ExpressVPN is owned by Kape Technologies with BVI registration; IPVanish is owned by Ziff Davis — a digital media company — and operates from the United States. The jurisdictional and ownership starting points differ. The products are built around different priorities: ExpressVPN around protocol refinement, IPVanish around connection-count flexibility.

What you get that IPVanish doesn't offer

Lightway — audited as a standalone protocol implementation. TrustedServer: hardware-enforced data non-persistence. BVI registration vs IPVanish's US entity — a 5-eyes member. Published independent audit of the no-logs policy; IPVanish has no published third-party audit. ExpressVPN is designed for lower-friction connection across platforms. Streaming access is a maintained product commitment.

What you give up

IPVanish allows unlimited simultaneous connections — ExpressVPN caps at eight. SOCKS5 proxy built in at IPVanish. IPVanish's long-term value position is more accommodating. Refined Fire TV and Firestick interface. Kape Technologies owns ExpressVPN — the parent's corporate history is a consideration that doesn't apply to Ziff Davis.

What you get that ExpressVPN doesn't offer

Unlimited simultaneous connections. SOCKS5 proxy built in. More accommodating long-term value position. Ziff Davis ownership without Kape's documented corporate lineage.

What you give up

United States is a 5-eyes member — federal reach applies at the service level, not just the parent. No published independent audit. IPVanish's clients are closed-source. Ziff Davis is a digital media company — privacy infrastructure is not the core business. ExpressVPN's Lightway protocol and TrustedServer architecture are not replicated. Connection performance and streaming access reflect different infrastructure priorities.