Windscribe
windscribe.comIndependent Canadian VPN with open-source apps, a 10 GB monthly free plan and a build-a-plan pricing option.
- Owner
- Windscribe Limited
- Operator based in
- Canada
- Founded
- 2016
- Devices at once
- Unlimited
What you'll pay
In USD, from Windscribe's own pricing page, checked 2026-10-17.
Month to month
$9.00
per month, cancel any time
Cheapest plan, 12 months
$5.75/mo
$69.00 paid upfront
Then renews at
$69.00
per year
First 3 years, if you keep it
$207.00
7-day money-back
- Free plan:
- 10 GB/month with confirmed email (2 GB without), servers in 10 countries, unlimited devices.
- About the renewal:
- Checkout: Yearly plan 'Billed $69 USD every 12 months', 'Renews automatically'. Checked by hand on 2026-10-17.
Audits
Independent checks of the provider's claims, newest first.
2024 Packetlabs
Scope: infrastructure. Report is public.
FreshScribe server stack; report public on GitHub/wiki. Older sheet said not audited.
2022 Leviathan Security Group
Scope: apps. Report is public.
Mobile apps; full report public on Windscribe's GitHub wiki.
2021 Leviathan Security Group
Scope: apps. Report is public.
Desktop app; full report public on Windscribe's GitHub wiki.
Incidents
Breaches, seizures and court cases on record.
2021
Servers seized at a Ukrainian data center; coverage noted unencrypted elements/OpenVPN keys, no user log handover.
- Research summary (no single link)
2025
Greek court case; Windscribe said it had no data to provide.
- Research summary (no single link)
- Windscribe: no identifying logs (court cases)
Apps and devices
Unlimited devices at once.
- WindowsYesYes
- macOSYesYes
- LinuxDesktop appYes
- iOSYesYes
- AndroidYesYes
- Apple TVYesYes
- Fire TVYesYes
- Android TVYesYes
- RouterManual setupPartly
- Browser extensionProxy onlyPartly
Privacy and features
- Sign up without emailYesYes
- Pay with cashYesYes
- Pay with MoneroYesYes
- WireGuardYesYes
- OpenVPNYesYes
- Kill switchYesYes
- Split tunnelingYesYes
- Multi-hopYesYes
- Port forwardingYesYes
- ObfuscationYesYes
- P2P allowedSome serversSome servers
- Says it works in ChinaDoesn't claim itDoesn't claim it
