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
Summary generated 1 week ago from 665 community mentions
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12 reviews"Nord are totally solid and have been audited a number of times and are based out of the Five Eyes zone. I've been quite happy with their performance for 3 years or so."
"Nord is still consistently rated the best and has privately audited no logs policy and offices located in non 14 eyes country. Plenty of servers and specialty server options and not horribly priced for a 2 year plan. It's what I stick with..."
"ProtonVPN is 100% better in terms of privacy and reputation. And, speed still comes close to Nord. Both are excellent for normal usage tho. Some of my friends prefer Nord over Proton(they play games) for very unknown reasons. "
"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..."
"...eds by like almost 30%. I within the 30 day window so I may just ask for a refund. If so, I may try NordVPN."
"I’m new to surf shark and to heavy VPN use. But here’s my take as someone relatively new to using VPNs. - it supports Wireguard (the newest VPN protocol that has less ‘network chatter’ and is generally faster) - very few support th..."
"Das Video zur Gefangennahme wurde übrigens von NordVPN gesponsert. "Mit NordVPN hätte ich ihn nie gefunden danke der 10²² server in jedem Kaff der Welt bla bla... -20s ping zu den servern bla bla... ""
"+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..."
"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..."
"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..."