Independent price records · Est. 2026
The price you see
is not the price
you pay.
We record what VPNs advertise, what they charge when the discount ends, and what the fine print actually says. Dated. Sourced. No rankings for sale.
What we keep
Three kinds of records.
None of them are opinions.
What it costs
in year two
Advertised price, upfront total, and the renewal rate that most comparison sites never print. Checked against the provider's own page.
What the fine
print permits
Logging policies, audit reports, refund windows and the clauses that quietly exclude app-store purchases.
What you will
really have paid
Enter the advertised price and the renewal rate. See the true monthly cost across one, three or five years.
Figure 01
The cliff at month 27.
One subscription, plotted at its effective monthly cost. The line does not drift — it steps. This is the single pattern worth understanding before you buy any VPN.
Price records · excerpt
Seven providers,
sorted by the cliff.
| Provider | Plan recorded | Advertised /mo | Renewal /mo | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NordVPN | Basic · 2-year | $3.49 | $11.59 | ▲ 232% | Read → |
| ExpressVPN | Basic · 2-year | $2.99 | Not published | — | Tracking |
| Surfshark | Starter · 2-year | $2.49 | Not published | — | Tracking |
| Proton VPN | Plus · 2-year | $2.99 | Not published | — | Tracking |
| CyberGhost | Standard · 2-year | $2.03 | Not published | — | Tracking |
| PIA | None · 2-year | $2.19 | Not published | — | Tracking |
| IPVanish | Essential · 2-year | $2.19 | Not published | — | Tracking |
“Not published” means the provider does not state a renewal rate on its public pricing page. We mark it rather than guess. Records are re-verified quarterly; each row keeps the date it was last confirmed.
audits indexed
US · UK · DE · KR · HK
recorded to date
or bought rankings
Current price · verified 05 Nov 2026
NordVPN Basic — $3.49 per month
Two-year term, $94.23 upfront · renews at $11.59/mo · affiliate link
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