- Today, I'm here to talk about the best VPN there is.
NordVPN.
- Excuse me,
I think you wanted to say ExpressVPN.
- Oh man, we are in for a NordVPN
versus ExpressVPN 2022 death match, it seems.
You know what?
How about I tell you everything there's about NordVPN
and see if you'll agree with me in the end.
- Oh, you're on.
And I'll do the same with ExpressVPN,
and you guys
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- Meet Carlos from VPN pro Spanish
- Meet John from VPN pro English.
- Well, to be honest
I have no idea why you would prefer ExpressVPN
versus NordVPN 2022.
It operates from a hot country just like yours, Panama
and it's also super privacy oriented too.
- Right back at you my friend.
ExpressVPN is based in the British Virgin islands
and you gotta love your neighbor
and he's privacy focused policies.
- Touché dude, touché.
But what about the security aspect?
You know, how good is NordVPN and the audits it has?
There's even an ioXt certificate they've obtained.
- Are you sure you're not speaking about ExpressVPN?
Remember it has all the same stuff.
And to make it better ExpressVPN's policy is court proven.
Also what was that about a 2018 breach?
- Come on.
Even our best VPN comparison says that
NordVPN actually improved their security
after that unfortunate 2018 breach.
But how's that whole Kape,
the buckle thing going on with ExpressVPN, Carlos?
- Well, I'm not gonna lie.
You have a point here.
The whole Kape buying ExpressVPN is a huge deal
considering the company's bad reputation.
But you must have seen the new bug bounty ExpressVPN has.
The security improvements are there.
- Talking about security, last time I checked
ExpressVPN was pretty short on special features.
- And well, you're not wrong.
Previously, NordVPN or ExpressVPN,
wasn't even a question if you needed extra features.
But recently ExpressVPN got itself a Threat Manager
that does the same as NordVPN's Threat Protection.
Removes ads, trackers, and malicious links.
- Took it years to implement that one, huh?
- As if NordVPN didn't waste years
to get RAM-only servers,
which ExpressVPN introduced first.
- Oh man, that one stinks, very true.
But you have to admit that NordVPN
still has more cool stuff.
Take the new Meshnet, for example.
- Still not a hundred percent sure
what it does to be honest.
- Meshnet pretty much establishes secure connection
between two different devices,
allowing for seamless work experience,
file transfer, and even gaming.
- Well, that sounds pretty cool.
But don't forget that ExpressVPN's connection
is even more secure
because of the Lightway protocol
that they built themselves, by the way.
And don't try to talk back with your NordLynx.
Everybody knows it's not original it's WireGuard based.
- Okay, you know what?
I know how to win this NordVPN
versus ExpressVPN review once and for all.
- Oh, really?
Do tell me please.
- Right on.
Let's have a speed fight.
- Damn, well, that's my only weakness.
No jokes aside.
While Lightway is a great protocol,
it doesn't have the same speed
WireGuard could get.
- I mean, it's faster than OpenVPN though.
- Definitely.
But with both wrong speed test with NordVPN
versus ExpressVPN, right?
NordVPN is usually 10 to 15% faster,
and that's just a fact.
- While this speed difference exists
the speed itself is honestly nothing to scoff at.
It's really close to our baseline.
More importantly, I think something weird
has been going on with ExpressVPN servers recently.
- Yeah, for some reason
they don't longer show the number of servers.
Apparently after the server upgrade
this number shrink quite a bit.
They probably don't want ExpressVPN
versus NordVPN 2022 comparisons to look bad for them.
After all, NordVPN always had more servers.
- So having speed is good.
I think we can agree on that.
But it would be useless
if there's nothing to use it on, right?
- Definitely man.
I'm down to use VPNs for streaming and torrenting
and ExpressVPN honestly, slaps for both.
I'm still using it for Netflix, Hulu,
and a bunch of other services.
About to finish "Manhunt,"
it's a pretty good series and you should try it.
- Sure, I'll look it up.
But personally, I enjoy Disney Plus more.
And NordVPN allows me to watch it
just as much as any other streaming platform.
While ExpressVPN notably does that too,
there's nothing in it that makes it preferable for me.
- Okay, how about that?
ExpressVPN has media streamer,
a very useful streaming feature for smart TVs.
- And an extremely clunky and not very reliable one.
Yes, I know about it.
And NordVPN has Smart DNS, which is just as unreliable.
- Well, I guess it's a tie then.
They are both good for streaming.
And that said, ExpressVPN is clearly better for torrenting.
- Who told you that nonsense?
- Well, actually, you did.
In your last ExpressVPN review
you made a point that ExpressVPN has no restrictions
on which server to use for P2P.
And it also offers a SOCKS5 proxy
to speed up the file transfer.
- Well, so does NordVPN.
It also has SOCKS5 proxy and split tunneling for P2P.
- And you can torrent on each server?
- Well, no, but there are optimized servers
which work really well for me all this time.
- I know this exists, but you have to agree that
it's more convenient to choose
from all the locations rather than a pre-determined pool
that might not have a country close to you.
- Okay, I guess ExpressVPN is more convenient for streaming,
but I think you are forgetting something.
Convenience also comes from the kind of app you have to use.
- Oh, I'm not forgetting anything.
ExpressVPN's app is topnotch.
I really like the design.
But it's subjective.
Objectively speaking, ExpressVPN
is very well organized in structure
in a way that even a new VPN user will understand.
- True ExpressVPN is fine to use,
but you shouldn't forget
that it lacks some convenient parts.
So just a server map and comfortable setting
for the specialized servers.
Needless to say, that's what NordVPN has and I love it.
- Maybe you also love the fact that
ExpressVPN supports way more devices than NordVPN.
Sure, the usual platforms are the same
but ExpressVPN has apps for Kindle Fire and routers too.
- Oh, you mean the apps
that don't even have all the features?
Don't try to trick me, bro.
We both know that ExpressVPN's iOS app
for instance, still doesn't have a configurable kill switch
- But the Android app has plenty of new features
that were added just recently.
- Are they available on iOS?
I didn't think so.
Unlike ExpressVPN, NordVPN's apps
each have all the main features
with only Onion over VPN unavailable on iOS.
But the biggest strength
that NordVPN has over ExpressVPN is its price.
- Oh, come on.
You don't have to go that far.
- No, no, I will.
NordVPN is above everything else affordable.
Not only does it have a good annual deal I always use,
but it also offers a free Android trial for all new users.
- Okay, I won't pretend that I answer yes
to the, is ExpressVPN worth it?
Pricing is important,
and ExpressVPN's pricing is unforgiven.
What's worse, there's no trial, only a money-back guarantee.
There's honestly nothing in there to justify the price.
Definitely not after the NordVPN
versus ExpressVPN review
that shows major differences in features and performance.
I guess it's time we conclude this VPN comparison.
- Not yet my friend.
As you just said, pricing is important.
So guys, our dear viewers don't waste your money
when you can save it.
- Yeah, if you want a VPN with a good deal,
check the link in the description,
where we have the best discounts.
- As for the conclusion, I'm starting to debate in my head,
Should I get NordVPN or ExpressVPN next time?
- Wait, what, really?
- Yeah, I see now that ExpressVPN
does have some so torrenting support,
it's great for streaming too,
and the security while lacking compared to NordVPN,
otherwise, holds well.
- Well, for me, it's always the ExpressVPN
or NordVPN situation.
I wanna support ExpressVPN
but I can't really trust it completely
in terms of privacy.
Not until the whole Kape thing is resolved, at least.
- Thanks for being here with me, Carlos,
and guys let me know what you think about this video.
- You want me to pair up with the John again
or maybe I should be the new English guy with an accent.
I'm VPN pro.
I mean that's not...
- You wish.
Anyways thanks a lot for watching this ExpressVPN
versus NordVPN 2022 comparison,
and I'll see you soon with another video.
- Maybe I will be there too.
- No, you won't.
Bye.
- Bye.
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