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What is Windscribe?

Windscribe offers features beyond just a VPN; it includes both a browser extension and a desktop application that collaboratively safeguard your online privacy and grant access to restricted websites. Additionally, it effectively eliminates ads and trackers while you browse the internet. One of the standout qualities of Windscribe is its user-friendly nature, as it eliminates the need for complex settings or navigation through menus. Simply activate it once, and it will seamlessly operate in the background, ensuring you remain protected without any hassle. With Windscribe, enjoying a secure and uncluttered browsing experience becomes effortless.

Pricing

Price Starts At:
$0
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Free Trial Offered?:
Yes

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Company Facts

Company Name:
Windscribe
Date Founded:
2015
Company Location:
Canada
Company Website:
windscribe.com
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Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Windows
Mac
Linux
iPhone
iPad
Android
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Online Training
Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
1-10
11-50
51-200
501-1000
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

Windscribe Categories and Features

VPN Service

Anonymous Browsing
DNS Leak Protection
For Digital Security
For Financial Security
For Gaming
For Streaming
Kill Switch
Multi-Language
Multi-Protocol
Peer-to-Peer
Policy Management
Remote Access
Web Inspection
White Label
  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Self employed
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Nice app 👌

    Date: Sep 28 2024
    Summary

    It's so nice and quite easy to use. It's been working quite fine for me. Tho the speed needs to be worked on.

    Positive

    It's really satisfying. Though it will be great if you guys work on the speed and the availability of other countries

    Negative

    Nothing. I don't really understand but I've got no problem.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Unoccupied
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    One of the best VPNs

    Date: Dec 19 2024
    Summary

    Even though it has limited data on a free plan (2GB), you can upgrade to a free and verified account to get another 8GB by entering Windscribe mailing list and receiving ads on your mail.
    Compared to other VPNs, this one lets you access 26 different servers from across the world entirely for free! This is not like, for example, ProtonVPN, since they only give you 3 servers. (Though, they are North America, Europe and Asia servers. Also, ProtonVPN does not have data limits, so if your data is getting drained by the things you do, try that one instead or upgrade to pro, which for most of us, the price is pretty mid)

    Positive

    Easy to use
    Fast servers with some free to use
    Lots of compatible devices (Windows, iOS, Android, All PC navigation software excluding Safari, and even routers)
    LAN passthrough for printers and storage media
    Split tunneling for filtering apps you don't want to connect to the VPN
    Firewall
    Customizable domain and ip blocking tool (R.O.B.E.R.T.)

    Negative

    Pricing could be a bit high for some people, but it's understandable
    Limited data on a free plan

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  • Reviewer Name: Chinyere M.
    Position: Operations manager
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Excellent connection

    Date: Dec 23 2024
    Summary

    Excellent experience using Windscribe so far. It’s reliable on the platforms i needed it for and gives a generous amount if data free every month

    Positive

    Fast and easy to connect.
    Doesn’t flinch or disconnect
    Easy to use and navigate
    Has an array of countries to choose from

    Negative

    I haven’t seen any con yet on the product. So far, so good

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Freelancer
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Recommended

    Date: Oct 08 2024
    Summary

    Good recommended to you all use the app you shall thank me later perfect working experience is included

    Positive

    Fastest and affordable, cheap among all you should try this app you would love it, truth be told Windscribe is the best

    Negative

    Nothing is faulty about this app you should try it

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  • Reviewer Name: Sheila G.
    Position: User
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Highly recommend

    Date: Dec 01 2024
    Summary

    Overall experience was very easy.
    Setup easy. Communication very good
    Free option working extremely well

    Positive

    Couldn't believe how easy it was to set up. Looked at a couple of other VPNs with confusing set ups or only free for about 30 days.
    Surpasses expectations. Seamless to use. When I set up first of all I had a couple of questions which were answered promptly. I like the fact that there are multiple locations to choose from on the free version as well which is unusual.

    Negative

    I've not come across anything I didn't like it didn't work

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Student
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Amongst the most generous free VPNs

    Date: Apr 09 2020
    Summary

    Given the fact that the Pros outweigh the Cons even for free plan, and the deal gets even sweeter with Pro plans, this is one of the better VPNs out there. Worked for services like VUDU, Pluto-TV, etc.

    Positive

    1. A 2 GB/month free plan, upgradable to 10Gb/month by registering with email ID.
    2. A lot of connecting protocols like IKEV2, TCP, UDP available.
    3. 10+ locations available across globe in free plan.
    4. Basic ad-blocker (R.O.B.E.R.T.) included in free plan.
    5. Customizable free plan starting as little as USD2/month.
    6. GPS spoofing available.

    Negative

    1. Inconsistent speeds on free plan.
    2. Occasional failure to connect in first go.
    3. Takes about 10-15 sec to connect, which is on the higher side.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Software Developer
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Excellent Free VPN with a great feature-set

    Date: Jul 23 2020
    Summary

    Windscribe is an excellent VPN that surprisingly has one of the most comprehensive feature set given that it is quite affordable and provides a generous free plan. It is available on most platforms & devices as well.

    Positive

    User Friendly app
    Great free plan
    Secure & No logs policy
    Static IP provision
    Firewall, Ad block & more other features
    Large network of servers across the globe
    Allows torrenting & Netflix streaming
    Cross platform availability

    Negative

    Not the best speed when compared to competitor products

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  • Reviewer Name: Maryam K.
    Position: E-Learning Instructor
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    Good VPN service for pro users.

    Date: Oct 02 2020
    Summary

    Overall Windscribe is a good VPN and has normal price list for the pro features and in addition also allow users to design their subscription on need base on per server cost, which make it unique in terms of cost effective VPN service.

    Positive

    Windscribe VPN service is a healthy and decent VPN service, which provides good experience to it's users through decent internet speeds and security protocols. It is widely available on every operating system devices and also can be configured on the routers easily.

    Negative

    The number of servers provided with the Windscribe VPN are far less than other major competitors in the VPN service providers industry.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Software Engineer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Yearly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 10,000 - 19,999
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Signed up and still get their emails, but could never get it to work

    Date: Aug 11 2020
    Summary

    Not a fan, if it's this difficult to get started using Windscribe, might as well use some other free VPN like Proton's free tier.

    Positive

    I wanted to try Windscribe because I saw that it had a free tier, and a promotion going on where you could get additional GB free.

    Negative

    I never once got Windscribe to work on any of my devices. They still send me emails.

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    Official Windscribe Response
    Date: Aug 12 2020
    Not exactly sure what you mean by "they still sent me emails". If it doesn't work on any of your devices as you claim, there are inherent problems on your network. Did you try to contact support?
  • Reviewer Name: Sadaf S.
    Position: Teacher
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    Decent VPN

    Date: Nov 23 2020
    Summary

    Overall I love the artistic user interface of the Windscribe dedicated applications for different platforms. It has decent speeds and modern VPN protocols including Wireguard protocol.

    Positive

    Windscribe is one of those VPN application, who has decent and well-managed application interface along with state of the art VPN protocols and bandwidth speeds. It has its presence over all operating systems and can easily be configured directly on internet routers.

    Negative

    Few servers of Windscribe doesn't unblock geo locked services for the relevant country upon connection.

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  • Reviewer Name: Helen N.
    Position: Junior Engineer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    Great VPN service

    Date: Nov 12 2020
    Summary

    Overall Windscribe has fast loading application and connectivity is super easy with all modern VPN protocols. It provides good security to overall online activities of the users with reliable connections and speeds.

    Positive

    Windscribe VPN is great and valuable VPN service with fast and easy setup. The prices for pro services are good and also offers free service for some country servers with data limit caps.

    Negative

    VPN server locations are not too much but enough for routine VPN usage.

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  • Reviewer Name: Rahul M.
    Position: Intern
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 500 - 999
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    Secure VPN for your system

    Date: Nov 18 2020
    Summary

    Windscribe is a good VPN for increasing your network and system security you can find many cities to connect to and works very well with pro plans.

    Positive

    Very fast to connect to any country or city with top speed.
    Works on many platforms.
    Has its own Firewall, static IP and other features .
    You can also use Netflix and other streaming services to switch countries.

    Negative

    I have been using it for long time now No cons work well for me.

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  • Reviewer Name: Hilda R.
    Position: Teacher
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Windscribe is good VPN service

    Date: Nov 05 2020
    Summary

    Overall Windscribe vpn is a very reliable vpn provider with many modern tools and features. Price of pro service is not too much and it also gives liberty to create your own package depending upon your required locations base.

    Positive

    Windscribe VPN is good to go VPN service provider and has great speeds while connected. It also offers free service with limited data cap and some selected server location.

    Negative

    Server location and available countries in the list are limited and needed to be increased.

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  • So far, so good. Better than Purevpn which has atrocious support and fails regularly. Windscribe is simple to setup and just connects automatically to your preferred location.