Early Black Friday · October 2026
Black Friday VPN offers start early. What actually got cheaper?
Early Black Friday offers now include Proton VPN, NordVPN, Surfshark, IPVanish, PureVPN and Mysterium VPN. Our price history shows cuts on some bundles, unchanged entry plans and a new five-year commitment. Compare all 6 providers and their subscription options below.
Mysterium Plus adds a residential-IP option at $2.29/mo equivalent: $54.94 upfront for 24 months, 23.4% below the $71.76 captured on October 12. Its two-year pricing advertises a 30-day money-back guarantee; general terms still state seven days. Confirm the applicable conditions before buying.
All 6 providers, side by side
The 15 plans below are grouped by provider, starting with the lowest advertised monthly equivalent. A longer commitment can bring down the headline rate while requiring a larger payment. Bundles include different products, so compare the tier as well as the price.
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| Provider and plan | Monthly equivalent | Upfront payment / service period | Earlier payment | Recorded change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PureVPN Standard | $1.69 /mo equivalent | $101.55 60 months total | No earlier 5-year price found | New 5-year term in our captures |
| PureVPN Standard | $2.15 /mo equivalent | $58.20 27 months total (3 bonus) | $58.20 27 months total | 0% lower · unchanged |
| PureVPN Standard | $3.40 /mo equivalent | $40.80 12 months total | $40.80 16 months total | Fewer bonus months |
| IPVanish Essential | $2.19 /mo equivalent | $52.56 24 months total | $57.36 24 months total | 8.4% lower upfront · $4.80 saved |
| IPVanish Complete | $2.79 /mo equivalent | $66.96 24 months total | $74.16 24 months total | 9.7% lower upfront · $7.20 saved |
| IPVanish Advanced | $3.29 /mo equivalent | $78.96 24 months total | $86.16 24 months total | 8.4% lower upfront · $7.20 saved |
| Mysterium VPN Plus | $2.29 /mo equivalent | $54.94 24 months total | $71.76 24 months total | 23.4% lower upfront · $16.82 saved |
| Proton VPN VPN Plus | $2.49 /mo equivalent | $59.76 24 months total | $71.76 24 months total | 16.7% lower upfront · $12.00 saved |
| Proton VPN Proton Unlimited | $6.49 /mo equivalent | $77.88 12 months total | $119.88 12 months · standard offer route | 35.0% lower upfront · $42.00 saved vs earlier standard annual offer |
| Surfshark Starter | $2.49 /mo equivalent | $67.23 27 months total (3 bonus) | $67.23 27 months total | 0% lower · unchanged |
| Surfshark One | $2.49 /mo equivalent | $67.23 27 months total (3 bonus) | $75.33 27 months total | 10.8% lower upfront · $8.10 saved |
| Surfshark One+ | $3.99 /mo equivalent | $107.73 27 months total (3 bonus) | $121.23 27 months total | 11.1% lower upfront · $13.50 saved |
| NordVPN Basic | $3.49 /mo equivalent | $94.23 27 months total (3 bonus) | $94.23 27 months total | 0% lower · unchanged |
| NordVPN Complete | $3.99 /mo equivalent | $107.73 27 months total (3 bonus) | $121.23 27 months total | 11.1% lower upfront · $13.50 saved |
| NordVPN Prime | $6.99 /mo equivalent | $188.73 27 months total (3 bonus) | $202.23 27 months total | 6.7% lower upfront · $13.50 saved |
NordVPN and Surfshark: selected bundles got cheaper
Both providers advertise Black Friday offers. Their entry plans have the same upfront prices as our earlier matching-term captures. All six compared plans cover 27 months, including three bonus months.
NordVPN Complete fell from $4.49 to $3.99 per month equivalent, saving $13.50 upfront (11.1%). Prime fell from $7.49 to $6.99, also saving $13.50 (6.7%). Basic remains $3.49, or $94.23 upfront. These comparisons use the same tiers in our October 21 capture.
Surfshark One fell from $2.79 to $2.49 per month equivalent, saving $8.10 upfront (10.8%) against our October 12 capture. One+ fell from $4.49 to $3.99, saving $13.50 (11.1%) against October 19. Starter remains $2.49, or $67.23 upfront. One now has the same introductory payment as Starter, but its captured annual renewal is higher. Compare the renewal as well as the included products. The lowest advertised tier has not become cheaper in either provider’s matching comparison.
The first lower prices appear in our retained captures on October 13 for Surfshark One, October 20 for One+, and October 22 for NordVPN Complete and Prime. Those are observation dates, not verified launch times. Each comparison stays within the same tier, currency, source and service period; the large provider discount against a reference price is a different calculation.
Campaign sources: NordVPN’s Black Friday offer (https://nordvpn.com/offer/), NordVPN pricing (https://nordvpn.com/pricing/) and Surfshark pricing (https://surfshark.com/pricing). Renewal amounts and refund terms are in the live plan cards.
Black Friday falls on November 27 in 2026, but the first campaigns are already running a month ahead. That does not give them a shared end date. Each provider can change its prices, terms and availability separately.
The useful question is how an offer compares with what a reader could buy before the campaign. A percentage against the provider’s regular monthly rate answers a different question. We checked the same tier, market, currency and service period against earlier captured offers.
Proton VPN and IPVanish show measurable reductions
Proton Unlimited has the largest percentage saving in this comparison: 35.0% lower upfront, saving $42.00 on the annual subscription. The payment is $77.88, compared with the earlier standard annual price of $119.88. Both cover 12 months. The earlier figure comes from the standard pricing page; the current price is a partner campaign offer.
Proton VPN Plus’s 24-month payment fell from $71.76 in our October 26 capture to $59.76: $12 less, or 16.7%. The service period remains 24 months.
IPVanish’s two-year tiers also cost less than in our October 15 captures. Essential fell by $4.80; Complete and Advanced each fell by $7.20. Complete has the largest percentage reduction of those three because its earlier payment was lower than Advanced’s.
Do we have earlier prices for Proton Unlimited and PureVPN’s five-year plan?
We checked 132 original capture manifests and 247 distinct saved pricing pages, going back to August, including stored pricing-table data for unselected billing tabs. Earlier observations exist, but a reduction needs a comparable price for the same plan and service period. Proton Unlimited is explicitly compared with the earlier standard annual offer; the other percentage reductions use the same offer route or a reviewed campaign-page relocation.
- Earlier annual Proton Unlimited pricing was retained: $119.88 for 12 months ($9.99 per month equivalent), found in saved pricing-table data on 23 distinct standard-pricing pages from October 8 to October 25. Our earlier extraction exported only the selected 24-month tab. The current annual partner offer is $77.88 ($6.49 per month equivalent): $42 less, or 35.0% lower upfront for the same 12-month service period. This comparison uses the earlier standard annual offer, not a prior price on the same partner route.
- The five-year Standard offer first appears in our retained pricing HTML on October 24, already at $101.55 for 60 months ($1.69 advertised monthly equivalent). Earlier captures contain shorter subscriptions, so they cannot establish a reduction on the same five-year term. This is a first observation, not a verified provider launch date.
Captures cover the saved offer pages and their retained pricing data. They do not establish prices on uncaptured pages or prove that a provider never sold a particular term.
PureVPN: a new five-year price, not a confirmed cut on the same term
We reviewed 106 retained collector snapshots, including 104 distinct captures with fresh PureVPN observations. The Standard two-year plan was $58.20 for 27 months in our Aug 11, 2026 capture. That payment and duration stayed the same in the later captured observations through October 27.
The five-year Standard plan first appears in our captures on Oct 24, 2026. At $101.55 for 60 months, its advertised $1.69 monthly equivalent is lower than the two-year option’s. It also requires a larger upfront payment and a longer commitment. There is no earlier matching five-year observation in this record, so we cannot call it a measured pre-sale price cut.
The annual Standard plan needs particular care. On Oct 23, 2026, $40.80 bought 16 months: 12 paid months plus four extra. In the Oct 24, 2026 campaign capture, the same $40.80 covered 12 months. Its effective cost rose from $2.55 to $3.40 per service month. The unchanged payment buys fewer months.
| Plan | Before the campaign | Captured campaign offer | What changed? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-year | $58.20 / 27 months | $58.20 / 27 months | No recorded price reduction |
| Annual | $40.80 / 16 months | $40.80 / 12 months | Four fewer bonus months |
| Five-year | No matching earlier capture | $101.55 / 60 months | New term in our record |
This does not make the five-year option unsuitable for everyone. It means its lower monthly equivalent should be judged against the commitment, rather than presented as proof that an existing five-year price fell.
What to check before buying an early offer
Compare the full payment, the number of service months and the renewal bill. A two-year introductory deal can renew annually, and a privacy bundle is useful only if you need the additional products. Where our capture does not expose a renewal amount, the comparison marks it as undisclosed.
There is no evidence here that waiting until November 27 will produce a lower price. There is also no basis for calling these offers the lowest they will reach. If a plan already fits your needs, check the provider’s checkout and refund conditions; if you only need a VPN briefly, compare shorter subscriptions or a suitable free plan first.
Sources and comparison limits
The figures come from retained provider-page captures. PureVPN’s history was checked back to August 11, including the October 23 pre-campaign capture and the first five-year observation on October 24. A first observation is not an independently verified launch time. Uncaptured prices or country-specific offers may differ.
- PureVPN plans and renewals : pricing observed Oct 27, 2026 at https://www.purevpn.com/order . Earlier comparable captures and terms are shown in the tables.
- IPVanish plans and renewals : pricing observed Oct 27, 2026 at https://www.ipvanish.com/pricing/ . Earlier comparable captures and terms are shown in the tables.
- Mysterium VPN plans and renewals : pricing observed Oct 28, 2026 at https://www.mysteriumvpn.com/vpn-pricing . Earlier comparable captures and terms are shown in the tables.
- Proton VPN plans and renewals : pricing observed Oct 27, 2026 at https://protonvpn.com/l/bf-vpn-offers-2026 . Earlier comparable captures and terms are shown in the tables.
- Surfshark plans and renewals : pricing observed Oct 27, 2026 at https://surfshark.com/pricing . Earlier comparable captures and terms are shown in the tables.
- NordVPN plans and renewals : pricing observed Oct 27, 2026 at https://nordvpn.com/pricing/ . Earlier comparable captures and terms are shown in the tables.
- PureVPN Black Friday campaign page: https://www.purevpn.com/limited-offer-bfcm.
For Proton, the recorded comparison includes the reviewed move of the same partner offer to its Black Friday page. Unrelated offer routes are not treated as interchangeable. The observations do not establish a continuous price, an all-time low or a statutory prior-price benchmark. Local taxes may apply.
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