Every fact we hold
NordVPN
The fast, well-audited default; renewal price is the catch.
$3.49 a month on the 2 years + 3 months plan
$94.23 billed up front, then $139.08 a year. Monthly with no commitment: $14.99. 30-day refund.
Basic tier (VPN only). Complete and Ultra add password manager, cloud storage, identity cover.
For
- +Fastest in most 2026 tests
- +Six independent no-logs audits
- +Works where VPNs are blocked
- +Reliable for Netflix and iPlayer
Against
- –Renews at $139 a year after the intro term
- –Apps are not open source
- –P2P limited to specific servers
The facts, each with its receipt
- Based in
- Panama · outside the 5/9/14 Eyes allianceschecked 2026-10-11 · source
- Owned by
- Nord Security (also owns Surfshark since 2022)checked 2026-10-11 · source
- Best plan
- $3.49/mo · 2 years + 3 months · $94.23 up front · renews $139.08/yrchecked 2026-10-11 · source
- 1-year plan
- $5.49/mo · $65.88 · renews $139.08/yrchecked 2026-10-11 · source
- Monthly
- $14.99checked 2026-10-11 · source · Basic tier; checkout blocked our fetch, so this is a review's reading of the US checkout on 2026-10-01.
- Devices at once
- 10checked 2026-10-11 · source
- Countries
- 127 · 8,900+ serverschecked 2026-10-11 · source · Reviews disagree (118 to 137); the official page counts 'locations'. Treat as about 130.
- No-logs audit
- Yes · Deloitte · latest 2025 · 6 auditschecked 2026-10-11 · source · Full report is behind the customer login; summary is public.
- Open-source apps
- Nochecked 2026-10-11 · source · Linux client and NordLynx bits are open; desktop and mobile apps are not.
- Pay without a name
- cryptochecked 2026-10-11 · source
- Protocols
- NordLynx (WireGuard), OpenVPN, NordWhisperchecked 2026-10-11 · source
- Blocked networks
- checked 2026-10-11 · source · Obfuscated servers plus NordWhisper, built for networks that block VPN traffic.
- Streaming
- Netflix iPlayer 4 of 5 Netflix libraries in a 2026 test; consistent iPlayer.checked 2026-10-11 · source
- Torrenting
- checked 2026-10-11 · source · P2P on dedicated servers only.
- Speed
- checked 2026-10-11 · source
- Free tier
- Nochecked 2026-10-11 · source
- Refund
- 30 dayschecked 2026-10-11 · source
- Extras
- Threat Protection (ad and malware blocking) · Meshnet · Double VPN · Onion over VPN · Dedicated IP (paid)checked 2026-10-11 · source
Servers by country, from NordVPN’s own list
150 countries as of 2026-10-12. source
United States: 2436 servers · 55 citiesUnited Kingdom: 838 servers · 4 citiesCanada: 436 servers · 4 citiesGermany: 328 servers · 3 citiesFrance: 260 servers · 4 citiesAustralia: 237 servers · 5 citiesJapan: 211 servers · 2 citiesNetherlands: 199 servers · 1 citySweden: 181 servers · 1 cityItaly: 169 servers · 3 citiesSwitzerland: 158 servers · 1 citySpain: 125 servers · 2 cities
How NordVPN pays us
Up to 100% on 1-month sign-ups, 40% on 1- and 2-year, 30% on renewals; 30-day cookie; via Impact or CJ. Checked 2026-10-11. This block is documentation; the ranking code never reads it.
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