5 Best VPNs For Valorant [All Tested]

Over the past few years, we've tested dozens of VPN services and have come up with the top five choices for you.

ExpressVPN

By far, our favorite VPN to use for Valorant is easily ExpressVPN.

ExpressVPN is a top-rated VPN service, and there's a good reason why. With over 3000+ servers and hundreds of locations worldwide, ExpressVPN has become a superb choice to help you change regions in Valorant and protect your ping.

Another reason to get ExpressVPN is you can have five simultaneous connections in one account. This allows you to share one ExpressVPN account with your family or Valorant 5-stack and split the bill five ways.

Splitting the subscription fee could be a good idea because, unfortunately, ExpressVPN is the priciest one on the list. A premium VPN service like this will cost you $12.95 per month, much higher than the other VPNs on this list.

However, if you think ExpressVPN is a good fit, you can shave down the monthly subscription fee to only $6.67 if you commit for 15 months, allowing you to save 50% of your funds. ExpressVPN also offers a 30-day money-back guarantee to all customers, meaning you can ask for a refund if you don't find their services satisfactory.

We've tested ExpressVPN when playing Valorant. Here are the ping test results:

• Before turning on ExpressVPN: 15 ms

• After turning on ExpressVPN: 24 ms

ExpressVPN increased our ping by 9 ms. You will understand that these are remarkable results if you're an avid gamer. We expect nothing less from a premium VPN service like ExpressVPN.

Overall, ExpressVPN is a high-performing VPN that allows five simultaneous connections, but the high pricing could scare away customers from subscribing since companies like CyberGhost are in the market.

CyberGhost

If you're scratching your head after hearing about ExpressVPN's subscription cost, then CyberGhost is one you can turn to.

CyberGhost is a powerful VPN that allows access to 8200 servers in 91 countries worldwide, making CyberGhost have the most servers in this list. We will give CyberGhost a 5/5 in terms of number of locations.

The luxury of having this many locations might give off the impression that CyberGhost is another premium VPN service like ExpressVPN, but this assumption is completely wrong. In fact, CyberGhost is the cheapest secure VPN on the list, as they only charge $2.19 per month! Anyone on a tight budget should look into getting a CyberGhost subscription.

We've tested CyberGhost when playing Valorant. Here are the ping test results:

• Before turning on CyberGhost: 15 ms

• After turning on CyberGhost: 26 ms

When checking our ping on Valorant, it increased by 11 ms after using CyberGhost. Despite being more than ExpressVPN, CyberGhost still brings some sound results, considering the affordable price tag.

If you try CyberGhost and it isn't a good fit for you, don't worry. Despite their cheap pricing, CyberGhost still offers a money-back guarantee of 45 days, so you can always get your two dollars refunded!

You probably don't have to worry about refunding a CyberGhost subscription, as CyberGhost's Trustpilot reviews are overwhelmingly positive. They are being showered with five-star reviews from happy customers.

Being the cheapest VPN on the list, CyberGhost is our top budget choice for casual gamers. However, a higher-end VPN like NordVPN could be a better option if you want to play Valorant professionally.

NordVPN

If you haven't lived under a rock and been on YouTube for the past few years, you have definitely heard of NordVPN.

NordVPN has spent countless amounts of money on sponsoring the biggest YouTubers on the platform, and that's because they're confident about their product. With over 5000 VPN servers in 60 countries and decent pricing, NordVPN becomes a solid, well-rounded choice for Valorant players.

Like ExpressVPN, this notorious VPN service also allows simultaneous connections, but NordVPN offers 6 connections instead of 5.

The standard plan costs $12.99, while the premium complete plan costs $14.99 monthly. Now, this did raise our eyebrows, but with a two-year plan, you can decrease the monthly cost to $3.19 and $5.19 for the standard and complete plans, respectively.

Like ExpressVPN, NordVPN is another provider that charges over the $10 mark, but committing to a plan will save you much more money in NordVPN than you would in ExpressVPN. Still, two years is quite a long time, meaning you have to invest $86.13 or $140.13 to reap these benefits.

We've tested NordVPN when playing Valorant. Here are the ping test results:

• Before turning on NordVPN: 15 ms

• After turning on NordVPN: 25 ms

NordVPN raises our ping by a well-rounded 10 ms, which is a pleasing result. In our location, we barely got any lag spikes, but a decent number of people have complained that they did. If you're wondering why your Valorant ping is so high, it could be a matter of where you live and internet connection speed you have.

At this point, a money-back guarantee is standard in the VPN app market, as NordVPN also provides a 30-day period to get yourself a refund.

NordVPN is a good all-rounder VPN with great pricing if you commit to an extended plan. If you're not looking to commit for two years and want affordable prices, SurfShark could be a good choice.

SurfShark

SurfShark is another VPN that will make your wallet happy. Despite being affordable, SurfShark is still a reliable VPN.

In their deals, SurfShark operates in 3200 servers in 65 countries, which is way less than NordVPN and CyberGhost. However, SurfShark stands out because it only costs $2.49 per month, making it one of the cheapest options in the list, sitting right behind CyberGhost.

The unique selling point of SurfShark is that you can have unlimited simultaneous connections per license. With SurfShark's VPN securing your Valorant connection, you can also use SurfShark on your mobile and console devices, making it the perfect choice if you play games other than Valorant.

We've tested SurfShark when playing Valorant. Here are the ping test results:

• Before turning on SurfShark: 15 ms

• After turning on SurfShark: 26 ms

SurfShark's VPN service caused our ping to increase by 11 ms. 11 ms on the higher side of the list, but we have to let it slide, considering the affordable price tag. Overall, we think SurfShark offers a very solid gaming performance and can fix high Valorant ping issues.

However, SurfShark's users have complained that less-popular servers on their platform have caused them to disconnect in the middle of their Valorant games randomly. Disconnecting mid-game can be very frustrating, but this could depend on your location. Still, keep this in mind before subscribing to SurfShark.

SurfShark is an excellent choice as a budget option that allows you to use it on multiple devices, but the VPN server location issues can pose problems. If you reside in the USA, then IPVanish will guarantee outstanding performance.

IPVanish

Last but not least, we have IPVanish, known to be the best VPN to use in the United States.

IPVanish is capable of offering over 2000 servers, which is the lowest in the list, but these servers are scattered over 75 countries, which should give you more options of choosing the best VPN server than the other VPNs on the list.

The name IPVanish isn't just for show, as you can browse and play on Valorant servers with your IP address being fully protected from DDoS attacks and IP bans.

Unfortunately, we can only give 3.5 points for their pricing, which is $10.99 monthly. But, following the footsteps of NordVPN and ExpressVPN, you can lower the monthly fee to $3.75 by committing to their yearly plan, totaling $44.99 for 12 months.

We've tested IPVanish when playing Valorant. Here are the ping test results:

• Before turning on IPVanish: 15 ms

• After turning on IPVanish: 29 ms

Turning on IPVanish has led our ping to have an increased total of 14 ms, the highest on the list. Still, a difference of 2 to 5 ping is barely felt, so we are still satisfied with the ping test when using IPVanish.

If you've subscribed to IPVanish but are not happy with the results, you can always use the 30-day guarantee to get a refund and try the other VPNs listed in this article!