ExpressVPN is running one of its steepest discounts in a while: its two-year plans are currently up to 81 percent off, bringing the effective monthly price down to as little as about the cost of a cup of chai. If you’ve been on the fence about paying for a premium VPN instead of juggling free options, this limited-time Valentine’s promotion is very much designed to push you over the edge.

At the heart of the deal is ExpressVPN’s Basic two-year plan, which drops to $2.44 per month for the first 28 months, billed as $68.40 upfront instead of the usual $363.72. That’s where the “up to 81 percent off” headline comes from, and it’s a genuinely aggressive price for a service that normally sits firmly in the “premium VPN” tier. You’re getting two full years plus an extra four months thrown in, so you’re effectively prepaying a little over two years of coverage at a deep discount before it renews at the standard $99.95 dollars per year.

If you can stretch a bit beyond the rock-bottom price, the Advanced plan is arguably the sweet spot in this sale. It costs $3.14 per month for the first 28 months ($88 upfront), which is 77 percent off list, and it adds a few genuinely useful upgrades over Basic. You get 12 simultaneous device connections instead of 10, “Advanced Protection” (which blocks ads, trackers and malicious sites at the network level), plus access to ExpressKeys (the company’s password manager) and ExpressMailGuard for masked email aliases. For most households with multiple phones, laptops, a couple of TVs and maybe a tablet or two, that 12-device limit will feel a lot more comfortable over the lifespan of a two-year plan.

There’s also a Pro tier in this promo, which is clearly aimed at power users and large families. It’s reduced by 73 percent to $5.24 per month for the first 28 months ($146.80 upfront), and in return, you get up to 14 simultaneous connections plus a dedicated IP address. A dedicated IP can be handy if you’re constantly getting hit with CAPTCHA, if you remote into home devices a lot, or if some services you use do not play nicely with constantly changing IP addresses. Pro also unlocks higher caps for ExpressMailGuard, with more alias domains, subdomains and shared aliases, which will appeal if you’re serious about keeping your real inbox off spam lists.

Beyond the raw pricing, what you’re buying into here is ExpressVPN’s broader privacy and security stack. The service runs RAM-only servers in 105 countries, which means no hard drives to retain logs and lots of flexibility if you travel or routinely hop regions to stream content. ExpressVPN has built its own Lightway protocol, designed to be fast and resilient when you’re moving between networks, and it now ships with post-quantum protection by default, using modern cryptography designed to resist future attacks from quantum computers. In practice, that’s overkill for most day-to-day browsing right now, but as a long-term subscription, it’s nice to know the protocol is being actively updated for the next decade of threats, not just today’s.

Performance is still one of ExpressVPN’s strongest calling cards, which matters if your primary VPN use case is streaming or sports. Independent testing and long-term reviews consistently find it among the fastest VPNs, with solid reliability for services like Netflix and BBC iPlayer, as well as for live matches that tend to expose flaky connections quickly. Combined with the broad 105-country network, it makes it a practical tool if you travel a lot and still want to watch content from home, or if you’re trying to dodge regional blackouts for games.

One nice thing about this promo is that ExpressVPN isn’t locking the offer behind a stingy refund policy. All tiers come with a 30-day money-back guarantee for new users, so you can treat the first month almost like a free extended trial, with the safety net of a full refund if you decide the speeds or apps aren’t for you. That’s especially helpful if you want to test across every device you own: phones, laptops, tablets, and smart TVs or streaming sticks. ExpressVPN has dedicated apps for major platforms and supports up to 10, 12 or 14 simultaneous connections, depending on your tier, which is enough for most modern households to cover everything without constantly logging in and out.

There are a few trade-offs worth keeping in mind. Even with these discounts, ExpressVPN usually sits at the higher end of the market once you’re out of the promotional window, so you should be comfortable with the idea of either paying full freight later or setting a reminder to reassess before your 28 months are up. Some rivals offer more total servers or throw in extras like dedicated streaming-optimized servers at lower long-term prices, though they may not match ExpressVPN’s mix of speed, simplicity and independent auditing. And while the add-ons like ExpressKeys and ExpressMailGuard are genuinely useful, they only really shine if you go all-in and actually migrate your passwords and email aliases to the new ecosystem, which takes time.

Still, if you’ve been meaning to get a privacy and security upgrade for your entire digital life, this is the sort of deal that makes it much easier to justify. You’re spreading the cost of a top-tier VPN, a capable password manager and an email alias service over more than two years, at a heavily reduced upfront rate. For many people, the Advanced plan at $3.14 per month hits the best balance between price and features; the Basic tier is cheaper but more barebones, and Pro is really for households or power users who know they’ll use the dedicated IP and extra device slots.

If this sounds tempting, there are two key things to do before you jump in. First, check the end date of the Valentine’s promotion in your region—current offers are scheduled around mid-February, and once they’re gone, prices tend to snap back to normal. Second, be honest about how many devices you’re actually going to connect and whether you’ll use the bonus services, then pick the tier that fits that reality rather than just chasing the biggest percentage discount. If you pick right, you’ll lock in a genuinely strong privacy upgrade for the next couple of years at one of the lowest prices ExpressVPN has offered in a long time.

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Disclaimer: Prices and promotions mentioned in this article are accurate at the time of writing and are subject to change based on the retailers’ discretion. Please verify the current offer before making a purchase.