ExpressVPN's Live Sports Deal: 28 Months From $2.99 (Ends Oct 13)

ExpressVPN has rolled its autumn promotion into a new one built around the start of the MLB postseason, the NBA and the NHL. Watch Live Sports Securely runs from September 23 to October 13, 2026, and prices a single term: 24 months with 4 bonus months on top. Basic holds the price it had two weeks ago. The two upper tiers did not — and that is the part worth reading before you pick a plan.

The deal at a glance

24 months + 4 bonus months — 28 months of service

The discount percentages are ExpressVPN's own, measured against its standard monthly price for the same tier. The quoted per-month figure is the effective cost of a term paid in one go — you are billed once, not monthly.

The right-hand column is ours, and it is the number that actually matters: the term you pay for is 24 months, the bonus months are added free, so the real cost per month of service is the 24-month total spread across 28. Basic at $2.99 works out to $71.76 for 28 months, or $2.56 a month. That assumes the standard structure of billing the 24-month term upfront with the bonus months appended — confirm it on the checkout page before paying.

This campaign prices only the two-year term. The shorter 12+3 option that appeared in the previous promotion is not quoted in this one.

What changed since the last deal — and it is not good news on Pro

Our coverage of ExpressVPN's Fall Campaign, which ran September 9–23, recorded the same 28-month term at different prices. Comparing them directly:

Over the 24 months you actually pay for, that is $12 more for Advanced and $36 more for Pro than the same plans cost a fortnight ago. The headline "80% off" survived because it belongs to Basic; the upper tiers quietly gave back part of their discount.

Two practical consequences. If you were going to buy Basic, the timing is neutral — this is the same price, with two and a half more weeks to decide. If you were going to buy Pro, you just missed the better price, and the gap between Basic and Pro has widened from $3 to $4.50 a month. That makes the tier question worth actually answering rather than defaulting upward.

What the tiers actually include

The plan names tell you nothing, so here is the concrete split, based on ExpressVPN's own product pages:

• Basic — the VPN itself: the Lightway protocol, the full server network, and simultaneous connections. If you want an audited VPN and nothing else, this is the whole product.
• Advanced — adds the ExpressKeys password manager with 5 GB of file-attachment storage, blocking of ads, trackers and malicious sites, parental controls for adult content, and email privacy tools. It also includes Identity Defender.
• Pro — raises ExpressKeys storage to 10 GB and adds Caller Identification, the spam and scam call screening that is currently limited to Android users in the United States.

That last point decides the tier for most people. A large share of what separates Pro from Advanced is US-only and Android-only. If you are outside the United States, Pro's extra $3 a month buys you 5 GB of additional attachment storage — which is not a $72 feature over two years. Advanced is the sensible ceiling for most non-US buyers, and Basic is the sensible pick if you do not need a password manager you are not already paying for elsewhere.

What Advanced and Pro include on the hardware side

The sports framing, honestly

The campaign is built on live sport, so be clear about what a VPN does and does not do here.

What it genuinely helps with. Sports streaming happens on networks you often do not control — hotel Wi-Fi during a work trip, a friend's connection, a café. Those are shared segments where a VPN is doing real work: everything leaving your device is encrypted, so local snooping gets nothing usable. Some ISPs also shape or throttle sustained video traffic; an encrypted tunnel removes the per-protocol visibility that shaping depends on.

What it does not do. A VPN does not grant you rights to a broadcast. It does not upgrade a subscription you do not hold, and it does not repeal league blackout rules — those are enforced against your account entitlements, not only your IP address. Using one to reach content outside the region you bought it in will often conflict with the streaming service's terms of use, and that is a decision to make with your eyes open rather than on the strength of a banner.

The realistic use case is the ordinary one: you pay for a service at home, you are away, and you want your own subscription to work the way it does on your sofa — over a connection you would not otherwise trust.

The September and October sport streaming plan

Settle this before you buy

• Check the renewal price, not the intro price. Promotional rates apply to the first term. A 28-month commitment at $2.99 renews at the then-current rate, which is a different number — find it on the checkout page before you agree to it.
• Confirm the money-back window. ExpressVPN's refund guarantee is the escape hatch on a two-year purchase. Verify the exact period and its conditions at checkout, because a long term you cannot exit is not a bargain.
• Buy the term you will actually use. Twenty-eight months is a long horizon in a market where providers change ownership and policy. If that makes you uneasy, the honest answer is a shorter term at a worse rate, not a cheaper one you regret in month nine.

FAQ

How long does this deal run?

September 23 to October 13, 2026. It replaces the Fall Campaign that ended on September 23.

Is this the cheapest ExpressVPN has been in 2026?

No. Basic matches the previous campaign at $2.99, but the back-to-campus sale in August took Basic to $2.27 on the same 28-month term. Advanced and Pro are both more expensive now than they were in early September.

Do the bonus months cost anything?

No. You pay for 24 months and receive 28 months of service, which is what brings the effective rate below the quoted monthly figure.

Is Pro worth the upgrade outside the US?

Usually not. Its main additions over Advanced — Caller Identification — are limited to Android in the United States. Outside that, the difference is 5 GB of extra ExpressKeys storage.

Will a VPN let me watch any game?

No. It protects the connection and lets your own subscription travel with you. It does not grant broadcast rights or override blackout rules tied to your account.

Bottom line

For Basic, this is the same deal as two weeks ago with a fresh deadline — $2.99 a month, $2.56 effective across 28 months, and a genuinely heavy discount on a VPN with a real audit history. For Advanced and Pro it is a worse deal than the one it replaced, by $12 and $36 respectively over the term.

The sports framing is the reason for the campaign, not a reason to buy. Judge it as what it is: a two-year commitment where the entry tier is priced well and the upgrade path just got more expensive. Pick the tier on the features you will actually use, then check the renewal rate before you confirm.

See the ExpressVPN sports offer

Prices and campaign dates are ExpressVPN's own, as supplied for the September 23 – October 13, 2026 campaign, and were accurate at publication. Regional pricing and terms can differ — check the live offer page before purchasing.