Browsing & traffic
Claims no storageDenies browsing, destinations and traffic-content logs.
Policy section: Opening logging commitment
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PROVIDER PROFILE
ExpressVPN
A Basic plan with ten simultaneous connections, plus optional higher tiers.
Source-based profile. We have not performed hands-on speed, leak, or streaming tests.
Plans, with the full bill.
| Plan & term | Monthly equivalent | Upfront bill | Renewal bill | Observed / source | Keep an offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic28 months · 4 bonus included | $2.99USD / month equivalent | $83.72First 28 months | Renews at $99.95/year | 2026-11-06 Dated observation | Save this offer locally |
Tax may apply at checkout. Introductory promotions and availability may vary. A successful build does not refresh prices.
MATCH THE TIER AND THE DEVICE
What can you use with this plan?
Provider documentation describes these setup paths and conditions. We have not installed or tested them. An available app does not establish feature parity, streaming access or identical support on every operating-system version.
Basic · paid scope
Simultaneous VPN connections: 10. ExpressVPN Basic, Advanced and Express Pro inclusions (opens in a new tab)
Setup documentation describes available connection paths. It does not establish identical features on every app, server or subscription variant.
Scroll horizontally for platform conditions and official documentation.
| Platform / feature | What is established | Provider documentation |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | App listed App listed; confirm the supported OS version. | ExpressVPN supported devices and configurations (opens in a new tab) |
| macOS | App listed App listed; confirm the supported OS version. | ExpressVPN supported devices and configurations (opens in a new tab) |
| Linux | App listed Linux app listed; verify distribution and feature requirements. | ExpressVPN supported devices and configurations (opens in a new tab) |
| Android | App listed App listed; confirm the supported OS version. | ExpressVPN supported devices and configurations (opens in a new tab) |
| iPhone / iPad | App listed App listed; confirm the supported OS version. | ExpressVPN supported devices and configurations (opens in a new tab) |
| Android TV | App listed App listed; confirm the supported OS version. | ExpressVPN supported devices and configurations (opens in a new tab) |
| Apple TV | App listed App listed; confirm the supported OS version. | ExpressVPN supported devices and configurations (opens in a new tab) |
| Router | Manual setup Manual setup listed; compatible hardware and configuration required. | ExpressVPN supported devices and configurations (opens in a new tab) |
| Port forwarding | Not included Not supported on VPN servers; router forwarding is outside the tunnel. | ExpressVPN server port-forwarding limitation (opens in a new tab) |
| Bundle scope | Documented Basic: 10 VPN connections. ExpressKeys belongs to Advanced/Express Pro; dedicated IP is an add-on for Basic. | ExpressVPN Basic, Advanced and Express Pro inclusions (opens in a new tab) |
Download the scoped plan and feature evidence. Unknown is not the same as unsupported; add-ons are not included in the captured base-plan price.
WHAT IS KEPT, AND FOR HOW LONG?
Logging, field by field.
Collects coarse connection-day/location information and per-user transfer totals, while denying activity and precise connection logs.
Provider policy statements · Consumer VPN; MediaStreamer is a separate service. These are attributed claims, not StealthVPN observations of the service.
DNS queries
Claims no storageDenies storing DNS queries.
Policy section: Opening logging commitment
IP addresses
Claims no storageDenies source and outgoing VPN IP logs.
Policy section: Opening logging commitment
Session records
CollectedConnection day, VPN location and origin country/ISP; not precise connection times.
Policy section: Successful Connection
Bandwidth counters
CollectedTotal data transferred per user.
Policy section: Aggregate Sum of Data Transferred
App diagnostics
Conditions applyUsage metrics and app versions; diagnostic reports are opt-in.
Policy section: Usage Statistics Data and App Diagnostic Data
Account identity
CollectedEmail and account information; anti-fraud partners may process IPs.
Policy section: Personal Data
Payment records
CollectedPayment-method-dependent billing details and external processors.
Policy section: Personal Data
Retention & deletion
Conditions applyTransaction-related communications: 10 years; other data follows stated legal/purpose criteria.
Policy section: Personal Data; retention
Feature-specific exceptions
- MediaStreamer registers authorized IP addresses separately from the VPN. ExpressVPN privacy policy (opens in a new tab)
A no-storage claim applies to the category described. It does not rule out account records, website tracking, payment-processor data or an optional feature. “Not established” means the reviewed source did not settle this field. Read the separate assessments and event record
OPEN-SOURCE PRIVACY INTELLIGENCE
Follow the jurisdiction.
Outside listed 14UK Overseas TerritoryReviewed 2026-11-06
- Service operator
- Express Technologies Ltd.
- Declared jurisdiction
- British Virgin Islands
- Country-set membership
- Not in the listed Five / Nine / Fourteen country sets
- Ownership / group
- Kape Technologies PLC
- Parent / owner country
- United Kingdom
- Evidence basis
- Provider documents + published country-set research
What the location tells you
BVI is a UK Overseas Territory and is not separately listed in the commonly cited 14-country set. Territory status and the UK parent are additional context; this is not a finding of legal isolation.
ExpressVPN privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · ODNI: Five Eyes oversight council (opens in a new tab) · Daniel Byman / CSIS: Improving U.S. Intelligence Sharing with Allies and Partners, January 2025, p. 11 (PDF p. 15) (opens in a new tab) · UK Parliament: Overseas Territories and their relationship with the UK (opens in a new tab)
Look through the ownership
The privacy policy names a UK holding company and says the BVI operator controls personal data. That is a provider claim, not a finding that UK links are irrelevant.
What the provider says it retains
Read the logging categories and retention periods
Collects coarse connection-day/location information and per-user transfer totals, while denying activity and precise connection logs.
Country grouping is our classification of the declared service jurisdiction. It is not evidence that a VPN shares customer data, or a finding that an unlisted jurisdiction is safe. Provider policy statements are not independently verified here. Read the practical implications
THE SOURCE, THE SCOPE, THE LIMIT
Read the privacy evidence.
An on-site evidence view, not a privacy score. Policy claims, commissioned assessments and historical events answer different questions. Event dates below retain their documented precision; a year or month is not an exact day.
Provider statementCourt recordThird-party researchCommissioned assessmentCompany filingUnresolved
Labels identify the source, not a security rating or independent StealthVPN testing. Read the document scope and limits.
Logging and retained records
Collects coarse connection-day/location information and per-user transfer totals, while denying activity and precise connection logs.
ExpressVPN privacy policy (opens in a new tab) Field-by-field breakdown
Who operates and controls the service?
Express Technologies Ltd. · British Virgin Islands
Kape Technologies PLC
The privacy policy names a UK holding company and says the BVI operator controls personal data. That is a provider claim, not a finding that UK links are irrelevant.
Assessments and their boundaries
No scoped assessor document is curated here for this provider. That means not reviewed in this selection, not that the service has never been assessed.
Documented event timeline
Newest event first. Responses are attributed; an announced remediation is not independently verified by StealthVPN. A related product or former owner is identified in the event scope.
- Ownership & people
Kape: controlling shareholder history and review publishing
Scope: Ownership and potential commercial conflicts
Record or attributed account
Company filingProvider statementUnikmind’s February 2023 offer announcement identifies it as wholly owned by Teddy Sagi and already holding about 54.8% of Kape at that date. Kape’s current brand page lists ExpressVPN, PIA and content publisher Webselenese.
Data outcome and relevance
Company filingProvider statementThis establishes dated ownership and a shared commercial group. It does not show that the owner receives VPN user records.
Response / reported subsequent action
Provider statementKape describes Webselenese as a publisher of privacy and security comparison content. Shared ownership is relevant when evaluating commercial incentives.
Unresolved / not establishedOpen the case and document locatorsThe 2023 percentage is historical, not a current cap table. This entry makes no personal-misconduct allegation against Sagi and does not infer that any particular review was manipulated. Current beneficial-ownership records and editorial controls need separate investigation.
- Ownership & people
ExpressVPN’s 2021 Daniel Gericke employment controversy
Scope: A documented employee relationship; earlier UAE hacking work
Record or attributed account
Court recordDaniel Gericke is a signatory to a September 2021 US deferred prosecution agreement concerning hacking-related work for the UAE. The agreement acknowledges the truth of its attached factual statement and resolves charges subject to its terms.
Data outcome and relevance
Court recordThis record concerns prior hacking work. It does not document an ExpressVPN customer-data disclosure.
Response / reported subsequent action
Provider statementExpressVPN confirmed hiring him in December 2019, defended his defensive-security expertise, said it did not condone Project Raven and announced more frequent audits.
Unresolved / not establishedOpen the case and document locatorsA deferred prosecution agreement is not a conviction. This is a dated employment relationship, not a claim that he currently works there. Current employment and later procedural disposition were not established here. Neither his nationality nor previous work alone establishes access to VPN customer data.
- Ownership & people
Kape’s Crossrider history and the adware concern
Scope: Historical parent-company business; current VPN brands are distinct
Record or attributed account
Company filingThird-party researchA March 2018 regulatory announcement documents Crossrider’s renaming as Kape. Separately, Malwarebytes identifies PUP.Optional.Crossrider as adware and describes bundling and browser-hijacking behavior.
Data outcome and relevance
Company filingThird-party researchThese sources establish historical corporate and software concerns, not that current ExpressVPN or PIA apps contain that adware or sell VPN traffic.
Response / reported subsequent action
Company filingProvider statementThe 2018 announcement describes a strategic shift toward consumer security and privacy. Kape now lists ExpressVPN and PIA among its brands.
Unresolved / not establishedOpen the case and document locatorsThe detection classification concerns particular software; the name-change filing concerns a company. They do not establish that every platform customer behaved alike or that Kape intentionally authored every unwanted payload. Current VPN systems require their own evidence.
No country label or corporate association is a finding of guilt, safety or customer-data access. Jurisdiction context · Investigation method.
BEFORE YOU CHOOSE
Details worth a closer look.
The Basic, Advanced, and Pro tiers have different connection limits.
Promotional pricing can differ between visits. Compare the full first bill and annual renewal.
Refund window: 30 days for new users; terms apply.
Provider documentationMORE PERSPECTIVES
Read the published reviews.
These reviews belong to their publishers. Their methods, commercial relationships and testing dates differ. Our provisional editorial metascore groups eligible overall ratings by publisher family; all original summaries and source caveats remain below.
4 review publications represent 3 source families for this service. The editorial metascore shows eligible opinions and family weighting; it does not rate this exact subscription or certify security. Inspect this provider’s speed evidence
- AV-TEST · 2025 comparative report (opens in a new tab) — Commissioned laboratory report; Commissioner: Kaspersky, which also has products in the comparison.
TechRadar · Future family
ExpressVPN review 2026 – packed with security and notably quick, if at a cost
Overall editorial rating: 4.1 / 5REVIEW IN BRIEF
TechRadar favors the straightforward apps, streaming access and strong Windows performance with Lightway Turbo.
Main caveat: It finds the service expensive for its feature set; standard Lightway performance is weaker, and port forwarding is absent.
Our paraphrase · source checked 2026-11-06
Coverage: Not captured.
Article updated: 2026-04-22; originally published 2022-10-24
Test period: not captured. Article updates may cover only part of a review.
Metadata collected 2026-11-06. External publisher; may earn affiliate commissions.
Tom’s Guide · Future family
ExpressVPN review
Overall editorial rating: 4.45 / 5REVIEW IN BRIEF
Tom’s Guide presents ExpressVPN as an approachable service with helpful support, broad device coverage and strong streaming results.
Main caveat: Its fastest results depend on Windows-only Lightway Turbo. The review also flags missing iOS controls and no multi-hop feature.
Our paraphrase · source checked 2026-11-06
Coverage: Not captured.
Article updated: 2026-04-22; originally published 2022-10-24
Test period: not captured. Article updates may cover only part of a review.
Metadata collected 2026-11-06. External publisher; may earn affiliate commissions.
Top10VPN · Top10VPN family
ExpressVPN review (paid service)
Overall editorial rating · paid service: 9.4 / 10REVIEW IN BRIEF
Top10VPN strongly favors ExpressVPN’s simple apps, streaming reach and fast connections across its tested locations.
Main caveat: It considers the service relatively expensive and less feature-rich for advanced users, with neither multi-hop nor port forwarding.
Our paraphrase · source checked 2026-11-07
Coverage: Paid service; exact subscription not captured.
Article updated: 2026-09-22
Test period: not captured. Article updates may cover only part of a review.
Manually checked 2026-11-06. Affiliate-supported. The publisher’s methods describe self-funding/no paid reviews; its terms also allow commercial influence on ordering and scores. This verdict is not treated as an independent extra vote or a StealthVPN test.
RTINGS · RTINGS family
ExpressVPN lab review (paid service)
Private Browsing: 6.2 / 10Category ratings only; no overall score imported.
REVIEW IN BRIEF
RTINGS reports effective IP/DNS protection while connected and a kill switch that held up during its restart and crash checks.
Main caveat: Its Private Browsing assessment is less favorable because of policy and business-practice concerns. That category is separate from technical security and overall buying value.
Our paraphrase · source checked 2026-11-07
Coverage: Paid service; see source for tested tier.
Test bench update: 2026-07-13; originally published 2025-03-31
Test period: not captured. Article updates may cover only part of a review.
Manually checked 2026-11-06. Membership and affiliate-supported publisher. Category score manually checked. A retest or writing update does not date all measurements.