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Alisa VPN («Алиса ВПН» in Russian) is a Telegram service with the bot @vpnalisabot and the channel @vpnalisa, which had 121 thousand subscribers as of October 26, 2026. It sells a subscription that you plug into third-party clients such as Happ. It has no app of its own on Google Play or the App Store. Plans on the alisavpn.cc site start at 299 rubles a month. The service has nothing to do with Yandex or its voice assistant Alice (Alisa): this is stated explicitly at the bottom of its site. There is also a namesake with a similar name, Alice VPN with the Alice Ray app, and that is a different project.
If you need a VPN with its own app in the stores, a named protocol and no mandatory registration, we recommend BessyConnect. Below we look at how Alisa VPN works, where its official addresses are and what to do if it has stopped connecting.
Alisa VPN is a seller of subscription keys, not an app. Purchases and management go through a Telegram bot or a personal account on the site, and you connect in someone else's client. The legal entity providing the service is not named in the service's documents.
What we were able to verify from primary sources on October 26, 2026:
| Parameter | What is stated |
|---|---|
| Bot | @vpnalisabot, «АЛИСА ВПН VPN» (ALISA VPN VPN), 21,141 monthly users according to Telegram |
| Channel | @vpnalisa, «АЛИСА VPN НОВОСТИ ВПН» (ALISA VPN VPN NEWS), 121,102 subscribers, created August 14, 2025 |
| Sites | alisavpn.cc and alisasos.cc (both registered in 2026); vpnsos.ru redirects to alisasos.cc |
| Support | @alisavpnsup, guides in @alisavpnhelp, chat @alisavpnchat |
| Own app | No; third-party clients are used, Happ by default |
| Plans | From 299 to 1,900 rubles a month |
| Operator | Not named; the policy mentions a payment partner, Global Bridge LLC (ОсОО «Глобал Бридж», Bishkek) |
The site looks unexpected. On alisavpn.cc the service is described as a "device cleanup and speed-up" program, and the letters V.P.N are spelled out as Virtual Performance Navigator. The user agreement of May 30, 2026 calls the service "optimization of device and home network performance" and states in a separate clause that it is not intended for accessing information prohibited in Russia. In the channel and the bot the same service calls itself a VPN. For a buyer this matters in one place: in refund disputes, the wording of the agreement applies, not the description in the channel.
The figures on the site should be read as the service's own claims: "cleaning and speeding up devices since 2022", "more than 96,000 clients", "4.9 out of 5, 12,000 reviews". Yet the channel was created in August 2025, the reviews on the site talk about clearing phone memory, and there is nowhere to verify them: the service has no app store listings where they could be cross-checked.
The query «алиса впн роскомнадзор рулетка» ("alisa vpn roskomnadzor roulette") is also connected with this service. On December 16, 2025 the channel posted a browser game, "Roskomnadzor Employee Simulator", on a separate site. As of October 26, 2026 the game's site didn't open for us.
The official addresses are listed in the description of the @vpnalisa channel: the bot @vpnalisabot, the sites alisavpn.cc, alisasos.cc and vpnsos.ru, and support @alisavpnsup. Anything else with a similar name has nothing to do with this service.
There are many lookalikes. A check on October 26, 2026 found:
The simplest way not to get it wrong is to open the bot via the link from the @vpnalisa channel rather than through Telegram search. How to spot a fake client or bot is covered in the article on how to spot a fake VPN app. Alisa VPN belongs to the same wave of services that sell subscriptions through Telegram; a general checklist for them is in the review of people's VPNs.
You can only try it for free: the site promises trial access "without entering a card or any charges", but doesn't state how long the trial lasts. After that you need a subscription, and its price depends on the number of devices.
Plans on alisavpn.cc as of October 26, 2026:
| Plan | Devices | Price per month |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | up to 3 | 299 rubles |
| VIP | up to 6, VIP servers | 399 rubles |
| Premium | up to 8, VIP servers | 699 rubles |
| Family Premium | up to 12, VIP servers | 990 rubles |
| Business | up to 20, then +150 rubles per device | 1,900 rubles |
Traffic on regular servers is claimed to be unlimited on all plans. The exception is servers marked «БС» (from «белые списки», whitelists), which the service introduced in April 2026 for use under whitelists: they have a limit, and the channel asks people not to download files through them. You can pay by card, via SBP (the Russian Faster Payments System) or with cryptocurrency. In December 2025 the channel offered 100 rubles for each friend invited.
The refund terms are strict. The refund policy of May 30, 2026 allows a refund only within three calendar days of payment and only if the service was not actually provided. If connections to the servers have already been recorded, the money is not returned. Requests are accepted only via @alisavpnsup, and payment system fees are deducted from the amount.
You can't download an "Alisa VPN app" because it doesn't exist. You take out a subscription in the bot or on the site and then add it to a client: by default the service recommends Happ, but according to the channel the subscription works in any compatible client.
A search for «алиса vpn» and "alisa vpn" in the Russian App Store and Google Play on October 26, 2026 did not find an app of the service's own. Alice Ray shows up in the results, but that is the client of a different service, Alice VPN.
The connection steps are:
On iPhone in Russia there's a catch. On June 24, 2026 the channel reported that Happ had disappeared from the Russian App Store, and on June 29 that the app was back. Clients for keys periodically vanish from the Russian store, so keep a backup at hand. What Happ can do and how it differs from other clients is covered in our Happ review.
APK files named «Алиса ВПН» (Alisa VPN) on third-party sites have nothing to do with the service: it has no Android app of its own, so there is no official APK either.
Most often the culprit is an outdated subscription in the client or a server blocked by your carrier. Refresh the subscription, change the server and check whether a second VPN is interfering. If that doesn't help, write to @alisavpnsup.
What to check, in order:
General reasons any VPN stops connecting are collected in the article why a VPN isn't working.
A separate case is when the VPN itself works but Yandex apps won't open. Since April 2026, according to Lifehacker (Лайфхакер) on April 15, Yandex Weather, Yandex Mail and Kinopoisk cover the screen with a banner linking to a regulator's requirement when a VPN is on. This isn't a fault of Alisa VPN. What helps is either turning off the VPN or routing Russian apps outside the tunnel with split tunneling.
According to its privacy policy of May 30, 2026, Alisa VPN doesn't record visited sites, DNS queries or traffic contents. At the same time the service stores your email, Telegram ID, the IP address you log in to the site from and technical logs, and the documents don't say who its operator is.
What is collected according to the policy text:
The policy allows data to be shared with payment partners, hosting providers and "authorized state bodies of the Russian Federation" in the manner established by law. The only legal entity named is the payment partner Global Bridge LLC from Bishkek.
One more detail from the channel. On May 1, 2026 the service explained that on servers marked ⚪ traffic first goes to its server in Russia and only then out to the internet. It presents this as a way to save on possible charges for foreign traffic. Keep this setup in mind if it matters to you which country your connection passes through.
We recommend BessyConnect to those who want to install a VPN from an official store rather than assemble a "bot plus someone else's client" combination. BessyConnect has its own apps, and the protocol is named outright: VLESS with Reality camouflage, which makes the traffic look like ordinary HTTPS. There are more than a hundred servers, no logs are kept, registration isn't required, and there is a trial period.
| BessyConnect | Alisa VPN | Alice VPN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | Own app | Subscription for a third-party client | Subscription via a bot, own client Alice Ray |
| Protocol | VLESS with Reality camouflage | Not stated on the site | VLESS and Shadowsocks |
| Trial period | Yes | Yes, length not stated | 3 days |
| Registration | Not required | Email and PIN on the site, or Telegram | Telegram |
| Windows | No | Guide for a third-party client | Claimed |
| Russian App Store | No | Depends on the client | Alice Ray is there |
Let's be direct about where the competitors are stronger. Alisa VPN has guides for Windows and routers, payment via SBP and cryptocurrency, and a site that works when Telegram won't open. Alice VPN's client is available in the Russian App Store, and versions for Windows and Linux are claimed. BessyConnect has no Windows app.
BessyConnect apps:
What neither BessyConnect nor any other VPN solves. If your carrier has switched on whitelists, a VPN as a rule doesn't help. Yandex apps that block access while a VPN is on will keep blocking it. And the BessyConnect app isn't in the Russian App Store: to install it on an iPhone you need an Apple ID from another country.
If Alisa VPN connects and suits you, there's no reason to switch. If it has stopped working, the unnamed operator bothers you, or you don't want to depend on whether a third-party client stays in the store, try BessyConnect: all versions are gathered on the download page.
Is Alisa VPN connected to Yandex? No. The service's site states explicitly that it is not affiliated with Yandex LLC or the voice assistant Alice («Алиса»), and that the trademarks «Алиса» and "Alisa" belong to Yandex.
Are Alisa VPN and Alice VPN the same thing? No, they are different services. Alisa VPN has the bot @vpnalisabot and the site alisavpn.cc; Alice VPN has the bot @Alice_VPN_bot, the site alice-vpn.online and its own client, Alice Ray.
Does Alisa VPN have an app? It has no app of its own. The subscription is added to a third-party client; by default the service recommends Happ.
How much does Alisa VPN cost? As of October 26, 2026, from 299 rubles a month for a plan covering three devices up to 1,900 rubles for a plan covering 20 devices. Before paying you can get trial access without a card.
What can I use instead of Alisa VPN if it isn't working? If you need a service with its own app on Google Play and the App Store, try BessyConnect: it runs on VLESS with Reality camouflage and doesn't require registration. Keep in mind it has no Windows version.
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