Editorial Policy

Every page on BestVPNs is written by one of three freelance writers and checked by another before it goes live. We use AI tools to help draft and check pages, but people verify every fact and run every test. Prices are checked at least once a week. Mistakes are fixed and listed on our corrections page.

Who writes and checks our content?

Our content is written by three independent freelance writers, who publish under the pen names Sheila, Rowan and Arthur. They are not employees. Each one looks after two of our six categories. Before a page goes live, a second writer checks its facts, sources and wording. Writers also check each other’s updates.

How do we use AI?

We use AI tools to help with research, drafting and checking pages, for example to spot inconsistencies or outdated facts. AI never produces a test result. A person checks every fact, number and claim before it is published, and the named writer is responsible for the page.

Where do our facts come from?

• Prices: checked by our editors in the US, in US dollars, on the provider’s pricing page, on a deal’s own offer page or at checkout (see below). Prices and currencies vary by country, and every page that shows a price says that it is a US price. Introductory and renewal prices are shown separately, and deals are marked as offers with the date we checked them.
• Features and specifications (server counts, devices, refund period, audits): from the provider’s own site or the auditor’s published report, stored with a source link and the date we checked it.
• Test results: mainly other sites’ published tests, from the sites on our source list. Each one names the site, gives its date and links to the original. We write it in our own words and never merge or average results; when sites disagree, we show both. See How We Test.
• Our own spot checks: occasional streaming checks run in the US by an editor or our US-based tester, labeled as ours, with the date, location, device and server.

If we cannot find a reliable source for a fact, we leave it out.

How do we check prices and deals?

An editor checks every price we show, from a US connection, through the same link our readers use. It does not matter where we first hear of a deal (the provider’s site, a newsletter, a coupon site); it only appears once we have seen the price ourselves in one of three ways. Prices are checked by the site owner and reviewed by an editor before they go live.

Each deal on our pages says how and when we checked it, and when it ends, for example “with code SAVE20 · verified at checkout by our editors on Nov 9 · ends Nov 30”. The regular and renewal prices stay next to it.

• Deals expire on our pages too. A deal disappears after its end date. If the provider gives no end date, we show it for at most seven days, then check it again before it can return.
• Deals with conditions are labeled. An offer only for existing customers or for one country carries that label and sits apart from the regular prices. We check existing-customer offers with our own paid account; country offers appear on that country’s page.
• “Up to X% off” is the provider’s claim. We quote it as theirs, name the plan it applies to and show the price we checked next to it.
• Coupon codes: we only show public codes that worked at checkout when we tried them. We never use another site’s personal code, an employee or partner code, or a code that was given to us on condition that it stays private.

How often do we update pages?

Every page shows when it was last updated, and every test result shows whether its date is the test date or the date the source’s article was updated.

How do we stay independent?

• No provider can pay for a ranking, a score or a place in our comparison tables.
• Sponsored placements are labeled “Sponsored” and kept outside our ranked lists.
• Providers do not see or approve our articles before publication.
• Free accounts from providers are disclosed on the pages that use them.

How we make money is explained in our affiliate disclosure.

What won’t we publish?

• Another site’s test result presented as our own, or without its source and date.
• Test results from a site that is not on our source list.
• Facts or prices without a source we can name.
• Scores or star ratings built on test results. If we add an editorial score, it will use sourced facts about the provider only, and we will publish the criteria first.
• Guides aimed at helping people break the law in countries that restrict VPN use. Our country pages explain the legal situation for readers who travel or live there; they are not legal advice.

How do we handle mistakes?

If you find a mistake, email us at contact@bestvpns.pro. We check the report, fix the page if we got it wrong, and log the change on our corrections page with the date and what changed.

FAQ

Does BestVPNs use AI to write articles?

We use AI tools to help draft and check pages. A named writer is responsible for every page, and a person verifies every fact. AI never produces a test result: those come from other sites’ published tests and our own spot checks.

How often does BestVPNs check VPN prices?

At least once a week, automatically, on each provider’s own US pricing page. A person confirms every change before it is published. Deals are checked by an editor on the offer page or at checkout, without paying, and are shown only until they end.

Can VPN providers review articles before they are published?

No. Providers do not see or approve our articles before publication.

How do I report a mistake?

Email contact@bestvpns.pro. Corrections are logged publicly on our corrections page.