Mozilla VPN Cost and Pricing Plans

Mozilla may not be as popular now as it was in the 2010s as a browser, but it has found new ways to connect to internet users. That is, by offering a VPN. It’s pretty new, at least compared to NordVPN that has been around since 2012. Mozilla VPN only came out in 2020. Moreover, it’s not yet available worldwide. It’s available in only 35 countries including the U.S. and the U.K. But is it any good? And more importantly, is it worth it? That’s why we bought a subscription ourselves to find out. Let’s take a look at what Mozilla VPN offers in terms of pricing, features, and specs based on our hand-on testing.

Features

Why It’s Worth It

Before we throw the price at you, we want to tell you what we liked about the VPN itself, and why we think it’s a good investment.

• Kill switch: If Mozilla failed for us, it automatically shut down our web browsers on iOS and Windows, while we turned on the kill switch manually on our Android phone.
• Split tunneling on Android: Also only on Android was split tunneling, which let us divert some traffic to the public network and some, more private traffic to the VPN.
• Low price: Mozilla’s annual plan comes out to just $4.99 a month, making it one of the more affordable VPNs around.
• Flexible contract: We didn’t have to sign up for a long term to use Mozilla VPN; their only subscription option is month-to-month.
• Up to five devices: One subscription covers up to five devices simultaneously, which is a solid deal at this price point.
• Money-back guarantee: If we didn’t like Mozilla VPN, we had 30 days from our purchasing date to cancel for a full refund.

If you want to dive more into our experience testing out the VPN, read our Mozilla VPN review.

Subscription Cost

Mozilla’s pricing is really simple. You pay $4.99 per month to get VPN coverage for up to five devices. That’s it. There are no options for yearly billing, at least for now. But how does that pricing compare to other VPNs?

The customary pricing for VPNs include monthly, yearly – and sometimes – biennial billing. And usually, a longer subscription grants you discounts and a lower monthly average cost. For example, ExpressVPN’s pricing starts at $12.95 per month with the monthly plan. That’s good for up to five devices, too. Compared to that, Mozilla VPN is way more affordable.

But there are other VPNs that offer two-year subscriptions. For example, NordVPN’s plans go for as low as $3.39 per month if you sign up for two years. That’s $81.36 in total, but will end up saving you money in the long run. If that’s your goal, NordVPN is a better option than Mozilla VPN.

So, who’s Mozilla VPN best for? We recommend it for anyone who wants a trustworthy, no-fuss VPN without a long-term commitment. Mozilla’s month-to-month flexibility is a bonus. It means you can cancel anytime, which is something a lot of budget VPNs don’t offer unless you’re locked into an annual plan. That said, if your main goal is saving as much money as possible over the long haul, you could opt for a free VPN or choose a two-year plan from a competitor instead.

Other Services

Aside from its VPN and popular web browser Firefox, Mozilla offers a handful of additional tools worth knowing about. Pocket is an app you can use to save web articles, videos, and the like. Mozilla Monitor, which scans data breaches for your credentials. The free tier lets you monitor your email address in known data breaches, while Mozilla Monitor Plus, a paid upgrade, adds automatic data broker removal to the mix. Let’s take a closer look at each.

Firefox Lockwise

Firefox Lockwise was Mozilla’s built-in password manager for Firefox, letting you sync saved credentials across iOS and Android devices. It used Face ID or Touch ID for quick access and protected your data with AES-256 encryption. Mozilla discontinued Firefox Lockwise as a standalone app in 2021. Password management features are now baked directly into the Firefox browser itself, so if you’re already using Firefox, you’ve still got access to synced, encrypted password storage across devices. You just don’t have to use a separate app.

Pocket

Have you ever spotted an online article that looks interesting, but you don’t have time to read it at the moment? Meet Pocket, a digital, well, pocket where you can store all those things you wanted to read and view at a later time. Unlike Lockwise, Pocket does have a paid option with Pocket Premium.

With Pocket Premium, you can save things forever as well as add suggested tags, search the entire text, highlight to your heart’s content and enjoy some premium fonts. The cost is either $4.99 a month, like the VPN, or if you sign up for a year, $3.75 a month; the total amount billed is $44.99, saving you $14.89 over the monthly plan. If you’re a voracious reader or TV-watcher, Pocket is for you either on a free or paid level.

Mozilla Monitor

Data breaches are so common, in fact, that according to a 2017 survey, roughly 64 percent of Americans had experienced one personally.1 Mozilla Monitor lets you check whether your email address has shown up in any known breaches. Just enter your email and you’ll get results in seconds. You can also sign up for ongoing alerts so you’re notified the moment your credentials appear in a new breach. The basic version is free. Mozilla has also added a paid tier called Mozilla Monitor Plus, which includes automatic data broker removal.

Free Trial and Refund Policies

Getting back to the original topic at hand, no, you won’t be able to try out Mozilla VPN for free. However, they do have a 30-day money-back guarantee, so if you cancel within 30 days of the day you signed up for Mozilla VPN, you’ll get your payment method refunded. Sure, it’s not technically a free trial, but you could end up paying nothing for Mozilla VPN if you time it right.

Compatible Devices

Since Mozilla VPN is so new, it only works on a few different types of devices, as of writing:

• Windows 10
• Android
• iOS.

This is pretty minimal, so we’re looking forward to Mozilla VPN adding on compatibility for Mac and Linux soon.

Available Countries

Another limitation of Mozilla VPN is that it’s only available for users located in a few countries. The list is growing steadily, albeit slowly. Right now, it’s available only in 35 countries including:

• Austria
• Bulgaria
• Canada
• France
• Italy
• Malaysia
• New Zealand
• Singapore
• Spain
• The Netherlands
• United Kingdom
• United States

Since we’re based in the United States, this was all well and good, but we look forward to Mozilla VPN being available in more countries. After all, we’ve got friends all over the world, and they need data privacy, as well!

Mozilla: Behind the Curtain

We’ve all heard of Mozilla, as their browser Firefox is one of the most popular browsers of all time, but how much do you really know about the company itself? The first thing you should know is that Mozilla is based in Mountain View, California, the same area of Silicon Valley where Google is based. That’s not ideal for a VPN company, as it means that the U.S government could force them to hand over customer data. See, the U.S is a member of Five Eyes, Nine Eyes and 14 Eyes, global surveillance alliances that legalize this practice. So what data does the Mozilla VPN keep?

Privacy Policy

To find out, we scoured Mozilla’s privacy policy, and what we found was a bit less than pleasing. We weren’t happy that Mozilla kept our IP address every time we connected, as well as the timestamps of our connections and the servers we used. They also kept our device types, operating systems, and hardware configurations. So while we were happy they didn’t log our actual web activity, this is clearly more information than the minimum needed to uphold our account, especially in regards to our private IP addresses. It’s also worth noting that Mozilla is subject to U.S. law, which means they could be compelled to share data with authorities if legally required. It’s something worth keeping in mind if airtight privacy is your top priority. If you want to keep your devices’ IP addresses truly private, then Mozilla VPN is not for you.

Some more uplifting news is that Mozilla doesn’t share this data with advertisers or marketers, only Mullvad, who actually provides the VPN service, and Stripe, which processed our payment information. So it’s up to you to decide if Mozilla VPN is worth its privacy policy, which, in our opinion, was definitely a bit subpar.

Company Background

With a mission of providing a free and open internet for everyone, the Mozilla Corporation was founded in 2005, growing out of the non-profit Mozilla Foundation that launched in 2003. While Google is a neighbor in the tech world, Mozilla operates at a different scale. Mozilla reported revenue of $590 million in 2023, which sounds substantial until you stack it against Alphabet’s (Google’s parent company) $307.4 billion in revenue that same year. If you prefer supporting the scrappier, mission-driven underdog, Firefox and its lineup of products are worth a look.

Conclusion

Mozilla VPN still has room to improve. We’d like to see more server locations, broader device compatibility, and consistent split tunneling across all platforms. We’re also not thrilled with Mozilla’s privacy policy or its U.S. headquarters from a privacy standpoint. That said, if those concerns aren’t dealbreakers for you, Mozilla VPN is a solid, affordable option. At $4.99 a month on the annual plan, it’s one of the more budget-friendly picks out there, and a 30-day money-back guarantee means you can try it without risk.