NordVPN Announces 2% Price Decrease on Complete Plan, Now Just $4.89/mo for 2-Year Subscription
What happened
Between the Oct 4, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026 captures of NordVPN's pricing page, Pulse recorded 5 changes: Complete plan decreased from $4.99/mo to $4.89/mo (2% decrease) on 2-year plan; Scam call protection feature added to Complete and Prime plans (Android only, iOS coming soon); Prime plan decreased from $6.99/mo to $6.89/mo (1.4% decrease) on 2-year plan; Basic plan decreased from $3.09/mo to $2.99/mo (3.2% decrease) on 2-year plan; Plus plan decreased from $3.99/mo to $3.89/mo (2.5% decrease) on 2-year plan. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease, feature added) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 26, 2026) lists Basic at $3.09, Complete at $3.99 and Prime at $6.99.
NordVPN's previous recorded change was "NordVPN Introduces Personal Data Removal via Incogni Service in Prime Plan" (Q3 2025). Before that Pulse recorded "NordVPN Prime Plan Price Decreases by 11% to $6.99/mo, Offering Significant Savings for Users" (Q1 2025), "NordVPN Prime Plan Price Increased by 32% Despite New Features and Other Price Decreases on Basic and Plus Plans" (Q4 2024) and "NordVPN Offers 3 Extra Months Free on 2-Year Plans Amid Price Cuts Across All Subscription Tiers" (Q3 2024). NordVPN has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Surfshark and ExpressVPN also changed their Cybersecurity & Identity Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Complete · Price−2%$4.99/mo$4.89/mo
- Complete, Prime · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Scam call protection feature
AfterScam call protection feature
- Prime · Price−1%$6.99/mo$6.89/mo
- Basic · Price−3%$3.09/mo$2.99/mo
- Plus · Price−3%$3.99/mo$3.89/mo
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete | Price | $4.99/mo | $4.89/mo | −2% |
| Complete, Prime | Feature | No Scam call protection feature | Scam call protection feature | Added |
| Prime | Price | $6.99/mo | $6.89/mo | −1% |
| Basic | Price | $3.09/mo | $2.99/mo | −3% |
| Plus | Price | $3.99/mo | $3.89/mo | −3% |
Values as written on NordVPN'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 NordVPN's pricing page (nordvpn.com) from Oct 4, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where complete price reads $4.99/mo and then $4.89/mo.
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NordVPN, pricing history
Full history- Feb 16, 2026packagingNordVPN raises monthly prices up to 26% across Basic and Plus plans
- Feb 10, 2026packagingNordVPN slashes Basic plan prices while increasing Complete plan rates.
- Week 5, 2026decreaseNordVPN cuts intro prices by $0.50/mo across Plus, Complete, and Prime plans
- Jan 13, 2026decreaseNordVPN Announces 2% Price Decrease on Complete Plan, Now Just $4.89/mo for 2-Year Subscription · this change
- Q3 2025improvedNordVPN Introduces Personal Data Removal via Incogni Service in Prime Plan
- Q1 2025increaseNordVPN Prime Plan Price Decreases by 11% to $6.99/mo, Offering Significant Savings for Users
- Q4 2024packagingNordVPN Prime Plan Price Increased by 32% Despite New Features and Other Price Decreases on Basic and Plus Plans
- Q3 2024decreaseNordVPN Offers 3 Extra Months Free on 2-Year Plans Amid Price Cuts Across All Subscription Tiers
- Q2 2024improvedNordVPN Implements Price Increases Across All Plans, Basic Plan Up 9.7%, Plus Plan Up 10%, Ultimate Plan Up 6.7%
- Q1 2024packagingNordVPN Basic Plan Price Increased by 3.3% and Discount Reduced to 58%
Across Cybersecurity & Identity Management in the same window
All Cybersecurity & Identity Management changes- SurfsharkJan 12Surfshark Reduces Upfront Costs for One+, Starter, and One Plans, Offering Significant Savings for First 27 Months
- ExpressVPNJan 11ExpressVPN Introduces 2 Years + 4 Months FREE Plan at $4.99/Month, Enhancing Value with New Features and Discounts
- SurfsharkJan 12Surfshark adds +3 extra months to its 24-month plans (27 months in all) at about the same first-term totals
- SurfsharkJan 12Surfshark Increases One+ Plan Price by 5% from $3.99 to $4.19/month Amid New Add-Ons Introduction
- SurfsharkJan 12Surfshark extends its extra-months promotion on 24-month plans from +3 to +4 (28 months in all); first-term totals fall 4% to 6%
Questions about this change
Did NordVPN raise prices in January 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Oct 4, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026 NordVPN's pricing page showed 4 price cuts: Complete: $4.99/mo → $4.89/mo (−2%); Prime: $6.99/mo → $6.89/mo (−1%); Basic: $3.09/mo → $2.99/mo (−3%); Plus: $3.99/mo → $3.89/mo (−3%).
What changed on NordVPN's pricing page between Oct 4, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026?
Complete price: $4.99/mo → $4.89/mo (−2%); Complete, Prime feature: No Scam call protection feature → Scam call protection feature, added; Prime price: $6.99/mo → $6.89/mo (−1%); Basic price: $3.09/mo → $2.99/mo (−3%); Plus price: $3.99/mo → $3.89/mo (−3%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 4, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does NordVPN change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for NordVPN in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "NordVPN Introduces Personal Data Removal via Incogni Service in Prime Plan" in Q3 2025; NordVPN has been tracked since 2023-11-14.