ExpressVPN: Basic plan price cut $3.49->$2.99/mo + 2 more changes

Between the Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026 captures of ExpressVPN's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Basic plan promo price cut from $3.49/mo to $2.99/mo (Save 76%->80%; $97.72->$83.72 for first 28 months); 30-day money-back guarantee now covers promo-period purchases (Jul 11-Aug 11, 2026 exclusion removed). In detail: Basic plan promo price decreased from $3.49/mo to $2.99/mo (Save 76%->80%); 2yr+4mo promo total $97.72 to $83.72 for first 28 months, then autorenews at $99.95 annually; Removed the fine-print clause excluding promo-period purchases (Jul 11-Aug 11, 2026) from the 30-day money-back guarantee; a '30-day money-back guarantee for new users' line now appears next to each plan's CTA. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease, discount change) with a downward 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 7 days after ExpressVPN's previous change, "ExpressVPN hikes 2-year promo pricing up to $2/mo, trims discounts to 67-76%" (Jul 27, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "ExpressVPN: New ExpressAI product launched + World Cup promo pricing + eSIM cap" (Jul 3, 2026), "ExpressVPN hikes prices up to 23% for FIFA World Cup 26 push" (Jun 15, 2026) and "ExpressVPN raises simultaneous device limits across all plans (Basic 2→10, Advanced 4→12, Pro 10→14)" (Jun 8, 2026). ExpressVPN has been tracked since 2023-11-14.

In the same window CyberGhost VPN, NordVPN 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.