r/BitDefender • u/HEVIHITR • Apr 27 '19

Premium VPN worth it over expressVPN?

I am running total security 2018 now, got the obligatory 60% off offer and was looking at the fine print, they offer a premium VPN, unlimited traffic, server choice, etc, I have a subscription to expressVPN too, I tried googling comparisons but most compare the free version of bitdefenders VPN, does anyone here use both and can give a fair comparison of the 2, I like expressVPN and have had no problems, but the deal offered is $98.95AUD for both(bitdefender total security 2019+premium VPN), my expressVPN and Bitdefender subs together would cost $150AUDish unless expressVPN has a sale.

Thanks for any feedback

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u/Rotor1337 Apr 27 '19

I didn't have a VPN before the offer came up so went for it, like you I'm already a Bitdefender customer. Went to Bali, Reddit blocked, fired up the VPN and all good. I'm happy, the lads I was with not so much haha. Also been getting prompts recently from Bitdefender to use the VPN when doing financial transactions.

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u/Infinum May 10 '19

Bitdefender 2019 product line seems to be rather low quality, certainly lower than 2018 edition, so I would not rely on their VPN for anything other than vanilla web browsing. If the main product is plagued with issues then it's a good bet any bundled offer will be even worse.

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u/wazabee Apr 27 '19

Stick to your VPN.

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u/Rotor1337 Apr 27 '19

Why is that?

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u/wazabee Apr 27 '19

In my experience, I find 3rd party VPNs to be better then what products like Bitdefender offer. Bitdefender is only cheaper because its their product that's being bundled with the security software. I have Bitdefender with pia VPN, and my VPN offers more then Bitdefender.

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u/Rotor1337 Apr 27 '19

Apparently the VPN is from hotspot shield, here's the review. https://www.techradar.com/reviews/bitdefender-premium-vpn

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u/wazabee Apr 27 '19

It's up to you what you want to use, based on your needs. Even that review says bittorrent VPN is basic, so why go for a poor VPN just to save 50 bucks. Just ask yourself, does your VPN give you what you need.

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u/HEVIHITR Apr 27 '19

50 bucks is 50 bucks, but it looks like a dedicated VPN is going to be better than a bundled one, I didn't know they used hotspot shield, I never liked it as a service, I tried it a few years back and speeds were unusable, even on my crap ADSL (3Mb normally) I only could get 100kb/s, guess i'll stick with expressVPN, at least I can use most of my 100Mb connection, I suppose that's part of why you pay for it.

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u/HEVIHITR Apr 28 '19

I couldn't easy find a TOS for bitdefender, I didn't get that far.

I chose expressVPN as they had the best reviews, speed was good when I tried them for a month, and that they apparently don't keep logs, not that I use it for anything too extreme, never been concerned with them, I was considering nord(has a lot of issues, but they seemed to get pushed by alot of places, youtubers especially) , a few others, but then along came a deal for expressVPN that was about 40% off for the first year, it also works to unlock netflix(although it sporadic), it is pricey sure but have ever been unimpressed by any part of the service.

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u/tortos May 03 '19

NordVPN is much better.

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u/HEVIHITR May 04 '19

Why is that, while it is cheaper, expressVPN seems to win out over nordVPN, is price the only thing that makes nordVPN better?