PureVPN provided user logs to the FBI in 2017 and has since introduced independent audit coverage from BVI under GZ Systems. PrivadoVPN is independently registered in Switzerland with no published audit and no documented incident. The comparison is between verified current practices with troubled history against unverified clean history.

What you get that PrivadoVPN doesn't offer

Published independent audit of the current no-logs policy — PrivadoVPN has no third-party verification. Port forwarding included — both services offer it on equal terms. Streaming access maintained as a product commitment. Broader simultaneous connection limit.

What you give up

PrivadoVPN registers in Switzerland — constitutional privacy protections outside all Eyes alliances; PureVPN's BVI entity sits outside Eyes alliances for different structural reasons. PrivadoVPN is independently owned; GZ Systems, a Hong Kong-based company, owns PureVPN. Free tier with 10GB monthly at PrivadoVPN. The 2017 incident remains part of PureVPN's record regardless of current audit coverage.

What you get that PureVPN doesn't offer

Swiss jurisdiction — constitutional privacy protections outside all Eyes alliances. Independent ownership with no Hong Kong-based parent. Free tier with 10GB monthly and no time limit. No documented incident in the service history.

What you give up

No published independent audit — PrivadoVPN's no-logs claim is stated but not third-party verified. PureVPN's current audit provides external verification that PrivadoVPN lacks. GZ Systems carries corporate jurisdiction risk — but PrivadoVPN's Swiss basis with no audit is a different kind of unverified trust. Both require the user to decide which absence is more acceptable.