VIETNAM VISA INFO Here

A start, but not exhaustive and you are linking to very expensive sites.

E-Visa OFFICIAL .gov.vn site: https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/web/guest/trang-chu-ttdt Much cheaper than your 'third party' site.

Pre-approved 'VOA': $20 from the site you linked. I've been using vietnamvisapro for years. $6

And you forgot a few things:

Longer visas are available for US citizens. Some require visa runs every 3 months

Many countries have the possibilities of visa exempt visits, some with restrictions. Some long established, some where the exemption possibility is renewed each year.

E-Visa only works certain places...

Pre-Approved visa 'VOA' only works certain places.

Real visas are available from Vietnamese Consulates/Embassies or via some travel agents.

Loose leaf visas....

3 months isn't always 3 complete calendar months, might be ~87 days. 1 months isn't always a complete calendar month, sometimes a day or two more or less.

Yes, I did post https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/web/guest/trang-chu-ttdt on the blog/visa page as a hyperlink in Step 3.

And that's awesome with VietnamVisapro $6! I'm glad you brought it up because a fellow traveler recommended me the $20 site when I was traveling. Great tip!

And yes, longer visas are available indeed! I just mentioned the common ones most visitors would use.

And yes, I expand a bit more on visas, VOA works only at certain airports, etc. here: https://www.travelwithtrang.com/vietnam-visas/

Just a correction, the official e-visa is the cheapest option - for those who don't qualify for visa-free entry - but it's not the easiest or the quickest.
I've done it twice and both times they made me wait the maximum 3 working days not including weekends and holidays, in fact once they didn't even issue it on time. They also do not inform you in any way when your visa is ready, so you can only see it if you log in to the site. The application process is also way more difficult than the visa on arrival, since you have to upload a passport photo and your passport.
In contrast vietnamvisapro the application is much faster and the times I've done it I always got the visa very fast, like in one day.
The only problem is that the vietnamvisapro type visa does not allow entry at the land borders like the e-visa does. The difference in price between the two is about 5 dollars, so I'll go for the vietnamvisapro if I'm flying.

The application process is also way more difficult than the visa on arrival, since you have to upload a passport photo and your passport.

I didn't find it difficult at all, in fact one of the easiest visa applications I have done, a great option and cheap. It' not a big deal to scan your passport and a photo. On the 3. day of processing I contacted them as our visas were not there yet and 1 hour later I got confirmation by email that they had been processed...

I would disagree that it's one of the easiest visa applications. Most are easier. Sure if you're at home or at your office with a scanner and computer, uploading your passport and photo and using an image editor to get the proper size is not a big deal, but if you're at some budget hotel with a tablet, it is an issue.
In contrast, with the visa on arrival you just enter a couple items of info and that's it, nothing to upload. It's a difference of doing it in 5 minutes or spending half hour doing it, once you have the equipment you need.

Waiting quite awhile for the visa on arrival to be processed upon arrival at an airport.........especially after a very long flight......is more of a hassle than doing the e-visa in my opinion! Of course, as mentioned, if you don't have easy access to a scanner, etc., you can't take advantage of the e-visa.

I would disagree that it's one of the easiest visa applications. Most are easier. Sure if you're at home or at your office with a scanner and computer, uploading your passport and photo and using an image editor to get the proper size is not a big deal, but if you're at some budget hotel with a tablet, it is an issue.

I always have a copy of my passport and a passport photo on my tablet, so it's possible to use anywhere...

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