Brand profile

ExpressVPN

The developer of Lightway, with a published protocol core and implementation documentation.

Four evidence areas for VPN brand research: official sources, client code, audit scope, and test evidence.
Record official sources, client code, audit scope, and test evidence with dates and limitations.
Free plan
Not documented here
Account model
Not checked
Public client source
Not checked
Platforms
Windows · macOS · Linux · Android · iOS
Protocol documentation
Lightway · WireGuard
Official website
ExpressVPN
Official plans
Official plans

What the provider documents

ExpressVPN develops Lightway and publishes its protocol implementation. Official material distinguishes the newer Rust code from the earlier C core and links component audits. It also documents WireGuard support. Check the actual client and protocol edition, and read each audit against the component and version it covered. Public protocol code does not establish that the whole application or service has the same source-code status.

Check your platform and client

  • Use the support documentation for your exact operating system and app edition; desktop, mobile, browser extensions and manual profiles can have different coverage.
  • Check the current release notes and the availability of the requested protocol, split tunneling and disconnection protection on that platform.
  • Treat an open-source client, an audited component and a provider privacy statement as different types of evidence. Read the repository, report scope and policy date separately.

Read the plan before subscribing

  • Check the total initial payment, renewal terms, applicable taxes and cancellation method on the official checkout. No promotional price is copied into this profile.
  • A free plan, a time-limited trial and a refund policy are different offers. Confirm the actual limits and eligibility before subscribing.
  • Verify simultaneous-device limits and whether the feature you need belongs to the specific plan and client edition.

Scope and limitations

No original speed, connection-reliability, regional-access or leak test is attached to this profile. “Not recorded” means that this catalogue does not hold sufficient evidence; it is not a claim that a feature is absent. Listed protocols are documented examples, not a promise that every platform supports every option.