Norton 360 Standard vs Deluxe vs Premium (and with LifeLock): which plan do you need?

Norton sells one antivirus-only plan and a family of Norton 360 plans in the US: AntiVirus Plus, Norton 360 Standard, Norton 360 for Gamers, Norton 360 Deluxe and Norton 360 Premium, plus three Norton 360 with LifeLock plans that add identity-theft protection: Select Plus (listed as Select in Norton's menu), Advantage and Ultimate Plus. They differ in how many devices they cover, whether the VPN is included, how much Windows cloud backup you get, and which parental, privacy and identity features come with them.

We read Norton's US plan comparison, product pages and support pages on October 31, 2026. We don't publish prices, which change with promotions and at renewal; the tables compare what each plan includes. Where Norton's own pages contradict each other, we say so.

Norton's US plans at a glance

What every plan includes

Every plan, AntiVirus Plus included, lists a password manager, Norton's Smart Firewall (on a Mac it's called Firewall) and Scam Protection: Safe Web, Safe SMS, Norton Genie and Deepfake Protection. Norton's comparison page says AntiVirus Plus, Standard and Deluxe also get a Scam Dashboard and a Private Browser. Automatic deepfake detection needs a Windows 11 PC that meets Norton's hardware minimums and works on English-language videos only.

The VPN comes with every Norton 360 plan, with no traffic cap: on 3, 5 or 10 devices to match the Norton 360 plan, and for the LifeLock plans the comparison table says 10 or more. AntiVirus Plus has none. Norton's support pages say the VPN doesn't run on Windows in S mode.

Norton 360 Standard vs Deluxe

Norton aims Deluxe at families. Against Standard it adds two devices (5 instead of 3, each with the VPN), 50 GB of cloud backup instead of 2 GB, and parental control. Norton's comparison page lists Privacy Monitor for Deluxe and Premium (U.S. and Canada only), as do both plans' cards, but the Privacy Monitor page itself names only the LifeLock plans, so check the plan page if that feature is the reason you're buying.

Parental control on Standard is unclear. The comparison table shows a dash for Standard and the Standard product page doesn't list it, yet the comparison page's text recommends Standard for parental control. If you need it, Deluxe is the safe choice.

Choose Standard if it's just you on up to three devices and 2 GB of backup is enough. Choose Deluxe for a family's phones and computers, for parental control, or for more backup.

Norton 360 Deluxe vs Premium

Premium has the features Deluxe lists and doubles the numbers: 10 devices with the VPN on each, and 100 GB of cloud backup instead of 50 GB. When we checked, Norton's products page and menu didn't link to Premium, though its plan page was live with a Buy button.

You may also see Norton 360 Platinum in stores: a 20-device plan with 100 GB of backup that Norton's FAQ says has the same features as Deluxe. A note on Norton's comparison page says it's only available through retail partners; the FAQ on the same page says usually.

Norton 360 for Gamers

For Gamers covers 3 devices like Standard, with 50 GB of backup and parental control like Deluxe. It adds Game Optimizer, which runs on Windows PCs with at least four CPU cores, and Norton highlights gamer tags among the details its Dark Web Monitoring watches for. Norton's comparison table doesn't list Privacy Monitor for it.

Norton 360 with LifeLock: Select Plus, Advantage and Ultimate Plus

The LifeLock plans add identity-theft protection on top of Norton 360: identity and Social Security number alerts, credit monitoring, help from US-based identity restoration specialists, and reimbursement coverage. They also upgrade Scam Protection to Scam Protection Pro, which adds Safe Email and Safe Call. Norton says its LifeLock Identity app is available only in the US.

Two conditions from Norton's footnotes matter before you buy. Credit features need you to verify your identity with Equifax and have a sufficient credit file; without that, Norton says no bureau's credit features are provided. And scam reimbursement: Norton's LifeLock page lists up to $10,000 of scam coverage with Ultimate Plus, for US residents other than New York residents, while the Scam Protection blocks on several other plan pages show the same figure. Read the terms for the plan you're buying.

Which Norton plan should you get?

• Just you, a few devices: Norton 360 Standard — 3 devices, the VPN and 2 GB of backup.
• A family, or you want parental control: Norton 360 Deluxe — 5 devices and 50 GB of backup.
• Lots of devices: Norton 360 Premium — 10 devices and 100 GB — or a LifeLock plan if you also want identity-theft protection.
• One computer and no VPN: AntiVirus Plus.
• PC gamers: Norton 360 for Gamers, for Game Optimizer on Windows.
• Identity-theft cover in the US: Select Plus to start; Advantage adds bank and card alerts and Identity Lock; Ultimate Plus adds three-bureau credit monitoring and the highest coverage limits.

Renewal and refunds

Norton's plans renew automatically. Annual plans can be billed up to 35 days before the renewal date, after an email with the renewal price, and Norton says renewal prices may be higher than the first-year price, so check the renewal price on the plan's checkout page before you buy. Norton's refund policy covers 60 days from purchase on annual plans, and each annual renewal payment within 60 days of the charge; monthly plans get 14 days from purchase. Norton says it can't refund subscriptions billed through partners such as internet providers, and that in-app purchases are handled through the Apple, Google or Microsoft store.

Where Norton's own pages disagree

• Parental Control on Standard: a dash in the comparison table, but recommended for Standard in the same page's text.
• Privacy Monitor: listed for Deluxe and Premium on the comparison page and their plan cards; its own page names only the LifeLock plans.
• SafeCam on AntiVirus Plus: a dash in the comparison table, but included according to the same page's SafeCam section.
• Scam reimbursement: tied to Ultimate Plus on the LifeLock page, but shown in the Scam Protection blocks of other plan pages.
• Platinum: only through retail partners in a footnote, usually in the FAQ.

We report what each page says rather than pick one. Before you buy, check the plan's own page and the checkout for the features you care about.