ExpressVPN raises all plan prices 25%, slashes promo discounts
What happened
Between the May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026 captures of ExpressVPN's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: All plans increased ~25%: Basic $2.79→$3.49/mo, Advanced $3.59→$4.49/mo, Pro $5.99→$7.49/mo. Discount percentages reduced (78%→73%, 74%→67%, 70%→62%). Promo code PRIVACY20 removed. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price increase) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 5, 2026) lists Basic at $3.99, Advanced at $4.49 and Express Pro at $7.49.
It lands 29 days after ExpressVPN's previous change, "ExpressVPN Slashes All Plan Prices 20% in Spring Sale Through April 20" (Apr 13, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "ExpressVPN Bundles Private AI Chatbot With Pro Plan at No Extra Cost" (Apr 9, 2026), "ExpressVPN Raises All Plan Prices Up to 43% as Travel Sale Ends" (Apr 18, 2026) and "ExpressVPN raises all plan prices ~25% while dropping Aircove router perks" (Apr 3, 2026). ExpressVPN has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Surfshark, NordVPN, CyberGhost VPN and Hotspot Shield also changed their Cybersecurity & Identity Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Basic, Advanced · Price+25%$2.79$3.49/mo
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic, Advanced | Price | $2.79 | $3.49/mo | +25% |
Values as written on ExpressVPN'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 ExpressVPN's pricing page (expressvpn.com) from May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where basic, advanced price reads $2.79 and then $3.49/mo.
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ExpressVPN, the last 90 days
Full history- Jun 8, 2026improvedExpressVPN raises simultaneous device limits across all plans (Basic 2→10, Advanced 4→12, Pro 10→14)
- May 25, 2026increaseExpressVPN hikes all plan prices 50%, reversing recent discount
- May 18, 2026packagingExpressVPN cuts all plan prices up to 33%: Basic $3.49→$2.29/mo
- May 12, 2026increaseExpressVPN raises all plan prices 25%, slashes promo discounts · this change
- Apr 13, 2026decreaseExpressVPN Slashes All Plan Prices 20% in Spring Sale Through April 20
- Apr 9, 2026improvedExpressVPN Bundles Private AI Chatbot With Pro Plan at No Extra Cost
- Apr 18, 2026increaseExpressVPN Raises All Plan Prices Up to 43% as Travel Sale Ends
- Apr 3, 2026improvedExpressVPN raises all plan prices ~25% while dropping Aircove router perks
- Mar 3, 2026improvedExpressVPN boosts ID Theft Insurance to $5M, adds SSN Monitoring
Across Cybersecurity & Identity Management in the same window
All Cybersecurity & Identity Management changes- SurfsharkMay 12Surfshark raises plan prices up to 20% as birthday deal ends
- NordVPNMay 5NordVPN drops $1M/$100K insurance specifics from Prime plan card
- CyberGhost VPNApr 1CyberGhost VPN Drops 2-Year Plan to $2.03/mo in Spring Sale
- Hotspot ShieldMar 17Hotspot Shield launches Spring Sports Showdown with 25% off Premium
Questions about this change
Did ExpressVPN raise prices in May 2026?
Yes. Pulse captured ExpressVPN's pricing page on May 4, 2026 and again on May 11, 2026 and recorded 1 price increase: Basic, Advanced: $2.79 → $3.49/mo (+25%).
What changed on ExpressVPN's pricing page between May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026?
Basic, Advanced price: $2.79 → $3.49/mo (+25%). Pulse compared the captures it took on May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does ExpressVPN change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 5 other pricing-page changes for ExpressVPN in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "ExpressVPN Slashes All Plan Prices 20% in Spring Sale Through April 20" on Apr 13, 2026; ExpressVPN has been tracked since 2023-11-14.