VPN for me

Head to head

Mullvad vs Windscribe

No email, no name, cash in an envelope: the privacy purist's VPN. Against: the honest cheap monthly: no 2-year lock-in, and a 10 GB free tier.

Mullvad
Windscribe
Best plan
$5.60/mo · any term·
$5.75/mo · 1 year
Up front
$67.20·
$69.00
Renews at
$67.20/yr·
$69.00/yr
Monthly
$5.60·
$9.00
Devices
5
Unlimited·
Countries
49
69·
No-logs audit
Cure53 / Assured 2024·
none
Open source
yes
yes
Pay without a name
no email, cash·
crypto
Based in
Sweden (14 Eyes)·
Canada (5 Eyes)
Netflix
·
iPlayer
·
Torrenting
·
Blocked networks
Speed
Refund
14 days·
3 days
Free tier
no
yes·

A dot marks the better number on that row. Numbers carry their dates on each provider’s page.

Which one, for which job

Mullvad

  • +No email, no name, cash accepted
  • +Open source, regularly audited, survived a police raid
  • +One flat price, no renewal trap
  • –Only 5 devices
  • –Weak for streaming and makes no claim otherwise
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Windscribe

  • +$9 monthly with no commitment
  • +Free 10 GB a month tier
  • +Unlimited devices
  • –Canada, 5 Eyes
  • –No independent no-logs audit
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