TunnelBear 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

TunnelBear

4.5

(470)

Pricing

Starting at $138.00 per year

About TunnelBear

TunnelBear is a virtual private network (VPN) software that allows companies to protect corporate data by providing an extra layer of security to online browsing. The solution enables users to access censored or blocked websites by opting to access it using other browsing locations from across the globe.

The cloud-based software permits administrators to utilize the TunnelBear’s administration console to access information including user details, billing, and invoicing history. With TunnelBear, developers can receive security alerts for insecure public networks and automatically connect to closest servers via the fastest tunnel functionality. Additionally, it is available as an application for all Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android devices and authorizes businesses to secure multiple devices at the same time.

The pricing of the product is available on a monthly basis and support is extended via FAQs and online documentation. It also offers announcements and suggestions regarding updates in newly launched applications.

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TunnelBear Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $138.00 per year

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$138.00

per year

Plan includes:

500mb Free
Closest Tunnel
Encrypt Your Connection
Everywhere
Ghostbear
Lightning Fast Speeds
Multiple Devices
Privacy
Safe Wifi Protection
Vigilant Mode

Popular features found in VPN
Encryption
IP Masking
No-log VPN
Secure Browsing
More features of TunnelBear
Access Controls/Permissions
Activity Dashboard
Activity Monitoring
Anti Spam
Application Security
Data Security
Financial Data Protection
Network Provisioning
Real-Time Monitoring
Secure Login
Security Auditing
Threat Intelligence
Threat Response
User Management
VPN

TunnelBear User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.5

Ratings Breakdown

60%

31%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.7

Value for money

4.3

Customer support

4.4

Functionality

4.3

Aleksandr S.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

11-50 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2021

it is good overall, but there are better alternatives.

I used TunnelBear for two years and finally decided to switch. Reasons: 1. unstable software 2. slow speed 3. narrow set of exit nodes per country 4. small list of countries - that making the service useless to tests. 5. somewhat high price compared to offered services. 6. this one is very subjective - rumors of keeping session data. Should not be true, as they did pass the security audit more than few times, though

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is somewhat cheap and selloffs are regular, just you wait a bit. Interface is nice and clean. It has apps for Android, iOS, MacOs, Windows. Developers found their own original mascot and style, they are doing there best to tell sort of a story about the bear, drawing different icons for trial and even having a special minification screen when you are about to cancel the service (trust me, I hesitated for a good week before I could transform bear to cub). They have a decent list of European countries, which is shortened during last days, but it is still acceptable. Network speed is not bad most of the time. They seems to pass independent security audit and this is very important characteristic.

Cons:

Software stability is something developers need to work on, both in term of applications and servers. Application may start to eat the battery, network may completely disappear after vpn is switched off (very often on android). Too few exit nodes. If exit node is located in one of less popular countries the speed may be as slow as 56k rendering the service unusable. They lingered quite a while before deciding to stop cooperate with Russian that wanted them to share private data. There was some humors that wasn't quite dispelled that TunnelBear actually saving some session data.

Reasons for choosing TunnelBear

4 years ago they seemed to have desired country set, their app looked very smart designed and easy to use and there was a huge selloff (yeah, right)

Javier E.

Verified reviewer

Hospital & Health Care

11-50 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2022

The most friendly VPN out there

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Great UX and the easy of use is really impressive. When using on iPhone it's really nice they suggest you to turn on TunnelBear when you are about to connect to a very insecure network

Cons:

Literally nothing. The company is always very open even about the third party security companies do about them.

Reasons for choosing TunnelBear

Because of the great UX and the offered you a free version

Corine T.

Verified reviewer

Public Relations and Communications

2-10 employees

Used other for free trial

Review source

Reviewed November 2019

An Okay VPN

Previously 5

My overall experience with TunnelBear was fairly positive. It helped me to be able to use a VPN and I got to choose which country to use out of at least 23 different countries. I think that the free version should offer a little more because I'm not sure that the paid subscriptions are truly worth the money.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Previously 5

Value for money

Previously 4

Functionality

Previously 5

Pros:

I liked that TunnelBear had a free version that you can use at anytime and not just for a free trial. The 500mb of data you get for free renews each month, so this is very convenient. There are also a lot of countries you can choose from for your VPN.

Cons:

I'm not sure that the overall quality of this software is so great. I don't think it is necessarily worth the money. 500mb is also a nice amount to get for free, but it can run out quickly, depending on how often you are going to use the VPN.

Krutik R.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

Self-Employed

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed July 2020

Review for Tunnel Bear

I have been using Tunnel bear VPN service to browse securely over internet

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

A Great Virtual Private Network all over the world Fast speed connectivity and hide the original ISP of the user

Cons:

Less number of the VPN server in most of the countries Need more server some bugs in user interface

Reasons for switching to TunnelBear

Nord Vpn server connect different place from the place selected

Nadine M.

Verified reviewer

Entertainment

Self-Employed

Used monthly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed May 2022

The Bear Will Get You There!

I feel it is worth using, I can't say that I have had an unpleasant experience using it. It sufficed for what it was required to deliver.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Relatively good speed. It worked well for social media live streaming.

Cons:

In a few instances, it took a shorter time than I needed to conned to the source.

Reasons for switching to TunnelBear

I technically have not made a switch because ProtonVPN is a godsend! I am happy to use TunnelBear when I have an unforeseen personal situation. I use both.

Jenn W.

Verified reviewer

Environmental Services

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2021

Tunnel Bear: Not my first choice

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

I liked that the software was inexpensive and the graphics were pretty fun. Who doesn't like a cute bear?

Cons:

Although, the set-up of the software was easy enough what I did not like was the very limited locations available to connect to. Also, at times when you were connected to one location, you would be bumped off that location and immediately taken to another location. The purpose of a VPN is to secure one location so when your IP address is pinging in different locations, that doesn't look legitimate and may raise some problems depending on what site you are currently on.

Reasons for switching to TunnelBear

I wanted to try a few VPN services to see what was a good fit for me.

Jelle J.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed December 2021

Great VPN

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

Tunnelbear is a great VPN that has a nice design with bears. The free tier works good but the paid version is a lot better.

Cons:

I switched to another VPN because of the price, but I would have sticked with Tunnelbear if they had made their software cheaper.

Reasons for switching to TunnelBear

CyberGhost VPN did not feel as fast as Tunnelbear

Dorothy P.

Verified reviewer

Graphic Design

Self-Employed

Used monthly for free trial

Review source

Reviewed August 2019

Easy to use

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

TunnelBear is easy to set up and use. If you are worried about online security, using a VPN like TunnelBear is ideal. The plan is relatively cheap or you can use the free version which will give you 500 MB per month.

Cons:

The only con while using TunnelBear was that some of my software that requires internet connection was either slow or unresponsive. It's a known issue that Netflix will not work while using most VPNs.

Reasons for choosing TunnelBear

TunnelBear was free, the software was simple and aesthetically pleasing.

Maaz K.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2021

TunnelBear..

I have been using tunnelbear from quite a lot of time and am very satisfied with the speed that it works with and like the sense of security that is provides using it about my data and cyberfoot prints.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

TunnelBear is a very secure yet fast VPN software. It allows you to mask your cyber identity and cover your tracks by making you surf the web anonymously as it changes or hide your real IP address from servers. It has hundreds of IPs from many countries which makes your surfing experience fast even on VPN. You can also access blocked or censored websites through it which is very useful for people living in regions with strict political censorship. TunnelBear is very committed to users and their data safety and hence store no ip, data or information about its users online sessions and activities. You can use it on 5 devices at a time on single subscription.

Cons:

TunnelBear stands true to the purpose it is designed for, but the subscription fee is a bit high especially for underdeveloped countries, apart from that it is an excellent software.

Nadusha V.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

51-200 employees

Used other for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2018

Only for short term operations. Period.

Overall, I'm only using this for some simple operations only. Only reason I'm using this is because of the user friendliness of the app. And this is 100% working where some other tools don't work sometimes. But the bandwidth limit is too low. So I can only rate it 5 out of 10.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Well, I like everything about the Tunnelbear vpn. It can hide your identity and can connect to any server in almost all of the countries out there. works pretty well. Thishas an Chrome extension so that you can use it with the chrome browser. First you have to create an account and then you have to login. this process is very easy and won't take too much time. And you can connect right away. There's an android app so that use vpn from your mobile device wiht those login credentials. Everything is pretty easy. user interface is very simple. and attractive as well. and connecting won't take too long or there's no queue like other tools.

Cons:

like I said previously, usage bandwidth is limited when you're using this. like very low. you only get 500MB per month. so it's not suitable for long term operations like browsing social media, downloading things etc. however they allow you 1 GB if you could tweet about their service. But even that doesn't sound enough for me. Plus there are some competitors who offer the same service for free! So this is a bit questionable.

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