The Best VPNs with Dedicated IPs

Some VPNs offer shared static IP addresses as a paid extra. Only Surfshark includes them in the basic VPN subscription.

Unlike a standard dynamic VPN IP, a static one always stays the same regardless of how often you reconnect.

Shared static IPs are typically used by a limited pool of users, if purchased as a paid add-on. This makes it a little harder to link activity directly to you, although the number of users is going to be far smaller than on a dynamic VPN IP.

Surfshark’s shared static IPs are available to all subscribers for free, which further lowers the privacy risk. That being said, my connection slowed to a crawl every time I used them.

If you want a static IP address that isn’t shared with anyone else, then you’ll need to get a dedicated IP address.

Some VPN providers give you the option to buy VPN IP addresses exclusive to you, at an additional monthly cost. These IP addresses are known as ‘dedicated.’

A dedicated IP address can make remote access to private servers or networks even more secure and reliable, as your whitelisted IP address can only be used by you.

It also prevents random IP bans when gaming online, as you won’t ever be assigned a “bad” IP address that may have been previously blacklisted.

The major drawback to a dedicated VPN IP address is that it’s much easier to monitor and de-anonymize your VPN connection, as the dedicated IP address is tied to your account and never changes.

That’s why ExpressVPN’s and PIA’s token-based system is a game-changer for breaking the link between your VPN account and your dedicated IP.

• Test Conducted: I signed up for and used a range of dedicated IPs offered by relevant VPN services to assess their internet speed, ability to avoid CAPTCHAs and extra security checks, and access to geo-restricted services.
• Why It’s Important: The whole point of using a dedicated IP address is to avoid many drawbacks associated with shared VPN IP addresses. Your dedicated IP address should work almost like a typical residential IP.
• Optimal Result: Dedicated IPs from dozens of countries that deliver fast internet speeds, access to geo-blocked services, and don’t trigger CAPTCHAs or extra security questions logging into your online accounts.

• Test Conducted: Using the dedicated IPs I purchased, my testing team recorded download speeds from several countries around the world and averaged the results.
• Why It’s Important: Your download speed impacts your page and video loading times, file transfer times, and streaming quality.
• Optimal Result: A download speed loss of below 10% regardless of your physical location.

• Test Conducted: I tested several dedicated IPs from each VPN to verify they work with popular streaming services in that country or region. For example, with US dedicated IPs I ran streaming tests with streaming Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, Hulu, Peacock, and many more.
• Why It’s Important: Many dedicated IP users want to also use their unique IP address to access geo-restricted content.
• Optimal Result: Dedicated IP addresses that bypass VPN blocks and work smoothly with geo-restricted content platforms.

• Test Conducted: I study each VPN’s privacy policy, particularly its logging policy. I then look at how its dedicated IP system is set up privacy-wise. Finally, I check where the VPN company is incorporated.
• Why It’s Important: Since a dedicated IP is assigned on a one-to-one basis, it’s far easier to link web activity carried out on it to a specific user, unless a VPN has taken specific measures against this privacy risk.
• Optimal Result: Token-based (anonymous) dedicated IP system, no-log policy verified by independent audits and real-world cases, transparent ownership, and privacy-first jurisdiction.

• Test Conducted: I tested each VPN’s security setup and standards, especially the type of encryption (e.g. AES-256 or ChaCha20) and connection protocols (WireGuard or OpenVPN) used. I used Wireshark to verify the internet data being transferred is fully encrypted.
• Why It’s Important: A VPN must encrypt your internet connection with gold-standard measures to minimize the risk of your internet data being intercepted and stolen, especially on insecure WiFi networks.
• Optimal Result: WireGuard or OpenVPN protocols in use, AES-256/ChaCha20 encryption, and successful Wireshark test results.

CyberGhost’s dedicated IP system uses the same tokenized technology as ExpressVPN and PIA.

The issue I have with CyberGhost is that its internet speeds are regularly slower than my top picks, it doesn’t beat as many geo-restrictions, and it only offers dedicated IPs from 12 countries.

Proton VPN is one of my favorite products and it keeps getting better and better. The main problem with its dedicated IP addresses is that they’re only available for businesses.

Surfshark narrowly missed inclusion because of its slower connection speeds and the fact that its dedicated IPs are only available from 12 countries and only two US cities.

Also, while it does offer shared static IPs for free to all its customers, these are really slow due to server congestion and are virtually unusable.

Surfshark’s shared static and dedicated IPs in the mobile app.

Windscribe is the only VPN service that offers US and Canadian residential IP addresses, provided by AT&T and Beanfield respectively.

Checking the quality of Windscribe’s residential IPs.

Each residential IP is shared among a handful of users, meaning they are shared static rather than dedicated. Windscribe has made the choice to not offer dedicated IPs at all, probably because it hasn’t been able to develop a token-based system like ExpressVPN’s.

I also ran into fluctuating speeds on these residential IPs, plus inconsistent access to content platforms.