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Hotspot Shield vs Windscribe

Who’s behind each, what their homepages track, what they cost and how often their policies changed, measured the same way for both. By what they offer, they’re very close.

Hotspot Shield

Hotspot Shield is a consumer VPN service with apps for Windows, Mac, Android, iOS and other devices. It encrypts internet connections and provides servers in 80+ countries for privacy and access to region-restricted content.

Windscribe

Windscribe is a Canada-based commercial VPN service with apps and browser extensions that encrypt traffic, mask location, bypass censorship and geo-blocks, and block ads and trackers, offered as a free tier and paid Pro plans.

Company
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Registered in
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Online since
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Audience
Smaller site
Smaller site
Trackers on the homepage
  • Session recording: Hotjar
fewer
Ad trackers
None
None
Cookie banner
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Prices
No pricing page found
No pricing page found
Last price change
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Privacy policy changes
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0
Terms changes
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0
Open positions
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Trackers are what each homepage loads before cookie consent; changes count since we started checking each site weekly. Hover a dotted value for its source and date.