CNET: VPN Best Deals

There are plenty of good reasons to use a virtual private network. For example, did you know your internet service provider amasses as much data as possible on your digital activity? A 2021 Federal Trade Commission report noted that the leading ISPs have gathered user data on topics as personal as race, sexual orientation and real-time location. They've combined it, cross-referenced it and shared it with third-party partners. Yikes.

• Most of these offers below are for subscriptions of two years or more, which is a long time to tie yourself to a service that could change ownership (see above) or terms of service, or even have a security incident. Though most services have a 30-day free cancellation policy at the start, be sure to check the terms of service before signing up for a long-term commitment. 

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VPN deals: Tested and recommended

The VPNs in this first group are also among our current top five best VPN picks. We can broadly recommend them -- albeit with the noted caveats. That said, the fast-changing ownership landscape in the VPN space may continue to shake things up, but we'll continue to update this as we uncover more.

Best VPN Deals: Get Top VPNs Starting at Less Than $2 a Month

Get a top VPN like ExpressVPN, Surfshark or NordVPN for at a great price with these discounts.

Tuong Nguyen

June 6, 2023 4:30 p.m. PT

7 min read

See at Surfshark

Surfshark: $2.30 a month for 26 months

Billed $59.76 upfront

See at Surfshark

See at ExpressVPN

ExpressVPN: $6.67 per month for 15 months

Billed $99.95 upfront

See at ExpressVPN

See at NordVPN

NordVPN: $3.99 a month for 27 months

Billed $107.73 upfront

See at NordVPN

See at IPVanish

IPVanish: $3.33 a month for 24 months

Billed $79.99 upfront

See at IPVanish

See at ProtonVPN

ProtonVPN: $4.99 a month for 24 months

Billed $119.76 upfront

See at ProtonVPN