NordVPN Review

Community-sourced VPN review based on real Reddit & Twitter discussions

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Community Verdict
Mixed Reviews

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...

52%
positive
665
reviews
Best for: People who want a simple, mainstream VPN that usually just works Streaming and travel use (Firestick, watching shows abroad) Users who like extra features beyond basic VPN
52% Positive Reviews
203 recommend, 187 warn
High Data Quality
665 reviews from 554 people
Best For
People who want a simple, mainstream VPN that usually just works, Streaming and travel use (Firestick, watching shows abroad), Users who like extra features beyond basic VPN
Approval Rate
52% positive
203 recommend · 187 warn
Reviews
665
269 Reddit · 303 Twitter
Unique Reviewers
554
Data Quality
High

What the Community Says

Community Rating 7.5/10

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
Best for: People who want a simple, mainstream VPN that usually just works Streaming and travel use (Firestick, watching shows abroad) Users who like extra features beyond basic VPN
Not ideal for: Budget shoppers who want a steady low monthly price Anyone who hates renewal surprises and wants predictable billing People who need the most dependable option for heavy censorship (like China) without tinkering

Summary generated 1 week ago from 665 community mentions

Reviews about "Windows"

8 reviews

"I have NordVPN and it works perfectly for me, I took advantage of Surfshark's Black Friday and I really have no complaints so far, I have it on my Windows 10 laptop and PC, an Apple TV, 2 Android TVs, 3 iPhones and 2 Samsungs so far without..."

r/vpnreviews 2 months ago View on Reddit →

"I use nordvpn on my pc, tablet and sheild, though i rarely have any need to run it on the tablet, or shield. Works great."

r/nvidiashield 4 weeks ago View on Reddit →

"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..."

r/vpn_reviewer 2 weeks ago View on Reddit →

"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 ..."

r/nordvpn 1 month ago View on Reddit →

"... based paramount gift card using a vpn. Buy the US paramount subscription using a proxy. Watch on the paramount app for windows using a us VPN. I use nordvpn"

@neoversionsix 1 week ago View on Twitter →

"Currently looking into purchasing Revolut Metal and it includes NordVPN Plus. Am currently a Mullvad user, and have been for years. NordVPN seems to come out on top of the Comparison list, very closely followed by Mullvad. Mostly using Mu..."

r/vpn 2 months ago View on Reddit →

"Using Adguard Home and NordVPN on the same windows device Hi All, I'm trying to install Adguard Home on my mini PC. I want to set it up so that I can point my router to the Adguard home DNS so all my devices have ads blocked without ha..."

r/adguard 2 weeks ago View on Reddit →

"Nordvpn only works for phones. And even that need manual setup that needs to be done before going into china. It can be done by googling "I can't connect to NordVPN from China" the website from nord works. But is not super easy to use and d..."

r/travelchina 1 week ago View on Reddit →