Vue d'ensemble
PIA is the power-user pick. Open-source apps (rare in this market), port forwarding (also rare), 30,000+ servers, and a no-logs policy that has actually been court-tested twice — the FBI tried to subpoena them and PIA had nothing to hand over. That's a stronger privacy signal than any audit. The downsides are real: US jurisdiction (Five Eyes) and ownership by Kape Technologies, a company that previously sold ad-injection software. The technical product is excellent; the corporate context is messier.
Vie privée et sécurité
US jurisdiction is the big one — by default a worse position than Panama or Switzerland. The mitigation is the court-tested no-logs claim: when subpoenaed in 2016 and again in 2018, PIA produced no user data. That's the strongest possible evidence a no-logs policy actually works. Apps are open source on GitHub — auditable in a way most competitors aren't. Kape Technologies (formerly Crossrider) acquired PIA in 2019. Crossrider had a history of distributing adware before rebranding. Make of that what you will.
Vitesse et performance
WireGuard is supported but the implementation isn't quite as fast as NordLynx. European server speeds are solid (70-80% of unprotected). Latency is reasonable. Not the fastest, not slow.
Streaming et torrent
Streaming works on Netflix US/UK/most EU regions. BBC iPlayer is generally accessible. NPO is hit-or-miss — fewer Dutch users mean fewer Dutch IPs in rotation. Where PIA shines is torrenting: port forwarding is supported (essential for seeding), the kill switch is reliable, and you can configure per-app routing easily.
Tarifs
Three-year plan is the value play at around $2/month. Renewal stays cheap (one of the few VPNs where this is true). Bundles (Antivirus, Dedicated IP) are skippable.
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Pour qui
Power users who care about open-source clients. Active torrenters who need port forwarding. Anyone who values court-tested no-logs over a marketing audit. Linux users (PIA's Linux client is one of the better ones).
Pas pour qui
People who can't get past US jurisdiction or the Kape ownership context. Privacy maximalists — Mullvad is cleaner. People who want RAM-only servers.