Why Smart Teams Choose VPNs: The Case For Secure Remote Work

Remote and hybrid working may have come into fashion during the pandemic, but these models’ utility has extended far beyond it. In Q1 2025, 28% of adults in the UK were hybrid working. Meanwhile, almost a quarter of new job postings in the US in Q2 2025 were hybrid, with 12% being fully remote. 

For small teams and organizations, this shift has unlocked major opportunities: namely, access to the best talent on the market, regardless of location. No longer are vacancies limited to candidates who can handle the commute to the office. Recruitment now spans continents, but this flexibility doesn’t come without strings attached. 

From region-specific tools being restricted in certain locations to the challenge of managing multiple platforms across the team, there are a host of logistical hurdles to overcome. And that’s before considering the multiple digital security concerns associated with hybrid and remote working.

These factors are typically easier for organizations in traditional workspaces to manage. When everyone operates under one roof, employees share the same encrypted networks, technical oversight, and centralized systems—all of which simplify access and facilitate seamless operations. But this level of visibility and control can be harder to maintain for organizations scattered across the country (or globe). 

So, how can teams overcome these access challenges and replicate this stability and security with their distributed teams? 

Breaking Down The Pain Points

Many organizations that have embraced hybrid or remote models are already juggling time zones, varying levels of internet connectivity, tool availability, and dispersed teams. However, the real friction lies in coordinating across multiple people, devices, and regions: 

• Unsecured and public Wi-Fi networks: Team members working further afield often connect to networks that lack sophisticated encryption and passwords, which poses a major data risk
• License management: Keeping track of how many virtual private network (VPN) licenses you have—and which team members they’re assigned to—is a time-consuming task.  
• Geo-restrictions: Day-to-day operations can be disrupted by software, websites, or tools being blocked in certain regions
• Budget constraints: Purchasing and maintaining individual licenses for tools such as virtual private networks (VPNs) may seem manageable at first, but these costs can quickly spiral

Small and medium teams need simple, centralized solutions for distributed work without the complexity and cost of traditional IT infrastructure.

Historically, individual VPN licenses have been touted as the quick fix to these issues. They’re easy to use thanks to simple and intuitive user interfaces (UI), and each account typically covers multiple devices—ideal for the modern professional that’s accustomed to flitting between laptops, desktops, and smartphones. 

But as soon as an organization begins to scale, the cracks in this approach begin to show. Every new employee signals a new standalone account being purchased and set up. This is a manual, time-intensive process that soon becomes repetitive. What’s more, these individual licenses must be tracked separately, confounding the problem and increasing the probability of some falling through the cracks. 

In short: what began as a quick fix rapidly devolves into a costly, complex mess—something that teams that pride themselves on efficiency can ill afford. 

The Smarter Alternative To Individual VPN Licenses

Enter ExpressVPN for Teams: the smart VPN solution built for modern flexible teams.

It provides organizations with all of the traditional benefits associated with a leading VPN—like post-quantum encryption, IP masking, and ultra-fast 10Gbps servers—while also solving the everyday challenges that stem from managing remote, hybrid or geographically distributed teams:

• Advanced Protection: A suite of privacy and security features—including Threat Manager tracker blocking—helps further protect your team’s private data 
• Centralized management: The product’s easy-to-use dashboard allows managers to assign, reassign, and purchase licenses in a few clicks
• Volume pricing: Easily add new licenses as your team grows, and take advantage of discounts to extract greater value. Save up to 50% with our competitive bulk pricing model. 
• Geo-location flexibility: Enjoy the peace of mind that team members working remotely are doing so securely, keeping everything running smoothly
• Secure app usage: ExpressVPN’s encrypted network will protect the data and the apps on a user’s device

Whether you're a five-person startup or a growing team with expansion plans, ExpressVPN For Teams is the key to unlocking a connected workforce that balances productivity and protection. 

Ready to simplify your remote operations, make them more secure, and enjoy a more affordable solution? Try the ExpressVPN for Teams beta and save up to 50% today.