{ "name": "VPNCompareHQ VPN Plan Price Index", "title": "VPN Plan Price Index", "url": "https://vpncomparehq.com/datasets/vpn-plan-price-index/", "csv": "https://vpncomparehq.com/datasets/vpn-plan-price-index.csv", "markdown": "https://vpncomparehq.com/datasets/vpn-plan-price-index/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-10-19", "license": "https://vpncomparehq.com/terms", "headline": "The median published figure in the VPN Plan Price Index is 3.33 USD across 7 sources' own pages in USD (range 2.49 to 5.75 USD; 13 sources publish a figure), read 12 October 2026.", "quotes": [ "The median published figure in the VPN Plan Price Index is 3.33 USD across 7 sources' own pages in USD (range 2.49 to 5.75 USD; 13 sources publish a figure), read 12 October 2026.", "13 of the 20 named sources read in full publish a figure; 7 publish none, read 12 October 2026.", "The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 3.33 USD across 7)." ], "citation": "\"VPNCompareHQ VPN Plan Price Index\", updated 2026-10-19, https://vpncomparehq.com/datasets/vpn-plan-price-index/.", "changed_since": { "since": "2026-09-26", "previous_median": 3.33, "delta": 0, "direction": "unchanged", "sentence": "The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 3.33 USD across 7)." }, "national": { "unit": "USD", "n": 7, "median": 3.33, "min": 2.49, "max": 5.75, "p25": 2.49, "p75": 3.96, "mean": 3.5086, "units": { "EUR": 6, "USD": 7 }, "published_sources": 13, "named_sources": 21, "read_sources": 20, "not_published": 7, "published_share": 0.65 }, "by_axis": {}, "rows": [ { "source": "IPVanish pricing", "url": "https://www.ipvanish.com/pricing/", "figure": "$2.49 ", "value": 2.49, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "$2.49 /mo", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "33a2b7e6db19f4f87848eb06dac5675e44a5a3e712116556d53b10d1a06d0278" }, { "source": "Windscribe upgrade", "url": "https://windscribe.com/upgrade", "figure": "$5.75", "value": 5.75, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "Billed $69 USD every 12 months $5.75", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "f8222b2180198c031c1beb89588d94ac7997e30ad6c2bfc7d0fe1d6c0903f591" }, { "source": "PureVPN order page", "url": "https://www.purevpn.com/order", "figure": "$3.55", "value": 3.55, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "$3.55/mo", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "02590df993285c02afe937a7244a53dba684d1a47b50ea6390284a4ae62277ac" }, { "source": "Proton VPN pricing", "url": "https://protonvpn.com/pricing", "figure": "€3.49", "value": 3.49, "unit": "EUR", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "€3.49/month", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "baf236df0fac585bd563182f6d6cbd21dab46f26aea199cf2b2aa312e65b9632" }, { "source": "Mullvad VPN", "url": "https://mullvad.net/en/vpn", "figure": "€5", "value": 5, "unit": "EUR", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "€5/month", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "00c7802d2f26e6af4d6a42e01689ef09459b7fa59f874f76875d4978350c8596" }, { "source": "TunnelBear pricing", "url": "https://www.tunnelbear.com/pricing", "figure": "$3.33", "value": 3.33, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "from $3.33/mo", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "fe0a5a49a713a5d5ba414063ba4455feb4e1e04fef95d718d8f183729be6e19b" }, { "source": "PrivadoVPN pricing", "url": "https://privadovpn.com/pricing/", "figure": "€1.11", "value": 1.11, "unit": "EUR", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "€1.11/mo", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "39552c7b3199c3b24763c620d25a6d3261b8040e7547c47217d80b46b81d22a7" }, { "source": "ZoogVPN pricing", "url": "https://zoogvpn.com/pricing/", "figure": "USD 2.49 ", "value": 2.49, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "USD 2.49 /mo", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "bbd4c812bb64265da50198d7ce2c9ae9f5f8be131562608b03a9ed0cfcb2efc6" }, { "source": "CactusVPN pricing", "url": "https://www.cactusvpn.com/pricing/", "figure": "$3.96", "value": 3.96, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "Choose annual $3.96", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "6d0f1a043e4bfa206ec43d8f205aacc18060cf67c23b5eed049a9a8eebc1e84d" }, { "source": "Mozilla VPN pricing", "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/products/vpn/pricing/", "figure": "€4.99", "value": 4.99, "unit": "EUR", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "€4.99/month", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "bcc1e84c970187717ce2fcaea0b5b436f229202ec3da73e4b39dcc8e74fb0dd0" }, { "source": "BoxPN cheap VPN", "url": "https://boxpn.com/benefits/cheap-vpn/", "figure": "$ 2.99 ", "value": 2.99, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "$ 2.99 /mo", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "ccb25b9740723efc287731ea054d292c7291d470510928b523c0e3b1d83b6732" }, { "source": "OVPN pricing", "url": "https://www.ovpn.com/en/pricing", "figure": "€4.22", "value": 4.22, "unit": "EUR", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "36 months €4.22", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "806bff37082a8cc0b6714908624f99aa169713a8295ff12672203d76ef571239" }, { "source": "NordVPN pricing", "url": "https://nordvpn.com/pricing/", "figure": "€3.89", "value": 3.89, "unit": "EUR", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "€3.89", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "40abce8479e9ad5add0c7e872744f4f80aa865985a778283956390c3bf4b368e" } ], "not_published": [ { "source": "Surfshark pricing", "url": "https://surfshark.com/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "ExpressVPN order page", "url": "https://www.expressvpn.com/order", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Private Internet Access buy page", "url": "https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/buy-vpn-online", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "hide.me pricing", "url": "https://hide.me/en/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "IVPN pricing", "url": "https://www.ivpn.net/en/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Proton VPN pricing (canonical)", "url": "https://protonvpn.com/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "OpenVPN product comparison", "url": "https://openvpn.net/product-comparison/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://nordvpn.com/pricing/", "label": "NordVPN pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://surfshark.com/pricing", "label": "Surfshark pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.expressvpn.com/order", "label": "ExpressVPN order page", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/buy-vpn-online", "label": "Private Internet Access buy page", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.ipvanish.com/pricing/", "label": "IPVanish pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://windscribe.com/upgrade", "label": "Windscribe upgrade", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.tunnelbear.com/pricing", "label": "TunnelBear pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://hide.me/en/pricing", "label": "hide.me pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.purevpn.com/order", "label": "PureVPN order page", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://protonvpn.com/pricing", "label": "Proton VPN pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.ivpn.net/en/pricing/", "label": "IVPN pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://mullvad.net/en/vpn", "label": "Mullvad VPN", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://privadovpn.com/pricing/", "label": "PrivadoVPN pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://zoogvpn.com/pricing/", "label": "ZoogVPN pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.cactusvpn.com/pricing/", "label": "CactusVPN pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/products/vpn/pricing/", "label": "Mozilla VPN pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://protonvpn.com/pricing/", "label": "Proton VPN pricing (canonical)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://openvpn.net/product-comparison/", "label": "OpenVPN product comparison", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://boxpn.com/benefits/cheap-vpn/", "label": "BoxPN cheap VPN", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.ovpn.com/en/pricing", "label": "OVPN pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=vpn+pricing", "label": "google.com", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" } ], "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 13 of the 20 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 7 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 1 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in USD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 128 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per vendor per term per currency: the advertised first-term price, the amount actually billed, the renewal price where the vendor states it, and the free-months sweetener; across the set the median and range of effective monthly cost at each term, the median gap between introductory and renewal price (the number the whole category hides and nobody publishes), the count of vendors quoting in the reader's own currency against USD-only, and repriced-since the previous read", "embed": "

3.33 USD

median published figure, VPN Plan Price Index, across 7 sources, read 12 October 2026

Source: VPNCompareHQ VPN Plan Price Index
" }