Get NordVPN for free with a Saily eSIM plan this Black Friday

VPNs can be great, but let's be honest, they're kind of pricey, too. If you're careful with your cash, you might want to take advantage of the various deals and offers that pop up so that you can protect your privacy online without burning a massive hole in your wallet. Right now, one such offer is available - specifically, you can get NordVPN for free if you buy a Saily eSIM.

NordVPN sits at the top of our list of the best VPN providers - a position it earned by providing a speedy, user-friendly experience that thoroughly encrypts your data without any huge cracks in its armor. Saily eSIMs are actually part of the Nord family too, and together they create a bundle of resources which may be especially useful over the festive season if you're planning to travel and visit family members, or want to have a winter getaway.

You might wonder what an eSIM is, so let me explain: it's basically just a purely digital version of a SIM card. You use this on your phone when you're in other countries or regions, and your phone behaves just as though you were still at home (sounds a bit VPN-ish, right?). This has one massive benefit: you don't have to pay roaming fees.

Of course, you do have to pay for the eSIM itself, but the advantage here is that the cost of the eSIM is typically going to be a lot less than most phone providers charge when you're overseas. There are a few other decent features too, like built-in ad blockers and the ability to give your phone a virtual location, which provides an extra level of privacy in a world where every app seems to be tracking where you are. Again, that smells a bit VPN-y, doesn't it?

So eSIMs and VPNs kind of go together like cheese and onions, or olives and peanut butter (if you're me). For instance, if you're heading to another country, the eSIM will help you to avoid roaming fees, while the VPN will help you to keep accessing your local Netflix streaming libraries and stop your online banking from getting nervous about suspicious activity on your account. The only downside is that Saily eSIMs are purely data-focused, so they let you access the internet, but you can't use them for calls or texts.

Right now, going for Saily eSIM plans of 30 days or more will get you a whole month of NordVPN for free - so it's two for the price of one, really. Meanwhile, since NordVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, you can easily extend your testing time to make sure it's the right VPN for you.

NordVPN is our chosen VPN partner, so, naturally, we recommend it even outside of Saily eSIM deals. It lets you easily connect to the internet via servers in more than 125 countries. On top of that, it's compatible with most major streaming and gaming services, so it's a pretty nifty package. You can read our NordVPN review if you want to find out more.