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Which is Best? ExpressVPN vs NordVPN

Which is Best? ExpressVPN vs NordVPN

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Mel Hawthorne 1 Comment

Two of the most popular and talked about VPN providers are ExpressVPN and NordVPN. It can be very hard to choose between them so, we’re going to break down what features they have so you can see for yourself if there’s a unique feature that will sell you one way or the other, or if it will all come down to price.

FeatureExpressVPNNordVPN
Lowest price (payable in full upfront)$6.67 per month for one year$3.49 per month for three years
Money-back guarantee30 days30 days
Simultaneous supported devices56
Total servers3000+5297
Total countries9459
Unlimited downloadsYesYes
Unthrottled speedsYesYes
VPN kill switchYesYes
No-logs policyYesYes
Encryption256-bit AES-GCM256-bit AES-GCM
Perfect Forward SecrecyYes, new key every 60 minutesYes (unspecified time period)
VPN protocolsOpenVPN(TCP and UDP), L2TP/IPsec, IPsec, IKEv2, PPTPOpenVPN(TCP and UDP), IKE v2/IPsec, NordLynx(a WireGuard variant)
Supported devicesApps: Windows, Android, Mac, iOS, Linux, Routers, Chromebook, Kindle Fire, and Nook.
Browser extensions: Chrome and Firefox.
Apps: Windows, Android, Mac, iOS, Kindle Fire, and Linux.

Browser extensions: Chrome and Firefox.

Unblocks streaming sitesYesYes
Supports P2P torrentingYesYes
Split tunnellingYesNo
Double VPNNoYes
Onion over VPNNoYes
Built-in ad-blockerNoYes
Dedicated IPNoYes

As you can see the two products have a very similar feature set. ExpressVPN has a few features and advantages over NordVPN, but in general, NordVPN seems to come out on top. If you need to connect to a specific country, then ExpressVPN is more likely to work for you with its larger spread of servers.

If you need to use the L2TP, IPsec or PPTP VPN protocols for compatibility reasons, then ExpressVPN is the VPN that you should pick. Although if you want to use the experimental NordLynx protocol that’s only available from NordVPN.

Both VPN providers support very similar device sets, with the exception of ExpressVPN supporting Nook Tablets.

One key feature that NordVPN is missing is split tunnelling. Split tunnelling is a feature that allows you to specify apps that can bypass the VPN, this can be helpful for apps that don’t play well with VPNs or need to know your real location.

ExpressVPN however, doesn’t have a double VPN, Onion over VPN, dedicated IP, or built-in ad-blocker feature to compare to NordVPN.

After coming out on top in the feature comparison, you’d expect NordVPN to be more expensive, especially when it has 2000 more servers than ExpressVPN. You’d be very wrong though, NordVPN is almost half the monthly price of ExpressVPN, making it truly the better VPN.

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  1. Stephen Lee-Woolf says

    June 16, 2020 at 7:12 am

    I agree with conclusion. NordVPN does, in fact, have split tunneling and it works very welll.

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