A private browser session you only pay for when you need it

Pay a couple of dollars and a Chrome window opens on our hardware instead of your laptop. No app to download. No subscription. When you close the tab, the session is destroyed and the meter stops.

1. Choose a server

2. Pick a plan

3. Confirm

FAQ

Is this a real VPN?

No, and that's the point. Hourly VPN is a remote browser session: a Chrome window running on our hardware rather than yours. Your other apps stay on your home connection. We chose this design so there's nothing to install and so it works on any device with a browser, including a locked-down work laptop.

What works and what doesn't?

General browsing, news, and most everyday sites work well. Sites that hard-block datacenter IPs won't, and we make no attempt to work around that. Hourly VPN is not a tool for getting past a site's own access rules. File downloads from the remote browser to your local machine work; uploads from your local machine into the remote browser don't, in v1.

What about my privacy?

We don't log full URLs or page contents. We do log destination hostnames per session, retained 30 days, for AUP review (no spam, no scraping). Your account is just an email; no password.

Can I get a refund?

We don't run automated refunds. If something fails on our end, we'll either fix it and re-deliver or refund you and email you about it.

Why no account / why no app?

The audience is occasional use: you need a clean, private browser for a short stretch and do not want another monthly app. Anything that takes longer than 60 seconds to set up loses that audience. Email + magic link is the smallest amount of "account" that lets us hold your balance for 12 months and let you come back.