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Which is Best? ExpressVPN vs NordVPN

Which is Best? ExpressVPN vs NordVPN

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.

Feature ExpressVPN NordVPN
Lowest price (payable in full upfront) $6.67 per month for one year $3.49 per month for three years
Money-back guarantee 30 days 30 days
Simultaneous supported devices 5 6
Total servers 3000+ 5297
Total countries 94 59
Unlimited downloads Yes Yes
Unthrottled speeds Yes Yes
VPN kill switch Yes Yes
No-logs policy Yes Yes
Encryption 256-bit AES-GCM 256-bit AES-GCM
Perfect Forward Secrecy Yes, new key every 60 minutes Yes (unspecified time period)
VPN protocols OpenVPN(TCP and UDP), L2TP/IPsec, IPsec, IKEv2, PPTP OpenVPN(TCP and UDP), IKE v2/IPsec, NordLynx(a WireGuard variant)
Supported devices Apps: 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 sites Yes Yes
Supports P2P torrenting Yes Yes
Split tunnelling Yes No
Double VPN No Yes
Onion over VPN No Yes
Built-in ad-blocker No Yes
Dedicated IP No Yes

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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