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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8 reviews"I’ve been using express vpn for years. It has a kill switch and is super fast. I bought proton’s Black Friday deal hoping to save money, but it’s way slower and doesnt work very good with a few apps on my shield. The app that’s call..."
"I’ve been on expressvpn for a while, the speeds stay good and it doesn’t mess with my stuff."
"That is your opinion. As a customer of Nord, Express, and SurfShark, I would put Nord a fair bit back of Express in the number two position, almost on par with SurfShark. Nord is going down real quick, which is very evident by the bad revie..."
"I switched from NordVPN to ExpressVPN because of this problem. I found their OpenVPN TCP and UDP protocols were quite a bit slower (about 1/2) and Nord had no kill switch. Nord and ExpressVPN both support split-tunnelling so you can apply..."
"I’ve been using express VPN in Ireland all week. I bought the Black Friday deal for proton as expressVPN is more expensive than most. I will not be renewing proton as it’s much slower."
"Glad to hear that you are happy with them. I am just going by a lot of YouTube and social media reviews on the top VPN services. They are always number 4 in line behind Express, Nord, and SurfShark in the ratings. They are not known for the..."
"+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."