Rephrase and rearrange the whole content into a news article. I want you to respond only in language English. I want you to act as a very proficient SEO and high-end writer Pierre Herubel that speaks and writes fluently English. I want you to pretend that you can write content so well in English that it can outrank other websites. Make sure there is zero plagiarism.: ExpressVPN review – quick menuThe virtual private network (VPN) market is a tough one, with a lot of competition around, but ExpressVPN knows exactly how to stand out from the crowd. It piles on the professional features, delivering way more than just about anybody else.In TechRadar’s 15 years online, we’ve reviewed hundreds of VPN services, and Mike Williams regularly picks apart VPN services to see how they really work. Going beyond what ExpressVPN’s marketing teams tell us, he analyses the service inside and out, to tell you if you’re really getting what you pay for, and whether the service truly lives up to its claims.ExpressVPN offers remarkably easy-to-use apps with tonnes of features, and plenty of customization for more advanced users, too. Couple that with remarkable customer support and reliably fast speeds, and it all adds up to a service that we really couldn’t recommend more. That’s why ExpressVPN is still sitting pretty at the top of our list of the world’s best VPNs.▶ Try our #1 VPN with a 30-day money-back guaranteeExpressVPN’s Aircove is a Wi-Fi 6 router that comes with the firm’s router app fully integrated (Image credit: ExpressVPN)ExpressVPN – what’s new?ExpressVPN has ramped up its investment in third-party audits over the past year, and the results are spectacular. While other providers expect you to be impressed by a single app audit from years ago, ExpressVPN released the results of 11 audits in 2022 alone (more on some of those below).There’s another recent highlight in Keys, ExpressVPN’s highly configurable secure password manager—that comes free with your subscription. Significant new features include support for saving credit card details and secure notes, and even importing credentials to Chrome. Even better as now, after a successful beta release, the provider officially launched Keys for all users. Elsewhere, ExpressVPN has released Aircove, a powerful Cure53-audited Wi-Fi 6 router with the company’s router app built-in. Set this up at home and all your internet-enabled devices can use ExpressVPN immediately, without having to install a single app or worrying about device connection limits.Aircove pricing looks good, too, at $169.90 on launch (the regular price is $189.90). But if you’re on a budget, no problem: you can still install the ExpressVPN router app on your own hardware (assuming it’s compatible) for free. The official Router setup page has more on this.The latest ExpressVPN’s revamp released in October 2023 includes new ad and adult-site blockers, auto-update feature for desktops apps, bigger server network and a boosted multi-devices policy of up eight simultaneous connections with just one subscription. The provider is also now one of the few VPN services to include post-quantum protection on its Lightway encryption protocol.ExpressVPN featuresA strong set of core features provide multiple layers of privacy protection. High-end encryption shields your traffic from snoopers; secure DNS prevents your ISP from seeing your traffic, too; and even if the VPN drops, a kill switch kicks in to block your internet connection and keep you safe.Express boasts some advanced security tools, too. Its Threat Manager system is a web tracker and malware blocker that you can turn on and off directly from the settings menu, for example, alongside a new ad and adult-site blocker. It’s also one of the few providers to offer its password manager tool, Keys, as a VPN feature rather than additional service to buy on top. ExpressVPN doesn’t just beat the competition on standard features, though. It has unique technologies of its own. Lightway is ExpressVPN’s speedy and secure VPN protocol, for instance. And the MediaStreamer smart DNS system enables unblocking some websites even on devices that can’t run the apps. The provider even runs parallel connections to keep connection speeds almost instant, enabling you to pick the fastest, most secure VPN implementation for your needs. Overall, we found Express to automate a lot of the stuff that would normally have to be manually configured by the user.On top of that, the company offers a vast network of more than 3,000 servers spread across 160 cities in 105 countries. Europe and the US have the best coverage, with the network spreading across 47 out of 50 European countries. At the same time, ExpressVPN also has many locations in the Americas, Asia and Africa, including several countries that rarely appear elsewhere. There are 27 Asia Pacific countries alone, by comparison, Mozilla VPN only has around 30 countries in its entire network.ExpressVPN boasts some 3,000 servers in 160 cities across 94 countries (Image credit: ExpressVPN)ExpressVPN pricing plansAs explained in our dedicated ExpressVPN pricing and deals guide, the provider has a very simple pricing structure with only three plans, and these start with a monthly-billed product for $12.95.That’s not cheap, but it’s pretty standard pricing for a single month. Where you’ll see savings throughout the industry is with the longer subscription plans. Sign up for ExpressVPN’s 6-month plan and the price drops to $9.99 per month. That’s a fairly reasonable discount, and it gives you more flexibility than you’ll get with some competitors, who don’t offer a 6-month plan at all.The annual plan cuts the cost further to a monthly equivalent of $6.67 (a chunky 49% discount on the monthly subscription), but it’s still substantially more than some of the competition. NordVPN asks for $4.99 per month on its annual plan, and Surfshark just $3.99 per month. If you’re willing to sign up for long periods, you can make additional savings, but it’s a shame that ExpressVPN doesn’t offer longer subscription options to increase savings. Below we’ve included the latest deals for ExpressVPN today:When you’re comparing headline prices, though, be sure to check the small print, because ExpressVPN is closer to many competitors than you might realize. Many vendors offer significantly lower introductory prices which increase significantly when your subscription renews. For example, IPVanish looks good at face value for just $3.33 per month, but that price more than doubles on renewal.If you decide to sign up you’ll discover a wide range of payment methods, including cards, PayPal, Bitcoin, and a host of other players (Giropay, UnionPay, SOFORT, QIWI Wallet, and more). Be sure to check out the latest ExpressVPN promo codes to help you get additional savings, too.If you’re not quite convinced, installing the Android or iOS app gets you a 7-day trial. And even after handing over your cash, ExpressVPN’s 30-day money-back guarantee allows you to safely check out the service for yourself.ExpressVPN offers a wide array of payment methods. (Image credit: ExpressVPN)Privacy and securityExpressVPN’s privacy protection begins with its choice of highly secure protocols (OpenVPN and its own open-source Lightway), with industrial-strength encryption to shield your data from even the most well-equipped attacker.ExpressVPN also runs its own private, zero-knowledge, 256-bit encrypted DNS on every server. This prevents data about your online activities from leaking out of the VPN tunnel, keeping you safe from every angle.We put the mobile and desktop apps through the wringer, using multiple leak-testing websites, and couldn’t find any trace of DNS or traffic leaks.We found no DNS leaks in our tests (Image credit: ExpressVPN)Many VPNs now try to show they’re trustworthy by going through independent audits, where a third-party company inspects their apps, servers and procedures to confirm they’re properly handling your privacy. But while most providers stop with one or two audits, ExpressVPN has now had more than 12, with all these arriving just in the last eight months.ExpressVPN regularly relies on independent cybersecurity groups, including Cure53 and KPMG, to carry out rigorous testing of its policies, practices, protocols, and technology. This means that it does exactly what it says on the tin, nothing more, nothing less.Here’s a breakdown of some of ExpressVPN’s most recent security audits:Cure53 checked the apps to make sure they were secure, and could not be exploited by an attacker to steal data or harm the user’s system. The results were positive, with none of the apps having any major concerns, and ExpressVPN fixing any smaller issues right away. F-Secure further verified these claims with another audit.If you’re interested in the technical detail, check the ExpressVPN blog posts linked above for the full reports.🔒Try ExpressVPN with a 30-day money-back…
