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​Price:

​NordVPN is cheaper than ExpressVPN, especially if you opt for the longer plans. NordVPN’s two-year plan costs $3.29 per month, while ExpressVPN’s one-year plan costs $6.67 per month (plus three months free and one year of free cloud storage).

Both services offer a 30-day money-back guarantee.

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Servers:

NordVPN has more servers than ExpressVPN, with over 5,500 servers.

ExpressVPN has over 3,000 servers.

Both services have a good global coverage and can unblock most geo-restricted content.

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Speed:

Both NordVPN and ExpressVPN are very fast and reliable, but NordVPN has a slight edge in terms of speed.

According to independent tests by [av-test.org] NordVPN outperformed ExpressVPN in terms of download and upload speeds, latency, and stability.

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Security:

Both NordVPN and ExpressVPN use the highest level of encryption (AES-256) and support multiple protocols, such as OpenVPN, IKEv2, and WireGuard.

Both services also have a kill switch, a no-logs policy, and a DNS leak protection. However, NordVPN offers some extra features that ExpressVPN does not, such as Double VPN, Onion over VPN, and CyberSec (an ad and malware blocker).

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Streaming:

Both NordVPN and ExpressVPN are excellent for streaming, as they can unblock most popular platforms, such as Netflix, Hulu, BBC iPlayer, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video. 

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Conclusion: 

NordVPN and ExpressVPN are both great VPN services that offer a lot of value and quality.

However, in this comparison, NordVPN was found to be slightly better in most respects.

Purely in terms of performance, the difference is marginal and NordVPN's biggest strength against ExpressVPN, we believe, is the price.

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