What this is: the lowest advertised monthly-equivalent price for each of 17 VPN providers, as shown on their own pricing pages when captured, alongside HidVPN’s review score and two structured facts we track per provider.
What this is not: a test result. HidVPN has hands-on tested 2 of these 17 (NordVPN and FastestVPN). The score column is an editorial rating built from published audits, provider documentation and third-party reporting — see How We Test for the weighting.
The table
| # | Provider | Lowest price / month | Score /10 | Works in China | Independent no-logs audit published | Price last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FastestVPN | $0.83/month | 6.5 | Unreliable | Unknown | 23 Sep 2026 |
| 2 | PrivateVPN | $2.00/month | 8.4 | Limited | No | Pending re-check |
| 3 | Private Internet Access (PIA) | $2.03/month | 8.8 | Unreliable | Yes | 2 Oct 2026 |
| 4 | PureVPN | $2.15/month | 6.5 | Unreliable | Yes | 23 Sep 2026 |
| 5 | CyberGhost | $2.19/month | 9.0 | Unreliable | Yes | 2 Oct 2026 |
| 6 | IPVanish | $2.19/month | 8.5 | Unreliable | Yes | Pending re-check |
| 7 | Surfshark | $2.49/month | 9.2 | Yes | Yes | 23 Sep 2026 |
| 8 | hide.me | $2.59/month | 8.6 | Limited | Yes | Pending re-check |
| 9 | ExpressVPN | $2.99/month | 9.3 | Yes | Yes | 23 Sep 2026 |
| 10 | Proton VPN | $2.99/month | 9.0 | Unreliable | Yes | Pending re-check |
| 11 | AirVPN | $3.01/month | 7.9 | Limited | No | Pending re-check |
| 12 | NordVPN | $3.49/month | 9.4 | Yes | Yes | 23 Sep 2026 |
| 13 | TorGuard | $4.17/month | 8.3 | Limited | No | Pending re-check |
| 14 | OVPN | $4.22/month | 8.6 | Unreliable | Unknown | 23 Sep 2026 |
| 15 | VyprVPN | $5.00/month | 8.2 | Limited | Yes | Pending re-check |
| 16 | Mullvad | €5/month (~$5.65) | 8.3 | Limited | Yes | 2 Oct 2026 |
| 17 | Hotspot Shield | $6.99/month | 8.2 | Unreliable | Unknown | Pending re-check |
Sorted by price, lowest first. Prices move with seasonal sales — many of these are limited-time offers. The “Price last checked” column shows when each row was verified against the provider’s own pricing page; rows marked pending are being re-checked. Always confirm on the provider’s site before buying.
Method
- Price — lowest advertised monthly-equivalent on the provider’s longest plan at time of capture. Introductory pricing; renewal is usually higher. Captured from the HidVPN provider database, which mirrors provider pricing pages.
- Score — HidVPN editorial rating, 0–10. Weighting published on the methodology page.
- Works in China — Yes / Limited / Unreliable, from provider documentation and user reporting. Not a guarantee; this changes frequently.
- Independent no-logs audit published — Yes if a third-party audit of the no-logs policy has been published; No if the provider has stated it has not commissioned one recently; Unknown if we could not verify a published audit either way.
Not included (yet)
Simultaneous connections, refund window, server count and jurisdiction appear on the individual review pages but are not yet held as verified structured fields for all 17 providers. They will be added once verified against each provider’s current documentation. We would rather publish four reliable columns than eight with errors.
Citation
HidVPN, VPN Pricing Comparison — 17 Providers, September 2026. https://hidvpn.com/vpn-pricing-comparison/. Raw CSV below. Corrections welcome via the contact page.
Raw data (CSV) — click to expand and copy
provider,lowest_advertised_price_per_month,hidvpn_score_out_of_10,works_in_china,independent_no_logs_audit_published,price_last_checked,review_url FastestVPN,$0.83/month,6.5,Unreliable,Unknown,23 Sep 2026,https://hidvpn.com/vpn-reviews/fastestvpn/ PrivateVPN,$2.00/month,8.4,Limited,No,Pending re-check,https://hidvpn.com/vpn-reviews/privatevpn/ Private Internet Access (PIA),$2.03/month,8.8,Unreliable,Yes,2 Oct 2026,https://hidvpn.com/vpn-reviews/private-internet-access-pia/ PureVPN,$2.15/month,6.5,Unreliable,Yes,23 Sep 2026,https://hidvpn.com/vpn-reviews/purevpn/ CyberGhost,$2.19/month,9.0,Unreliable,Yes,2 Oct 2026,https://hidvpn.com/vpn-reviews/cyberghost-vpn/ IPVanish,$2.19/month,8.5,Unreliable,Yes,Pending re-check,https://hidvpn.com/vpn-reviews/ipvanish/ Surfshark,$2.49/month,9.2,Yes,Yes,23 Sep 2026,https://hidvpn.com/vpn-reviews/surfshark/ hide.me,$2.59/month,8.6,Limited,Yes,Pending re-check,https://hidvpn.com/vpn-reviews/hide-me-vpn/ ExpressVPN,$2.99/month,9.3,Yes,Yes,23 Sep 2026,https://hidvpn.com/vpn-reviews/expressvpn/ Proton VPN,$2.99/month,9.0,Unreliable,Yes,Pending re-check,https://hidvpn.com/vpn-reviews/proton-vpn/ AirVPN,$3.01/month,7.9,Limited,No,Pending re-check,https://hidvpn.com/vpn-reviews/airvpn/ NordVPN,$3.49/month,9.4,Yes,Yes,23 Sep 2026,https://hidvpn.com/vpn-reviews/nordvpn/ TorGuard,$4.17/month,8.3,Limited,No,Pending re-check,https://hidvpn.com/vpn-reviews/torguard-vpn/ OVPN,$4.22/month,8.6,Unreliable,Unknown,23 Sep 2026,https://hidvpn.com/vpn-reviews/ovpn/ VyprVPN,$5.00/month,8.2,Limited,Yes,Pending re-check,https://hidvpn.com/vpn-reviews/vyprvpn/ Mullvad,€5/month (~$5.65),8.3,Limited,Yes,2 Oct 2026,https://hidvpn.com/vpn-reviews/mullvad-vpn/ Hotspot Shield,$6.99/month,8.2,Unreliable,Unknown,Pending re-check,https://hidvpn.com/vpn-reviews/hotspot-shield/