Black Friday is almost here, and while a VPN (virtual private network) subscription probably isn’t the most exciting item on your shopping list, it’s a smart purchase when it comes to protecting your privacy.
VPNs can help you keep your online activity more private, preventing websites – and even your internet provider – from following your every move around the web. Now, subscriptions to some of the best VPNs and best affordable VPNs on the market have plummeted in price for Black Friday, with most of our favourite tried-and-tested providers starting their sales early this year.
A subscription to Proton VPN is currently down to one of the lowest prices I’ve ever seen. Surfshark, IPVanish, NordVPN and CyberGhost have also kicked off their sales. And they’re not the only VPN providers expected to get a price cut during the Black Friday sale this year: both ExpressVPN and Windscribe have also confirmed they will be cutting prices for Black Friday, too.
Here’s everything you need to know about Black Friday 2025 and how to shop the best early Black Friday VPN deals.
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Best Black Friday 2025 VPN deals:
- Proton VPN Plus: Was £8.09 per month, now £2.04 per month, Protonvpn.com
- NordVPN: Was £8.69 per month, now £2.29 per month, Nordvpn.com
- Surfshark VPN: Was £4.97 per month, now £1.49 per month, Surfshark.com
NordVPN
A NordVPN subscription has been slashed in price to just £61.83 for a 27-month contract. That works out to about £2.29 per month, which is one of the cheapest prices I’ve seen on the VPN provider all year. The deal runs until 10 December, so it’s not likely to go any lower. NordVPN is my pick for the best VPNs, delivering a wealth of features, loads of servers and excellent speeds.
Buy now £2.29, Nordvpn.net
Proton VPN Plus
Proton has just slashed the price of its one-year and two-year subscription plans to some of the lowest prices I’ve seen. While you’d usually pay about £3.59 for a subscription, right now, you can get a 24-month subscription for just £2.04 per month, billed at £48.96. That’s almost as cheap as Surfshark’s Black Friday deal, and when it renews after two years, it will only go up to £65 per year, compared with Surfshark and NordVPN’s higher auto-renewal prices. If you really care about both privacy and speed, Proton VPN is my top pick.
Buy now £2.04, Getproton.me
Surfshark VPN
Already one of the cheapest VPNs around, Surfshark’s just gone one step further. The VPN provider has slashed the price of a 27-month subscription to £40.23, which works out at just £1.49 per month. This is even cheaper than Black Friday last year, when it dropped to £41 for the same 27-month period. The deal ends on 10 December. What I love about Surfshark is that it comes with a cookie pop-up blocker, as well as a neat double VPN feature that routes your traffic through two servers at once.
Buy now £1.49, Surfshark.net
CyberGhost VPN
Thanks to this Black Friday VPN deal, a two-year CyberGhost plan has been slashed in price. It comes with an additional four months (instead of the regular two extra), and although it still costs £49.92 up front, you’re getting a 28-month plan instead of a 26-month plan, essentially cutting the price to £1.78 per month instead of £1.92 per month.
Buy now £1.78, Cyberghostvpn.com
Private Internet Access
Private Internet Access has just released its Black Friday deal for 2025. Similar to CyberGhost, it’s not really deducting the price of a VPN subscription itself (given its already so cheap), but what it is doing is throwing in an extra four months for free, on top of the three-year plan. That means you pay £65 up front and get 40 months of VPN access, which works out to £1.63 per month.
Buy now £1.57, Privateinternetaccess.com
When will Black Friday VPN deals start in 2025?
Officially, this year, the Black Friday sale will begin on 28 November and end on Cyber Monday (1 December). But those are just the official dates. Most brands and retailers launch their Black Friday deals earlier and earlier every year.
In fact, Black Friday has come early for a number of VPN providers. Proton VPN, Surfshark, NordVPN and CyberGhost have already kicked off their Black Friday sales, and ExpressVPN is expected to launch its deals shortly. NordVPN and Surfshark’s discounts don’t expire until 10 December, so you’ve got plenty of time to shop.
Why you can trust IndyBest to find the best Black Friday VPN deals
Alex Lee is The Independent’s senior tech critic and has been reviewing the best VPNs for years. He tracks the prices of VPN subscriptions year-round, so he knows when you should subscribe and which subscription tiers offer the best value.
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