NordVPN

NordVPN Review

Since 2012, NordVPN has been offering VPN security solutions for both personal and business use. More than likely you’ve seen their TV ads or sponsored YouTube videos online, but how reliable are they as a service? In this personal NordVPN review I’m going to take my 6 years of experience using the service to cover what they’ve done right…and what you need to know before you decide to sign up.

Some of the major selling points of the NordVPN service are the massive global network of more than 5,000 servers, high-speed fibre connections and optimisations to support P2P servers as well as video and music streaming from other nations around the world. No matter which country that you live in, you’re able to connect to just about any country in the world through NordVPN.

Pricing and Plans

NordVPN offers customers four different pricing structures depending on the length of time you want to use their service for.

NOTE: All prices listed below are in USD, and are correct as at April 2020.

1 Month price:

• $11.95 USD per month
• Billed once every month.
• 30-day money-back guarantee.

1 Year price:

• $6.99 USD per month.
• Billed $83.88 every year.
• 30-day money-back guarantee.
• This price represents a 41% saving over the standard Monthly price.

2 Years price:

• $4.99 USD per month.
• Billed $119.76 every 2 years
• 30-day money-back guarantee.
• This price represents a 58% saving over the standard Monthly price.

3 Years price:

• $3.49 USD per month.
• Billed $125.64 billed every 3 years
• 30-day money-back guarantee.
• This price represents a 70% saving over the standard Monthly price.

Pros and cons

Features

This NordVPN review will be incomplete if I don’t discuss its highlight features. The Servers section in the app opens a new set of options you can take advantage of. Apart from the complete list of 61 nations where they host around 1300+ VPN servers, you can find collections of servers for things like Double VPN, Onion over VPN, P2P, Anti DDoS, etc.

With Double VPN, NordVPN lets you access websites and services over two consecutive VPN servers. It claims that the second VPN server doesn’t know your actual IP as it’s already hidden by the first one.

Moreover, if you’re a big-time fan of the Tor network, you can club NordVPN with the same using the Onion over VPN servers. There are also servers listed explicitly for the people who prefer P2P services like BitTorrent.

The Servers page also shows the details (speed, load, etc.) about the server you’re currently connected. For a specific country, you can explore the list of available servers by hovering on its name and clicking the menu button.

Head over to the Settings section; you will find various toggle buttons for notifications, turning on NordVPN at Windows startup, start minimized, etc. CyberSec is a new addition that NordVPN says it can remove phishing and other malware-related threats while you use their VPN service.

Customer Support

NordVPN offers 24/7 customer support.

The best way to contact the company is by online ticket system, email, or live chat. You can expect to receive an almost instantaneous response with live chat.

NordVPN Review Conclusion

NordVPN is a full-featured, privacy-centric VPN service with a solid reputation.

The fact that it’s based out of Panama, a country with great online privacy laws, is its major highlight for us.

Add on the fact that it’s just as good for safely accessing public Wi-Fi as it is for getting past Internet censors in restricted regions, and it’s easy to see why the service is so popular with privacy-focused customers in Europe.