Check out our latest communities fighting
AI scams on Reddit and Facebook

business logo of ExpressVPN

ExpressVPN

2.2

On SmartCustomer, businesses may not offer incentives or pay to remove reviews. Learn more about our Review Guidelines.

How would you rate ExpressVPN?
grey stargrey stargrey stargrey stargrey star

ExpressVPN Reviews Summary

ExpressVPN has a rating of 2.2 stars from 147 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with ExpressVPN most frequently mention customer service, credit card and free trial. ExpressVPN ranks 93rd among Vpn sites.

service
56
value
56
shipping
22
returns
35
quality
51

We monitor reviews for authenticity

Sweden
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
Follow marit h.
Unfollow marit h.
Share Review
Report Review

I can just contact them once by chat or email and I get an instant response
And every problem I had was resolved
Even though last time I could not be helped at once - they kept sending me emails as a follow up and in 1 day my problem was solved
You never feel they do not care about you
That is UNUSUAL CUSTOMER SERVICE
Thank you Express VPN
So GLAD I chose YOU
Marit

Date of experience: July 14, 2017
Croatia
4 reviews
3 helpful votes
Follow Michael L.
Unfollow Michael L.
Share Review
Report Review

Wonderful service. I really love how active their are in the fight for privacy, all of the servers are very fast and very reliable.

Date of experience: July 9, 2017
Costa Rica
1 review
4 helpful votes
Follow Pietro S.
Unfollow Pietro S.
Share Review
Report Review

Slow slow slow
July 7, 2017

In the beginning was ok, but after two months, the speed is super slow I have to change server every day and chat with support to know which server work with netflix. Very disappointed

Date of experience: July 7, 2017
RU
4 reviews
1 helpful vote
Follow Andrej T.
Unfollow Andrej T.
Share Review
Report Review

No lag, works 100%
May 18, 2017

Unlike other VPN apps, this one still works with Netflix, the customer support is very good to deal with.

Date of experience: May 17, 2017
NL
4 reviews
0 helpful votes
Follow Olesen C.
Unfollow Olesen C.
Share Review
Report Review

Been using Express VPN for 2 years and am still a very happy customer. Keep it up with the good work.

Date of experience: May 3, 2017
KR
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
Follow Joe F.
Unfollow Joe F.
Share Review
Report Review

I have had expressVPN for 1yr now! (ONLY because I signed up for the 1 yr plan) I was mostly using ONLY the DNS servers to stream, but when that quit working I was forced to purchase a new router (which they recommended, and advertised on their website) so I could use their VPN service... my speeds went down EXTREMELY LOW! Sometimes by as much as a 90% loss! I constantly argue and fight back and forth with them, only to get BS excuses in return! I do NOT feel they should be legally allowed to advertise as they do! STAY AWAY!

Date of experience: April 19, 2017
Belgium
4 reviews
19 helpful votes
Follow Kiara M.
Unfollow Kiara M.
Share Review
Report Review

Feels like home
April 19, 2017

Solid app with Seller customer support. I am currently out of the US and I must say that having expressvpn feels like I never left home... everything is working.

Date of experience: April 19, 2017
GB
4 reviews
1 helpful vote
Follow Gael P.
Unfollow Gael P.
Share Review
Report Review

Very satisfied ExpressVPN customers for almost a year now. I love being able to binge watch my very Netflix shows again.

Date of experience: April 6, 2017
Virginia
4 reviews
1 helpful vote
Follow Todd M.
Unfollow Todd M.
Share Review
Report Review

Recently switched from a free service to ExpressVPN. Yes, the price is a little higher but you can definitely get your money's worth in terms of connection reliability and server choices.

Date of experience: March 29, 2017
China
1 review
9 helpful votes
Follow benjamin m.
Unfollow benjamin m.
Share Review
Report Review

I have had it up to my neck with these people, so to save myself time, here is the final email i wrote these people, and it isn't good. Never buy expressvpn services, and certainly never use a union pay card if you are ever crazy enough to chance it.

So, its been a week and i have gotten no reply. Just to review, i bought a month of your vpn service with a union pay card. I already had an account with you all, but you wouldnt let me change the card i had on file to union pay, so i had to open a whole new account with a new email. I went through the whole payment process only to find out after i paid that you did not have my email on file. I then spent hours talking to service reps online and waited two weeks for you all to figure out what the problem was. I sent you a bank statement proving i paid for service. I told you multiple times that the vpn worked on my phone and all i wanted was my activation code so i could use it on my lap top. Well... enough is enough. I gave you a whole week to get back to me, and nothing. I guess either i or my money is meaningless to you. No one would have appreciated the run around i got, so true to my word i am writing a review of my experience this past month with you all, and it wont be good. I would demand my money back however you cant find the card i paid with, even after i showed you the statement! So now i have to go to union pay to stop all future auto debits. Thank for the so-so service and the nightmareish fiasco you call customer service.

Benjamin mould

Date of experience: February 13, 2017
Estonia
4 reviews
0 helpful votes
Follow Anthony D.
Unfollow Anthony D.
Share Review
Report Review

Perfect!
February 7, 2017

Gets a spiffy 5 star from me! Downloaded the app and was able to install and connect to a VPN server in seconds.

Date of experience: February 6, 2017
Virginia
4 reviews
1 helpful vote
Follow Anya G.
Unfollow Anya G.
Share Review
Report Review

Switched from a free app to this one. Yes, I'm paying more but it's totally worth it for the better service.

Date of experience: December 16, 2016
Virginia
4 reviews
12 helpful votes
Follow Mick H.
Unfollow Mick H.
Share Review
Report Review

At first we just downloaded this app to watch Netflix, but after reading about VPNs we've been turning in on every time we go online.

Date of experience: December 15, 2016
Germany
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
Follow Davor T.
Unfollow Davor T.
Share Review
Report Review

Unlocks the world
November 5, 2016

Wonderful product and the customer support is outstanding. 5 stars!

Date of experience: November 4, 2016
Virginia
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
Follow Eron U.
Unfollow Eron U.
Share Review
Report Review

The best&easy to use
November 5, 2016

Easily the best VPN around. They have apps for every device, and they're incredibly easy to use.

Date of experience: November 3, 2016
AE
1 review
0 helpful votes
Follow Kate T.
Unfollow Kate T.
Share Review
Report Review

I was told that for my trip in China I need to use a VPN to access all the foreign websites for my project, I stayed in mainland China and found that ExpressVPN provided me access to all the foreign websites that are blocked in China. I used its Hong Kong, Japan, and Los Angeles servers for better connection speed and minimum ping time. I found a bit expensive but since no other less pricey VPN works in China so I had no option. Overall my experience is good with ExpressVPN. The core features which I gathered from the website of ExpressVPN are;

The Points I liked:
Unlimited Bandwidth with Ultra Speed
Endless Server Switches
99.99% Uptime
Provides all VPN protocols OpenVPN (TCP, UDP), L2TP-IPsec, SSTP, and PPTP
High-End Security with OpenVPN 256-bits
Zero log keeping policy of internet activities
136+ servers in 87+ countries
Amazing Referral Program which brings 30 days of free service on every sign-up
30-Days Money Back Guarantee
3 Simultaneous-login Option

The Point I dislike:
No Free Trial Offer
A little Pricey

Date of experience: October 20, 2016
California
1 review
8 helpful votes
Follow Jimmy K.
Unfollow Jimmy K.
Share Review
Report Review

Inconsistent
October 15, 2016

My speed was never what the built in speed test said. Often as little as 20%. Connection can be fast at times but usually quite slow, and you have to spend most of your day hopping from server to server to find one that works. Also the speed test takes forever since it forces you to go through their entire list of servers one at a time, most of which are pointless and slow. They should have a feature where you could just test a list of favorite servers.

Date of experience: October 15, 2016
GB
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
Follow Iker G.
Unfollow Iker G.
Share Review
Report Review

Great app, simple, interface, wonder what there brainstorming process is

Date of experience: October 6, 2016
NL
1 review
8 helpful votes
Follow Derrick T.
Unfollow Derrick T.
Share Review
Report Review

Totally Not Worth It
September 9, 2016

I am living in china and had use expressvpn before. I stop my subscribtion once the 6 months period was up. With the expensive price, the quality, speed and connection provided was very poor. Its a waste of money and time. Please be aware that once u signed up, your account is automatically renew once your subscription expired. You have to manually set your account to "off automatic renewal" if not expressvpn will keep charging u. This is somewhat like a scam. Considering others much cheaper vpn available in the market with much better performance, especially those VPN that had been established for many years i. E. Witopia and etc, do not even consider expressvpn. In addition, expressvpn spend lots of money on advertising in the internet to get more new customers but While not really providing service that they promised. Again its somewhat like a scam or sort of used car salesman tactic.

Date of experience: September 9, 2016
Arizona
1 review
5 helpful votes
Follow Ray S.
Unfollow Ray S.
Share Review
Report Review

Too many disconnects.
August 29, 2016

Disconnects a lot. Also, it's a bit slower than I would have hope since it was touted as being very fast.

Date of experience: August 29, 2016