Proton VPN alternatives
What Proton VPN costs today: £7.99/mo (a free plan is available). site ↗pricing ↗
Below are the 3 other vpn tools we track daily, cheapest entry first — each one written up from what our record actually holds, with a link to its own site and pricing page. Where we have written a full comparison, the name links to it.
The alternatives, tool by tool
Surfsharksite ↗pricing ↗
Paid plans start at £1.79/mo (Surfshark Starter); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at £3.29/mo (Surfshark One+). It bills by country — entry $2.49/mo to a US reader and €2.49/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
ExpressVPNsite ↗pricing ↗
Paid plans start at £2.19/mo (Basic); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at £5.49/mo (Express Pro). It bills by country — entry $2.99/mo to a US reader and €2.49/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads. Its published prices moved on 2026-08-27 — the change log holds the rows.
NordVPNsite ↗pricing ↗
Paid plans start at £2.59/mo (Basic); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at £6.29/mo (Ultimate Max). It bills by country — entry $3.49/mo to a US reader and €3.49/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads. Prints the renewal price beside the intro price on its own pricing page — rare candour in this category.
Side by side
| Tool | Paid from | Free plan | Currency | Read | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surfshark | £1.79/mo | — | GBP | 2026-08-29 | page |
| ExpressVPN | £2.19/mo | — | GBP | 2026-08-29 | page |
| NordVPN | £2.59/mo | — | GBP | 2026-08-28 | page |
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.