Windscribe vs Hide.me (2026)
Prices and features refreshed September 2026. Speed figures are from our April 2026 lab tests. Privacy, streaming, price, and who each VPN is actually suited for.
8
Windscribe
VS
8.1
Hide.me
Quick verdict
Hide.me wins overall (8.1/10 vs 8/10)
Hide.me outscores Windscribe on Speed, Privacy, Value. Windscribe has the edge on Servers, Streaming.
Score breakdown
7.8
Speed8.2
8.5
Privacy9.2
7.9
Servers7.6
7.5
Streaming7.4
8
Value8.9
8.2
Ease of Use8.3
Windscribe
Hide.me
Full feature comparison
| Feature | Windscribe8/10 | Hide.me8.1/10 |
|---|---|---|
| Our Score | 8 | 8.1 |
| Monthly Price | $5.75/mo | $2.69/mo |
| Servers | 500+ | 2,600+ |
| Countries | 69 | 91 |
| Simultaneous Devices | Unlimited | 10 |
| Speed (tested) | 590 Mbps (77%) | 625 Mbps (82%) |
| No-Logs Policy | ||
| Independently Audited | ||
| Kill Switch | ||
| Ad Blocker | ||
| Streaming | ||
| Torrenting / P2P | ||
| Port Forwarding | ||
| Obfuscation | ||
| Double VPN | ||
| RAM-Only Servers | ||
| Jurisdiction | Canada (5 Eyes member) | Malaysia (outside 5/9/14 Eyes and EU data retention) |
| Money-Back Guarantee | 3 days | 30 days |
Who should choose which
Choose Windscribe if:
- Best free tier in the category: 10 GB/month, 11 server locations, no device limit
- Build-A-Plan starts from $1/month if you only need 1-2 regions
- ROBERT (custom blocklist) is the most configurable ad/tracker blocker we've tested
Choose Hide.me if:
- Malaysia jurisdiction — outside 5/9/14 Eyes and EU data retention directives
- 10 GB/month free tier with access to 5 server locations — no payment info required
- No-logs policy since 2012 — one of the first VPNs independently audited (2015), most recently by Securitum in 2024, plus VPN Trust Initiative re-accreditation