cyberpunk.to bypass it once"

"Deloitte says that they've a no-logs policy and do not log or store any data. IMO: since Opera is public listed, it's save."

"Privacy and trust policies are important things to think about with any VPN service, including Opera VPN. It is very important to read the privacy policy to know what information the service gathers and how it is used. Some users might be wary of using a free VPN service because the company that offers it has to make money somehow, which could affect users' privacy."

"Yeah, getting a timeout upon trying to boot the game. Once inside, though, I can connect to EU — NA on the other hand? Infinite loading screen and 90006 Error unless I use mudfish. I was also unable to even access Mogstation, had to resort to using Opera's VPN to renew my sub. Very funny."

"Aight. That's good for regular windows 11. My personal list of stuff: - Opera (why opera? Because it looks good, and it's better than GX, which is honestly just gamer slop) - MSI afterburner (for monitoring temps) - Steam (optional, I game on my laptop) - Lenovo service bridge (DONT SKIP THIS ONE!) - VPN (free or paid. For free I recommend Hotspot shield, or Proton VPN.) That's pretty much all of the non-special stuff I use on my laptop"

"I suppose that's an option, but using tor for porn is a bit of a waste of the network. If you're going to have a separate porn browser, you can use Opera. I have no idea how trustworthy opera's vpn is, but if you're just using it for porn and nothing else, it's probably good enough insofar as privacy goes. It's probably also considerably faster than tor."

"So far, i think it is safe. However, i will not use it with important things since Opera is sold to Chinese company."

"Is opera VPN safe according to Reddit? I’ve been exploring different VPN options and came across Opera VPN. Since it’s built right into the Opera browser, it seems really convenient for someone like me who’s often on the move and needs a fast way to protect privacy and access region-restricted content. That said, I want to make sure it’s actually safe to use. I’ve seen mixed reviews about browser-based VPNs, so I’m curious has anyone here used Opera VPN before? Can it really be trusted to keep your browsing private? And how does it compare to standalone VPN services when it comes..."

"I'm planning on using proton, but haven't settled on it. I've used their free version and the Opera browser vpn on my desktop before, the stream I'm looking to watch is both on youtube and the race series website"

"The modern Opera has nothing in common with its classic predecessor except its branding. The browser engine that classic Opera used (Presto) is woefully outdated at this point, and is not fit for service, either as part of classic Opera or within any other browser. However, Otter Browser, a QtWebEngine-based open source browser, implements the UI and standout features of classic Opera and is worth a try."

"Giving options to the user to configure the software exactly the way he wants is bloat? Since when? Bloat in a browser is added "features" which have nothing to do with the browsing experience and could be replaced with extensions. The only thing that could be considered as bloat in Vivaldi is the email client and the rss reader it includes. Sorry but Vivaldi is not a bloated browser it is a complicated browser. This crown goes to Brave, and the runner up is Edge."

"mano o cara q criou o Opera vendeu e depois criou o Vivaldi, da uma olhada no VIvaldi, é o que eu uso e amo ele..."

"You must install Yandex, Tor, Qwant, Safari, Opera, Mullvad, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia and Edge… What you have right now is not enough"

"Opera has a built-in vpn. You can set it to route via other countries as well. It's probably defaulting to the fastest/nearest country for you"

"Opera browser enable VPN in settings. It's a video of a 'enable copilot' dialog that warns that it can make mistakes, meanwhile the whole dialog is resizing constantly, reflowing the image, text, and comically, the buttons you need to press to make it fuck off which is jumping up and down like one of those old UI joke buttons that doesn't want to be clicked."

"Umm, wrong on the fact that if its free, you're the product. What about....Wikipedia? There are tons of examples of free services. I havent used Opera in 15 years and don't care about it."

"Opera"

"So google?"

"Are you able to use tik tok on Opera with the VPN on?"

"cookies are like spies and opera is just trying to impress now si see it is old but I think you should use it while they try to pick up their part of audience i think they have a liot of features and tzhe gaming one is for children adult children like you i didnt know it was there as for vpn whaaaat? Chinesse I think some people in US thinik that Croatian Island are in Italy and that Albany is state in Europe and Albania is the capital of NY state"