// 11 comparisons in Vpn
PIA is the cheaper of the two on paper: $1.89 a month billed for three years, with renewal at $73.71 every three years, plus a one-year option at $3.99 a month billed $47.88. NordVPN starts at EUR 3.89 a month on a two-year term and renews at EUR 139.08 a year, but its Complete and Ultimate Max tiers bundle breach monitoring, a password manager, storage and a dedicated IP. PIA is a VPN, deliberately; NordVPN is a security bundle with a VPN in it.
NordVPN sells long terms at aggressive intro rates: Basic is EUR 3.89 a month billed as EUR 93.36 for 24 months and renews at EUR 139.08 a year, Complete is EUR 4.89 a month and renews at EUR 219.48 a year. Proton VPN sells a simpler two-product ladder: VPN Plus at $3.49 a month on a two-year term ($83.76 for the first 24 months, then $83.88 a year) and a genuinely usable free tier at one device and ten countries. The real differences are the free plan, the ecosystem around the VPN, and how each treats renewal.
Mullvad charges one flat rate of EUR 5 a month to everybody, for as long or as short as you like, with anonymous accounts and no email address. NordVPN charges between $2.99 and $16.59 a month depending on plan and term, and uses the higher tiers to bundle a password manager, breach scanning, 1 TB of encrypted storage and a data-removal service. Mullvad is the smaller, plainer purchase; NordVPN is the bigger, cheaper-per-month-if-you-commit one.
NordVPN sells three bundles — Basic, Complete and Prime — on 2-year, 1-year and monthly terms: two-year pricing runs $3.49, $4.49 and $7.49 per month with three extra months, one-year runs $5.49, $6.49 and $9.49, and monthly runs $14.99, $19.99 and $29.99, all with a 30-day money-back guarantee and up to 10 devices per account. Surfshark sells three tiers on one subscription for unlimited devices — the current page shows Starter and Surfshark One at $2.49 per month with three extra months, billed as $67.23 for the first 27 months against a list of $444.15 and $511.65, and One+ at $4.49 with $121.23 for the same period — with 4,500+ servers across 100 countries and the same 30-day refund window. Surfshark wins on price per household; NordVPN's higher tiers carry the antivirus, call protection and dedicated IP extras.
PIA sells one plan at three terms: $11.95 month-to-month, $3.99 a month billed yearly, or $1.89 a month on three years, with unlimited devices and servers in 104 countries. Proton VPN sells a free plan plus VPN Plus at $9.99 monthly or $3.49 on two years, with 10 devices and 140+ countries. PIA is the price and device-count winner; Proton wins on a free tier, a wider footprint and a published security roadmap.
Proton VPN gives away a real free plan and charges $3.49 a month on the two-year VPN Plus term, with 10 devices and 140+ countries. Surfshark has no free plan, starts cheaper at $2.49 a month for 27 months, and allows unlimited devices. Pick Proton for the free tier, privacy posture and the option to bundle Mail and Drive; pick Surfshark for the lowest headline price and as many devices as you own.
Mullvad sells one product at one price: €5 a month, about $5.58, whether you pay for a month, a year or a decade, with no free plan. Proton VPN runs a ladder: a free tier at $0.00, VPN Plus at $9.99 month-to-month or $3.49 a month on the two-year term, and Proton Unlimited at $12.99 or $7.99. Mullvad wins on simplicity and anonymous signup; Proton wins on features, device count and a free entry point.
ExpressVPN sells tiered 2-year-plus-4-month plans: Basic at $2.99 a month, marked Save 80%, billed $83.72 for the first 28 months and then $99.95 a year, with Advanced at $4.49 and Express Pro at $7.49. Proton VPN sells a 2-year VPN Plus at $3.49 a month, marked 65% off, billed $83.76 for 24 months and then $83.88 every 12 months, or Proton Unlimited at $7.99 bundling Mail, Pass, Calendar and Drive, plus a free tier for one device. Pick ExpressVPN for tiered device counts and bundled security apps; pick Proton for an open source stack and a real free plan.
ExpressVPN runs a promotion: Basic at €2.49 a month billed €69.72 for the first 28 months, then €79.95 a year; Advanced at €3.99 and Express Pro at €6.49 follow the same shape. Mullvad runs a single price: €5 per month including VAT, the same for one month, one year or one decade, published with equivalents of $5.63, £4.25, A$8.11 and CA$8.02. ExpressVPN is cheaper inside the promotion and more expensive after it, and it supports up to 14 devices with smart TV and console apps; Mullvad answers with anonymous accounts, no logs and a privacy browser that is free whether or not you subscribe.
ExpressVPN sells three VPN-only tiers: Basic at €2.49 a month on a two-year term billed €69.72 for the first 28 months, Advanced at €3.99 and Express Pro at €6.49, with servers in 113 countries and up to 14 devices. NordVPN sells a security bundle: Basic at $3.49 a month billed $94.23 for the first 27 months, Complete at $4.49 adding antivirus, ad blocking, a password manager and 1 TB of storage, and Prime at $7.49 adding identity and credit monitoring, across 10 devices and 225+ locations. Both rates jump at renewal, so the renewal line is the number to compare.
ExpressVPN sells three two-year plans: Basic at $2.99 a month ($83.72 billed for the first 28 months, renewing at $99.95 a year), Advanced at $4.49 ($125.72, then $119.95 a year) and Pro at $7.49 ($209.72, then $199.95 a year), with 10, 12 and 14 simultaneous devices respectively. Surfshark counters with unlimited devices: Starter at $2.49 a month ($67.23 for the first 27 months), One at $2.79 ($75.33) and One+ at $4.49 ($121.23). ExpressVPN prints its renewal price on the plan card; Surfshark prints a struck-through list price instead. Both figures come from the vendors' US-dollar pricing pages.