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Add to SafariWhen comparing Roll your own VPN vs BitVPN, the Slant community recommends BitVPN for most people. In the question“What is the best VPN provider? ” BitVPN is ranked 74th while Roll your own VPN is ranked 75th. The most important reason people chose BitVPN is:
Since it is built on blockchain technology, there’s no single chief node or server on the chain and all the nodes are distributed on the network. User data is not logged by a single node or server but distributed in the decentralized network.
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Pros
Pro Single IP
Quite often with VPN services you get a shared IP, here you get one all to yourself. This means you are far less likely to be blocked.
Pro Cheap
Depending on your use case, a cheap unmetered VPS can cost very little.
Pro You control everything
"Is there logging?" "Do I get my own IP?" So many questions, easily answered by running your own service!
Pro No logging
Since it is built on blockchain technology, there’s no single chief node or server on the chain and all the nodes are distributed on the network. User data is not logged by a single node or server but distributed in the decentralized network.
Pro Works on multiple devices
It is available on iOS, Android, Windows and Mac.
Pro Multiple payment options
Accept credit cards, Paypal and Bitcoin.
Cons
Con One location only
Unless you set up multiple boxes, you have to think about where you are getting your server. The advantage of many VPN services is that you can pick your location to get around geo-blocks.
Con Tougher to set up
OpenVPN in particular is not exactly trivial to set up.
