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Alternatives to NordVPN
24 cybersecurity tools sit alongside NordVPN in this directory. Below is what separates each from NordVPN on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 24
- With a free tier
- 2
- Cheaper to start
- 2
- NordVPN starts at
- $3.99/month
Why people look past NordVPN
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the NordVPN entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for NordVPN carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 2 of the 24 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
The world's most-loved password manager
- Starts $1 a month cheaper, at $2.99/month.
The world's #1 rated antivirus
- Starts $15.999999999999998 a year dearer, at $19.99/year.
Simplify online life with LastPass password manager
- Can be used without paying; NordVPN cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Powerful protection against evolving threats
- Starts $32.01 a year dearer, at $36/year.
Free TOTP two-factor authentication app that gained optional cloud sync in 2023
- Can be used without paying; NordVPN cannot.
- Sold on a Free, no in-app purchases model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to NordVPN's 3.
Real-time transaction fraud and financial crime detection for banks and payment processors
- Sold on a quote model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to NordVPN's 3.
Every NordVPN alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NordVPN (this page) | $3.99/month | Subscription | 3 | |
| 1PasswordThe world's most-loved password manager | $2.99/month | - | - | vs NordVPN |
| Bitdefender Total SecurityThe world's #1 rated antivirus | $19.99/year | - | - | vs NordVPN |
| LastPassSimplify online life with LastPass password manager | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs NordVPN |
| Norton 360Powerful protection against evolving threats | $36/year | - | 3 | vs NordVPN |
| Google Authenticator | Free | Free, no in-app purchases | 1 | vs NordVPN |
| Feedzai | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NordVPN |
| Entrust Identity as a Service | $2/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs NordVPN |
| Featurespace ARIC Risk Hub | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NordVPN |
| Dahua Technology | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NordVPN |
| Genetec Security Center | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NordVPN |
| Envysion | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NordVPN |
| IDnow | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NordVPN |
| Delinea | On request | Quote | 3 | vs NordVPN |
| DTiQ | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NordVPN |
| Hanwha Vision | On request | One-time purchase | 1 | vs NordVPN |
| BeyondTrust | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NordVPN |
| HID Global | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NordVPN |
| Fenergo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NordVPN |
| iDenfy | On request | Per verification | 1 | vs NordVPN |
| March Networks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NordVPN |
| Jumio | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NordVPN |
| Eagle Eye Networks | On request | Per camera per month | 1 | vs NordVPN |
| Camio | $4.99/month | Per camera per month | 2 | vs NordVPN |
| Beyond Identity | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NordVPN |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the NordVPN badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (2)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- LastPass , Free
- Google Authenticator , Free
Cheaper than NordVPN (2)
Entry price under NordVPN's $3.99/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- 1Password , $2.99/month
- Entrust Identity as a Service , $2/month
What you would be giving up
NordVPN is most often brought in for a buyer choosing on evidence rather than claims, who wants a no-logs policy that has been audited more than once by a named firm, households and individuals wanting one subscription across ten devices including a smart tv, travellers and remote workers on hotel and airport networks who need obfuscation where plain vpn protocols are blocked, small teams needing basic remote access to a shared resource, via the nordlayer business product rather than the consumer app. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If NordVPN is broadly right and the question is cost, the NordVPN pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Cybersecurity category lists everything the directory holds, and best cybersecurity tools ranks them.
NordVPN runs on web, desktop, mobile, api. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about NordVPN alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to NordVPN?
- 24 other cybersecurity tools are listed in this directory, led by 1Password, Bitdefender Total Security, LastPass, Norton 360. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to NordVPN?
- 2 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: LastPass, Google Authenticator.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to NordVPN?
- Yes. 2 of the alternatives below start under NordVPN's $3.99/month: 1Password at $2.99/month, Entrust Identity as a Service at $2/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to NordVPN?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from NordVPN?
- NordVPN is most often brought in for a buyer choosing on evidence rather than claims, who wants a no-logs policy that has been audited more than once by a named firm, households and individuals wanting one subscription across ten devices including a smart tv, travellers and remote workers on hotel and airport networks who need obfuscation where plain vpn protocols are blocked, small teams needing basic remote access to a shared resource, via the nordlayer business product rather than the consumer app. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to NordVPN?
- None of the cybersecurity tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these NordVPN alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Cybersecurity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare NordVPN against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against NordVPN covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every cybersecurity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Cybersecurity category, 24 tools beside NordVPN. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.