NordVPN vs PureVPN

NordVPN has the clearer pairwise edge when you care about extra routing control or paying in cash. PureVPN still has confirmed streaming tools, obfuscation, router setup, and a Linux GUI, but NordVPN covers those too.

Multi-hop is a real difference in this pair

NordVPN has a confirmed multi-hop route in the current feature set. Built-in multi-hop is not part of PureVPN's confirmed feature set. If you deliberately want more than one VPN hop, that is a capability difference you can act on rather than a tie on paper.

Cash is available as a payment route

NordVPN supports cash payment. PureVPN does not currently support cash payment. It is a niche requirement, but if you want to keep a card or online payment account out of the purchase, it matters.

Streaming and router setup are already covered

PureVPN has streaming-focused server tools or labels, so you are not starting every stream with blind server roulette. PureVPN officially documents router setup. Those jobs are not missing on PureVPN; they simply do not separate it from NordVPN.

Linux and obfuscation are shared too

PureVPN has a confirmed official Linux app with a graphical interface. PureVPN has confirmed obfuscation support for at least part of its current setup. If those are your baseline requirements, both sides clear them, so the deciding question moves back to the routing and payment differences above.