A typical VPN subscription
Billed all 12 months — used or not
You pay4,188 ₽ / yr
Pricing
Pay for the data you use. Not the months you don't.
A subscription charges you every month — the trips you didn't take, the weeks you forgot it was on. DinoLink charges 8 ₽ a gigabyte, once, for the traffic you actually route. That's the whole difference, and it adds up.
DinoLink, pay-as-you-go
A few trips abroad — that's it
You pay8 GB x 3 months192 ₽ / yr
Pay-as-you-go
Pay for data. Not for time.
No subscription, no monthly bill, no renewal you forgot about. Top up once — 80 ₽ a gigabyte — and it's yours until you use it. Even if that's next year.
80 ₽/ GB
Never expires
Your gigabytes don't reset.
No monthly wipe like a SIM card. Buy it once, use it across a year — the balance is still there.
Only routed traffic counts.
Split-tunnel sends just the sites you choose through DinoLink. Everything else is free — so 10 GB goes a long way.
No subscription, ever.
No card on file, no auto-renew, no month where you paid for nothing. You're never billed by surprise.
SBP works. Pay with crypto, or any card that still works.
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See what a top-up buysmin 10 GB
20GB
1,600 ₽one-time · never expires
10 GB300 GB
That's roughly 20 GB of any one of these — or any mix:
~0hrs
Web & messaging reading, search, chat ~0hrs
Music streaming standard quality ~0hrs
Social scrolling feeds with images ~0hrs
HD video film & streams The savings calculator
How much do you actually use it?
Be honest with the two sliders. Most people need a VPN hard for a few weeks a year — and a subscription bills them for all twelve months anyway.
Data you route in a month8 GB
1 GB60 GB
Only split-tunnel traffic counts — usually less than you'd think.
Months a year you actually use it4 months
1 mo12 mo
A trip, a blocked stretch, a busy season. The rest you pay nothing.
DinoLink gigabytes never expire— buy them in a busy month, spend them whenever.
With DinoLink you'd save
3,932 ₽a year · 94% less
Honest answer
At this much use, a subscription is cheaper.
You'd spend about 0 ₽ more with us. If you really route this every month, get the flat plan — we'd rather tell you than sell you.
Versus their no-commitment 599 ₽/mo plan (7,188 ₽/yr), that's 6,932 ₽ saved.
Top up your first 8 GB — 256 ₽Who saves, who doesn't
Three honest ways to use a VPN.
Pay-as-you-go isn't always cheaper — it's cheaper when you don't run a VPN around the clock. Here's where the line falls.
The traveler
Turns DinoLink on for two trips abroad a year — a week of maps, messaging and the odd video.
Routes10 GB across each trip That's20 GB / year DinoLink160 ₽ / yr Subscription4,188 ₽ / yr
Saves 4,028 ₽ a year · 96% less
The selective router
Sends one or two blocked sites through the tunnel year-round. Everything else skips it via split-tunnel.
Routesa light 3 GB every month That's36 GB / year DinoLink288 ₽ / yr Subscription4,188 ₽ / yr
Saves 3,900 ₽ a year · 93% less
The everything-streamer
VPN on all day, every day, HD video through the tunnel. Heavy, constant traffic.
Routes55 GB every single month That's660 GB / year DinoLink5,280 ₽ / yr Subscription4,188 ₽ / yr
Get the subscription. At this much traffic a flat plan wins — we'll tell you straight.
The crossover sits around 43.6 GB a month, every month. Below that, pay-as-you-go is cheaper. Above it, a subscription is — and we'd rather you knew.
Line by line
Pay-as-you-go vs a subscription.
Same encryption, same servers. The difference is everything around the bill.
DinoLinkpay-as-you-goTypical VPNsubscription
How you are billed
Per gigabyte, once
Every month, on repeat
When you stop using it
Balance waits — never expires
Access lapses, money's gone
Card on file
None needed
Stored & auto-charged
Auto-renewal
Nothing to cancel
Renews till you remember to stop
Best price requires
Nothing — always 8 ₽/GB
A 12-month commitment, upfront
Months you don't use it
You pay 0 ₽
Billed in full
What counts as usage
Only split-tunnel traffic
Usually all your traffic
If prices change
Locked at 8 ₽/GB
Can rise at renewal
Pay with
SBP, crypto, or card
Card, mostly
How you are billed
DinoLink · pay-as-you-goPer gigabyte, once
Typical VPN · subscriptionEvery month, on repeat
When you stop using it
DinoLink · pay-as-you-goBalance waits — never expires
Typical VPN · subscriptionAccess lapses, money's gone
Card on file
DinoLink · pay-as-you-goNone needed
Typical VPN · subscriptionStored & auto-charged
Auto-renewal
DinoLink · pay-as-you-goNothing to cancel
Typical VPN · subscriptionRenews till you remember to stop
Best price requires
DinoLink · pay-as-you-goNothing — always 8 ₽/GB
Typical VPN · subscriptionA 12-month commitment, upfront
Months you don't use it
DinoLink · pay-as-you-goYou pay 0 ₽
Typical VPN · subscriptionBilled in full
What counts as usage
DinoLink · pay-as-you-goOnly split-tunnel traffic
Typical VPN · subscriptionUsually all your traffic
If prices change
DinoLink · pay-as-you-goLocked at 8 ₽/GB
Typical VPN · subscriptionCan rise at renewal
Pay with
DinoLink · pay-as-you-goSBP, crypto, or card
Typical VPN · subscriptionCard, mostly
Subscription figures reflect a typical consumer VPN's cheapest annual plan. Your real spend depends on how much you route — try the calculator above.
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