Atomic VPN, a private VPN with RAM-only servers

Atomic VPN is a VPN service for people who want a private connection on public Wi-Fi, at home and while traveling. The 12-month plan is $2 a month, billed $24 once a year. It renews at the same $24. Every plan has every feature.

It comes from the team that also makes Atomic Mail (private encrypted email), Atomic Chat (a local, open-source AI chat), Sigma Browser (a private AI browser) and Atomic Agent (a local-first AI agent). The idea behind the VPN is simple. Privacy shouldn't cost $10 to $13 a month. A cheap plan shouldn't mean fewer features.

Who it's for

- Travelers and remote workers who connect through hotel, café and airport Wi-Fi.

- People tired of VPN renewals that jump to a much higher price.

- Privacy-minded users who care about logs, audits and paying with crypto.

- Torrent users. P2P is allowed on every server with no throttling. Follow the copyright law where you live.

Pricing

- 12 months: $2 a month, billed $24 once a year (about 67% less than monthly). Renews at $24.

- 6 months: $3.50 a month, billed $21 every 6 months.

- 1 month: $5.99.

Over a year the annual plan costs $24, against about $156 for a typical $13 monthly VPN. Spread over 5 devices that's $4.80 per device per year. A longer term only lowers the price. The features stay the same. You can cancel in one click in account settings and the plan runs to the end of the paid term.

How the network is built

The no-log policy is backed by how the servers work, so you don't have to take anyone's word for it.

- RAM-only, disk-less servers. A reboot wipes them.

- A no-log policy verified by an independent third-party audit. No connection timestamps, assigned IPs, per-user bandwidth, DNS queries or browsing history.

- Account data is limited to an email and a payment method. It's stored separately from the VPN network.

- Servers are hosted with an ISO 27001 certified infrastructure provider.

Features

- WireGuard by default (ChaCha20-Poly1305), plus OpenVPN and IKEv2/IPSec with AES-256.

- About 890 Mbps on a 1 Gbps line to a same-city server. Most users see under a 10% speed drop on a nearby server.

- Reconnects in about 0.2 seconds when your phone switches networks.

- 6,500+ servers in 88+ countries with a 99.9% network uptime SLA.

- Kill switch and split tunneling on Windows, macOS and Android. DNS leak protection. Auto-connect on unfamiliar Wi-Fi on Windows and macOS.

- 5 devices at once. Router setup covers the whole home network without using a slot.

- Unlimited data and no ads.

- Apps for Windows 10 and 11, macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel) and Android. The iOS app is coming soon.

- Card and crypto payments (BTC, XMR, USDT).

How people use it

On public Wi-Fi the VPN encrypts your traffic before it leaves your device. At home you can set it up on your router, and every device on the network is covered without using up one of your 5 slots. On the move, the fast reconnect keeps the gap short when you switch from Wi-Fi to 4G. The kill switch blocks traffic if the tunnel drops.

What a VPN can't do

A VPN doesn't make you anonymous. It won't stop phishing and it won't protect a device that's already compromised. It encrypts your traffic and hides your IP address from the sites you visit. That's the job.