NordVPN Review
Community-sourced VPN review based on real Reddit & Twitter discussions
NordVPN comes up a lot as a “solid all-rounder” VPN that’s easy to use and generally feels reliable day to day. People like the speed when everything’s working normally, and it’s often mentioned as a...
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NordVPN comes up a lot as a “solid all-rounder” VPN that’s easy to use and generally feels reliable day to day. People like the speed when everything’s working normally, and it’s often mentioned as a good pick for streaming devices like Firestick. It also gets praise for privacy features like no-logs claims and extras like Meshnet for connecting devices.
The biggest gripe is pricing and renewals: the intro deal can look great, then the renewal jumps hard and leaves people feeling burned. Some also complain about account and billing headaches (especially when mixing website subscriptions with Google Play), plus occasional slowdowns depending on protocol/server. And while many trust it, the old security-breach history still makes some folks uneasy about transparency.
Strengths
- Good everyday speeds
- Easy to use on phones and streaming devices
- Lots of servers and locations
- Privacy-focused features (no-logs claims, extra tools like Meshnet)
- Works well for many people with multiple devices
Weaknesses
- Renewal price can jump unexpectedly
- Billing and account login/device-limit issues
- Can be slow on some settings or servers
- Past security incident still worries some people
- Not the cheapest long-term option
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16 reviews"I've been using nord for a good decade or so. Very happy. Speeds are like 98% of vpn not on when thing are working normally (see below). Discount prices are easy to find online with the best price being annual (often comes with extra bonus ..."
"Been using NordVPN for the past few yrs, have a subscription due to me having a Revolut metal card here on the uk. Never had any issues, have it on my iPhone and my android streaming box and hasn’t caused me any issues that I know of. Sp..."
"NordVPN Review in 2026: Is It a Good VPN ot Not? I started using NordVPN mainly to make my browsing feel more private and to unlock streaming content that is not available everywhere. I went with a long term plan since it was cheaper than ..."
"...very good. When I use VPN, I can get up to 200Mbps. Good enough for what I need it for. Compared to NordVPN, Express VPN has way too few features, and I get worse service. I saved money by getting Nord for two years, so it cost the same as ..."
"I’ve had both. In my experience Express is faster and more reliable but the problem is, their protocols no longer work in my region so I bought Nord. Nord is cheaper and only a tad bit slower. If your region has no restrictions and money ..."
"Is NordVPN still worth it in 2026? I want to buy a VPN and I see lots of ads for NordVPN. I heard good things about them a few years ago, but I'm wondering if they'll still be competitive in 2026? Has anyone used them recently? How good i..."
"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..."
"While we're on the topic of opinions, do you have any sources to back this up? Where do you see very evident bad reviews and speeds diminishing? What are the removed features? What does ExpressVPN have thats "light years" ahead of Nord?"
"+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"
"Proton vpn is the goat, proton pass is the goat, the entire proton environment is amazing. I get way better speeds with proton vpn than I did with nord and the UI is so much smoother."
"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 was with Nord before but they did not have WG and OpenVPN was as slow as expected while being hard on the CPU. Went with SS and learned my lesson that you also pay for support. I rather roll up my own, i can do that. If i need anonymity i..."
"Imo nord is way behind in speeds and connection with surfshark it just works very well I just got surfshark a week ago I still have 6 months left with nord so I'm fully committed to surfshark I've done speedtest from both and surfshark is w..."
"Yes, for the past years I’ve been using NordVPN it has really gone downhill. Basically the Norton of VPN’s now. I will be switching to something better as soon as my subscription ends."
"..., preventing you from downloading again. You can ask chatgpt to explain the problem in more detail. NordVPN is not recommended for P2P downloading."
"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..."