LastPass, best known as a password manager, has entered the consumer VPN market. On October 7, 2026 it announced a VPN that is sold only as part of a new plan called LastPass Plus. It is an early release: the app is limited to Windows desktop for now, and the company has not said when other platforms will follow.
What LastPass announced
In its launch post on the LastPass blog, the company says LastPass Plus combines its password manager with a VPN under one account and one subscription. The pitch is simpler than juggling two vendors: one login, one bill, one support route.
The press release distributed through Business Wire lists the headline specifications:
- Support in more than 85 countries and over 100 global virtual locations.
- Use on up to 10 devices.
- Unlimited VPN with no data caps.
- A no-log policy covering browsing activity that passes through its servers.
The release also says the VPN is available through LastPass Plus with a limited initial release on Windows desktop, with plans to expand to iOS, Android and macOS in the future. The blog post adds that DNS queries are routed through the encrypted tunnel, so a local network or internet provider should not see them.
The limits to know about
The LastPass community page for the product is the most useful document for buyers, because it spells out the conditions. It says the VPN is available only to LastPass Plus users. It also says it is a standalone app included in the plan that runs separately from the password manager, so the two are bundled commercially rather than built into one app.
Three practical points follow from the company's own wording:
- No standalone purchase. CyberInsider reports that the VPN is exclusive to Plus and not sold on its own. If you only want a VPN, you would be paying for a password manager too.
- Existing plan holders are not automatically covered. According to the LastPass community page, customers on Families, Teams, Business or Business Max plans must subscribe to LastPass Plus with a different email address than the one on their current account to get the VPN.
- Windows only, for now. CyberInsider calls platform support the immediate limitation. A phone-first VPN user, who is the typical buyer for public Wi-Fi protection, cannot use it yet.
The same community page says LastPass checks your subscription every time you connect. If the subscription is inactive or does not include the VPN, a session will not start. That is normal for subscription software, but it means the VPN stops working if the plan lapses.
The price, as reported
At the time of writing, CyberInsider reports that LastPass lists the combined Premium password manager and VPN package at $84 a year, which it equates to $7 a month. We could not read LastPass's own pricing page for this article, so treat that figure as reported rather than confirmed, and check the current price and renewal terms at checkout. Introductory offers are common in this category, and the price after the first term is the figure that matters over time. The LastPass blog also advertises a 20% saving on Premium or Families plans, but we have not verified how that interacts with Plus.
What is not yet clear
The LastPass blog says the VPN is powered by established global VPN infrastructure. The sources we could read do not name the provider that runs the network. They also do not point to an independent audit of the VPN service itself. The blog marks its no-log claim with an asterisk, which suggests conditions in the fine print that we could not see. For a product whose main promise is privacy, those are reasonable questions to put to any VPN vendor before paying.
LastPass does cite wider security credentials. According to CyberInsider, it points to ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications, a dedicated threat intelligence team and an increase to 600,000 PBKDF2-SHA256 iterations for password-derived keys, following three years of investment in rebuilding its security foundation. Those relate to the company's vault business. They are not an audit of the new VPN, and a VPN buyer should not read them as one.
Should you care?
For most readers the news is a small one: one more name has joined a crowded market. It matters in two cases.
- You already pay for LastPass Premium. A bundle may look tempting, but the VPN is on Windows only and arrives in a new plan, so you would be changing subscriptions rather than flipping a switch. Compare what you would pay with what you pay now.
- You are choosing a VPN and a password manager from scratch. A single account is convenient, but convenience is not the same as quality. Established VPN vendors publish details on server networks, apps for every major platform and, in several cases, independent audit reports. Compare those against what LastPass has said so far.
It is also worth remembering that a VPN is not required for everyday safety. It hides your traffic from the local network and your internet provider, and it can help on public Wi-Fi, but it does not make you anonymous or protect you from phishing. A password manager does a different job and is widely recommended on its own.
What to do now
- Decide whether you need a VPN at all, and on which devices. If those include a phone or a Mac, this first release will not cover you yet.
- Read the VPN's privacy policy and the footnotes behind the no-log claim before you subscribe.
- Check the renewal price, not just the first-year price, and how to cancel.
- If you are on a Families, Teams or Business plan, read the community page about needing a separate Plus subscription first.
- Wait for the other platforms and any independent review if you want more evidence before paying.
We will update coverage if LastPass publishes audit details or confirms the date for mobile and Mac apps.
