Other companies, such as Surfshark VPN have expanded into similar territory, while some antivirus companies have gone the opposite direction and started including VPNs with their traditional antivirus products. The company claims these features can block malicious sites, detect malware, and block trackers and ads. NordVPN includes Threat Protection features (previously branded as "CyberSec"), which go beyond typical VPN protection. NordVPN and Proton VPN are among the very few products that offer split tunneling, access to Tor via VPN server, and multi-hop connections. NordVPN takes an interesting approach with this feature, letting you either require or forbid VPN connections for apps. Split-tunneling lets you designate which apps route their traffic through the VPN connection, and which travel in the clear. That way, if one leg of the connection is somehow compromised, you can rest assured that your connection is still secure. This routes your connection through a second VPN server instead of just one. NordVPN also supports multi-hop connections, which it calls Double VPN. This makes it even harder to trace your connection, and it lets you access hidden websites, though at greatly reduced speeds. NordVPN, Proton VPN, and VPNArea are the only three VPN companies we've tested that provide direct access to the Tor anonymization network. One excellent aspect of NordVPN is the variety of additional tools it provides for improving your privacy. While other VPN services offer static IPs as add-ons, the process is much more complicated with NordVPN and a real miss from a customer service standpoint. A static IP address may help prevent your VPN connection from being blocked, especially if you connect to the same region consistently. You can choose an address for France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, or the United States. NordVPN offers static IP addresses for $5.83 per month ($70.00 per year). (Editors' Note: IPVanish is owned by Ziff Davis, PCMag's parent company.) Avira Phantom VPN, IPVanish VPN, Editors' Choice winner Surfshark VPN, and Windscribe VPN allow an unlimited number of devices to connect at once. The average VPN service limits you to five such connections, but that's starting to change. NordVPN allows you to use up to six devices simultaneously. NordVPN has discontinued its free trial offering, stating that scammers were taking advantage of it. While all free VPNs have limitations, Proton VPN is the one of the very few we've tested that doesn't limit the amount of data free subscribers can use. There are also some free VPNs worthy of consideration. At $29.99 per year, Kaspersky Secure Connection VPN and Ivacy VPN are notable for having the lowest annual fee of any non-free VPN we've tested. Editors' Choice winner Mullvad VPN, for instance, is just 5 euro ($5.03 USD at time of writing) per month, and top pick Proton VPN has all the same features (but with fewer servers) for just $9.99 per month. You can certainly get a top VPN subscription for less. As of this writing, the average cost for a VPN service we've reviewed is about $9.90 per month and $67.37 per year. You can pay with Amazon Pay, all major credit cards, cryptocurrencies via CoinGate, Google Pay, PayPal, and Plaid. Instead, start with a short term plan so you can try out the VPN service in your home. These renew at their respective annual rates on a per-year basis.Īlthough it might be enticing to do so, we recommend against immediately springing for discounted long-term plans. NordVPN also offers two-year subscriptions for $95.76, $112.56, and $143.76 for the Standard, Plus, and Complete tiers. The Complete tier ($13.99 per month or $83.88 for the first year and then $198.84 per year) throws in 1TB of encrypted cloud storage. The Plus tier ($12.69 per month or $68.28 for the first year and then $126.96 per year) adds the NordPass password manager and data breach scanning a la HaveIBeenPwned. The Standard plan ($11.99 per month or $59.88 for the first year and $99.48 for each year after) includes just VPN protection.
NordVPN now offers these services bundled with a VPN subscription. Like many VPN companies, NordVPN has expanded beyond VPN protection and now offers the NordPass password manager and NordLocker encrypted file storage. Taken all together, it remains an Editors' Choice winner. Others, like Threat Protection, were lacking. Some of NordVPN's advanced features, like Meshnet, are unique and help justify its high cost.
It has a large and diverse collection of servers, an impressive arsenal of rarely seen tools, as well as strong privacy and security practices. NordVPN offers a bit of everything on top of that basic VPN protection.
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