Opera VPN Review
Community-sourced VPN review based on real Reddit & Twitter discussions
Opera VPN is mostly liked because it’s built right into the Opera browser and is very easy to turn on for quick browsing. People often use it to get around basic blocks and say it can work fine for th...
What the Community Says
Opera VPN is mostly liked because it’s built right into the Opera browser and is very easy to turn on for quick browsing. People often use it to get around basic blocks and say it can work fine for things like YouTube or shopping sites without having to install anything extra. The fact that it’s free and “just there” is a big part of the appeal.
The biggest complaint is consistency: speeds can feel like a coin flip, and some sites trigger lots of CAPTCHAs or just don’t load well. Privacy and trust also come up a lot—some people are uncomfortable with Opera’s ownership/jurisdiction situation and call the browser bloated with extra features and telemetry. And it’s worth knowing this isn’t a full-device VPN; it mainly covers your browser traffic, so it’s not the same as a dedicated VPN app for everything on your computer.
Strengths
- Built into the browser
- Free and easy to use
- Handy for basic censorship bypass
- Works fine for casual browsing and some streaming
Weaknesses
- Hit-or-miss speeds
- CAPTCHAs and site access issues
- Privacy/trust concerns around ownership and telemetry
- Browser-only protection (not full-device)
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10 reviews"@ControlPanelFT @opera Thanks! I love this in Firefox, but Opera has a decent built-in VPN, which I'd rather use when on this platform."
"@MackerelDon @reddit_lies Just use Opera with a built in VPN or Brave with tor"
"@rennyirl @miightymorphin To those asking: use opera browser, which has its own vpn, and just search b4to. The right link is among the first ones to appear."
"@FinOcean149035 @PeterSweden7 @opera @ProtonVPN @Ofcom So funny! You know where all the big NO LOGS VPN's operate? NONE of them are in the UK & subject to UK laws. NO data is recorded on NO LOGS VPNs."
"@FinOcean149035 @PeterSweden7 @opera @ProtonVPN @Ofcom Yes and? You ISP sees ZERO only the IP address of your VPN that several Hundred Thousand people will be using. It can't see what sites you viset absolutely zero."
"Wearing my scentbird fragrances to my betterhelp appointment that I booked safely online on OperaGX with NordVPN."
"@kick @xQc edge sucks, it spy on your searches because the search bar in windows use edge to do searches, there is better browsers like brave, mullvad,tor, icecat, librewolf and even firefox."
"@kasamac53 @PeterSweden7 @opera @ProtonVPN @Ofcom @grok This post claims an ISP is bypassed by a VPN. I thought it simply sent encrypted information using the ISP line? Moreover, he suggested a clause in the UK’s Bill along the lines of “All ISPs must block any VPN which does not keep or send copies of logs” “couldn’t be done”."
"Proton VPN tweeting like OperaGX and pushing their ecosystem low-key makes me trust them less"
"//// NB /// The Opera GX Browser is China owned and based from a Norwegian HQ . Snazzy & fun but if concerned over security, especially the built in VPN, it may give you issues!"