Every fact we hold
ExpressVPN
Best streaming record and the easiest apps; you pay for it.
$2.99 a month on the 2 years + 4 months plan
$83.72 billed up front, then $99.95 a year. Monthly with no commitment: $14.99. 30-day refund.
Basic tier, 10 devices. Advanced ($4.49, 12 devices) and Pro ($7.49, 14 devices) add password manager, identity tools.
For
- +Most consistent streaming unblocker
- +Obfuscation on every server, nothing to configure
- +P2P on all servers
- +Simple apps on every platform
Against
- –Highest renewal of the group ($99.95 a year on Basic)
- –Owned by Kape, which also owns two rivals
- –Fewest extras per dollar
The facts, each with its receipt
- Based in
- British Virgin Islands · outside the 5/9/14 Eyes allianceschecked 2026-10-11 · source
- Owned by
- Kape Technologies (also owns PIA and CyberGhost)checked 2026-10-11 · source
- Best plan
- $2.99/mo · 2 years + 4 months · $83.72 up front · renews $99.95/yrchecked 2026-10-11 · source
- Monthly
- $14.99checked 2026-10-11 · source · Basic tier.
- Devices at once
- 10checked 2026-10-11 · source · 10 on Basic, 12 on Advanced, 14 on Pro.
- Countries
- 113checked 2026-10-11 · source
- No-logs audit
- Yes · KPMG · latest 2024 · 20 auditschecked 2026-10-11 · source · KPMG no-logs (2022, 2024) plus Cure53 on the Lightway protocol and apps; counts of 'audits' vary by how you count.
- Open-source apps
- Nochecked 2026-10-11 · source · Lightway protocol core is open source; apps are not.
- Pay without a name
- cryptochecked 2026-10-11 · source
- Protocols
- Lightway, OpenVPN, IKEv2checked 2026-10-11 · source
- Blocked networks
- checked 2026-10-11 · source · Obfuscation is automatic on every server, no mode to pick.
- Streaming
- Netflix iPlayer 5 of 5 Netflix libraries in a 2026 test.checked 2026-10-11 · source
- Torrenting
- checked 2026-10-11 · source · P2P allowed on every server.
- Speed
- checked 2026-10-11 · source
- Free tier
- No · 7-day trial on mobile app stores.checked 2026-10-11 · source
- Refund
- 30 dayschecked 2026-10-11 · source
- Extras
- Aircove VPN router · Threat Manager · Password manager (Keys) · Dedicated IP (paid)checked 2026-10-11 · source
Servers by country, from ExpressVPN’s own list
114 countries as of 2026-10-12 (counted in none published). source
How ExpressVPN pays us
Flat bounty per sign-up: about $13 (monthly), $22 (6-month), $36 (yearly); one-time; needs a live VPN-content site. Checked 2026-10-11. This block is documentation; the ranking code never reads it.
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