Who owns Comparitech?
Comparitech is owned by Point Wild, private (formed Dec 2024 by merger of Pango Group and Total Security). The site runs under Comparitech Limited, United Kingdom (England & Wales). The same owner has 1 other VPN.
| Ultimate owner | Point Wild (private (formed Dec 2024 by merger of Pango Group and Total Security; ProPrivacy names WC SACD Holdings Inc. as ultimate parent of Pango)) |
|---|---|
| Owner chain | Comparitech Limited → Point Wild |
| Operating company | Comparitech Limited, United Kingdom (England & Wales) · reg. 09962280 |
| Website | comparitech.com |
| Sister sites | 1 |
| Fines and actions | 1 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 14 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- Comparitech Limited also runs 1 other VPN under the same company.
- Point Wild owns 6 brand families with 6 websites in our data, plus 2 review sites.
- 1 fine or legal action against the owner since 2017.
- Point Wild has owned Comparitech since 2021 (price: reported USD 50-100m).
1 sister review site
Same owner can mean the same servers, the same data policies and the same parent that can be asked for data.
VPNs owned by Point Wild
The owner of this review site also owns VPNs. Its ratings may favour these brands.
- Hotspot Shieldhotspotshield.com
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Everything Point Wild owns, with fines and sources →
Fines and legal actions
| Date | Company | Regulator / court | Amount | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08 | AnchorFree, Inc. (Hotspot Shield) | FTC (complaint by CDT; no FTC action found) | — | Center for Democracy & Technology asked the FTC to investigate alleged traffic redirection, ad/JavaScript injection and logging by the free Hotspot Shield app. AnchorFree denied the claims. These are allegations, not findings. source |
Questions and answers
Who owns Comparitech?
Point Wild.
What are the sister VPNs of Comparitech?
ProPrivacy.
Has the owner of Comparitech been fined?
1 record on file. The latest: FTC (complaint by CDT; no FTC action found), 2017-08.
Sources
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pango-group-merges-with-total-security-combined-company-rebranded-point-wild-302330290.html
- https://www.comparitech.com/about-us/
- https://www.securityweek.com/cybersecurity-ma-roundup-36-deals-announced-may-2022/
Last checked 14 Oct 2026. How we check facts.