CactusVPN: pricing restructured to locked-rate plans, add-ons dropped
What happened
Between the Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 captures of CactusVPN's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Replaced BNPL/bonus-months sale pricing with fixed locked-rate plans (Monthly $15, Annual $70/yr, 2-Year $95/2yrs); bundled ContentGenius AI & CloudConverter.io add-ons discontinued. In detail: Replaced BNPL/bonus-months sale pricing with fixed locked-rate plans: Monthly $15, Annual $70/yr, 2-Year $95/2yrs; bundled ContentGenius AI ($6/mo) & CloudConverter.io ($9/mo) add-ons discontinued. Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change) with a neutral direction. The current page lists 2-Year at $3.96, Annual at $5.83 and Monthly at $15.
It lands 25 days after CactusVPN's previous change, "CactusVPN expands server network to 25 countries" (Jun 8, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "CactusVPN Raises 2-Year Plan 46% to $2.19/mo, Drops March Madness Sale" (Apr 7, 2026). CactusVPN has been tracked since 2026-02-26.
In the same window NordVPN, ExpressVPN, CyberGhost VPN and Surfshark also changed their Cybersecurity & Identity Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Monthly, Annual, 2-Year · PackagingReplaced
BeforeBNPL/bonus-months sale pricing
Afterfixed locked-rate plans
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly, Annual, 2-Year | Packaging | BNPL/bonus-months sale pricing | fixed locked-rate plans | Replaced |
Values as written on CactusVPN's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of CactusVPN's pricing page (cactusvpn.com) from Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "BNPL/bonus-months sale pricing" becomes "fixed locked-rate plans".
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CactusVPN, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 2, 2026packagingCactusVPN: pricing restructured to locked-rate plans, add-ons dropped · this change
- Jun 8, 2026improvedCactusVPN expands server network to 25 countries
- Apr 7, 2026increaseCactusVPN Raises 2-Year Plan 46% to $2.19/mo, Drops March Madness Sale
Across Cybersecurity & Identity Management in the same window
All Cybersecurity & Identity Management changes- NordVPNJul 3NordVPN: Plus plan discontinued; 2-year pricing restructured + 3 more changes
- ExpressVPNJul 3ExpressVPN: New ExpressAI product launched + World Cup promo pricing + eSIM cap
- CyberGhost VPNJun 29CyberGhost VPN bundles Windows antivirus suite for $4.50/mo
- SurfsharkJun 19Surfshark raises prices up to 25% across all subscription tiers
Questions about this change
Did CactusVPN raise prices in June 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: package change.
What changed on CactusVPN's pricing page between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026?
Monthly, Annual, 2-Year packaging: BNPL/bonus-months sale pricing → fixed locked-rate plans, replaced. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does CactusVPN change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for CactusVPN in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "CactusVPN expands server network to 25 countries" on Jun 8, 2026; CactusVPN has been tracked since 2026-02-26.