Getflix

A SMART DNS SERVICE, NOT A VPN...

GETFLIX BEGAN LIFE as a Smart DNS service, and while that remains its primary offering, it now also offers VPN services to all subscribers.

As a Smart DNS service, it remains the premier option available (and one of the last still standing). The Smart DNS service allows you to access most of the world’s leading streaming services just by changing the DNS server address on your home devices and registering your IP address with Getflix by visiting the website. It’s a super simple solution requiring very little setup. However, Netflix, once a staple of the service, is no longer listed as supported (at time of writing).

While its Smart DNS services are up to scratch, its VPN services are not. They’re fast enough — 9.3Mbps to Los Angeles when we tested it — but there is no client for it at all. You have to use the VPN services built into Windows/Android/iOS or use the third-party OpenVPN client. Forget about options like kill switches and leak protection; if you even want to change location you have to go to Getflix’s website to look up server addresses, then manually change it in the VPN configuration.

It’s not good, and is probably best seen as a free bonus to the Smart DNS service rather than a viable VPN service in its own right.