Cybersecurity · head to head
NordPass vs Very Good Security
Very Good Security
Cybersecurity
Tokenisation proxy that keeps card and personal data out of your own systems and out of PCI scope
- From
- $1000/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only NordPass has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: NordPass business plan pricing is rendered client-side per user per month rather than published as a static figure on the page; Very Good Security vGS sits in the live path of every request carrying sensitive data, so its latency and availability become yours, and an outage in the proxy is a payment outage no matter how healthy your own systems are.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which NordPass and Very Good Security actually diverge.
| Attribute | NordPass | Very Good Security |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $1000/month |
| Pricing model | freemium | Per month |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web | Web, API |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cybersecurity).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in NordPass
Nothing recorded that Very Good Security does not also cover.
Only in Very Good Security
- Aliasing proxy
- PCI scope reduction
- Network tokenisation
- Processor optionality
- Card issuing data
- Vault and access controls
- Data residency options
- Compliance artefacts
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
NordPass
- Securely storing and managing employee passwords and passkeysnot Very Good Security
- Streamlining employee onboarding with instant account accessnot Very Good Security
- Monitoring credential breaches on the dark webnot Very Good Security
- Enforcing company-wide password security standardsnot Very Good Security
- Tracking user access and supporting audit compliancenot Very Good Security
Very Good Security
- A marketplace facing its first PCI DSS Level 1 assessment that wants to keep card data off its own estate rather than harden a dozen servicesnot NordPass
- A merchant negotiating with a second acquirer that needs card credentials portable so the negotiation is real rather than theoreticalnot NordPass
- A fintech collecting bank account and identity documents that wants sensitive fields absent from logs, backups and analytics warehouses by constructionnot NordPass
- A card issuer that must display a full PAN in its own mobile app without the app or its backend touching cardholder datanot NordPass
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
NordPass
- Business plan pricing is rendered client-side per user per month rather than published as a static figure on the page
- Breach monitoring and full credential oversight features are marketed specifically toward business plans rather than confirmed as included in the free individual tier
Very Good Security
- VGS sits in the live path of every request carrying sensitive data, so its latency and availability become yours, and an outage in the proxy is a payment outage no matter how healthy your own systems are.
- Token portability is the whole selling point yet leaving VGS means migrating tokens back out, a project the vendor has no incentive to streamline, so the lock-in you removed from your acquirer partly moves to VGS.
- Entry pricing at around one thousand US dollars a month is real money for a pre-revenue fintech, and it buys volume-limited throughput, so cost scales with exactly the growth that made you buy it.
- Scope reduction is not scope elimination: your QSA still assesses how you integrate, and teams regularly discover that a support tool or an internal admin screen pulled plaintext back in and dragged systems into scope again.
- Proxy-based interception constrains how you design request flows, and non-standard payloads, streaming uploads or binary formats often need custom routing rules that make debugging production issues noticeably harder.
Pricing, plan by plan
NordPass
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the NordPass review.
Very Good Security
$1000/month- Starter$1000/month
- Aliasing proxy
- Vault storage
- PCI scope reduction
- Growth$undefined/month
- Network tokenisation
- Multiple processors
- Data residency options
- Enterprise$undefined/year
- Custom vault architecture
- Dedicated support and SLA
- Contractual compliance coverage
Which should you pick?
Choose Very Good Security if
- You need aliasing proxy.
- You work on Web, API.
- You also want pci scope reduction.
Questions people ask
- Is NordPass or Very Good Security better?
- Neither clearly leads. NordPass starts at Free and Very Good Security at $1000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, NordPass or Very Good Security?
- NordPass has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for NordPass and $1000/month for Very Good Security.
- Does NordPass or Very Good Security run on more platforms?
- NordPass runs on Web. Very Good Security runs on Web, API.
- Can I use NordPass for free?
- Yes. NordPass has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Very Good Security starts at $1000/month.
- What is NordPass best used for?
- NordPass is most often used for securely storing and managing employee passwords and passkeys, streamlining employee onboarding with instant account access, monitoring credential breaches on the dark web, enforcing company-wide password security standards. Of those, securely storing and managing employee passwords and passkeys and streamlining employee onboarding with instant account access are not what Very Good Security is typically brought in for.
- What can NordPass do that Very Good Security cannot?
- Very Good Security covers Aliasing proxy, PCI scope reduction, Network tokenisation, Processor optionality.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
NordPass: Will I be charged when signing up for the free trial?
No credit card is required to start the trial. Payment details are only needed when you purchase a plan, and NordPass will only charge you once your payment process is completed.
SourceVery Good Security: Does VGS make me PCI compliant?
No. It removes cardholder data from your systems so your assessment covers a far smaller boundary, but you still complete an assessment and your integration is part of it.
NordPass: What is the refund policy for NordPass?
NordPass offers refunds within 14 calendar days of your initial purchase if you are unsatisfied with the service.
SourceVery Good Security: Can I move to another processor without re-collecting cards?
Yes, that is a core reason people buy it. The vault reveals stored credentials to whichever processor you route to.
NordPass: Can I upgrade or downgrade between NordPass plans?
Yes, you can switch between Teams and Business plans at any time. The system charges the difference between the plans based on the number of users and the remaining duration.
SourceVery Good Security: What does it cost?
Published entry pricing is about one thousand US dollars per month; growth and enterprise tiers are quoted.
NordPass: Why do different NordPass plans cost different amounts?
NordPass provides tiered pricing so customers only pay for the features they need, and can upgrade at any time as their needs change.
SourceVery Good Security: Is it only for card data?
No. The proxy handles any sensitive field, including bank details, national identifiers and documents, though payments is where the product is now focused.
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