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Title: The best VPN deals: Get up to 77 percent off ExpressVPN, ProtonVPN,
Surfshark and others

Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2025 23:35:51 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/deals/best-vpn-deals...

A virtual private network (VPN) can save you a lot of money if you use it
right. By changing your virtual location, you can use one streaming service
to see shows that might be scattered between three or four in your home
country. You can also trawl the world for discounts that only show up in a
few select regions. And of course, you can't put a price on the joy of taking
back your online business from intrusive ads and trackers.

VPN providers are all competing to boost their subscriber counts, so they
frequently offer massive discounts to anyone willing to sign up for one or
two years at a time. Most of the deals below fit into that category. Before
you jump into the list, make sure you're OK with a longer-term commitment.

Best VPN deals

NordVPN ΓÇö $83.43 for a two-year subscription with three months free (77
percent off): NordVPN gets the most important parts of a VPN right. It's
fast, it doesn't leak any of your data and it's great at changing your
virtual location. I noted in my NordVPN review that it always connects
quickly and includes a support page that makes it easy to get live help.
Although I'm sad to see it shutting down Meshnet, NordVPN still includes a
lot of cool features, like servers that instantly connect you to Tor. This
deal gives you 77 percent off the two-year plan, which also comes with three
extra months ΓÇö but there's no expiration date, so you have a little time
for comparison shopping.

ExpressVPN ΓÇö $97.72 for a two-year Basic subscription with four months free
(73 percent off): This is one of the best VPNs, especially for new users, who
will find its apps and website headache-free on all platforms. In tests for
my ExpressVPN review, it dropped my download speeds by less than 7 percent
and successfully changed my virtual location 14 out of 15 times. In short,
it's an all-around excellent service that only suffers from being a little
overpriced ΓÇö which is why I'm so excited whenever I find it offering a
decent deal. This deal, which gets you 28 months of ExpressVPN service,
represents a 73 percent savings. It's the lowest I've seen ExpressVPN go in
some time, though like NordVPN, it's not on a ticking clock.

Surfshark Starter ΓÇö $53.73 for a two-year subscription with three months
free (87 percent off): This is the "basic" level of Surfshark, but it
includes the entire VPN; everything on Surfshark One is an extra perk. With
this subscription, you'll get some of the most envelope-pushing features in
the VPN world right now. Surfshark has a more closely connected server
network than most VPNs, so it can rotate your IP constantly to help you evade
detection ΓÇö it even lets you choose your own entry and exit nodes for a
double-hop connection. That all comes with a near-invisible impact on
download speeds. With this year-round deal, you can save 87 percent on 27
months of Surfshark.

Surfshark One ΓÇö $67.23 for a two-year subscription with three months free
(86 percent off): A VPN is great, but it's not enough to protect your data
all on its own. Surfshark One adds several apps that boost your security
beyond just VPN service, including Surfshark Antivirus (scans devices and
downloads for malware), Surfshark Alert (alerts you whenever your sensitive
information shows up in a data breach) and Surfshark Search (a private search
engine with no ads or activity tracking). This evergreen deal gives you 87
percent off all those features. If you bump up to Surfshark One+, you'll also
get data removal through Incogni, but the price jumps enough that it's not
quite worthwhile in my eyes.

CyberGhost ΓÇö $56.94 for a two-year subscription with two months free (83
percent off): CyberGhost has some of the best automation you'll see on any
VPN. With its Smart Rules system, you can determine how its apps respond to
different types of Wi-Fi networks, with exceptions for specific networks you
know by name. Typically, you can set it to auto-connect, disconnect or send
you a message asking what to do. CyberGhost's other best feature is its
streaming servers ΓÇö while it's not totally clear what it does to optimize
them, I've found both better video quality and more consistent unblocking
when I use them on streaming sites. Currently, you can get 26 months of
CyberGhost for 83 percent off the usual price.

Private Internet Access ΓÇö $79 for a three-year subscription with three
months free (83 percent off): It's a bit hard to find (the link at the start
of this paragraph includes the coupon), but Private Internet Access (PIA) is
giving out the best available price right now on a VPN I'd recommend using.
With this deal, you can get 39 months of PIA for a little bit over $2 per
month ΓÇö an 83 percent discount on its monthly price. Despite being so
cheap, PIA almost never comes off as a budget VPN, coming with its own DNS
servers, a built-in ad blocker and automation powers to rival CyberGhost.
However, internet speeds can fluctuate while you're connected.

What makes a good VPN deal

Like I said in the intro, practically every VPN heavily discounts its long-
term subscriptions the whole year round. The only noteworthy exception is
Mullvad, the Costco hot dog of VPNs (that's a compliment, to be clear). When
there's constantly a huge discount going on, it can be hard to tell when
you're actually getting a good deal. The best way to squeeze out more savings
is to look for seasonal deals, student discounts or exclusive sales like
Proton VPN's coupon for Engadget readers.

One trick VPNs often use is to add extra months onto an introductory deal,
pushing the average monthly price even lower. When it comes time to renew,
you usually can't get these extra months again. You often can't even renew
for the same basic period of time ΓÇö for example, you may only be able to
renew a two-year subscription for one year. If you're planning to hold onto a
VPN indefinitely, check the fine print to see how much it will cost per month
after the first renewal, and ensure that fits into your budget.

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