


Unfortunately, that's the end of ExpressVPN's privacy features. Split tunneling is useful for activities like gaming or streaming media, which require a lot of bandwidth but are comparatively low risk. Some VPN companies, like NordVPN and CyberGhost VPN, have expanded to include other branded products.ĮxpressVPN does provide split tunneling, which lets you designate what traffic should travel through the VPN's encrypted connection and what should travel outside it. As such, it doesn't provide ad- or malware- blocking with its VPN or offer any of the add-ons that you might find with other VPNs, such as dedicated IP addresses. In our conversations with ExpressVPN, the company often came back to the idea that it was focused solely on making the best VPN possible. (Editors' Note: IPVanish VPN are owned by Ziff Davis, PCMag's parent company.) Atlas VPN, Avira Phantom VPN, IPVanish VPN, and Editors' Choice winners Surfshark VPN and TunnelBear VPN don't even bother to limit the number of simultaneous connections. Instead of slowly upping that cap, VPNs appear to be moving away from such restrictions entirely. That's average among the VPNs we've reviewed. With ExpressVPN, you can connect up to five devices simultaneously. Proton VPN, on the other hand, places no data restrictions on its free subscription. TunnelBear VPN does offer a free version and access to its global server network, but limits you to 500MB (1.5GB with promotions) of data per month. That's not too surprising, as a truly free VPN subscription is very rare. The only thing cheaper than cheap is free, but ExpressVPN does not offer a free VPN subscription tier. Instead, use the shortest option-or free subscription if you can find one-so you can test out the VPN with all the sites and services you need. Generally, we advise against starting with an annual or long-term VPN subscription. Opera VPN has the lowest annual fee of any VPN we've seen, at just $23.88 per year. You'll save money with ExpressVPN's six-month and annual plans, but the $99.95 annual plan is still well above the $65.82 average we've seen across the VPNs we've reviewed.
