Alternatives and competitors
Sites like ExpressVPN
The 20 closest consumer VPN service alternatives to ExpressVPN, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 8 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to ExpressVPN? The closest matches are NordVPN, dextrodedenda.top and usel.pro. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
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- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
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01 · Entity
About ExpressVPN
ExpressVPN expressvpn.com
ExpressVPN: Best VPN Service for Speed & Privacy in 2026
Protect your privacy, stream worldwide, and enjoy fast speeds with ExpressVPN. Servers in 113 countries, 24/7 support, and a 30-day risk-free trial—start now!
Wikidata: virtual private network provider
Summary by Claude
ExpressVPN is a subscription virtual private network service that encrypts users' internet traffic and routes it through servers in 113 countries. It has apps for most devices and a business plan for teams.
- Who it’s for
- Consumers and small businesses seeking online privacy
- Business model
- Subscriptions
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to ExpressVPN’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to ExpressVPN
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to ExpressVPN, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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virtual private network provider
Very close cos 0.930 - 02
GreatFireVPN - Bypass Censorship in China, Russia, Iran, India
Trusted VPN for bypassing internet censorship in China, Russia, Iran and India. Also used in Cuba. 10+ years fighting the Great Firewall. 30-day free trial.
Very close cos 0.910 - 03
Stream, shop, play - no matter where in the world you are!
Close cos 0.890 - 04
Home | WLVPN
The most powerful White Label VPN platform in the industry with 2200+ servers across 85+ locations & over 50K users & 4000+ channel partners.
Close cos 0.880 - 05
Proton: Privacy by default
Over 100 million people use Proton to stay private and secure online. Get a free Proton account and take back your privacy.
Close cos 0.881 - 06
Stream, shop, play - no matter where in the world you are!
Close cos 0.883 - 07
OVHcloud
OVHcloud is a global, cloud provider delivering hosted private cloud, public cloud, and dedicated server solutions trusted by over 1.5 million developers.
Close cos 0.879 - 08
Surfshark: identity & scam protection, antivirus, VPN
Protect your devices, identity, & data ● Scam & phishing protection ● Identity theft protection ● Device security ● Secure connection ● Fast VPN
Close cos 0.876 - 09
Stream, shop, play - no matter where in the world you are!
Close cos 0.876 - 10
Tailscale | Secure Connectivity for AI, IoT & Multi-Cloud
The connectivity platform for devs, IT, and security teams. Zero Trust identity-based access that deploys in minutes and scales to every resource. Start free.
Close cos 0.872 - 11
Vimeo - All-in-One Video Platform
The video platform trusted by 287 million creatives, entrepreneurs, and businesses. Everything you need to create, manage, and share stunning videos.
Close cos 0.874 - 12
Free web proxy and a cutting-edge online proxy | CroxyProxy
CroxyProxy is a cutting-edge secure web proxy service. Use it to access your favorite websites and web applications: as a Facebook or YouTube proxy. It is free, you can try this online proxy right now!
Close cos 0.872 - 13
Stream, shop, play - no matter where in the world you are!
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Open Web Protocol - Mysterium Network
An open-source ecosystem of protocols, tools and infrastructure to liberate the web. Our node network empowers both builders and users to access free information.
Close cos 0.867 - 15
Free email accounts | Register today at mail.com
Email how it is supposed to be: ✔ Free, simple and secure ✔ Manage multiple mail accounts in one place, from any device ✔ Sign up today!
Close cos 0.873 - 16
Opera Web Browser | Faster, Safer, Smarter | Opera
Faster, safer and smarter than default browsers. Fully-featured for privacy, security, and so much more. Get the faster, better Opera browser for free.
Close cos 0.870 - 17
Hot Questions - Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow – 180+ community-powered knowledge sites.
Close cos 0.871 - 18
Pruffme - вебинары, видеоконференции, онлайн-доски
Создавайте онлайн-доски, проводите вебинары и видеоконференции с применением интерактивных инструментов
Close cos 0.869 - 19
YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Close cos 0.870 - 20
InterServer Privacy Policy
InterServer provides world class web hosting, dedicated servers and internet services.
Close cos 0.867
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to expressvpn.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones ExpressVPN uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What ExpressVPN is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- Fonts
- Google Fonts asset https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;700&display=swap&subset=latin
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
- CDN
- Amazon CloudFront header x-amz-cf-id: P30SDrZWpOnTA2WDqaSLnEYYWuTi6JKSYiu1VyW8LMeDaKSgUBojKA==
- Hosting
- Amazon Web Services header server: AmazonS3
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- DNS hosting
- Amazon Route 53 NS ns-373.awsdns-46.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=AsiGSJlMQ6GNhZSMVSyt+gEq2IClyv/rDtsdXhz…
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=XgDBqc3CuVr1hYjhN8btlzyPkDPMt0fZN3mAZCCZI1E
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what ExpressVPN adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 16/20
- Google Workspace 10/20
- Google Fonts 9/20
- Cloudflare · not on expressvpn.com 7/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on expressvpn.com 7/20
- nginx · not on expressvpn.com 7/20
- PHP · not on expressvpn.com 7/20
- Amazon Route 53 7/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on expressvpn.com 6/20
- React · not on expressvpn.com 6/20
- Google Tag Manager 6/20
- WordPress · not on expressvpn.com 6/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on expressvpn.com 6/20
- Zendesk · not on expressvpn.com 5/20
- Next.js · not on expressvpn.com 5/20
- Bootstrap · not on expressvpn.com 5/20