Comparison — from the record, read 2026-09-06
Mullvad vs Private Internet Access
Both ladders below were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages, in this market, on the dates shown. Nothing is converted: what you see is what each page showed a reader here.
What each one is
Mullvadsite ↗pricing ↗
A privacy-first VPN that takes no personal details at sign-up and charges one flat monthly rate. Paid plans start at €5/mo (Mullvad VPN); no free plan is published.
Private Internet Accesssite ↗pricing ↗
Private Internet Access — a long-running consumer VPN with a large server network and open-source clients. Paid plans start at €1.79/mo (3 Years + 3 Months EXTRA); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at €11.69/mo (1 Month). Its published prices moved on 2026-08-27 — the change log holds the rows.
The two ladders
Mullvadsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-06 · EUR
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Mullvad VPN | €5/mo | '€5 per month' at 1 month, 1 year or 1 decade. Including VAT. The page prints its own conversions: $5.81, £4.27, SEK 55.59, A$8.07, CA$8.04. |
Private Internet Accesssite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-06 · EUR
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | €11.69/mo | '11.69 € /mo'. 'Autorenews at 11.69€ monthly'. |
| 1 Year | €3.49/mo | '3.49 € /mo'. 'Billed at 41.88€ first year and then autorenews annualy at 41.88€' — the page's own spelling. |
| 3 Years + 3 Months EXTRA | €1.79/mo | '1.79 € /mo' under 'Campus SALE: 85% Off'. 'Autorenews at 70€ every 3 years'. |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: Private Internet Access at €1.79/mo, against Mullvad at €5/mo. That is the entry price in this market on the dates shown, not a judgement about which suits you.
- Free plans: neither publishes one. Any free access here is a trial, which is a deadline.
- How far each ladder goes: Mullvad tops out at €5/mo, Private Internet Access at €11.69/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
- Recently moved: Private Internet Access (2026-08-27). A change only counts once a second clean read agrees.
How to choose in this category
- The intro price is not the price — renewal rates run higher and commitment terms stretch past two years in this set.
- Compare the renewal row, not the banner figure.
- A refund window is not a free tier — look for a plan actually priced at zero.
Both ladders were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages as shown to a eurozone reader (read from Germany), on the dates beside each table. Nothing here is converted from another market and nothing is ordered by commission. Some links are affiliate links; they earn us a commission and change no number.
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