- West Coast Labs (WCL) audited NordVPN, alongside four competitors
- NordVPN scored near perfect in all six categories
- NordVPN has already lowered its prices for Black Friday
NordVPN has just passed another independent audit, this time carried out by West Coast Labs (WCL), a long-established security testing organization.
The audit agrees with our own review of NordVPN, naming it the best VPN available today.
The VPN provider was compared to Mullvad VPN, Norton VPN, Proton VPN and ExpressVPN. All five VPNs were tested in six categories and over 500 tests.
According to the report, NordVPN is well ahead of the pack. With a score close to perfect, the VPN service proved to be both the fastest and most secure.
Considering that NordVPN just dropped to its lowest price of the year with an early Black Friday VPN deal, this report comes at a good time, giving users more information on what makes each VPN provider trustworthy.
NordVPN: the winner in all categories
As shared by NordVPN and WCL, the VPN service achieved excellent results in this latest round of independent testing.
WCL has performed extensive testing on Windows 11 Pro and macOS Sonoma applications, using a 1Gbps fiber uplink connection. WCL followed the testing framework defined by the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO) for this audit.
NordVPN scored an impressive 58 points out of a possible 60. Runner-up was ExpressVPN with 52/60, followed by ProtonVPN with 49/60, Mullvad VPN with 44/60, and Norton VPN with 40/60.
Speed was one of the most decisive victories. NordVPN delivered an average download rate of 817 Mbps, making it between 29 Mbps and 92 Mbps faster than its next competitors across seven global test routes.
Safety testing was just as rigorous. Across 455 network transitions, including 62 forced network switches, NordVPN recorded no DNS, IP, WebRTC, or IPv6 leaks or outages.
NordVPN was able to reach all 100 websites tested without blocking while triggering only two CAPTCHA prompts. The connection was remarkably fast, with an average time of 0.66 seconds. His best result was 0.57 seconds, 2.4 times faster than second place.
NordVPN didn’t win in the system impact category, but it still got an A+, losing only to ExpressVPN in CPU and memory impact.
These results are consistent with our own extensive testing. NordVPN remains the best VPN we’ve tested so far, and our reviewers praise it for its extensive network with coverage across 144 locations, fast speeds, and strong security.
NordVPN is now cheaper for a limited time
This time of year means there are plenty of Black Friday VPN deals, and NordVPN is currently running its own exciting promotion.
NordVPN has slashed prices on all of its plans, with savings of up to 77% on some of the best deals. The cheapest plan is NordVPN Basic, which now costs just $2.99/month with three months free on a two-year commitment.
NordVPN Plus, which is the plan we usually recommend to most people, also has a significant discount. It adds access to Threat Protection Pro and NordPass in addition to VPN, and now costs just $3.89/month, or $105.03 for 27 months of coverage.
NordVPN also offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, so you don’t lose anything by trying it now that it’s much cheaper. You get top-notch protection at a deep discount, and as the independent audit proves, you won’t find superior security and speed.
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