ExpressVPN vs Proton VPN

ExpressVPN and Proton VPN both list 106 countries. 7 countries are listed only by ExpressVPN, and 43 only by Proton VPN.1

What our measurements show

  • Neither list gives server addresses, so no location of either provider can be measured.
  • ExpressVPN's list shows which locations are virtual: 104 of 226. Proton VPN's list has no such field, so it does not tell you whether any of its locations are virtual.
  • On a first visit, ExpressVPN's home page loads 5 advertising or analytics services and Proton VPN's loads 0, 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
  • Proton VPN
MetricExpressVPNProton VPNChart
Countries113149
Countries not listed only as virtual49–
Locations226195
Servers listed018,744
Marked as virtual46 %–
Measured––
Matches the country––
Server outside the country––
Networks––
Locations in shared networks––
In Fourteen Eyes countries54 %27 %
Third-party services loaded130
Advertising or analytics services among them50
Lowest price per monthnot collected$3.49as of Nov 2, 2026
Per month after the initial termnot collected$6.99
Server list sourcea page on the provider's websitea page on the provider's website

A dash: not in the list, or not collected yet.3

Country by country

Each row is a country that both providers list. In each of them, at least one provider 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.

Listed by both, not measured yet for either (106)

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Brazil
  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
  • Cambodia
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong SAR China
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macao SAR China
  • Malaysia
  • Malta
  • Mexico
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Myanmar (Burma)
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Pakistan
  • Panama
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • Türkiye
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam

Countries listed by both providers or by only one of them

156
Countries listed by ExpressVPN or Proton VPN
  • listed by both: 106 (68 %)
  • only ExpressVPN: 7 (4 %)
  • only Proton VPN: 43 (28 %)

only ExpressVPN (7)

only Proton VPN (43)

Networks both use

No known network hosts locations from both ExpressVPN and Proton VPN.

ExpressVPN or Proton VPN: questions and answers

Which is better, ExpressVPN or Proton VPN?

This site does not pick a winner: which one fits depends on what matters to you. ExpressVPN lists 113 countries, Proton VPN lists 149.

Which is cheaper, ExpressVPN or Proton VPN?

Only Proton VPN's prices are in the archive: from $3.49 per month for the initial term.

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As of November 2, 2026.