Who owns Comparitech?
As of : 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 | Comparitech’s own company: 0 · whole Point Wild group: 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 7 VPNs 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
- Hotspot Shieldhotspotshield.com
- Betternetbetternet.co
Touch VPNtouchvpn.net
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TotalAVtotalav.com
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Point Wild sister sites, fines and sources →
Fines and legal actions
It does not name Comparitech’s own company; it concerns other companies of the Point Wild group. The company column names who was fined.
| 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.
Has the owner of Comparitech been fined?
1 record on file. The latest: FTC (complaint by CDT; no FTC action found), 2017-08.
What are Comparitech’s sister sites?
Comparitech has 1 sister VPN with the same owner, Point Wild: ProPrivacy. Full list: all Point Wild sister sites.
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.
