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Private Internet Access pricing
Private Internet Access publishes 3 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 29 August 2026, Private Internet Access pricing is $11.99/month across 3 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- $11.99/month
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Not on record
Private Internet Access plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-Year | $2.19/month | 2 | Entry tier |
| 1-Year | $3.1/month | 2 | +$0.9100000000000001/month, 1 more feature |
| Monthly | $11.99/month | 3 | +$8.89/month, 2 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
2-Year
$2.19/monthThe entry tier. It covers lowest advertised rate, billed every 2 years, full server network access.
1-Year
$3.1/monthOver 2-Year, this tier adds:
- Billed annually at $37.19
Monthly
$11.99/monthOver 1-Year, this tier adds:
- Billed month to month
- 30-day money-back guarantee
What the product covers
The full Private Internet Access feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
core
- Split tunneling
- Dedicated IP add-on
security
- Kill switch
- Ad and tracker blocking
- Bundled antivirus add-on
People bring Private Internet Access in for encrypting traffic on public wi-fi with a kill switch, blocking ads and trackers network-wide via mace, maintaining a consistent connection identity with a dedicated ip add-on, committing to a long-term plan for a lower effective monthly rate. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Private Internet Access are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Cybersecurity
Too few cybersecurity tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Internet Access (this page) | $11.99/month | subscription | - | |
| Hanwha Vision | On request | One-time purchase | - | vs Private Internet Access |
| BeyondTrust | On request | quote | - | vs Private Internet Access |
| Feedzai | On request | quote | - | vs Private Internet Access |
| IDnow | On request | quote | - | vs Private Internet Access |
| Eagle Eye Networks | On request | Per camera per month | - | vs Private Internet Access |
| iDenfy | On request | Per verification | - | vs Private Internet Access |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Private Internet Access badges page.
Before you pay for Private Internet Access
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 3 tiers between $2.19/month and $11.99/month, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Private Internet Access against the tools that do have one before committing.
Private Internet Access runs on windows, mac, linux, ios, android, and is published by Private Internet Access. The full record is on the Private Internet Access review, and the rest of the category is under best cybersecurity tools.
Private Internet Access pricing questions
- How much does Private Internet Access cost?
- Private Internet Access publishes 3 tiers, from $2.19/month for 2-Year up to $11.99/month for Monthly. The cheapest paid tier is $2.19/month.
- Does Private Internet Access have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Private Internet Access is listed as subscription. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between 2-Year and 1-Year on Private Internet Access?
- 1-Year costs $3.1/month against $2.19/month, and adds billed annually at $37.19.
- Is the Monthly plan on Private Internet Access worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is billed month to month, 30-day money-back guarantee. It costs $11.99/month against $2.19/month for 2-Year. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Which cybersecurity tools can I use without paying?
- 1 of the 8 cybersecurity tools listed alongside Private Internet Access have a free tier: Google Authenticator.
- What am I actually paying for with Private Internet Access?
- The record lists 5 features across 2 areas: core, security. In practice it is brought in for encrypting traffic on public wi-fi with a kill switch, blocking ads and trackers network-wide via mace, maintaining a consistent connection identity with a dedicated ip add-on.
- Does Private Internet Access charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 3 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Private Internet Access prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Private Internet Access against before paying?
- The closest cybersecurity tools in this directory are Hanwha Vision, BeyondTrust, Feedzai, IDnow. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Private Internet Access covering price, platforms and features.