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NordVPN vs Private Internet Access Comparison

Feature
Overview
Rating8.37.7
Pricing
  • $14.99/moBasic, 1 month
  • $4.49/moBasic, 1 year
  • $3.49/moBasic, 2 years
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  • Basic, 1 month: Billed monthly, no discount
  • Basic, 1 year: $53.88 for the first 12 months, then renews at $139.08/yr ($11.59/mo)
  • Basic, 2 years: $94.23 for the first 27 months (incl. 3 extra months), then renews at $139.08/yr ($11.59/mo)
  • $11.95/mo1 month
  • $3.33/mo1 year
  • $1.33/mo3 years + 3 months
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  • 1 month: Billed monthly, no discount; PIA's own pricing page states this autorenews at the same rate
  • 1 year: $39.95 for the first year; PIA's own pricing page states this autorenews annually at the same $39.95 — but several independent aggregators report a jump to roughly $56-57/yr (~$4.70-4.75/mo) instead, a discrepancy this review could not independently reconcile
  • 3 years + 3 months: $79 billed every 3 years (3 bonus months included in the discount); PIA's own pricing page states this also autorenews at the same $79 rate, subject to the same unresolved renewal-price discrepancy noted above
Established20122010
Platforms
WindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS
WindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS
Privacy
No-logs auditDeloitte Lithuania 2025
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Sixth no-logs assurance engagement, ISAE 3000 (Revised) framework. Assessment period Nov 10-Dec 12 2025: server infrastructure, configs, and deployment processes across standard VPN, Double VPN, obfuscated, and Onion Over VPN server types. Full technical report is not published publicly — only readable by logged-in Nord Account holders.

Deloitte Audit Romania 2024
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Second of two independent Deloitte audits under the ISAE 3000 (Revised) standard: the first, completed as of June 30, 2022, examined VPN server network, configuration, and management systems against PIA's stated privacy policy; the second, referenced in a blog post updated April 25, 2024 (the audit's own completion date isn't stated more precisely than that), added a review of PIA's dedicated-IP token system. Beyond the audits, PIA's no-logs claim has been tested adversarially in at least two documented US court cases (a 2016 FBI investigation and a 2018 federal hacking trial) where subpoenas produced zero user data — a different, arguably stronger kind of evidence than a commissioned audit.

JurisdictionPanamaUnited States
Anonymous accountsNoNo
Network
Servers224+ locations
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"Thousands of servers"; exact count not published, and third-party estimates vary widely — not cited as fact here.

91 countries, 105 locations
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As of a January 2026 expansion (up from 84 countries), including all 50 US states. PIA no longer publishes an exact total server count, and some locations use virtual servers geo-located elsewhere (e.g. India/Indonesia servers physically sited in Singapore/UK).

Protocols
NordLynx (WireGuard)OpenVPNNordWhisper
WireGuardOpenVPN
Devices10Unlimited
Features
Kill switchYesYes
Split tunnelingYesYes
Torrenting allowedYesYes
Double VPNNot specifiedNot specified
Rotating IPNot specifiedNot specified
Streaming unblock
NetflixBBC iPlayerDisney+Hulu
Not specified