NordVPN review: what the data shows

NordVPN lists 226 locations in 150 countries. Not an app or speed test: evaluated is what the archive holds, namely the server list, the measurements, the networks and the stated prices.¹

Countries

150

rank 1 of 13

Locations

226

rank 1 of 13

Servers listed

5,262

Measured

9

At a glance

Countries

150

Lowest price per month

€3.89

Per month after the first term

€11.59

Money back

30 days

Devices at once

10

Own website

no advertising or analytics

Says which locations are virtual

yes

Based in

–not recorded

Owner

Nord Security

Speaks for it

• Its own list marks virtual locations: 130 of 226 (58 %).
• Its own home page loads outside services (1), but none for advertising or analytics.

Speaks against it

• The price per month rises by up to 274 % after the first term.

Worth knowing

• In 95 of its 150 countries, every location is marked virtual.
• 1 of 9 measured locations are incompatible with the country they are listed under. The provider's own list marks each of them as virtual.
• The list is public, but the provider does not document it.
• 73 % of its locations sit in networks that also carry other providers (15 networks in all).
• Its pricing page promises money back within 30 days.
• One account works on 10 devices at once, according to its pricing page.
• Owner: Nord Security.

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As of October 11, 2026.

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