[deanclatworthy]

This is a pretty useful list. In some cases I actively avoid businesses with this model as I do not believe the business model is sustainable. But it really depends. If i'm buying FTP software (e.g. transmit) then fine. But if i'm buying a VPN, no chance.

I would suggest moving the source column on the table. At first I found it hard to read as the primary data I'm looking for is the service, not the source.

Also, remove your obnoxious newsletter popup, especially with the "No thanks, i hate to save money" dismiss...

[SallySwanSmith]

That "No Thanks, I hate to save money" is a classic dark pattern designed to manipulate people. There's tons of articles about how damaging they are to users perceptions of the interactions (Example https://www.nngroup.com/articles/shaming-users/ ). I honestly closed the browser and didn't give the content any look due to it, as if you're going to try to shame me into giving you my email address, you're not going to play fair with anything else.

[Bjarnee]

Thank you for your opinion. I agree, and will rephrase it later today. I have tried to be very forthcoming about what the site is about, sticking my affiliate link disclaimer on top of every page, so I sincerely do not want to have a popup that makes people vomit!

[superasn]

I used to believe the same, how can someone offer a VPN service with a lifetime deal? How can they predict my bandwidth usage? Maybe there will be a fine print wrt usage.

Long story short I decided to buy a service called Windscribe 2 years ago anyway after reading some reddit replies (it's a lifetime deal) and so far my experience has been amazing. It's actually better than some monthly paid services I've used and the only service that allows me to watch Netflix US. So exceptions are there though it's only been 2 years using them.. so fingers crossed!