11 VPN pricing pages verified 2026-09-09
The consumer VPN price index
The monthly figure a VPN advertises is almost always an intro price you prepay for years; the renewal is what you will actually pay.
- median printed entry price, per month
- $2.69
- printed entry-price range across providers
- $1.79 to $6
- providers with a verified printed price
- 11
By provider
| Provider | Entry price | Renews at | Prepaid term | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Internet Access | $1.79/mo | $69.81/3yr | 39 mo term | privateinternetaccess.com | September 2026 |
| CyberGhost | $1.99/mo | $51.74/yr | 26 mo term | cyberghostvpn.com | September 2026 |
| PureVPN | $2.15/mo | $47.95/yr | 27 mo term | purevpn.com | September 2026 |
| IPVanish | $2.49/mo | $99.99/yr | 24 mo term | ipvanish.com | September 2026 |
| Surfshark | $2.49/mo | 27 mo term | surfshark.com | September 2026 | |
| hide.me | $2.69/mo | $69.99/26mo | 26 mo term | hide.me | September 2026 |
| ExpressVPN | $2.99/mo | $99.95/yr | 28 mo term | expressvpn.com | September 2026 |
| TunnelBear | $3.33/mo | tunnelbear.com | September 2026 | ||
| NordVPN | $3.49/mo | $139/yr | 27 mo term | nordvpn.com | September 2026 |
| Windscribe | $5.75/mo | 12 mo term | windscribe.com | September 2026 | |
| IVPN | $6/mo | 1 mo term | ivpn.net | September 2026 | |
| Mullvad | No printed price on the page; quote or in-app only (checked September 2026) | ||||
| Proton VPN | Pricing page could not be read (checked September 2026) |
The entry figure is each provider's lowest advertised monthly price on its own pricing page, quoted exactly as printed. On most providers that price requires a multi-year prepayment, so the term in months and the renewal price sit beside it wherever the page prints them, and nothing is inferred where it does not. Taxes and optional add-ons are excluded.
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By use case
| Use case | Priced providers | Median entry price | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| VPN for smart TV | 4 | $2.49 | $1.79 to $3.49 |
| VPN router | 5 | $2.99 | $1.79 to $5.75 |
| Privacy and no-logs VPN | 5 | $2.49 | $1.79 to $3.49 |
Cite or embed this figure
The median printed entry price per month in the consumer VPN market was $2.69 in September 2026, across 11 verified provider pricing pages recorded in VPNCompareHQ Consumer VPN Price Index.
Cite as: "VPNCompareHQ Consumer VPN Price Index", updated 2026-09-09, https://vpncomparehq.com/use-cases/.