Best VPNs

Our overall ranking, produced by the same weighted scoring system for every provider.

#1

NordVPN

Best Overall

VPNGuide Score9.4/10Exceptional

UK price: £3.39/mo
Avg speed: 412 Mbps
Servers: 6,400
UK servers: 440
Devices: 10
Money-back: 30 days

Fastest UK speeds in our tests
Strong privacy and security feature set
Very large server network
Renewal pricing is notably higher

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#2

Surfshark

Best Value

VPNGuide Score9.1/10Excellent

UK price: £2.19/mo
Avg speed: 398 Mbps
Servers: 3,200
UK servers: 120
Devices: Unlimited
Money-back: 30 days

Unlimited simultaneous devices
Very low effective monthly price
Good UK streaming performance
Smaller server network than NordVPN

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#3

ExpressVPN

Best for Beginners

VPNGuide Score9.0/10Excellent

UK price: £5.49/mo
Avg speed: 372 Mbps
Servers: 3,000
UK servers: 90
Devices: 8
Money-back: 30 days

Extremely easy to use
Excellent streaming reliability
Audited no-logs policy
Most expensive option we track

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#4

Proton VPN

Best for Privacy

VPNGuide Score8.9/10Very good

UK price: £3.59/mo
Avg speed: 364 Mbps
Servers: 8,900
UK servers: 250
Devices: 10
Money-back: 30 days

Fully open-source apps
Swiss jurisdiction and strong transparency
Free tier available
Support is email-first

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#5

Mullvad

Most Private

VPNGuide Score8.6/10Very good

UK price: £4.30/mo
Avg speed: 352 Mbps
Servers: 700
UK servers: 40
Devices: 5
Money-back: 30 days

No account details required
Flat monthly pricing with no renewal trap
Exceptional transparency
Poor streaming unblocking

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#6

CyberGhost

Best for Streaming Servers

VPNGuide Score8.4/10Good

UK price: £1.99/mo
Avg speed: 341 Mbps
Servers: 11,500
UK servers: 700
Devices: 7
Money-back: 45 days

45-day money-back guarantee
Huge number of UK servers
Dedicated streaming profiles
Higher speed loss on distant servers

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Best VPNs by use

Category rankings built from the same data set.