ExpressVPN is CNETs top pick as the best VPN overall. Intuitive for everyone from beginners to privacy enthusiasts, ExpresVPN boasts the easiest, most consistent and streamlined VPN app experiences on any platform, whether MacOS or another operating system. Its minimalist interface is simple to use, whether youre an advanced VPN user or if youve never used one before. The app settings are easy to navigate, connecting to a server location is straightforward and the app always connects in a snap. Its a veteran VPN provider that consistently demonstrates a strong commitment to privacy and transparency. On the entertainment side, ExpresVPN is excellent for streaming with effortless unblocking for all sorts of streaming content, including Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video. In 2024, we measured a 24.8% average speed loss with ExpressVPN. This is still fast, considering that many VPNs can slash your internet speeds by 50% or more. However, we saw substantially better speeds from faster VPNs like NordVPN (11% speed loss) and Surfshark (17% speed loss). Nevertheless, ExpressVPNs speeds were largely consistent and aligned with our expectations across protocols and server locations. In the end, ExpressVPNs speeds were still plenty fast enough for general browsing as well as for more data-intensive activities like streaming, gaming and videoconferencing -- especially if you use Lightway, where we saw only a 7% speed loss on Mac.ExpressVPN says it collects no logs, a claim bolstered by a 2023 no-logs audit by KPMG, and published its bi-annual transparency report in July 2024. In addition to its transparency efforts, ExpressVPNs privacy protections are top-notch and forward-thinking. The provider's proprietary open-source Lightway VPN protocol with Quantum Protection helps guard against future threats from quantum computers, along with offering encryption enhancements to better protect against threats like eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle attacks. And ExpressVPNs TrustedServer technology elevates the protections of the traditional RAM-only server architecture by reinstalling the entire software stack with every reboot.