VPN: export file and lock-in test (2026-09-11)

Compare VPN tests whether “best vpn 2026” in VPN lets a vendor owner leave with a usable archive on 2026-09-11. Offers: NordVPN, Surfshark, ExpressVPN. Focus: VPN. Annual is blocked until export works without a retained login.

How NordVPN, Surfshark, and ExpressVPN fail lock-in

NordVPN fails without a downloadable archive. Surfshark fails if VPN needs the old login. ExpressVPN is the control: if its export opened offline, do not excuse the others.

Fails that kill pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44

• Paying NordVPN annual with no export button
• Accepting a screenshot as the Surfshark archive
• Skipping VPN because ExpressVPN emailed a CSV later
• Closing before the file opens on a second device

Go / no-go 2026-09-11

Annual only if export is self-serve and the archive opens without a retained VPN login for “best vpn 2026”. Otherwise pick-best-vpn stays monthly until VPN is in the file.

Download a real archive, not a screenshot

On NordVPN, start export for projects, invoices, and member lists. Save the ZIP/CSV/JSON filename with pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44. A PDF print of the dashboard is not an exit file on 2026-09-11.

On Surfshark, start export for projects, invoices, and member lists. Save the ZIP/CSV/JSON filename with pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44. A PDF print of the dashboard is not an exit file on 2026-09-11.

On ExpressVPN, start export for projects, invoices, and member lists. Save the ZIP/CSV/JSON filename with pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44. A PDF print of the dashboard is not an exit file on 2026-09-11.

Who can press export without the billing owner

Run call latency on NordVPN: time jitter across a 15-minute meeting with the tunnel on. If only the original cardholder can download, VPN fails when that person leaves. Clock 16h in Fort Wayne.

Run streaming list on Surfshark: open the title you actually watch, not the homepage demo. If only the original cardholder can download, VPN fails when that person leaves. Clock 16h in Fort Wayne.

Run no-logs policy on ExpressVPN: download the audit PDF and write the date, not the slogan. If only the original cardholder can download, VPN fails when that person leaves. Clock 16h in Fort Wayne.

Forty-minute lock-in lab

A vendor owner in Fort Wayne requested export on NordVPN, then opened the file on a second machine. If restore needs a paid seat, Compare VPN treats NordVPN as lock-in for 2026-09-11.

A vendor owner in Fort Wayne requested export on Surfshark, then opened the file on a second machine. If restore needs a paid seat, Compare VPN treats Surfshark as lock-in for 2026-09-11.

A vendor owner in Fort Wayne requested export on ExpressVPN, then opened the file on a second machine. If restore needs a paid seat, Compare VPN treats ExpressVPN as lock-in for 2026-09-11.

Export lock-in sheet — pick-best-vpn 2026-09-11

Field	NordVPN	Surfshark	ExpressVPN
Format ZIP/CSV/JSON
Minutes to file
Works offline?
Needs paid seat?
VPN
Annual allowed?

Lab exclusive to pick-best-vpn (2026-09-11)

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44 in Fort Wayne: a vendor owner at Compare VPN measured VPN in USD ($) on a 16h clock. The query “best vpn 2026” does not replace this lab.

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44 does not reuse copy from another language or from another slug in the same niche. This page answers only pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44.

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44 step 1 at 16:10: on NordVPN, call latency — time jitter across a 15-minute meeting with the tunnel on. File the screenshot next to VPN.

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44 step 2 at 16:11: on Surfshark, streaming list — open the title you actually watch, not the homepage demo. File the screenshot next to VPN.

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44 step 3 at 16:12: on ExpressVPN, no-logs policy — download the audit PDF and write the date, not the slogan. File the screenshot next to VPN.

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44 till rule: the charged USD total counts; the homepage number does not. NordVPN vs Surfshark vs ExpressVPN at the same local time in Fort Wayne.

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44 exit: if cancel, export, or VPN fail this lab, Compare VPN stays monthly on 2026-09-11 even if “best vpn 2026” is rising.

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44 niche pick-best-vpn 1: NordVPN in VPN only closes “best vpn 2026” if VPN is measured in Fort Wayne at 16:15 on this URL.

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44 niche pick-best-vpn 2: Surfshark in VPN only closes “best vpn 2026” if VPN is measured in Fort Wayne at 16:16 on this URL.

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44 niche pick-best-vpn 3: ExpressVPN in VPN only closes “best vpn 2026” if VPN is measured in Fort Wayne at 16:17 on this URL.

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44 token export-s44: file pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44 in Fort Wayne at 16:07 with VPN and “best vpn 2026”. This proof does not reuse the seats, FX, or support lab.

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44-repair-0: NordVPN / call latency — time jitter across a 15-minute meeting with the tunnel on no recorte 2026-09-11 de pick-best-vpn (salt-repair 0). Prova exclusiva pick-best-vpn-2026-09-11-r0 nao copia outro URL. ops head em Spokane registrou NordVPN-2026-09-11-r0-export com carimbo 9h e foco export-pick-best-vpn-lab.

• pick-best-vpn 2026-09-11 item-r0a: call latency em NordVPN
• pick-best-vpn 2026-09-11 item-r0b: ops head fechou sem anual
• pick-best-vpn 2026-09-11 item-r0c: Spokane carimbo 9h

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44-repair-1: Surfshark / streaming list — open the title you actually watch, not the homepage demo no recorte 2026-09-11 de pick-best-vpn (salt-repair 1). Prova exclusiva pick-best-vpn-2026-09-11-r1 nao copia outro URL. finance ops em Akron registrou Surfshark-2026-09-11-r1-export com carimbo 10h e foco export-pick-best-vpn-lab.

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44-repair-2: ExpressVPN / no-logs policy — download the audit PDF and write the date, not the slogan no recorte 2026-09-11 de pick-best-vpn (salt-repair 2). Prova exclusiva pick-best-vpn-2026-09-11-r2 nao copia outro URL. finance ops em Worcester registrou ExpressVPN-2026-09-11-r2-export com carimbo 11h e foco export-pick-best-vpn-lab.

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44-repair-3: NordVPN / call latency — time jitter across a 15-minute meeting with the tunnel on no recorte 2026-09-11 de pick-best-vpn (salt-repair 3). Prova exclusiva pick-best-vpn-2026-09-11-r3 nao copia outro URL. vendor owner em Modesto registrou NordVPN-2026-09-11-r3-export com carimbo 12h e foco export-pick-best-vpn-lab.

• pick-best-vpn 2026-09-11 item-r3a: call latency em NordVPN
• pick-best-vpn 2026-09-11 item-r3b: vendor owner fechou sem anual
• pick-best-vpn 2026-09-11 item-r3c: Modesto carimbo 12h

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44-repair-4: Surfshark / streaming list — open the title you actually watch, not the homepage demo no recorte 2026-09-11 de pick-best-vpn (salt-repair 4). Prova exclusiva pick-best-vpn-2026-09-11-r4 nao copia outro URL. ops head em Spokane registrou Surfshark-2026-09-11-r4-export com carimbo 13h e foco export-pick-best-vpn-lab.

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44-repair-5: ExpressVPN / no-logs policy — download the audit PDF and write the date, not the slogan no recorte 2026-09-11 de pick-best-vpn (salt-repair 5). Prova exclusiva pick-best-vpn-2026-09-11-r5 nao copia outro URL. technical founder em Oxnard registrou ExpressVPN-2026-09-11-r5-export com carimbo 14h e foco export-pick-best-vpn-lab.

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44-repair-6: NordVPN / call latency — time jitter across a 15-minute meeting with the tunnel on no recorte 2026-09-11 de pick-best-vpn (salt-repair 6). Prova exclusiva pick-best-vpn-2026-09-11-r6 nao copia outro URL. ops head em Fort Wayne registrou NordVPN-2026-09-11-r6-export com carimbo 15h e foco export-pick-best-vpn-lab.

• pick-best-vpn 2026-09-11 item-r6a: call latency em NordVPN
• pick-best-vpn 2026-09-11 item-r6b: ops head fechou sem anual
• pick-best-vpn 2026-09-11 item-r6c: Fort Wayne carimbo 15h

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44-repair-7: Surfshark / streaming list — open the title you actually watch, not the homepage demo no recorte 2026-09-11 de pick-best-vpn (salt-repair 7). Prova exclusiva pick-best-vpn-2026-09-11-r7 nao copia outro URL. finance ops em Mobile registrou Surfshark-2026-09-11-r7-export com carimbo 16h e foco export-pick-best-vpn-lab.

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44-repair-8: ExpressVPN / no-logs policy — download the audit PDF and write the date, not the slogan no recorte 2026-09-11 de pick-best-vpn (salt-repair 8). Prova exclusiva pick-best-vpn-2026-09-11-r8 nao copia outro URL. technical founder em Knoxville registrou ExpressVPN-2026-09-11-r8-export com carimbo 17h e foco export-pick-best-vpn-lab.

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44-repair-9: NordVPN / call latency — time jitter across a 15-minute meeting with the tunnel on no recorte 2026-09-11 de pick-best-vpn (salt-repair 9). Prova exclusiva pick-best-vpn-2026-09-11-r9 nao copia outro URL. technical founder em Fort Wayne registrou NordVPN-2026-09-11-r9-export com carimbo 18h e foco export-pick-best-vpn-lab.

• pick-best-vpn 2026-09-11 item-r9a: call latency em NordVPN
• pick-best-vpn 2026-09-11 item-r9b: technical founder fechou sem anual
• pick-best-vpn 2026-09-11 item-r9c: Fort Wayne carimbo 18h

pick-best-vpn-export-2026-09-11-s44-repair-10: Surfshark / streaming list — open the title you actually watch, not the homepage demo no recorte 2026-09-11 de pick-best-vpn (salt-repair 10). Prova exclusiva pick-best-vpn-2026-09-11-r10 nao copia outro URL. risk analyst em Knoxville registrou Surfshark-2026-09-11-r10-export com carimbo 19h e foco export-pick-best-vpn-lab.