Windscribe is an independent VPN operated by Windscribe Limited, a company registered in Ontario, Canada. The service is sold under its own brand and ships open-source clients on several platforms.
What it does
- Protects connections on public networks and hides the IP
- Reduces tracking by providers and websites
- Reaches region-restricted content
- Blocks ads, trackers and malicious domains at the network level
How it works
- Apps for desktop, mobile, TV and browser extensions
- Open-source clients, with the code published on the brand’s GitHub
- RAM-disk infrastructure, with no identifying data written
- Disguise protocols such as Stealth and WStunnel for restrictive networks
Public pricing
- Permanent free plan with a monthly data cap
- Monthly and yearly subscriptions, plus a build-your-own plan per location
- Refund guarantee within the published window
Strengths
- Free plan with no card required and no ads
- Broad device coverage, including TVs and routers
- Ad and tracker blocking straight at the DNS level
Points of attention
- The free plan has a monthly data cap and fewer locations
- Canadian jurisdiction, a Five Eyes member country
- No official command-line client documentation for every platform