Subscribing to one of the best VPNs might not be as immediately gratifying as buying a new iPhone, laptop or PS5, but I think it’s a smart investment – particularly if you capitalise on some solid post-Black Friday deals.
Why? Because a VPN – short for virtual private network – encrypts your online activity, preventing websites and even your internet provider from tracking what you do online. This helps keep your data safe.
Getting one doesn’t have to be a pricey endeavour either, with ongoing offers allowing you to get started for as little as £1.49 per month.
Below, I’ve identified seven deals on some of the best VPNs and the best affordable VPNs, with each one having been tried and tested by the IndyBest team and I.
Best Black Friday and Cyber Monday 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 £4.98 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 £8.69, Nordvpn.net
ExpressVPN
You can currently save up to 75 per cent on ExpressVPN subscriptions, depending on which tier you opt for. When I put the service to the test, I found it to be one of the best-looking and easiest VPNs I’ve used. It’s intuitive and straightforward – you really can’t go wrong. If you select the ‘advanced’ middle tier, you’ll pay £3.49 instead of £10.99 a month for 28 months, plus you’ll get an extra four months for free.
Buy now £10.99, Expressvpn.com
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 £8.09, 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 £4.98, 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 £10.89, 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 £43.94 up front and get 40 months of VPN access, which works out to £1.57 per month.
Buy now £9.24, Privateinternetaccess.com
IP Vanish
IP Vanish has 1400 servers in 75 locations to assist your incognito surfing and browsing, which also help you navigate straight through censorship filters and surf without leaving a trace.
Like Nord, it offers 24/7 help chat, and “user-friendly apps” are available to download on all your devices with unlimited bandwidth and server switching, 10 simultaneous connections available on various devices, and secure connection in over 50 countries. I reviewed this VPN and found it to be ideal for gaming with fast connection speeds.
Price-wise, this is a better option for those looking for just a quick bout of anonymity. For Black Friday, you can get this VPN for up to 84 per cent off, starting from £1.58 per month.
Buy now £12.76, IP Vanish
When will Black Friday VPN deals start in 2025?
Black Friday landed on 28 November in 2025, with Cyber Monday following on 1 December. A slew of savings on some of the best VPNs arrived over the weekend, and most of these deals have been continued by providers in the days after the sales event’s conclusion.
What is the difference between Black Friday and Cyber Monday?
Black Friday opens the festive deals period with sweeping discounts across online shops and high-street stores alike, spanning categories from tech to fashion and home essentials. Cyber Monday arrives as the final day of the sales event, bringing a wave of online-only offers and serves as shoppers’ last chance to snap up the biggest bargains before the deals disappear. However, in recent years, many brands and retailers have chosen to keep select deals rolling between Black Friday and Christmas, and this trend has continued in 2025.
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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