One of these services changes price when its promotion closes, and the other does not. That sentence carries most of the comparison.
TL;DR
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's pricing page lists Basic at €2.49 a month on a two-year-plus-four-months term, billed €69.72 for the first 28 months and renewing at €79.95 a year; Advanced at €3.99 billed €111.72 and renewing at €109.95; Express Pro at €6.49 billed €181.72 and renewing at €179.95. The company advertises servers in 113 countries, TrustedServer technology, no activity logs, 24-hour live chat, use on up to 14 devices, and apps for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, routers, smart TVs and game consoles. Checkout takes PayPal or credit card, and new users get a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Mullvad's pricing page is a single line: €5 per month, VAT included, billed at the same rate whether the customer chooses one month, one year or one decade, with $5.63, £4.25, SEK 56.51, A$8.11 and CA$8.02 given as equivalents. The company states no logging and anonymous accounts, says the service circumvents censorship and combats AI-guided traffic analysis, and lists Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android as compatible systems. Mullvad also develops Mullvad Browser together with Tor, open source and free of charge for anyone, subscriber or not.
| Feature | ExpressVPN | Mullvad |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Intro rate billed upfront for a 2-year term, then annual renewal | One flat €5 per month including VAT, the same for any term |
| Entry price | Basic €2.49/month, billed €69.72 for the first 28 months | €5 per month (about $5.63, £4.25, A$8.11, CA$8.02) |
| Renewal | €79.95 a year on Basic; €109.95 on Advanced; €179.95 on Express Pro | No renewal step: the rate does not change with the term |
| Higher tiers | Advanced €3.99/month and Express Pro €6.49/month on the same 2-year structure | No tiers: one price covers the whole service |
| Sign-up | Standard checkout with PayPal or credit card | Anonymous accounts, per mullvad.net, with no email required |
| Free option | No free plan; 30-day money-back guarantee for new users | No free tier shown on the pricing page; Mullvad Browser is free regardless |
| Privacy claims | TrustedServer technology and a no-activity-logs statement | No logging, anonymous accounts, censorship circumvention, defence against AI-guided traffic analysis |
| Devices | Up to 14 devices | Device cap is not printed on the pricing page |
| Platform | Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, router, smart TV, game console | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android |
| Support | 24-hour live chat | Live chat link and a published support address on mullvad.net |
Pick ExpressVPN if
The first 28 months cost €69.72 in one payment, fourteen devices sit on the account, and smart TV and console apps come from the same download page. Mullvad becomes the cheaper contract the moment that term ends, because €5 a month never moves.
Pick Mullvad if
€5 a month including VAT is the entire price list: no term, no renewal step, no tier that holds back the real product, and an account number instead of an email address at sign-up. ExpressVPN is cheaper only inside its own promotion, and its renewal lands at €79.95 a year.
We collected no independent reviews, ratings or user quotations for ExpressVPN or Mullvad in this run; statements such as the ratings badge on expressvpn.com and Mullvad's own no-logging claims are the vendors'. Prices were read from expressvpn.com/pricing (euros) and mullvad.net pricing and home pages on the date shown above.
ExpressVPN: €69.72 billed once for the whole intro term, against €140 for the same period at Mullvad's €5 a month. Mullvad's figure includes VAT, while ExpressVPN notes that its displayed price may include VAT or sales tax depending on region.
ExpressVPN Basic renews at €79.95 a year, which is about €6.66 a month. Mullvad stays at €5 a month, about €60 a year, because its price is not tied to a term.
Both make that statement on their own sites: ExpressVPN publishes a no-activity-logs position alongside TrustedServer, and Mullvad states no logging with anonymous accounts. These are vendor claims; this page did not audit either policy.
Neither publishes one. ExpressVPN attaches a 30-day money-back guarantee for new users; Mullvad's pricing page shows no trial or refund window, only the flat monthly rate.
ExpressVPN states up to 14 devices per subscription. Mullvad's pricing page does not state a device cap; the number is published on its downloads and help pages instead.
Mullvad describes its accounts as anonymous and keys them to an account number. ExpressVPN runs a conventional checkout that accepts PayPal and credit card.
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