ExpressVPN Review
Community-sourced VPN review based on real Reddit & Twitter discussions
ExpressVPN comes up a lot as a “just works” VPN: people like that it’s easy to use, connects quickly, and stays stable without much fiddling. It’s often praised for feeling fast in day-to-day browsing...
What the Community Says
ExpressVPN comes up a lot as a “just works” VPN: people like that it’s easy to use, connects quickly, and stays stable without much fiddling. It’s often praised for feeling fast in day-to-day browsing and for helping with streaming by letting you switch your location to watch shows from other countries. If you want something straightforward on phones (including iOS) and don’t want to babysit your connection, it tends to fit that vibe.
The biggest downside people bring up is the price—many feel it’s expensive compared to other options, even if the reliability is good. There’s also ongoing skepticism about trust and ownership, with some pointing to past controversies and corporate ties as reasons to be cautious if privacy is your top priority. And if you specifically need a VPN for China, plenty of people say it’s unreliable there or doesn’t work consistently, so it’s not the safest bet for the Great Firewall.
Strengths
- Fast everyday speeds
- Stable connection
- Easy to use
- Good for streaming
- Simple location switching
Weaknesses
- Can be pricey
- Trust and ownership concerns
- Doesn’t work well in China
- Some censorship bypass limits
Summary generated 1 week ago from 287 community mentions
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9 reviews"NordVPN vs ExpressVPN in 2026: Which One’s Actually Better Now? I recently made the decision to stop relying on free VPNs after dealing with constant slow connections and websites refusing to load. I had been using Windscribe and ProtonV..."
"...o you see very evident bad reviews and speeds diminishing? What are the removed features? What does ExpressVPN have thats "light years" ahead of Nord?"
"I used surfshark and it was painfully slow like , really really slow as hell, thanks I do really appreciate it but since I'm just new to VPNs I really don't know what these options are about 🥲🥲😭💔 I just wanna wask is express vpn..."
"Been using #ProtonVPN for a while now, and for me, I'm getting faster speeds than I did with #ExpressVPN"
"Sick of being a leech Hi. Please be kind as I'm totally clueless. I started downloading about 25 years ago using WinMX. I moved to torrents using uTorrent and Pirate Bay soon after, then to Qbittorrent and Torrent Galaxy. I always left..."
"...tures, and I get worse service. I saved money by getting Nord for two years, so it cost the same as ExpressVPN for one year."
"+1 Switched to proton after its free version outperformed surfshark/nord/express/PIA paid versions (I had access to all). 11 months in and still the right choice. I still try the others from time to time to check in"
"@GloriousKev @kmcnam1 until you use a vpn and then that shit takes forever. then again maybe expressvpn just sucks."
"@expressvpn Absolutely the worst VPN We are constantly having problems every time we try to use it It drops out and lags during programs we try to watch Why pay for a service that doesn’t provide quality services https://t.co/fzyCQuGokw"