VPN pricing across 6 tracked products: entry-tier median $2.69, top-tier median $14. Cheapest: Proton VPN. Most premium: ExpressVPN. Updated April 2026.
VPN pricing varies across per-seat, per-usage, and enterprise-quoted tiers. Published list prices on vendor pricing pages form the basis of this benchmark; negotiated deals typically land 15-40% below list for teams over 20 seats.
Entry-tier median is $2.69, top-tier median $14. Negotiated enterprise deals typically land 15-40% below list.
| Product | Entry | Median | Top | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExpressVPN | $3.49 | $199 | $559 | month |
| Mullvad VPN | $5.50 | $5.50 | $5.50 | month |
| NordVPN | $3.39 | $5.99 | $14 | month |
| Private Internet Access | $1.59 | $6.77 | $12 | month |
| Proton VPN | $0 | $4.99 | $13 | month |
| Surfshark | $1.99 | $4.29 | $21 | month |
Low is the entry-tier price (often a free or starter plan). Median is the middle price across published tiers. High is the top published tier — enterprise contracts with negotiated discounts usually land 15-40% below the published high.
Across 6 tracked products, the entry-tier median is $2.69 and the top-tier median is $14. Individual products vary significantly — see the per-product table above.
Proton VPN has the lowest entry-tier price in our tracked set.
ExpressVPN has the highest top-tier list price among tracked products.
Prices are sourced from vendor pricing pages and automatically re-checked. Any tier marked 'custom' has no public list price; negotiated deals aren't shown here.