Windscribe vs hide.me: where each one has servers
Both providers side by side, based on their official server lists: which countries they share, where only one of them has servers and how their features differ.
- Windscribe 71 countries 71 with physical servers
- hide.me 57 countries 0 with physical servers
- In both 53 countries 0 physical in both
Server countries on the map
Only Windscribe Only hide.me Both
A country counts even when the location is virtual. The lists further down show which ones are.
Which one to pick
This only uses the data on this page: locations and confirmed features. We don’t test speed or streaming.
Pick Windscribe if you want:
- more countries overall (71 vs 57)
- physical servers in more countries (71 vs 0)
- no device limit
- open-source apps
- a physical server in: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cyprus, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Georgia and 12 more
Side by side
| Key facts | Windscribe | hide.me |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 71 | 57 |
| Countries with physical servers | 71 | 0 |
| Virtual locations | 0 | 0 |
| Locations not confirmed | 0 | 57 |
| Servers (as stated) | — | 2,600+ |
| Owner | independent | independent |
| Headquarters | Canada | Malaysia |
| Founded | 2016 | 2012 |
| Devices at once | unlimited | 10 |
| Free plan | 10 GB a month, about 10 countries | no data cap, 8 locations, 1 device |
| Independent audit published | yes | yes |
| Open-source apps | yes | no |
| Servers run in RAM only | yes | not confirmed |
| Obfuscation to bypass VPN blocks | yes | not confirmed |
| Locations checked | Nov 4, 2026 | Nov 4, 2026 |
Server countries on the map
Only Windscribe (18)
Only hide.me (4)
- Bangladesh not confirmed
- Cambodia not confirmed
- Egypt not confirmed
- Morocco not confirmed
Countries in both (53)
- Albania not confirmed: hide.me
- Argentina not confirmed: hide.me
- Australia not confirmed: hide.me
- Austria not confirmed: hide.me
- Belgium not confirmed: hide.me
- Brazil not confirmed: hide.me
- Bulgaria not confirmed: hide.me
- Canada not confirmed: hide.me
- Chile not confirmed: hide.me
- Colombia not confirmed: hide.me
- Croatia not confirmed: hide.me
- Czechia not confirmed: hide.me
- Denmark not confirmed: hide.me
- Finland not confirmed: hide.me
- France not confirmed: hide.me
- Germany not confirmed: hide.me
- Greece not confirmed: hide.me
- Hong Kong not confirmed: hide.me
- Hungary not confirmed: hide.me
- Iceland not confirmed: hide.me
- Indonesia not confirmed: hide.me
- Ireland not confirmed: hide.me
- Italy not confirmed: hide.me
- Japan not confirmed: hide.me
- Lithuania not confirmed: hide.me
- Luxembourg not confirmed: hide.me
- Malaysia not confirmed: hide.me
- Mexico not confirmed: hide.me
- Moldova not confirmed: hide.me
- Netherlands not confirmed: hide.me
- New Zealand not confirmed: hide.me
- Norway not confirmed: hide.me
- Peru not confirmed: hide.me
- Philippines not confirmed: hide.me
- Poland not confirmed: hide.me
- Portugal not confirmed: hide.me
- Romania not confirmed: hide.me
- Serbia not confirmed: hide.me
- Singapore not confirmed: hide.me
- Slovakia not confirmed: hide.me
- South Africa not confirmed: hide.me
- South Korea not confirmed: hide.me
- Spain not confirmed: hide.me
- Sweden not confirmed: hide.me
- Switzerland not confirmed: hide.me
- Taiwan not confirmed: hide.me
- Thailand not confirmed: hide.me
- Türkiye not confirmed: hide.me
- Ukraine not confirmed: hide.me
- United Arab Emirates not confirmed: hide.me
- United Kingdom not confirmed: hide.me
- United States not confirmed: hide.me
- Vietnam not confirmed: hide.me