Surfshark, ExpressVPN, and Nord battle it out for best Black Friday VPN deal — with up to 6 months FREE

For a limited time, it has slashed its 61% off its monthly cost — and will bundle six-months of it subscription for free. Outside of the Black Friday sale, ExpressVPN is one of the priciest VPN services around, with monthly fees typically north of £10.

But with this latest price cut, you’ll pay just £3.98 per month — and be rewarded with 6 months for free.

Unlike some of the other VPN brands in this guide, the maximum contract length for ExpressVPN is 12 months, so you’ll be able to renegotiate a better deal or switch to another provider with a better VPN deal much sooner.

Surfshark will match the generous six-month giveaway on offer from ExpressVPN, with up to six months of its subscription available for free — but only if you subscribe to its Surfshark One+ bundle, which also includes 24/7 antivirus protection, data removal from company databases, and real-time credit card and ID breach alerts.

This one-stop-shop service for malware protection and credit card fraud is a little bit pricier than the standard VPN subscription. If you’re just looking for a VPN, Surfshark will bundle four months for free. That’s coupled with a 86% discount — one of the biggest on offer this Black Friday.

That cuts the cost of Surfshark from £13.39 for a one-month subscription down to just £1.89 — and 4 months free.

NordVPN is also offering a combination of monthly discounts and free months subscription for its Black Friday sale.

The award-winning VPN is offering 73% off for new and returning subscribers, with three months extra at no cost. All in, that slashes the monthly fee from £8.79 per month — down to just £2.29.

Like Surfshark, NordVPN offers multiple tiers with extra functionality, including malware protection, ad blockers, and a fully-featured password manager to generate ultra-secure, one-of-a-kind passwords for every single online account.

The encrypted vault can be assessed across all of your devices, and passwords will be filled-in automatically with a single tap — so you never have to remember a complicated string of letters, numbers, and symbols.

NordVPN, Surfshark, and ExpressVPN all offer a no-quibble money-back guarantee for the first 30-days of your contract, which can be treated like a free trial. If you’re unhappy with the speed of the VPN, apps for your devices, or anything else, then you can request a full refund and walk away.

If you’re quick, you’ll still have time to sign-up for another Black Friday deal after the free trial period is done.

Surfshark, NordVPN, and ExpressVPN all offer a swathe of apps for popular devices, including the likes of iPhone, Android, Fire TV Stick, iPad, Roku, Windows PCs, Mac, and many more.

You can also install VPN software onto your Wi-Fi router, so that every device — even guests — that connects to your broadband connection will be encrypted and safe from hackers, trackers, and government monitoring. It’s very clever stuff.

What is a VPN… and how does it work?

VPNs were once only seriously used in enterprise settings, but as more of everyday has moved online, millions of everyday people have installed these clever apps on their smartphones, tablets, and PCs to protect themselves and unlock advanced features.

For those who don’t know, VPNs enhance your privacy online by masking your IP address — the string of numbers assigned to every device, the second that it connects to the internet.

This seemingly random number contains information on the device that you’re using to connect to the internet as well as your current location. It’s the IP address that allows online map services to pinpoint your current location, or retailers and restaurants to show the locations nearest to you.

VPNs assign a new IP address to your devices and encrypt all of your internet traffic — hiding you from everyone, including your broadband provider. Outside of the home, VPNs provide security on public Wi-Fi networks, which are notorious for hacks, and protect against data leaks.

By manually switching your IP address, you can bypass geo-restrictions to access content from different regions. Netflix offers a different catalogue of shows, documentaries, and films in every country worldwide — and using a VPN to appear as if you’re jetting across the planet in seconds means you can watch all of it.

Surfshark hasn’t just slashed the cost of its VPN subscription — it’s also cut the cost of its latest product, dubbed Incogni. For those who don’t know, this clever service will work to strip your personal information from databases across the internet.

Data brokers collate data that’s publicly available or available to purchase from companies, like credit card providers, which package up and anonymise some purchasing data. That can include details like your ethnicity, religion, marital status, hobbies, shows you’re watching, online purchases you’ve made, address and phone number, search history, and political affiliation.

This data is then sold to the highest bidder.

Surfshark offers applications for a variety of devices, including iPad, iPhone, Windows, Mac, and Fire TV Stick, to name just a few

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Thankfully, under privacy laws, data brokers are required to wipe your information from their database when you ask them. If you want to start removing your information from these vast repositories, you’ll need to look-up the data brokers operating in your country and send individual opt-out requests to each one.

Or, with a service like Incogni, it will bombard hundreds of data brokers worldwide with the necessary paperwork to ensure that everything they have stored on you is wiped from their records. Incogni usually costs $7.49 per month as a standalone service, while Surfshark One+ will set you back £2.99 per month in the Black Friday sales event. That’s an 81% discount and you’ll get an extra 6 months access for free.