Parent company
Ziff Davis
Conglomerate · headquartered in United States · owns 3 VPN brands and 2 review sites
Owns IPVanish and StrongVPN alongside PCMag and Mashable, both of which publish VPN rankings. The conflict is disclosed in PCMag reviews, but only in a footnote.
Brands it controls
IPVanish 55
US-based, owns its server network, popular on Fire TV; a 2016 logging incident on record.
StrongVPN 52
One of the oldest VPN brands, now owned by Ziff Davis, which also owns IPVanish.
Encrypt.me
Not tracked on this site.
Review sites
- PCMag
- Mashable
Sources
- https://www.ziffdavis.com/brands — brands owned
Verification: needs primary source check, checked 2026-09-06.
Frequently asked
Which VPNs does Ziff Davis own?
IPVanish, StrongVPN, Encrypt.me. It also owns the review sites PCMag, Mashable.
Is a VPN owned by Ziff Davis safe?
Ownership does not make a VPN unsafe, but it tells you whose incentives you are trusting. Ziff Davis is conglomerate and headquartered in United States. Owns IPVanish and StrongVPN alongside PCMag and Mashable, both of which publish VPN rankings. The conflict is disclosed in PCMag reviews, but only in a footnote. Each brand's review on this site scores the audit history and jurisdiction separately.
Does Ziff Davis own any VPN review sites?
Yes: PCMag, Mashable. Those sites rank VPNs, including Ziff Davis's own, and are not required to disclose the relationship prominently. Treat their rankings as you would a manufacturer's brochure.
How do you know this?
From the sources listed on this page — company filings, official brand pages and press releases. Verification status is needs primary source check, last checked 2026-09-06. If you know of a change, contact us.