Remember when Netflix was just coming out, Netflix was notorious for being lax about sharing passwords with friends and family. Every account seemed to have someone else using it (that's me, hi, I'm reaching, that's me).

Now that Netflix and other streaming services have gone to great lengths to discourage account sharing, where do the best VPNs stand on this policy? After all, it's much more affordable to share the cost with someone else.

Well, let's get one thing straight for starters. For the best free VPNs, there is no reason to share an account! However, if you want to share a paid VPN, you need to check the provider's terms of service first.

Many premium VPNs have strict limits on the number of devices you can connect to. But before you give away your login without permission, check how it is worded; a subscription that supports 10 simultaneous connections, like NordVPN, is not so bad, but if (like Norton VPN) the VPN can only be installed on 10 devices If there is a hard limit of 10 devices, think carefully about sharing.

If you have a subscription to NordVPN, you can use its MeshNet system to create your own VPN network of up to 60 devices worldwide using P2P connections. Then there is Surfshark. One of our top VPN choices, Surfshark supports unlimited simultaneous connections, so you can install it on as many devices as you like!

The easy answer is someone you can trust. The most secure VPNs do not keep logs of your activity, but you don't want to share them with someone who might do something bad or invite more people to use your account.

If you're sharing with roommates or family members who live with you, you might actually be better off getting a router VPN that automatically applies protection to your entire network; providers like NordVPN and ExpressVPN have their own routers with built-in VPNs even sell their own routers with built-in VPNs.