While NordVPN monopolized the VPN market for a long time with its excellent cybersecurity measures and high connection speed, VPN Unlimited has been a favorite among users who want access to a reasonable number of worldwide servers at an affordable price. Both are great choices when choosing a VPN with their baggage of pros and cons. We will weigh one against the other based on several factors.
Connection Speed:
As a rule, connecting to a VPN slows down your internet speed. This happens due to several reasons like encryption for security measures as well as the distance of your internet traffic from the VPN server.
While both NordVPN and VPN Unlimited win in a race with other VPNs when it comes to speed, the website Privacy Spark ran a speed test to choose a winner between the two. While the download speed decreased by 32% when connected to the NordVPN UK server, speeds decreased to about 40% when connected to the VPN Unlimited Server, naturally declaring NordVPN as the winner of the two in terms of speed.
Security and Privacy:
Maintaining privacy is crucial when you are using a VPN since a major reason why you are shelling out money is to remain anonymous on the internet. VPN Unlimited is a poor choice in this regard. Based in the US, VPN Unlimited is notorious for keeping a record of their users’ data like their IP address, browser, and operating system details.
On the other hand, NordVPN emerges as a clear winner in terms of maintaining users’ privacy. The server does not store any personal information other than the payment credentials and email address of the user. Further, since NordVPN is based in Panama which has no laws and regulations obligating servers to store user data, users remain at no risk of losing their anonymity.
Although both NordVPN and VPN Unlimited allow payment through cryptocurrencies that allow payments to remain anonymous, VPN Unlimited’s faulty privacy measures make it a bad choice for users wishing to work anonymously on a VPN server.
Support on multiple platforms
Which VPN offers the best price?
Both NordVPN and VPN Unlimited offer a variety of deals for you to choose from. NordVPN is slightly costlier with a monthly deal of $11.95 and a 3-year plan that requires you to pay $3.49 per month.
On the other hand, VPN Unlimited’s monthly plan without contract commitment costs $9.99 and its 3-year plan costs $2.22 per month. In terms of price, therefore, VPN Unlimited offers better deals.
Do both VPNs offer torrent support?
At a time when almost all VPNs are disabling P2P sharing, both VPN Unlimited and NordVPN allow torrent downloads. NordVPN allows access to servers across 42 different countries while VPN Unlimited allows P2P sharing on servers of a limited 5 countries which are the US, Canada, Romania, Luxembourg, and France. If you make a lot of torrent downloads, NordVPN is the one you should go for.
Conclusion:
After an evaluation of multiple factors like security, speed, price, multi-device, platform support, and access to P2P file sharing, NordVPN emerges as a better choice in almost all categories. Apart from price, there does not seem to be any other prominent category in which VPN Unlimited shines. However, since VPN Unlimited offers great speeds at a better price, it is undoubtedly the best option for people on a budget. Narrowing down your priorities, therefore, is advisable when shopping for a VPN.
Do both NordVPN and VPN Unlimited offer free trials?
While both NordVPN and VPN Unlimited offer you a risk-free period of 30 days with a money-back guarantee, NordVPN does not offer a free trial. On the other hand, VPN Unlimited offers a free trial period of 7 days.
Do VPN connection speeds remain the same across different countries?
No. VPN connection speeds greatly vary depending on your baseline internet speed before you had connected to the server as well as the distance your internet traffic has to travel to reach the server.
