Best VPN for Amazon Fire Stick

With a VPN running, you can access your favorite content regardless of geographic restrictions. If you want US Netflix in Paris or BBC iPlayer in Toledo, using a VPN can help.

Here are our picks of the top five VPN options for Amazon’s Fire TV Stick, but one thing to keep in mind is what VPN connections do. no work on the first generation Fire Stick. Also, all the VPNs discussed here require a paid subscription, and they all support Netflix streaming – the reigning champion of VPN blocking. ((To learn even more about all the VPN services we’ve tested, see our roundup of the best VPNs for all types of use.)

1. ExpressVPN – Best Overall

pros

• Consistently good speeds
• Easy-to-use desktop program
• Extensive device support

cons

• Log data transfer values
• More expensive than many competitors

ExpressVPN is our top pick as the best overall VPN right now, and it’s a natural fit to top the top picks for Fire Stick. This VPN has excellent speeds, tons of servers, and a wide variety of country options. It also has extensive device support, including Amazon’s streaming stick.

Read our full ExpressVPN review

2. NordVPN – Best Runner Up

pros

• excellent speeds
• Enough features to attract both advanced and novice users
• no registration policy
• diskless servers

Another perennial favorite, NordVPN is an easy choice as an option with the Fire TV Stick. It has everything you need for a great streaming experience, including solid speeds, tons of servers, and extensive country support. It’s also an excellent choice as a general VPN, as are all the selections here. Get the NordVPN app for Fire TV Stick from the Appstore.

Read our full NordVPN review

3. ProtonVPN – Best app

pros

• fantastic speeds
• Easy-to-use multi-hop feature
• Supports TOR over VPN connections

ProtonVPN ranks second for speed and has an app on Amazon’s Appstore for the Fire Stick. With ProtonVPN, you also get a wide range of options for servers and countries. ProtonVPN has a number of different subscription packages, so choose the appropriate package for your needs.

Read our full ProtonVPN review

4. Hotspot Shield – Fastest VPN

pros

• Very fast
• Large selection of countries and many servers

cons

• Domain visits are recorded, though not linked to you
• expensive

For several years, Hotspot Shield has been our undisputed champion of speed. Their privacy policy hasn’t always been as robust as other services, but if your main consideration is speed, then this is the VPN to test. Check out Hotspot Shield on the Amazon Appstore.

Read our full Hotspot Shield review

5. AirVPN – Best for privacy

pros

• excellent speeds
• Detailed real-time information about the network
• Good prices with lots of subscription options

cons

• The team is largely anonymous

AirVPN is in the bottom five of our top 10 VPN for speeds, but it’s still pretty good for streaming. Its interface is more basic than many other VPNs, but it is a popular choice among some privacy-conscious users, and it has a good privacy policy. Check out the Eddie UI app for AirVPN on the Appstore.

Read our full AirVPN review

What to Look for in a Fire Stick VPN

First, let’s get the obvious out of the way: you want a VPN that’s on the Amazon Appstore. VPNs that support a router are great for anyone looking to buy a router with a built-in VPN or looking to upgrade a compatible router. For most people, it is preferable to just have a VPN app on their device.

Once you find out which VPNs are on the Appstore, you’ll want to avoid the ones you’ve never heard of. As we’ve said many times, VPNs are all about trust, and it’s hard to trust something that doesn’t have a reputation of any kind.

Next, you want a VPN that supports whatever service you want to use. If you want to get around Netflix geo-restrictions, you need something that promises Netflix support. If you want to stream something based in India then obviously you will need servers in India. Most of the conventional services we recommend here will apply to the scenarios just described.

Once you’ve completed these critical things, you want a fast VPN. If you don’t have enough speed, you can end up with frustrating interruptions in your streams. The good news is that the speeds on all the VPNs we’ve mentioned here are top notch. So unless you’re trying to do something very specific (like streaming Australian content while living in Boston) that requires special speed considerations, any of the VPNs mentioned here should work just fine.

Privacy can be useful too, but the reality is, if you just want a VPN for streaming, privacy isn’t an issue. However, if you’re concerned about privacy, check out our reviews of all the VPNs mentioned here for their privacy policies.

how we test

All VPNs we reviewed are tested on Windows, unless otherwise specified, over a hard-line connection. Since the Fire Stick’s default connection is via Wi-Fi, speed expectations will be a little different. However, our tests are still a good guide to the features of each VPN. Also keep in mind that you can get adapters for the Fire Stick if you want to use Ethernet for streaming.

Our VPN tests run over three days. Each day, we test at a different time of day. Each test includes the speed of five different countries three times each. These tests are then calculated to obtain an average speed for each country for each day. After all tests are done, all average scores are calculated together to get an overall average VPN speed. We then compare the global average to the average base speed (taken each day) and then express that average VPN speed as a percentage of the base speed. We don’t quote actual megabits per second speeds as there are many factors that can influence them, from your ISP, your location, to your devices. The percentages, however, give you a better idea of ​​what to expect in terms of lost bandwidth when you enable VPN on your network.

Fire TV Sticks are fantastic little streaming devices, and if you’re looking to expand your streaming catalog, a Fire TV Stick with a good VPN app is even better.