ExpressVPN vs
Private Internet Access
ExpressVPN and Private Internet Access both list 113 countries. 0 countries are listed only by ExpressVPN, and 0 only by Private Internet Access.1
What our measurements show
- ExpressVPN's list gives no server addresses, so none of its locations can be measured. The measurements on this page cover only Private Internet Access.
- For 1 of Private Internet Access's 215 measured locations, the server is outside the listed country. Measurements on two days showed this, and Private Internet Access's list does not mark any of them as virtual.
- At 41 of Private Internet Access's measured locations, the server is outside the listed country. Private Internet Access's own list marks each one as virtual, so the list tells you this itself.
- Both lists mark virtual locations: 46 % of ExpressVPN's locations and 45 % of Private Internet Access's.
- When opened as a first-time visitor, ExpressVPN's home page loads 5 advertising or analytics services and Private Internet Access's loads 4, before anything is clicked.
From our own data: the server lists we read, our measurements, and our check of each home page. Apps, speed, and streaming are not tested.2
- ExpressVPN
- Private Internet Access
| Metric | ExpressVPN | Private Internet Access | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries | 113 | 113 | |
| Countries not listed only as virtual | 49 | 51 | |
| Locations | 226 | 215 | |
| Servers listed | 0 | 540 | |
| Marked as virtual | 46 % | 45 % | |
| Measured | – | 215 | |
| Matches the country | – | 105 | |
| Server outside the country | – | 42 | |
| Networks | – | 19 | |
| Locations in shared networks | – | 94 % | |
| In Fourteen Eyes countries | 54 % | 47 % | |
| Third-party services loaded | 13 | 9 | |
| Advertising or analytics services among them | 5 | 4 | |
| Lowest price per month | not collected | $2.03 | |
| Per month after the initial term | not collected | $2.19 | |
| Server list source | a page on the provider's website | the list the provider's own published tools read |
A dash: not in the list, or not collected yet.3
Country by country
Each row is a country both providers list where at least one of them has a measured location or both use the same network. The status comes from our own measurement of the server address each provider publishes. “Within … km” means the server is at most that far from the listed country.
| Country | ExpressVPN | Private Internet Access | Same network4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| not measurable | matches the country within 49 km | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | server outside the country | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country
matches the country within 199 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable 8 locations | matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible within 33 km 7 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country
matches the country within 45 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no conclusion possible | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country within 907 km | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no conclusion possible | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country
matches the country within 22 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no conclusion possible | no shared network | |
| not measurable 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 62 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country within 40 km | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable 5 locations | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible within 18 km 5 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no finding | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country
matches the country within 78 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no conclusion possible | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country within 62 km | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no conclusion possible | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country within 5 km | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no finding | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no conclusion possible | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country within 55 km | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country
matches the country within 124 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country within 603 km | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country
matches the country within 952 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable 6 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 748 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no conclusion possible | no shared network | |
| not measurable 5 locations | matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible within 358 km 3 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country within 95 km | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no finding | no shared network | |
| not measurable 3 locations | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country
matches the country within 32 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no conclusion possible | no shared network | |
| not measurable 3 locations | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country within 110 km | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country within 146 km | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no conclusion possible | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country
matches the country within 11 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable 4 locations | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 29 km 3 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no finding | no shared network | |
| not measurable 5 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 26 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no conclusion possible | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no conclusion possible | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country within 67 km | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no conclusion possible | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country
matches the country within 25 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country
matches the country within 182 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country within 531 km | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country
matches the country within 95 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country within 29 km | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no conclusion possible | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no conclusion possible | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable 4 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 34 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country
no conclusion possible within 36 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country within 23 km | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no conclusion possible | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no conclusion possible | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country
matches the country within 93 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country
no conclusion possible within 37 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no conclusion possible
matches the country within 871 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country
matches the country within 9 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable 4 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 76 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country
matches the country within 47 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country within 68 km | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country
matches the country within 29 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country
matches the country within 100 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable 5 locations | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 41 km 3 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 21 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 15 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country
matches the country within 23 km 2 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | no conclusion possible | no shared network | |
| not measurable | matches the country within 13 km | no shared network | |
| not measurable 8 locations | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 134 km 5 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable 63 locations | matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible within 45 km 56 locations | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network | |
| not measurable | virtual, as stated | no shared network |
Countries listed by both providers or by only one of them
- listed by both: 113 (100 %)
- only ExpressVPN: 0 (0 %)
- only Private Internet Access: 0 (0 %)
Networks both use
No known network hosts locations from both ExpressVPN and Private Internet Access.
ExpressVPN or Private Internet Access: questions and answers
Which is better, ExpressVPN or Private Internet Access?
This site does not pick a winner: which one fits depends on what matters to you. ExpressVPN lists 113 countries, Private Internet Access lists 113.
Which is cheaper, ExpressVPN or Private Internet Access?
Only Private Internet Access's prices are in the archive: from $2.03 per month for the initial term.
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