Avast Pricing 2026: Premium Security and Ultimate Renewal Costs

Avast Premium Security costs $49.08 for the first year on one Windows PC plus one mobile device, then renews at $77.99 a year. The 10-device plan costs $69.48 the first year and renews at $99.99. Those are the prices on Avast's Premium Security page, read on 19 October 2026, and Avast labels each first-year discount as a saving against that renewal price.

The renewal is the number to plan around, because it is what you pay from year two for as long as you keep the subscription. The surprise on Avast's pages is the Ultimate bundle: it costs exactly the same as Premium Security in year one, then renews far higher. This page lays out every plan, prices three years of each, and shows when the bundle is worth keeping.

Cyberpresso data: over three years, Avast Premium Security for 10 devices costs $269.46 and the 10-device Ultimate bundle costs $349.46, so the bundle's extras (VPN, Cleanup and AntiTrack) add $80 across the two renewal years after a free first year. Our arithmetic on Avast's printed prices, October 2026.

Toolradar data: Toolradar's Avast listing gives Avast's entry paid plan as $6.50 a month billed yearly, as of October 2026. That figure is the renewal rate of the 1-device plan expressed per month, not the first-year price, which is the gap this page is about.

Avast prices at a glance

Prices in US dollars before tax, read on 19 October 2026 on Avast's Premium Security, Ultimate, Premium VPN, Cleanup and AntiTrack pages. The last column is our arithmetic. Every plan carries a 30-day money-back guarantee.

How much does Avast Premium Security cost after the first year?

From year two, Premium Security renews at the yearly price in the table above, for as long as you keep the subscription. Avast prints both renewal prices next to the first-year offer, so there is no guesswork about the second bill.

The jump is smaller on the 10-device plan. The 1-device plan's renewal is 59% above its first-year price, while the 10-device plan's renewal is 44% above, both by our arithmetic. Put another way, the household plan costs only $22 a year more than the single-device plan at renewal, so a buyer with three or more devices to protect is better off on the 10-device plan from day one.

Mac owners pay the same: the plan for 1 Mac plus 1 mobile device carries the same first-year and renewal price as the Windows plan, so the operating system never changes the bill. Our best antivirus for Mac guide covers how Avast compares there.

Phone-only buyers follow a different path. Avast's page says the Android and iPhone versions of Premium Security are bought by upgrading inside the free Avast Mobile Security app, and it prints no price for them, so the in-app price is the one to check.

Why does Ultimate cost the same as Premium Security in year one?

Avast prices the Ultimate bundle at the same first-year amount as Premium Security, on both the 1-device and 10-device plans. Ultimate adds three products to Premium Security: Avast Premium VPN, Avast Cleanup Premium and Avast AntiTrack. In year one, those three extras are effectively free.

The difference appears at renewal. The 1-device Ultimate plan renews $32 a year above Premium Security, and the 10-device plan renews $40 a year above it. That is the true price of the extras, and it is far less than buying them on their own: renewing Premium Security, Premium VPN and Cleanup Premium separately for 10 devices would cost $279.97 a year by our arithmetic, before AntiTrack, against the Ultimate renewal on the table above.

So the decision is simple. If you would use a VPN anyway, Ultimate is the cheaper way to get it from Avast, because Premium VPN on its own renews at two and a half times the gap between the two plans. VPN-only services price differently again; our VPN pricing index tracks what they renew at. If you would not, take Premium Security and skip the bundle, or plan to drop Ultimate to Premium Security before the first renewal.

What three years of Avast costs

Our arithmetic below adds the first-year price from the table above to two years at the printed renewal price.

The first year is only a fifth to a quarter of the three-year bill, depending on the plan. A buyer comparing antivirus suites on the first-year price is comparing the smallest part of the cost. Our antivirus renewal price index puts the same year-one and year-two figures side by side for Norton, McAfee, AVG, Malwarebytes and others.

Is the free Avast antivirus enough?

Avast still offers a free antivirus, and its own Premium Security page credits awards from AV-Comparatives and AVLab to Avast Free Antivirus, whose protection Avast says is also in the Avast One app. What Premium Security adds is the scam layer: Email Guard flags suspicious emails across up to five connected inboxes, mobile protection blocks scam SMS messages and calls, and website checks warn about fake shopping and banking pages.

That makes the paid tier a scam-protection purchase more than a malware one. For a single computer used by someone careful with email, the free version covers the core protection; for a household with less cautious users and several phones, the 10-device plan's scam features are what the money buys. Our best free antivirus guide compares the free tiers.

Trials and refunds

• 30-day money-back guarantee on Premium Security, Ultimate and the standalone products, per each product page.
• Free trials: the Premium Security page offers its 1-device plan on Windows with no credit card needed, and on Mac at $0 at checkout. Premium VPN offers a 60-day trial and Cleanup and AntiTrack a 30-day trial.
• A $0 checkout trial turns into the paid plan unless you cancel, so note the date if you start one.

Which Avast plan to buy

Buy Premium Security for 10 devices if you protect more than two devices: its renewal is only modestly above the 1-device plan and it covers the whole household. Buy Premium Security for 1 PC + 1 mobile if you have one computer and one phone and want the lowest renewal. Buy Ultimate only if you will use the VPN, since that is where most of the bundle's value sits, and review it before the first renewal.

If the renewal price is the deciding factor, compare Avast with Norton, Bitdefender, Malwarebytes and McAfee on the same basis. Windows users weighing a paid suite at all should also read the best antivirus for Windows.

FAQ

How much does Avast Premium Security cost?

On Avast's US page on 19 October 2026, Premium Security costs $49.08 for the first year on one Windows PC plus one mobile device, or $69.48 for 10 devices. Both plans carry a 30-day money-back guarantee.

How much does Avast Premium Security cost after the first year?

It renews at $77.99 a year for one PC plus one mobile device and $99.99 a year for 10 devices. Avast prints both renewal prices on the plan cards, next to the first-year discount.

How much does Avast Ultimate cost?

Ultimate costs the same as Premium Security in the first year, then renews at $109.99 a year for one PC plus one mobile device or $139.99 a year for 10 devices. It adds Premium VPN, Cleanup Premium and AntiTrack.

Is Avast Ultimate worth it over Premium Security?

Yes if you will use the VPN. The 10-device Ultimate plan renews $40 a year above Premium Security, while Avast's standalone Premium VPN renews at two and a half times that for 10 devices. If you will not use a VPN, Premium Security is the cheaper plan from year two.

Does Avast have a free version?

Yes. Avast Free Antivirus is free, and Avast credits it with AV-Comparatives and AVLab awards on its Premium Security page. Premium Security adds email, SMS, call and website scam protection on top.

Does Avast offer a refund?

Yes, a 30-day money-back guarantee on Premium Security, Ultimate and its standalone products, per each product page on 19 October 2026.

Sources and method

We read Avast's US product pages for Premium Security, the Ultimate bundle, Premium VPN, Cleanup and AntiTrack on 19 October 2026 and recorded each plan's first-year price, renewal price and device count. Promotional banners and countdown offers are not list prices and are not used. Renewal ratios, three-year totals and the separate-products comparison are our arithmetic on those printed prices. See how we rate.

Cite this: Cyberpresso, "Avast Pricing 2026: Premium Security and Ultimate Renewal Costs", November 2026.

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