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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ExpressVPN

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AExpressVPN headquartered in the British Virgin Islands offers privacy and security apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and routers.

    $12.95

    per month

    NordLayer

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/ANordLayer provides cybersecurity tools for businesses of any size or work model developed by the standard of NordVPN. NordLayer helps organizations secure networks and enhance internet security and modernizes network and resource access with technical improvements aligning with the best regulatory compliance standards. Helping organizations to adopt FWaaS, ZTNA, and SWG principles, NordLayer is focused on the Security Service Edge of cybersecurity services.…

    $8

    per month if Yearly plan per user

    Pricing
    ExpressVPNNordLayer
    Editions & Modules
    12 Months
    $8.32
    per month
    6 Months
    $9.99
    per month
    1 Month
    $12.95
    per month
    Lite
    $8
    per month if Yearly plan per user
    Core
    $11
    per month if Yearly plan per user
    Premium
    $14
    per month if Yearly plan per user
    Custom
    x
    per month if Yearly plan per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ExpressVPNNordLayer
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAll plans include all ExpressVPN apps, 24/7 customer support, and high-speed unlimited bandwidth. All plans are covered by a 100% money-back guarantee for the first 30 days of service.
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    Community Pulse
    ExpressVPNNordLayer
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    Kape Technologies
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    ExpressVPNNordLayer
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of ExpressVPN and NordLayer
    Feature
    ExpressVPN
    8.1
    3 Ratings
    9% below category average
    NordLayer
    -
    Ratings
    AES 256-bit Encryption9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Kill Switch8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Platform Support10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Split Tunneling7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    IP Address Masking7.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    No-Logs Policy8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Server Locations9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic Wi-Fi Protection8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Simultaneous Connections6.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Support Services6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Cisco IOS Security
    Score9.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ExpressVPNNordLayer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ExpressVPNNordLayer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kape Technologies
    a colleague using it in china wrote up a detailed report of how he was unable to get out of china with it. he included screenshots and write-ups on his many trials and tribulations of dealing with tech support, trying to get thru the gfw, and he ultimately ended up using another solution altogether which DID work.
    Incentivized
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    Nord Security
    NordLayer has become an invaluable resource for our security posture and day-to-day activity. The primary use case is preventing staff members from accessing sensitive resources on an unencrypted connection, applying NordLayer and conditional access policies in congruency. The ability to create teams and assigned them to specific dedicated servers is also helpful and allows for further security segmentation
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    Pros
    Kape Technologies
    • ExpressVPN was easy to install, and simple to connect to a VPN network.
    • ExpressVPN is available for multiple platforms and multiple browsers.
    • The price is reasonable for the added level of security it provides.
    Incentivized
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    Nord Security
    • Easy to use
    • Simple user interface desgin
    • Support many VPN protocol
    • Fast and reliable connection
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Kape Technologies
    • A better price point - it's not prohibitively expensive, but I'm not buying it again at that price point without a pressing need.
    Incentivized
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    Nord Security
    • The browser plugin needs some work, or some research about what browser/OS restrictions may limit its functionality. Ours does not work at all even after contacting support so we do not use it
    • Toast/Windows notifications scheduled or deployed through admin center would be amazing. The ability to remind a user who has been disconnected for X hours would be a great feature
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Kape Technologies
    It's efficient and useful at what it does.
    Incentivized
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    Nord Security
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Kape Technologies
    Engineering team members can work from remote locations which helps companies to reduce their operational costs. It is easy to use so team members don't have to spend any extra time to use this. It helps team members access web pages which are otherwise not available due to location restrictions.
    Incentivized
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    Nord Security
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Kape Technologies
    More or less above average
    Incentivized
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    Nord Security
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Kape Technologies
    Never used the support
    Incentivized
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    Nord Security
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Kape Technologies
    nord was a player, too, but we buy both nord and expressvpn now. we have tried sort of a hodge-podge of all the typical commercial vendors out there. If I Was to compare them all, they'd all be approximately a rating of "meh", 50-50. I'm not a fan of any. We also tried self-hosting vpn's but that requires local tech staff we don't want to have to focus on having.
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    Nord Security
    easy configuration and use case
    Read full review
    Scalability
    Kape Technologies
    Excellently well engineered.
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    Nord Security
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Kape Technologies
    • My customers are happy that I am using every security measure available. Increased sales.
    • Productivity has not decreased, while security level has increased.
    • The initial cost was reasonable.
    Incentivized
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    Nord Security
    • Improved sercurity
    • Incresed productivity
    • Performance impact
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