5 providers publishing a plan for this use case
VPN router: providers compared on printed prices
Putting the VPN on the router covers everything in the house at once, including the devices that cannot run an app: the television, the console, the smart speaker. It is also the setup most likely to go wrong, and the providers differ enormously in how much help they give. Five providers in this index publish their own router page, from a full app for supported hardware down to a configuration guide, and each is linked below beside its verified price.
- median printed entry price, per month
- $2.99
- printed entry-price range across providers
- $1.79 to $5.75
- providers with an evidenced VPN router plan
- 5
Providers with an evidenced VPN router plan
| Provider | Entry price | VPN router plan | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Internet Access | $1.79/mo | provider's own page | privateinternetaccess.com | September 2026 |
| CyberGhost | $1.99/mo | provider's own page | cyberghostvpn.com | September 2026 |
| ExpressVPN | $2.99/mo | provider's own page | expressvpn.com | September 2026 |
| NordVPN | $3.49/mo | provider's own page | nordvpn.com | September 2026 |
| Windscribe | $5.75/mo | provider's own page | windscribe.com | September 2026 |
A provider appears here when its own live page for VPN router answered at the linked URL on the date shown, and the figure beside it is what that page printed.
Choosing a provider for a router
An app beats a guide. A provider with router firmware or a router app is a different experience from one with a page of manual OpenVPN configuration, and the linked page shows which you are getting.
Check your router is on the supported list before you pay. Support is per model, not per brand, and the provider's page carries the list.
A router connection usually counts as one device, which is the real argument for this setup on a busy household plan.
Everything behind the router is on the VPN, including anything that objects to it. Banking apps and some streaming services are the usual friction, which is why split tunnelling exists.
Cite or embed this figure
The median printed entry price per month in VPN router was $2.99 in September 2026, across 5 verified provider pricing pages recorded in VPNCompareHQ Consumer VPN Price Index.
Cite as: "VPNCompareHQ Consumer VPN Price Index: VPN router", updated 2026-09-09, https://vpncomparehq.com/use-cases/vpn-router/.
Download the VPN router dataset (CSV), free to reuse with citation.