ExpressVPN Pricing
Complete pricing breakdown for ExpressVPN including all plans, hidden costs, and limitations.
Pricing score: 38/100
Plans & Pricing
- 10 simultaneous devices
- Servers in 113 countries, Lightway protocol
- Lite Protection: blocks ads, malicious and adult sites
- ExpressMailGuard: 10 shared aliases
- Dedicated IP as paid add-on
- Intro: 2 years + 4 months at about $2.99-$3.49/mo (price varies with promotions)
User limit: 10
- 12 simultaneous devices
- Advanced Protection: blocks ads, trackers, malicious and adult sites
- ExpressKeys password manager + 2FA authenticator
- ExpressMailGuard: 50 aliases, 1 custom domain
- holiday.com eSIM: 3 GB for 3 days
- Intro: 2 years + 4 months at about $4.49/mo (dipped to $3.99 in a Sept 2026 sale)
User limit: 12
- 14 simultaneous devices
- Dedicated IP included
- ExpressKeys password manager + 2FA authenticator
- ExpressMailGuard: unlimited aliases, 20 custom domains
- holiday.com eSIM: 3 GB for 5 days
- ExpressAI: 500 credits/day
- Intro: 2 years + 4 months at about $7.49/mo
User limit: 14
Pricing Issues Reported by Users
Why is ExpressVPN so expensive after the first term? Renewal jumps to $99.95-$199.95/year
The headline price is a 28-month introductory deal. After it ends, plans auto-renew annually at the standard rate: about $99.95/year for Basic, $119.95/year for Advanced and $199.95/year for Pro (EUR 79.95 / 109.95 / 179.95 in Europe). That is two to three times the effective monthly cost of the intro term, and reviewers consistently list ExpressVPN as one of the priciest mainstream VPNs.
ExpressVPN price increase 2026 - 2-year plans up about 25%
Between late December 2025 and spring 2026 ExpressVPN raised its 2-year (28-month) promo prices by roughly 25%: Basic from $2.79 to $3.49/month, Advanced from $3.59 to $4.49/month and Pro from $5.99 to $7.49/month, while advertised discounts shrank. Aircove router discount coupons that came with Advanced (50% off) and Pro (75% off) were dropped. Promo prices have kept moving since, with short sales dipping Advanced to $3.99 and Pro to $5.99 in September 2026 before returning.
ExpressVPN auto-renewal class action lawsuit (2025)
In June 2025 a California customer filed a class action (Millar v. Express Technologies Ltd., C.D. Cal.) claiming a one-month plan bought in 2022 was silently turned into a recurring monthly subscription, in breach of California's Automatic Renewal Law. ExpressVPN said it would defend the case; it was listed as pending. The suit mirrors a broader pattern of users surprised by renewal charges.
ExpressVPN Basic vs Advanced vs Pro - extras locked behind higher tiers
The three-tier lineup pushes you upward: Basic only has 'Lite' blocking (ads, malicious and adult sites) and no tracker blocking or password manager, the dedicated IP is a paid add-on except on Pro, and ExpressAI, unlimited email aliases and the longer eSIM are Pro-only. People who just want a VPN pay for bundled extras they may never use, and those who want one extra feature are pushed to a pricier plan.