Parent company
Bitdefender
Conglomerate · headquartered in Romania · owns 1 VPN brand
Romanian security company whose VPN has run on the Catapult Hydra protocol, which belongs to Aura, the owner of Hotspot Shield. A Bitdefender VPN subscription therefore involves two companies, and only one is named on the product.
Brands it controls
Bitdefender VPN
Not tracked on this site.
Sources
Verification: needs primary source check, checked 2026-09-06.
Frequently asked
Which VPNs does Bitdefender own?
Bitdefender VPN.
Is a VPN owned by Bitdefender safe?
Ownership does not make a VPN unsafe, but it tells you whose incentives you are trusting. Bitdefender is conglomerate and headquartered in Romania. Romanian security company whose VPN has run on the Catapult Hydra protocol, which belongs to Aura, the owner of Hotspot Shield. A Bitdefender VPN subscription therefore involves two companies, and only one is named on the product. Each brand's review on this site scores the audit history and jurisdiction separately.
Does Bitdefender own any VPN review sites?
Not that we have found. That is worth something: two of the largest VPN owners do.
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.