NordVPN review
NordVPN was founded in 2012 and based in Panama. NordVPN is one of the major VPN providers in the market. Besides general use VPN servers, NordVPN also offers servers for specific purposes, like P2P sharing, connecting to the Tor network or double encryption. NordVPN offers a fast, secure and reliable VPN service. NordVPN is very reasonable priced and is therefor very populair.
NordVPN scores
NordVPN has been arround for a very long time. NordVPN has a global network and a very broad range of users. We’ve tested NordVPN and it’s very reliable and fast. When you compare NordVPN to the other VPNs it is priced in the midfield and this is very good for a VPN which delivers a very reliable and fast service. The apps could be more userfriendly. Sometimes you have to select specfic servers for specific purposes. But the app also provides you information and security tips, which other VPN providers do not, what makes it easier for new users to use the applications. Overall we give NordVPN a score of 95, also based on the users feedback we collected.
NordVPN Features
NordVPN just like any other VPN has all the major features which you may expect from a VPN.
- Unlimited devices, 6 connections at a time
- Streaming support
- Extremely fast VPN
- 5300 servers over 60 countries
- CyberSec - blocks ads and mallware and phising sites. It also leverages protection from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks
- DoubleVPN - multihop functionality
- Kill switch - if your connection drops the VPN can stop you traffic automaticl
- DNS protection - make use of NordVPN DNS servers
- Onion over VPN - use the Tor browser to access the darkweb
- Secure protocols - IKEv2/IPsec is a default protocol on all the apps. You can still select OpenVPN
- Smartplay - optimize streaming services
- Dedicated IP address
- Browser extensions
- VPN on your router
- Encryption - AES-256-GCM encryption to protect your personal data
- No-log policy
NordVPN cons
- Torrenting and TOR only supported on specific servers
- OpenVPN config is not userfriendly on Windows 10
NordPass
NordPass is an additional product of NordVPN. NordPass stores passwords in a single place. Safe the passwords of your favorite websites, apps or bank. With the NordPass password manager, access your login credentials on any device, even when you’re offline. Use NordPass’s in-built data breach scanner to check whether your passwords or credit card details have ever been leaked. The Data Breach Scanner is an builtin feature that automatically scans leaked databases and compares them to items saved in your vault. If any of your email addresses, passwords, or credit card details have ever been leaked, NordPass will list it in a prioritized list highlighting which breaches could affect you the most. The Data Breach Scanner also helps you identify where and when the leak happened and what type of data was compromised. Depending on the data that was leaked you will get recommendations on how to resolve the affected accounts.
NordVPN speedtest
The results below are based on a maximum 100 Mbit download an upload connection. If you have higher speeds, it’s possible to get higher speeds. In general if we compare NordVPN with other VPN providers NordVPN is the fastest. Keep in mind that you have use the right VPN server for the right purpose with NordVPN, otherwise results may differ. We mean that you have special servers from torrenting and p2p. NordVPN offers the best results worldwide and can therefor be very usefull using streaming services, unblock geo-content, torrenting, Tor, and can be used in other high bandwidth usecases. Here you can find the results:
Server locations | Download speed | Upload speed | Ping |
Netherlands (nearest) | 98,4 | 98,2 | 8 |
Belgium | 92,1 | 90,5 | 28 |
Singapore | 88,4 | 88,0 | 90 |
Australia | 83,0 | 81,8 | 132 |
USA - NYC | 87,3 | 86,4 | 121 |
UK | 92,8 | 91,2 | 67 |
Italy | 94,8 | 89,8 | 62 |
Canada | 94,1 | 92 | 140 |
Argentina | 91,7 | 90,8 | 160 |
Brazil | 89,6 | 88,2 | 156 |
Japan | 93,7 | 92,7 | 172 |
India | 92 | 90,7 | 112 |
NordVPN iPad impression
NordVPN customer service
With NordVPN you get 24×7 customer support. We have contacted customer support several times and overall we rate the customer support as good. The employees are very userfriendly and you do not get any bots.
NordVPN offers a 30 day not good money back guarantee. If you want or need to use this option make sure to reach customer support in time. I’ve not seen any other options in which you can cancel your subscription from the GUI.
Prices and paymentmethodes
In the table below you can find the prices of NordVPN. The more months you order the better the prices get. If you make a comparison to the VPNs of ExpressVPN, NordVPN then NordVPN is priced in the midfield. NordVPN delivers good price quality ratio. You can pay with several different methods:
- Creditcard (Mastercard, Visa, American Express and Discover Card)
- iDeal
- PayPal
- Google Pay
- Amazon Pay
- Bitcoin and other crypto
- Other, regional paymentmethods