ExpressVPN Plans Compared: Basic, Advance, and Express Pro
ExpressVPN has stacked its lineup with three clear options – Basic, Advance and Express Pro – each built on the same high-speed VPN backbone but aimed at very different users.
At the heart of every plan is the same engine: 40Gbps servers in high-demand locations and coverage in 113 countries. That reach doesn’t change whether you go in at entry level or pay for the full suite. The differences start the moment you connect.
Basic: stripped back, still fast
The Basic plan is the entry ticket. It lets you run the VPN on up to 10 devices at once, enough for a household that wants protection without layering on extras.
Security tools are lighter here. Lite Protection blocks ads plus malicious and adult websites, but it stops short of the deeper tracking controls found higher up the ladder. There’s no bundled dedicated IP, though you can bolt one on for an extra fee.
Email privacy arrives in a modest but clear form: ExpressMailGuard with 10MB of private email relay per month and 10 shared aliases. It’s a taster, not a full inbox shield.
Basic comes on a one‑month rolling contract with a 30‑day money‑back guarantee for new users. Commit longer and the numbers shift sharply. A 12‑month deal (one year plus an extra three months) cuts the price by more than 60%, while a two‑year term (two years plus an extra four months) pushes the saving to 80%.
Advance: the headline act
Advance is billed as the most popular plan, and the feature list explains why. It keeps the same 40Gbps, 113‑country VPN network but stretches usage to 12 devices at once, a better fit for families or users juggling multiple phones, laptops and streaming boxes.
Protection steps up. Advanced Protection blocks ads, trackers, and malicious and adult websites, tightening the net around data‑harvesting scripts and risky pages. A dedicated IP is again available as an add‑on for those who want a consistent address for banking, remote access or whitelisting.
The supporting cast matters here. ExpressMailGuard grows into a more practical privacy tool with 100MB of private email relay per month, 50 shared aliases and a custom domain. Passwords move into the same ecosystem via ExpressKeys, which handles an unlimited number of passwords and folds in a 2FA authenticator, turning the plan into a broader security package rather than just a VPN subscription.
Pricing follows the same pattern as Basic: a flexible one‑month rolling contract backed by a 30‑day money‑back guarantee, or longer terms with heavy discounts. A 12‑month commitment (one year plus three extra months) trims the cost by more than 60%. A two‑year deal (two years plus four extra months) lifts the saving to 73%.
There’s one more twist: both long‑term Advance plans include a 3GB holiday.com eSIM, valid for three days in over 150 destinations, folding travel data into the bundle.
Express Pro: everything switched on
At the top sits Express Pro, aimed at users who want every switch flipped to “on”.
The core VPN setup remains familiar – high‑speed 40Gbps servers, 113 countries – but capacity jumps to 14 devices simultaneously. That’s the widest footprint of the three and suits power users, small teams or anyone running a large stack of connected hardware.
Advanced Protection is standard here too, blocking ads, trackers and malicious and adult sites. The key difference: a dedicated IP is no longer an optional extra. It’s included in the plan.
Around the VPN, the extras are fully loaded. ExpressMailGuard removes the caps, offering an unlimited private email relay, an unlimited number of shared aliases and support for 20 custom domains. ExpressKeys mirrors the Advance plan with unlimited password storage and a 2FA authenticator.
Express Pro also introduces ExpressAI. That brings an AI assistant with 500 credits a day, access to six AI models, web search capability and 2GB of storage, pulling productivity and research tools into the same subscription.
The contract structure stays consistent: a one‑month rolling option with a 30‑day money‑back guarantee, or discounted long‑term deals. A 12‑month plan (one year plus three extra months) cuts the price by around 60%. A two‑year term (two years plus four extra months) delivers a 67% saving. Both longer commitments add a 3GB holiday.com eSIM, valid for five days in more than 150 destinations.
Three plans, one network, very different ceilings. The choice comes down to how many devices you run, how deep you want your privacy tools to go, and whether you see your VPN as a single‑purpose shield or the core of a wider security and productivity stack.
