# Norton 360

> Antivirus suite with VPN, password manager and PC cloud backup

Norton 360 is Gen Digital's security subscription for home users. Plans combine real-time antivirus with a VPN, a password manager, cloud backup for Windows PCs and parental controls, and the Norton 360 with LifeLock plans add identity theft protection and credit monitoring. Plans differ mainly in device count and backup space.

- **Category:** Antivirus & Malware Protection
- **Made by:** Gen Digital Inc.
- **Website:** https://us.norton.com
- **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Android, iOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 17, 2026

## Pricing

Norton 360 is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $84.99 per year at renewal (Standard, 1 device), after a first year from $34.99.

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 30-day trial on Norton's US order pages; the iPhone app offers 7 days with an annual plan.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Norton 360 Standard | $84.99 per year for 1 device at renewal, after a first year | Antivirus, VPN and password manager for one device. Norton's US order page shows the first year from $34.99, then $84.99 a year. |
| Norton 360 Deluxe | $104.99 per year for up to 5 devices at renewal, after a first year | The same protection on up to 5 devices, with cloud backup and parental controls. First year from $39.99 on Norton's US order page. |

Read from https://buy-static.norton.com/norton/ps/bb/ushard/360/us_en_nort_branded-gen.html?nortoncountry=US on Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Norton 360 before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Cheaper first year** (Other savings): Norton's US order page shows Norton 360 Standard from $34.99 and Deluxe from $39.99 for the first year, before renewing at $84.99 and $104.99. Source: https://buy-static.norton.com/norton/ps/bb/ushard/360/us_en_nort_branded-gen.html?nortoncountry=US

## Key features

- **Real-time device protection:** Protects against ransomware, viruses, spyware and other malware on Windows, Mac, Android and iOS, with Norton's Virus Protection Promise of a refund if its experts cannot remove a virus.
- **Secure VPN and ad-tracker blocker:** Norton 360 plans include a VPN for as many devices as the plan covers, plus anonymous browsing and blocking of advertising trackers.
- **PC cloud backup:** Plans include cloud storage for backing up files from a Windows PC, from 2 GB on the smallest plans up to 500 GB on Ultimate Plus.
- **Password manager and parental controls:** A password manager is included, and Deluxe and higher plans add Norton Family parental controls, which are not supported on Mac.
- **Scam protection on phones:** The mobile apps check web pages, text messages and email for scams, and the iPhone app blocks scam and junk calls. Norton Genie answers safety questions.
- **LifeLock identity protection:** Norton 360 with LifeLock plans add SSN and credit alerts, credit monitoring from one or three bureaus, and stolen funds reimbursement of up to $25,000 to $1 million.

## Good for

- Households that want antivirus, a VPN and a password manager in one subscription
- Windows users who want their files backed up to the cloud by their security app
- US buyers who want identity theft cover alongside device protection

## Worth knowing

- Prices come from one of Norton's US order pages, where first-year prices vary between sections; the main site refused automated reads on 2026-10-17.
- Norton's order pages say plans are priced for an introductory term and then renew automatically at a higher renewal price.
- Cloud backup is for Windows PCs, and Norton Family parental controls do not work on Mac.
- LifeLock identity features rely on US credit bureaus such as Equifax and need your identity verified first.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Oct 17, 2026. Norton 360 bundles antivirus with a VPN, a password manager and cloud backup for Windows PCs, and the LifeLock plans add US identity theft cover. With 4.7 stars from about 183,000 App Store ratings, people clearly get on with it. Just know the cheap first year jumps to $104.99 a year for 5 devices when it renews.

- **Value for money: C.** Deluxe covers 5 devices for $39.99 the first year and $104.99 the next, so $144.98 over two years, about $6 a month. That's above the middle of antivirus apps but short of the dearest tenth.
- **Free plan and trial: C.** A 30-day trial on Norton's US order pages, and the listing doesn't say whether it wants a card. The iPhone app gives 7 days with an annual plan. There's no free version.
- **Features: B.** Real-time protection on four platforms, a VPN for every device on the plan, a password manager, PC cloud backup and parental controls, plus a refund if its experts can't remove a virus. The gaps are on Mac, which gets no backup and no Norton Family.
- **Ease of use: A.** 4.7 from about 183,000 App Store ratings. That's a huge crowd, and a happy one.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone. Cloud backup is for Windows PCs only, and there's no API or integration list on record, so it stops at B.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Norton's own order pages and its app store listings on 17 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Norton's main US site turned our reader away, so its prices are not on record. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among antivirus apps

- Norton 360's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 10 of the 14 other antivirus apps we grade, and level with 3.
- It stands best on ease of use (A, above 13 of 14) and worst on value for money (C, above 3).
- Its paid plans start at $7.08 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $4.17 for the category: 9 of the 10 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/antivirus

## Keep it, or make your own?

**Keep it.** To replace Norton 360 you would be making an engine that recognises new malware as it appears. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 10 of the 14 other antivirus apps we grade. It costs $84.99 a year.

- You could make: Ad and tracker blocking: an app builder makes this well.
- You could not: An engine that recognises new malware as it appears.
- You could not: Servers in dozens of countries, kept fast and private.
- You could not: A password vault, the last thing anyone should make for themselves.
- You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.7 out of 5 from 182,883 ratings in the United States, read Oct 17, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1278474169

**Tags:** Malware protection, VPN, Password manager, Ad and tracker blocking

## Alternatives

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## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026:

- https://buy-static.norton.com/norton/ps/bb/ushard/360/us_en_nort_brfr-ft30.html
- https://buy-static.norton.com/norton/ps/bb/ushard/360/us_en_nort_branded-gen.html?nortoncountry=US
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/norton-360-security-vpn/id1278474169
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.symantec.mobilesecurity&gl=US&hl=en

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