VPN Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals
Black Friday and Cyber Monday conjure visions of crowded stores, discounted washing machines, TVs sold for the prices of yesterday’s DVD players, and people shoving each other fighting over gaming consoles and whatnot. But that’s not all that there is to these two special shopping days.
This upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we’re looking forward to buying some affordable VPN subscriptions to test out, and you should be too. These are two of the only days out of the year that you can see such deep discounts on these services.
The good news is, you can already get some deals. As of now, there are early Black Friday VPN sales from even the top VPN brands.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals From The Top VPN Brands
VPNs don’t cost that much, especially if you sign up for a long-term subscription (one year or more). That said, this Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2024, you can get discounts in the form of additional months of service completely on the house.
- NordVPN Black Friday deals
- ExpressVPN Black Friday deals
- Surfshark Black Friday deals
- ProtonVPN Black Friday deals
NordVPN
Our rating: 9.7/10
NordVPN currently sits at the top of our list of the best VPNs, and for good reasons. It has the most advanced security features around like Tor Over VPN and Double VPN, it’s very secure, and it’s not over-the-top expensive. You can even get access to a password manager and secure cloud backup with its Plus and Complete plans, or enjoy identity and credit monitoring with the newly launched Prime plan. You can read more about these features in our NordVPN review.
This year’s early Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are already matching last year’s discounts with three free months and up to 72 percent off its 1-year and 2-year plans. That goes for the Basic, Plus, Ultimate, and Prime plans.
Here’s an overview of NordVPN’s pricing.
| NordVPN Pricing | Standard | Plus | Ultimate | Prime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $12.99 | $13.99 | $15.99 | $17.99 |
| 1 year | $68.85 | $82.35 | $112.35 | $142.35 |
| 2 years | $96.93 | $121.23 | $175.23 | $229.23 |
Considering that a one-month NordVPN subscription costs $12.99 to $17.99, those three free months can be worth over $50. Not bad.
Surfshark
Our rating: 9.5/10
Surfshark is another strong option, particularly when it comes to making sure your web traffic doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. It has features like Camouflage Mode and NoBorders Mode that make sure you can get around restrictions and censorship without getting into trouble. Our in-depth Surfshark review tells you more about these features and other features offered by Surfshark.
Surfshark’s Black Friday offer is similar to NordVPN’s in that it only applies to the 1-year and 2-year plans, but it’s giving up to six free months this year for the longest subscription available from Surfshark. The VPN-only plan and the Surfshark One plan get you four months, while the Surfsharke One+ plan (Surfshark One plus identity monitoring) gets six months free for the 2-year plan and four months free for the 1-year plan.
Here’s a breakdown of Surfshark’s Black Friday sale:
| Surfshark Black Friday pricing | Free months | Total subscription price | Average cost per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surfshark (1-year) | 4 | $47.84 | $2.99 |
| Surfshark One (1-year) | 4 | $54.24 | $3.39 |
| Surfshark One+ (1-year) | 4 | $95.84 | $5.99 |
| Surfshark (2-year) | 4 | $55.72 | $1.99 |
| Surfshark One (2-year) | 4 | $69.72 | $2.49 |
| Surfshark One+ (2-year) | 6 | $119.70 | $3.99 |
Private Internet Access
Our rating: 9.4/10
Private Internet Access, or PIA, is an affordable but reliable VPN. Our favorite thing about it, as we’ve explained in our Private Internet Access review, is the level of customizability it allows, which makes it a great option whether you’re a VPN novice or someone who has been using VPNs for a long time.
Last year, Private Internet Access’ Black Friday deal was four months of free service if you sign up for a three-year subscription for $79. That broke down to just $1.99 per month for 40 months. PIA subscriptions are already affordable even without deals, and its Black Friday offer just took it to a whole new level of affordability. We’re hoping for the same for this year’s Black Friday sale, although they haven’t been released yet unlike NordVPN and Surfshark. So, here’s what PIA’s 2023 Black Friday prices looked like:
| Private Internet Access plans | 3 years + 4 months free | 1 year | 1 month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total plan cost | $79 | $39.95 | $11.95 |
| Average monthly cost | $1.99 | $3.33 | $11.95 |
IPVanish
Our rating: 9.3/10
IPVanish values customer service — that’s one of the things we loved about it — and as part of its service to customers, this year’s Black Friday sale brings its price down to as low as $2.19 per month, the lowest price we’ve seen from IPVanish.
That’s the price for the two-year plan. The one-year plan isn’t quite as low as last year’s deal which brought the monthly rate down to $2.99 per month, but $3.33 this year still isn’t bad compared to the regular monthly rate of $12.99.
Ivacy
Our rating: 9.2/10
Ivacy is one of the most affordable VPNs, especially during last year’s Black Friday sale, with subscriptions going for up to 90 percent off. So far this year, we’re seeing discounts of up to 85-percent off. That’s close to last year’s deals but not quite as good.
The percentage-off discount applies to the five-year plan, Ivacy’s longest and most affordable subscription. Ivacy recently raised its rates, but its current Black Friday deal brings the monthly rate on the five-year plan down to $1.99. Even though that’s the lowest-priced Ivacy plan, we think there’s more value in the two-year plan since you also get three free months bringing the monthly rate down to $2.15, or an 83-percent discount. We don’t think an extra three years of commitment is worth the 16 cents savings per month. Given that Ivacy plans are already affordable, we’re just happy to know they can get even lower.
ExpressVPN
Our rating: 9.1/10
We love ExpressVPN, but one of the reasons it’s not higher on our list of the best VPNs is its price. It’s a bit more expensive compared to other top VPNs. For example, even if you sign up for a one-year ExpressVPN subscription, the rate is still high at $8.33 per month.
Feature-wise, though, ExpressVPN can go toe to toe against the best VPNs out there, which is why we’re thrilled that ExpressVPN already released its Black Friday deal. This year, they’re giving six months for free with its two-year plan bringing the monthly rate down to $4.99 per month. That’s almost $4 per month lower compared to their regular rates.
PureVPN
Our rating: 8.9/10
PureVPN has been running the same Black Friday deal for a few years — 84 percent off the two year plan. This year, they changed things up by offering 85-percent off their five year plan. Last year’s Black Friday sale brought the monthly rate on the two-year plan from PureVPN down to $2.03. For this year’s Black Friday sale, you can bring that monthly rate down to $1.99 but you’ll need to lock in for five years.
CyberGhost
Our rating: 8.9/10
CyberGhost is one of the best VPNs we’ve ever tested on a Mac computer, and as you might expect from a VPN with the word “ghost” in its name, it’s pretty stealthy. It has NoSpy servers, for instance — servers operated and owned by CyberGhost itself that is far from the reach of any government surveillance alliances.
CyberGhost’s Black Friday 2023 offer, much like many of the VPNs we’ve already discussed, was a few months of free VPN added to the longest subscription option. In CyberGhost’s case, that was three months of free VPN added to the two-year plan. With this offer, the average monthly rate was down to just $2.11 per month. But, unlike many of the VPNs we’ve already discussed, CyberGhost hasn’t announced their 2024 Black Friday deals yet. We’re still expecting a similar deal this year though.
Proton
Our rating: 8.8/10
Proton offers a complete suite of digital security tools, which includes Proton VPN, Proton Mail, Proton Calendar, and Proton Drive, and for Black Friday 2023, a two-year subscription to those services was 38-percent off. Instead of $12.99 per month, which is the regular going rate, it only cost $7.99 per month for a total of $191.76. We don’t know what Black Friday 2024 has in store for us from ProtonVPN, but we’re expecting that same great rate.
Recap
VPNs aren’t very expensive in general, especially when you consider the privacy and security benefits you get from them, but for this year’s holiday season, you can get a VPN for even less with many of our favorite providers already releasing their Black Friday deals. Discounts as big as the ones we just discussed don’t come everyday, so we hope you take full advantage of the VPN deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2024. And if you need some help picking the best VPN for you, you can always check out our VPN guide for help.