VPN 6 Month Plan: Who Still Sells One and Is It Worth It?

A VPN 6-month plan is now a niche option: of the big names, CyberGhost is the clearest provider still selling one, reported at about $6.99 a month billed as $41.94 up front, and hide.me also lists a six-month term. Most other major VPNs (NordVPN, Proton VPN, Surfshark, ExpressVPN) sell monthly, yearly and two-year plans instead, so for them “six months” means either paying monthly six times or buying a year and cancelling.

Below is what we could confirm about who offers six-month terms, how renewals and refunds work, and how to decide whether half a year is the right commitment for you. All prices are as of November 2026 and change often, especially around Black Friday.

Which VPNs offer a 6-month plan

We could not reach providers’ checkout pages directly for this guide, so the figures below come from independent reviews and pricing trackers. Treat them as a starting point and confirm on the provider’s own site.

CyberGhost

CyberGhost is the provider most people searching this phrase end up at. According to VPN.com’s CyberGhost pricing breakdown and other trackers, the 6-month plan costs $41.94 up front (about $6.99 a month) and auto-renews at $41.94 every six months rather than jumping to a higher rate. That is unusual in this market. Sources also agree that plans of six months or longer carry a 45-day money-back guarantee, while the monthly plan gets 14 days.

Its two-year plan is far cheaper per month, but sources disagree on the exact figure, which suggests it changes with promotions.

hide.me

hide.me still lists a six-month subscription. Tom’s Guide’s hide.me review puts it at $6.65 a month. Other trackers show slightly lower numbers, and we could not confirm a current figure on hide.me’s own site, so check before you buy.

Mullvad: the “no plan needed” option

Mullvad’s pricing page lists one flat rate of €5 a month whether you buy one month, a year or longer. There is no introductory discount and no renewal increase, so six months simply costs six times €5. If what you really want is “a VPN for about half a year without a trap at the end,” this is often the cleanest answer.

Proton VPN, NordVPN, Surfshark and ExpressVPN

Security.org lists Proton VPN’s plan lengths as 1 month, 1 year and 2 years. We found no reliable 2026 evidence of a six-month term from NordVPN, Surfshark or ExpressVPN either. ExpressVPN in particular has reshuffled its plans several times in 2025 and 2026 (older trackers show it dropping a six-month plan back in late 2024), and sources disagree on its current lineup. If you like one of these services, compare its monthly price times six against its yearly price.

The catch: renewals, not the first payment

The headline price only covers your first term. What happens next matters more.

Tom’s Guide researched VPN renewal prices and found that, apart from Mullvad, the VPNs it looked at auto-renew for a 12-month period regardless of how long you originally signed up for, often at a much higher standard rate. NordVPN’s own help center has a page titled “How much will I need to pay upon renewal?”, and its support articles confirm that the renewal price can differ from the price you first paid.

So a six-month plan that renews at the same six-month price (as CyberGhost’s reportedly does) is a genuinely different product from a “first six months cheap, then a full year at list price” deal. Read the small print next to the checkout button.

Is a 6-month plan worth it?

A six-month term makes sense in a few specific situations:

• You need a VPN for a defined stretch. Travel, a semester abroad, a contract job, or a season of sports streaming.
• You want to test a provider longer than a refund window. Six months tells you far more about speeds and reliability than 30 days.
• You don’t want to lock in for two years. Long plans are cheapest per month, but you’re betting the provider stays good and the price stays fair.

It makes less sense when:

• You’ll use a VPN indefinitely. A one- or two-year plan is usually cheaper per month, as long as you plan for the renewal.
• You need it for a few weeks. A monthly plan, or Mullvad’s flat-rate month, avoids paying for time you won’t use.

How to buy a 6-month plan without surprises

1. Check the official pricing page. Confirm the six-month option still exists and note both the first-term price and the renewal price.
2. Note the refund window. Write down the last day you can request a refund (for example, 45 days for CyberGhost’s longer plans, per the sources above).
3. Test it right away. Run the apps on every device you care about, check speeds, and try the streaming or travel use you bought it for while you’re still inside the refund window.
4. Decide on auto-renewal. If you only need six months, turn off auto-renewal in your account settings or app store subscription after you buy. Reviewers report that turning it off usually doesn’t end your service early, but confirm that in your provider’s terms.
5. Set a reminder. Put a note in your calendar a week before the term ends, so you can renew, switch or cancel on your own terms.

Our take

If you specifically want a six-month VPN plan, CyberGhost is the most widely documented option, and its reported same-price renewal removes the biggest pricing trap. If you’d rather avoid long-term pricing games entirely, Mullvad’s flat monthly rate gets you the same flexibility with no discount to chase and no renewal jump. For everyone else, compare “monthly price × 6” against the yearly price, and always check the renewal price before you pay.