Does Mullvad Ever Go on Sale? Why Its Price Never Moves

No. Mullvad doesn’t run Black Friday sales, holiday promotions or multi-year discounts. It charges a flat €5 per month whether you pay for one month or many, and its pricing page says plainly that it doesn’t do sales “for Christmas or any other holiday.” The only price difference it advertises is a small discount for paying with certain cryptocurrencies. So if you’re waiting for Mullvad to drop its price in November, you’ll be waiting a long time.

The short version: what Mullvad charges

As of late 2026, Mullvad’s pricing page lists one price: €5 per month, VAT included, the same whether you pay monthly, yearly or further ahead. There’s no “Plus,” “Pro” or bundle tier. Everyone gets the same service.

Because the price is set in euros, what you pay in dollars depends on the exchange rate on the day you’re charged, plus any foreign transaction fee from your bank. We don’t quote a fixed dollar figure for that reason. Check your card statement or the conversion at checkout. Our VAT and currency pricing guide covers how that works.

Why Mullvad refuses to discount

Mullvad’s pricing follows from its privacy approach. A few parts of how the company works explain why there’s no sale:

• No email, no marketing list. You get a random account number instead of creating an account with your email. Without your email, Mullvad has no simple way to send you “48 hours left!” campaigns, and that seems to be the point.
• No long-term lock-in. Multi-year discounts encourage you to prepay years ahead. Mullvad lets you add time when you want, at the same rate, so there’s no reason to prepay for a deal.
• Payment methods designed for minimal data. Accepting cash in an envelope and cryptocurrency means Mullvad can take payment without knowing who you are. That fits poorly with promo codes, affiliate tracking and new-customer checks, which all need some way of identifying a buyer.
• One price is easy to trust. You never wonder whether someone else got a better deal or whether your renewal will jump. What you see is what you pay.

If anonymous payment matters to you, our guide to paying for a VPN anonymously compares the options across providers.

When flat pricing beats a “discounted” multi-year deal

Most mainstream VPNs use an intro-and-renewal model: a low price for the first term, then a higher renewal rate. Whether Mullvad’s flat rate works out cheaper depends on how you behave once that first term ends.

Here’s a purely hypothetical comparison with round numbers to show the logic. These are not real prices for Mullvad or any other provider.

The pattern holds across most real-world versions of this comparison:

• The loyalist, who signs up once and lets things renew, often ends up paying more with the “discounted” provider, because the renewal rate cancels out the intro savings.
• The deal-hopper, who switches or rebuys at every renewal, can come out ahead of a flat rate, but has to track dates, move accounts, reinstall apps and check that new-customer offers still apply.
• Short-term needs, like a single trip, often favor flat monthly pricing, because a mainstream VPN’s monthly plan usually costs much more per month than its long-term deal.

We run this comparison with real current rates in Deal-Hopping vs Staying Put: 5-Year Cost Model and head to head in PIA vs Mullvad: Deal-Chasing vs Flat Rate.

Who should (and shouldn’t) care about Black Friday because of this

You can ignore Black Friday if…

• You’re already happy with Mullvad. Nothing changes for you in November.
• You value not giving out an email or card details more than saving a few dollars.
• You know you won’t keep track of renewal dates. Flat pricing protects you from yourself.
• You only need a VPN on and off. You can pay for just the months you use.

Black Friday is worth a look if…

• You want features Mullvad doesn’t focus on, like bundled password managers or broad streaming support, and you’re comparing mainstream providers anyway.
• You need more than 5 devices on one account. Some mainstream providers allow more connections.
• You’re a disciplined deal-hopper who will actually turn off auto-renewal and rebuy when the term ends.

How paying Mullvad works in practice

1. Generate an account number. This is your login. Write it down somewhere safe, because there’s no email-based recovery.
2. Choose how much time to add. Since the monthly rate doesn’t change, buy as little or as much time as suits you.
3. Pick a payment method. Card or PayPal is quickest. Cryptocurrency gets the discount Mullvad lists. Cash by mail is the most private but slowest, since time is added after the envelope arrives and is processed.
4. Top up when you need to. No auto-renewal surprise, no renewal price jump.

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