Cyber Week is the right week to get the sweetest deals of the year. And it doesn't just apply to brick-and-mortar shops; online services often offer bargains.
Don't know what a VPN is or why you need one? Read our short FAQ at the bottom of the page
VPN Deals
20% off at StackSocial
StackSocial, the prime marketplace for digital tastemakers, is running a 40% off offer on VPN, software and services
Just use the code CMSAVE20 at this link
Among the discounted VPN services:
Private Internet Access $33.33 for 2 years (Orig. $166.80)
- Term: 2-YR Subscription
- Number of Devices: 5 simultaneous
- Servers: 3,100+
- Systems: Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Linux, Windows Phone, Apple TV, Browser Extension
ProtonVPN Basic $14.4 for 1 year (Orig. $48)
SurfShark $23.5 for 1 year (Orig. $144) or $42 for 2 years
Windscribe $35.40 (Orig. $900.00)
- Term: Lifetime Subscription
- Number of Devices: Unlimited
- Servers: 500+
- Systems: Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Linux, Windows Phone, Apple TV, Browser Extension
Zenmate
ivacy VPN + NAT firewall lifetime
IVPN – 50% Off
Security Software Deals
Sophos Home Premium 30% off
£28 / US $35 / 28€ (Orig. £40 / US $50 / 40€)
Sophos is the best business-grade security solution, and now you can harness the power of their real-time protection at home. Sophos Home is much more than just an antivirus, as it includes ransomware protection and centralised online management of up to 10 computers, macOS and Windows.
Hosting deals
Whether you want to host your website, blog, make your own VPN, or your own private encrypted cloud storage, you can upgrade from shared hosting to VPS and dedicated servers.
InceptionHosting
UK-based host
VirMach
- 10-minute Flash deals with heavy recurring discounts
- Weekend-long Special offers
Time4VPS 50% off
With code BF18 at checkout
Lithuanian host
Terrahost.no
Norwegian host focusing on dedicated servers
Veesp
- 25% off SSD VPS with code
BF2018SSD - 25% off all HDD VPS plans with the semi-annual billing period with code
BF2018HDD25 - 50%
- 25% off all Dedicated servers with code
BF2018DEDICATED
Wishosting KVM
- 1 vCPU core Opteron 4334
- Unlimited CPU core 3.1GHz
- 2GB ECC RAM
- 600GB HDD RAID-5
- Linux/Windows OS
- Unmetered 250Mbps bandwidth
- 1 IPv4 DDoS protection
- Location - France
- Setup time up to 48 hours
- Price - $3.99/mo or $9.99/quarter
- Link - Order Now
Misc. Black Friday promos
- RoyalTS and TSX 50% OFF: fancy app to manage your servers remotely; think Putty on steroid, or a more polished version of mRemoteNG.
- Namecheap discounted domain registrations, hosting and SSL certifiates.
- Pastebin Pro $20 for lifetime (Orig. $50).
- ProtonMail 48€ for 2 years: encrypted Swiss email.
- StackSocial's Mac Bundle $12.5 with coupon
BFSAVE40: Acorn6, Crossover 18, Gemini 2, Scapple, NetShade VPN... - VMware Workstation and Fusion 35% OFF: virtualisation software for your desktop computer (not your server).
FAQ
What is a VPN?
Simply put, a VPN is a tunnel between your device and a secure remote location. This tunnel is encrypted to prevent eavesdropping by hackers, your Internet Service Provider, your government or other malicious actors.
Why do I need a VPN?
- A VPN can help you browse the web without restriction: no more geoblocking preventing you from watching your favourite tv series, or accessing website blocked by the firewall at your workplace, by your provider or government.
- A VPN can improve online streaming if your internet provider is throttling Youtube, as your traffic will look like encrypted garbled text even if Deep Packet Inspection is in place.
- A VPN can reduce your ping or latency in online games where it is a critical stat, as VPN servers are most often in datacenters with superfast connectivity and better routes than your residential connection.
What is a VPS?
A Virtual Private Server
What are OpenVZ and KVM?
Two virtualisation techniques that are very different
- OpenVZ shares the OS kernel between host and guest: your VPS cannot run a custom kernel or Windows nor Docker (the shared kernel is Linux 2.6.x, too old for that)
- KVM virtualises everything: no shared kernel.
Traditionally, OpenVZ has been cheaper than KVM because it allows for easier overselling; but this is progressively less the case, as an evergrowing number of webhosts are deprecating their OpenVZ offering. You may ask why: the answer is that the version of OpenVZ used by most hosts has its end-of-life set in 2019.
If you have the choice, go for KVM.
