HotBot VPN Review 2025
What can you do with HotBot VPN, where will you run into problems, and how much does it cost?
What We Like
- Seven-day free trial: You wouldn’t know for sure if a VPN works for you until you’ve tested it. HotBot gives users a seven-day free trial plus a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- Seychelles headquarters: Seychelles is an ideal location for VPN companies because of its lax data retention laws and good data privacy requirements. It’s also outside the jurisdiction of the 14 Eyes alliance.
- Minimal data logging: In line with that, HotBot collects as little information as possible from its users. It also doesn’t log web activities and IP addresses.
What We Don't Like
- New to the VPN game: Choosing a trustworthy VPN is crucial. While HotBot was a household name for those who had an internet connection in the 1990s, it’s relatively new to the VPN industry.
- Lacks some core VPN features: HotBot VPN isn’t as well-rounded as we would have liked. It lacks split tunneling, the kill switch feature is rough, and it doesn’t offer multi-hop connections.
- Confusing pricing: While HotBot offers several pricing options, the website automatically redirects you to the monthly plan, which is the most expensive of the available options.
Bottom Line
We’re glad to see a familiar name from the 1990s make a comeback, but as a VPN, HotBot has a long way to go. It is still rough around the edges – it lacks necessary features like split tunneling and multi-hop, for example – but we wouldn’t count it out just yet. It has a sizable network of servers and a good logging policy. With a few improvements here and there, we might see it in our top 10 VPN list soon.
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Citations
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Data Guidance. (2023). Seychelles – Data Protection Overview.
dataguidance.com/notes/seychelles-data-protection-overview