Alternatives and competitors
Sites like NordVPN
The 20 closest consumer VPN alternatives to NordVPN, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 6 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to NordVPN? The closest matches are ExpressVPN, dextrodedenda.top and Norton. 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
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- Query
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01 · Entity
About NordVPN
NordVPN nordvpn.com
Wikidata: virtual private network provider
Summary by Claude
NordVPN is a consumer VPN service that encrypts internet traffic and routes it through servers in many countries, with apps for desktop, mobile, browsers and routers plus add-ons like threat protection and dark web monitoring.
- Who it’s for
- Consumers and privacy-conscious internet users
- Business model
- Subscriptions
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to NordVPN’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 NordVPN
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to NordVPN, thumbs down if it isn’t.
We can’t read nordvpn.com’s homepage (bot protection page), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.
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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!
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 0.906 - 03 Very close cos 0.902
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Stream, shop, play - no matter where in the world you are!
Very close cos 0.895 - 05
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 0.889 - 06
UselVPN
UselVPN - надежный сервис для обеспечения вашей онлайн-безопасности и конфиденциальности. Защитите свои данные и наслаждайтесь свободой в интернете с UselVPN.
Close cos 0.888 - 07
Start | Netnod
internet exchange in Sweden
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Stream, shop, play - no matter where in the world you are!
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Stream, shop, play - no matter where in the world you are!
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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 0.880 - 11
DuckDuckGo - Protection. Privacy. Peace of mind.
The Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs.
Close cos 0.883 - 12
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 0.877 - 13
Stream, shop, play - no matter where in the world you are!
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Kaspersky Cyber Security Solutions for Home and Business | Kaspersky
Official Site – A Global Leader in next-generation cybersecurity solutions and services, Kaspersky offers premium protection against all cyber threats for your home and business.
Close cos 0.881 - 15
NextDNS - The new firewall for the modern Internet
NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.
Close cos 0.879 - 16
Home - DFN
German association for academic research
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American global computer security software company
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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.
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Tor Project | Anonymity Online
Anonymity Online | Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance. Circumvent censorship.
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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!
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Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to nordvpn.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones NordVPN uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What NordVPN is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- Live chat & support
- Zendesk TXT v=spf1 include:mail.zendesk.com include:_spf.google.com include:iclou…
- CDN
- Cloudflare header cf-ray: a5630bf31f540c0f-HAM
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Microsoft 365 TXT MS=ms69824556
- DNS hosting
- Cloudflare DNS NS lily.ns.cloudflare.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=QIh6YGom6DuhiCuoCX1mtuBcxf3zLzUXrMUzZpWkVyw
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what NordVPN adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 14/20
- PHP · not on nordvpn.com 8/20
- Google Fonts · not on nordvpn.com 7/20
- Google Workspace 7/20
- nginx · not on nordvpn.com 7/20
- WordPress · not on nordvpn.com 7/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on nordvpn.com 6/20
- Cloudflare DNS 6/20
- Bootstrap · not on nordvpn.com 6/20
- React · not on nordvpn.com 6/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on nordvpn.com 5/20
- Cloudflare 5/20
- Microsoft 365 5/20
- Intercom · not on nordvpn.com 5/20
- Next.js · not on nordvpn.com 5/20
- Zendesk 5/20