VPN pricing: first term and renewal (14 services)
We list 14 VPN services. The lowest first-term price is PrivadoVPN 24 Month Unlimited VPN at $1.11/month on the 2-year plan, which renews at $3.99/month. The lowest cost for the first 2 years is PrivadoVPN at $30 (24 Month Unlimited VPN, 2-year plan, renewals included). 5 have a free plan. Prices as of .
Prices are from each vendor's official site, checked on . This page has no affiliate links.
Personal plans only. Business and team plans are excluded. Only values shown on each vendor's official site are listed. "—" means we could not confirm it there. Checked .
| Service | Free plan | Month to month | Lowest first-term price | Renews at | 2-year cost | Devices | Money-back | Source, checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PrivadoVPN | Yes | $10.99/mo | $1.11/mo24 Month Unlimited VPN, 2 years + 3 mo | $3.99/mo$95.76 every 2 years | $3024 Month Unlimited VPN, 2-year | 10 connections | 30 days | Source |
| IPVanish | None | $14.99/mo | $2.19/moEssential, 2 years | $8.33/mo$99.99 per year | $52.56Essential, 2-year | Unlimited devices | 30 days | Source |
| CyberGhost | None | $12.99/mo | $2.19/moCyberGhost VPN, 2 years + 2 mo | $4.75/mo$56.94 per year | $56.94CyberGhost VPN, 2-year | 7 devices | 45 days | Source |
| PureVPN | None | $12.95/mo | $2.15/moStandard, 2 years + 3 mo | $4/mo$47.95 per year | $58.20Standard, 2-year | 10 devices | 31 days | Source |
| Surfshark | None | $16.45/mo | $2.49/moSurfshark Starter, 2 years + 3 mo | $6.58/mo$79 per year | $67.23Surfshark Starter, 2-year | Unlimited devices | 30 days | Source |
| hide.me | 1 connection, 8 locations, restricted speeds, unlimited data | $11.99/mo | $2.69/moPremium, 2 years + 2 mo | $2.69/mo$69.99 every 26 months | $69.99Premium, 2-year | 10 devices | 30 days | Source |
| ExpressVPN | None | — | $2.99/moBasic, 2 years + 4 mo | $8.33/mo$99.95 per year | $83.72Basic, 2-year | 10 devices | 30 days | Source |
| Proton VPN | 1 device, servers in 10 countries, no data limit | $9.99/mo | $3.49/moVPN Plus, 2 years | $6.99/mo$83.88 per year | $83.76VPN Plus, 2-year | 10 devices | 30 days | Source |
| NordVPN | None | $14.99/mo | $3.49/moBasic, 2 years + 3 mo | $11.59/mo$139.08 per year | $94.23Basic, 2-year | 10 devices | 30 days | Source |
| Private Internet Access | None | $11.95/mo | $2.03/moPIA VPN, 3 years + 3 mo | $2.19/mo$79 every 3 years | $95.76PIA VPN, 1-year | Unlimited devices | 30 days | Source |
| Mullvad | None | €5/mo | €5/moMullvad VPN, monthly | €5/mosame price | €120Mullvad VPN, monthly | 5 devices | 14 days | Source |
| Windscribe | 10 GB per month with a confirmed email (2 GB without), 10 countries | $9/mo | $5.75/moPro, 1 year | $5.75/mo$69 per yearsame price | $138Pro, 1-year | Unlimited devices | — | Source |
| TunnelBear | 2 GB of secure browsing | $10.99/mo | $3.33/moUnlimited, 3 years | — | $139.98Unlimited, 1-year | Unlimited devices | — | Source |
| Hotspot Shield | — | $1.99/mo | $1.99/moHotspot Shield, monthly | $12.99/mo | $300.76Hotspot Shield, monthly | 10 devices | 45 days | Source |
How the columns are calculated
- Lowest first-term price: the lowest per-month price on any billing term. Long terms are paid up front.
- Renews at: the price for the same plan after the first term, from the pricing page footnotes, checkout or terms. "same price" means the page shows a regular price with no first-term discount.
- 2-year cost: the amount paid for the first 24 months of service on the cheapest option with a billing term of 24 months or less, counting the first term and then whole renewal periods at the renewal price. If the vendor does not state the renewal period, we assume the plan renews for the same term. Terms with bonus months can cover more than 24 months. Terms longer than 24 months are not used in this column.
- Money-back: the refund window stated by the vendor. Conditions differ by vendor.
Services with renewal prices are compared on the renewal price page.
VPN pricing by service
- NordVPN pricing
- Surfshark pricing
- ExpressVPN pricing
- Proton VPN pricing
- CyberGhost pricing
- Private Internet Access pricing
- IPVanish pricing
- Mullvad pricing
- Windscribe pricing
- PureVPN pricing
- TunnelBear pricing
- Hotspot Shield pricing
- PrivadoVPN pricing
- hide.me pricing
Other pricing tables
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How this data is collected: Prices are read by hand from each vendor's official pricing page, checkout page or terms, and stored with the date and source URL. Renewal prices are listed next to first-term prices. Values we could not confirm on an official page are left blank. Last checked .