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.

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01 · Entity

About NordVPN

NordVPN nordvpn.com

Wikidata: virtual private network provider

Top 10K · #2,563 English 6 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit NordVPN

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

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03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to NordVPN

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to NordVPN, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English

We can’t read nordvpn.com’s homepage (bot protection page), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

  1. 01
    ExpressVPN expressvpn.com Top 10K English

    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!

  2. 02
    dextrodedenda.top Top 10K English

    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.

  3. 03
    Norton norton.com Top 10K

    software brand

  4. 04
    c6gj-static.net Top 10K English

    Stream, shop, play - no matter where in the world you are!

  5. 05
    Surfshark surfshark.com Top 10K English

    Surfshark: identity & scam protection, antivirus, VPN

    Protect your devices, identity, & data ● Scam & phishing protection ● Identity theft protection ● Device security ● Secure connection ● Fast VPN

  6. 06
    usel.pro Top 10K Russian

    UselVPN

    UselVPN - надежный сервис для обеспечения вашей онлайн-безопасности и конфиденциальности. Защитите свои данные и наслаждайтесь свободой в интернете с UselVPN.

  7. 07
    Netnod netnod.se Top 10K English

    Start | Netnod

    internet exchange in Sweden

  8. 08
    yg5sjx5kzy.com Top 10K English

    Stream, shop, play - no matter where in the world you are!

  9. 09
    kbz0pwvxmv.com Top 10K English

    Stream, shop, play - no matter where in the world you are!

  10. 10
    Proton proton.me Top 10K English

    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.

  11. 11
    DuckDuckGo duckduckgo.com Top 1K English

    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.

  12. 12
    Wlvpn wlvpn.com Top 10K English

    Home | WLVPN

    The most powerful White Label VPN platform in the industry with 2200+ servers across 85+ locations & over 50K users & 4000+ channel partners.

  13. 13
    Hola hola.org Top 10K English

    Stream, shop, play - no matter where in the world you are!

  14. 14
    Kaspersky kaspersky.com Top 1K English

    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.

  15. 15
    NextDNS nextdns.io Top 10K English

    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.

  16. 16
    DFN dfn.de Top 10K English

    Home - DFN

    German association for academic research

  17. 17
    McAfee mcafee.com Top 1K

    American global computer security software company

  18. 18
    Mysterium mysterium.network Top 10K English

    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.

  19. 19
    Tor Project torproject.org Top 10K English

    Tor Project | Anonymity Online

    Anonymity Online | Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance. Circumvent censorship.

  20. 20
    CroxyProxy croxyproxy.com Top 10K English

    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!

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
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CDN
Email hosting
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)

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