Best VPN for Netflix

Scored on the Streaming rubric

ExpressVPN
7.5
NordVPN
7.4
Surfshark
7.3
CyberGhost
7.2
Proton VPN
7.1
IPVanish
6.9
Total VPN
6.7
Composite score (out of 10)
  • Netflix US unblock rate
  • Effective monthly price on best plan (USD)
  • EU latency (p50)
  • UK latency (p50)
  • US latency (p50)
  • Misadvertised location rate
  • EU speed retention
  • UK speed retention
  • US speed retention
  • Tier-1 streaming compatibility
  • Tier-2 streaming compatibility
  • Tier-3 streaming compatibility
  • 4K-capable rate
Sample basis: 10 VPNs benchmarked for this use case · 7 shown · Last tested Jul 2026 · Methodology · Full scorecard dataset · Streaming test drilldownExcluded: Mullvad VPN (incomplete data), PureVPN (incomplete data), Hotspot Shield (incomplete data)This is a use-case-specific score, not the provider's overall VPN score.Speed and latency are measured from benchmark hosts (UK: AAISP residential gateway; US/EU/APAC: Hetzner DE datacenter). Your ISP and route peering will produce different absolute numbers; the same-day ratios used here remove most baseline drift but cannot reflect your specific path.
View scoring rules + raw values

Scoring rules

Each criterion has an editorial scoring curve (published in the methodology). The provider's raw measurement is mapped through the curve to a fraction of the criterion's weight; the row of contributions sums to the composite score. Providers are ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval around that score — thinner evidence widens the interval and lowers the rank, so a confidently measured provider can place above a higher-but-uncertain one.

CriterionWeightScoring curve
Netflix US unblock rate1.84piecewise: 0→0.00 pts, 60→0.00 pts, 80→1.10 pts, 90→1.66 pts, 100→1.84 pts
Effective monthly price on best plan (USD)1.18piecewise: 0→1.18 pts, 2.5→1.18 pts, 5→0.83 pts, 10→0.47 pts, 30→0.00 pts
EU latency (p50)0.27piecewise: 0→0.27 pts, 50→0.24 pts, 100→0.18 pts, 200→0.08 pts, 500→0.00 pts
UK latency (p50)0.27piecewise: 0→0.27 pts, 50→0.24 pts, 100→0.18 pts, 200→0.08 pts, 500→0.00 pts
US latency (p50)0.36piecewise: 0→0.36 pts, 50→0.32 pts, 100→0.23 pts, 200→0.11 pts, 500→0.00 pts
Misadvertised location rate0.36inverse linear: raw 0 → 0.36 pts, raw 100 → 0 pts
EU speed retention0.73piecewise: 0→0.00 pts, 50→0.07 pts, 60→0.18 pts, 70→0.33 pts, 80→0.47 pts, 90→0.62 pts, 100→0.73 pts
UK speed retention0.91piecewise: 0→0.00 pts, 50→0.09 pts, 60→0.23 pts, 70→0.41 pts, 80→0.59 pts, 90→0.77 pts, 100→0.91 pts
US speed retention1.36piecewise: 0→0.00 pts, 50→0.14 pts, 60→0.34 pts, 70→0.61 pts, 80→0.88 pts, 90→1.16 pts, 100→1.36 pts
Tier-1 streaming compatibility1.09linear: raw 0 → 0 pts, raw 100 → 1.09 pts
Tier-2 streaming compatibility0.73linear: raw 0 → 0 pts, raw 100 → 0.73 pts
Tier-3 streaming compatibility0.45linear: raw 0 → 0 pts, raw 100 → 0.45 pts
4K-capable rate0.45linear: raw 0 → 0 pts, raw 100 → 0.45 pts

Raw values + per-criterion contributions

ProviderNetflix US unblock rateEffective monthly price on best plan (USD)EU latency (p50)UK latency (p50)US latency (p50)Misadvertised location rateEU speed retentionUK speed retentionUS speed retentionTier-1 streaming compatibilityTier-2 streaming compatibilityTier-3 streaming compatibility4K-capable rateComposite
ExpressVPN100 · n=14 → 1.8 pts2.49 → 1.2 pts14.20 · n=309 → 0.3 pts0.74 · n=350 → 0.3 pts63.06 · n=339 → 0.3 pts0 · n=8 → 0.4 pts90.85 · n=58 → 0.6 pts87.91 · n=65 → 0.7 pts78.90 · n=43 → 0.9 pts25 · n=18 → 0.3 pts22.22 · n=18 → 0.2 pts47.22 · n=18 → 0.2 pts86.70 · n=1361 → 0.4 pts7.590% CI 7.2–7.7
NordVPN100 · n=22 → 1.8 pts3.09 → 1.1 pts17.99 · n=288 → 0.3 pts0.74 · n=326 → 0.3 pts65.23 · n=308 → 0.3 pts0 · n=8 → 0.4 pts89.47 · n=142 → 0.6 pts87.34 · n=164 → 0.7 pts79.26 · n=154 → 0.9 pts27.78 · n=18 → 0.3 pts22.22 · n=18 → 0.2 pts33.33 · n=18 → 0.1 pts98.96 · n=964 → 0.4 pts7.490% CI 7.1–7.6
Surfshark100 · n=11 → 1.8 pts1.99 → 1.2 pts18.48 · n=248 → 0.3 pts1.04 · n=246 → 0.3 pts66.12 · n=165 → 0.3 pts0 · n=8 → 0.4 pts83.51 · n=116 → 0.5 pts85.67 · n=128 → 0.7 pts78.71 · n=73 → 0.8 pts27.78 · n=18 → 0.3 pts16.67 · n=18 → 0.1 pts44.44 · n=18 → 0.2 pts84.04 · n=376 → 0.4 pts7.390% CI 7.0–7.5
CyberGhost100 · n=7 → 1.8 pts1.59 → 1.2 pts15.64 · n=260 → 0.3 pts0.73 · n=238 → 0.3 pts63.27 · n=299 → 0.3 pts12.50 · n=8 → 0.3 pts87.77 · n=129 → 0.6 pts89.32 · n=128 → 0.8 pts74.07 · n=147 → 0.7 pts16.67 · n=18 → 0.2 pts19.44 · n=18 → 0.1 pts41.67 · n=18 → 0.2 pts96.54 · n=868 → 0.4 pts7.290% CI 7.0–7.4
Proton VPN100 · n=6 → 1.8 pts2.99 → 1.1 pts18.96 · n=259 → 0.3 pts0.78 · n=210 → 0.3 pts65.03 · n=238 → 0.3 pts0 · n=8 → 0.4 pts86.00 · n=157 → 0.6 pts85.08 · n=131 → 0.7 pts74.71 · n=143 → 0.7 pts22.22 · n=18 → 0.2 pts22.22 · n=18 → 0.2 pts36.11 · n=18 → 0.2 pts99.63 · n=803 → 0.4 pts7.190% CI 6.9–7.4
IPVanish100 · n=12 → 1.8 pts2.19 → 1.2 pts13.38 · n=264 → 0.3 pts0.81 · n=265 → 0.3 pts65.11 · n=180 → 0.3 pts0 · n=8 → 0.4 pts73.56 · n=126 → 0.4 pts81.09 · n=127 → 0.6 pts68.18 · n=86 → 0.6 pts42.86 · n=7 → 0.5 pts0 · n=7 → 0.0 pts42.86 · n=7 → 0.2 pts96.53 · n=777 → 0.4 pts6.990% CI 6.5–7.2
Total VPN100 · n=6 → 1.8 pts8.25 → 0.6 pts11.29 · n=211 → 0.3 pts1.11 · n=144 → 0.3 pts64.47 · n=146 → 0.3 pts0 · n=8 → 0.4 pts86.75 · n=132 → 0.6 pts83.51 · n=99 → 0.7 pts81.30 · n=96 → 0.9 pts23.33 · n=15 → 0.3 pts20 · n=15 → 0.1 pts26.67 · n=15 → 0.1 pts96.37 · n=662 → 0.4 pts6.790% CI 6.4–7.0

Score formula: Netflix US unblock rate (max 1.8) + Effective monthly price on best plan (USD) (max 1.2) + EU latency (p50) (max 0.3) + UK latency (p50) (max 0.3) + US latency (p50) (max 0.4) + Misadvertised location rate (max 0.4) + EU speed retention (max 0.7) + UK speed retention (max 0.9) + US speed retention (max 1.4) + Tier-1 streaming compatibility (max 1.1) + Tier-2 streaming compatibility (max 0.7) + Tier-3 streaming compatibility (max 0.5) + 4K-capable rate (max 0.5) (out of 10)

How this is scored. Criteria are measured data points chosen for this specific use case from a fixed scoring template, so the same use case always scores on the same criteria. Each raw measurement is mapped through a published editorial curve to a share of its weight, and the contributions sum to a score out of 10. Capabilities that merely enable a result we already measure are left out to avoid double-counting, and a provider missing a criterion is scored against the achievable maximum (shown “/ N”, marked *), never penalised as a zero. Read the complete methodology at comparitech.com/vpn.