Switching guides

Alternatives, with the switching steps included

Most "alternatives" articles are a ranking list with the competitor's name in the title. These start somewhere else: the specific reasons people leave a specific product, what the record says about whether those reasons hold, and what it takes to move your data and your money across without a gap in cover.

ExpressVPN alternatives

ExpressVPN is owned by Kape Technologies, which also owns three of the review sites that rank it first. What that means, and four providers worth moving to instead.

VPNs · 4 picks · updated 2026-09-06

LastPass alternatives

The 2022 breach put customer vaults in an attacker's hands, and those files are still being cracked offline. Four managers to move to, and how to migrate safely.

Password managers · 4 picks · updated 2026-09-06

NordVPN alternatives

Why people leave NordVPN, what the record says about the renewal price and the ownership, and four providers worth moving to, with the steps to switch without paying twice.

VPNs · 4 picks · updated 2026-09-06

Surfshark alternatives

Surfshark's owner is Nord Security, its renewal is roughly triple the intro price, and Prime Video is patchy. Four alternatives that fix one of those, and how to switch.

VPNs · 4 picks · updated 2026-09-06