Panoramica
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.
Privacy e sicurezza
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.
Velocità e prestazioni
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 e 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.
Prezzi
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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A chi è adatto
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).
A chi non è adatto
People who can't get past US jurisdiction or the Kape ownership context. Privacy maximalists — Mullvad is cleaner. People who want RAM-only servers.