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| hide.me | Perfect Privacy | |
|---|---|---|
| Legal company name | eVenture Limitedconfirmed | CyberDock IT Solutions GmbHconfirmed |
| Trademark holder, if different | Independent hide.me team (no named megacorp parent on About/home)provider claim | CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH / Perfect Privacy brandprovider claim |
| Year founded | 2012provider claim | 2008provider claim |
| Headquarters (country) | MYprovider claim | DEconfirmed |
| Other relevant jurisdictions | Malaysia, Bundesterritorium Labuan; Registrierungsnummer LL09685. Gerichtsstand und anwendbares Recht laut Nutzungsbedingungen: Malaysia.provider claim | DE (Hamburg HRB 152750)confirmed |
| Intelligence alliance of the home country | noneprovider claim | 14 Eyesconfirmed |
| Parent group / holding | none (independent)provider claim | CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH (Hamburg)provider claim |
| Beneficial owners publicly known | not knownprovider claim | partly knownprovider claim |
| Ownership structure | founder ownedprovider claim | owners undisclosedprovider claim |
| Sister VPN brands in the group | none disclosedprovider claim | none documentedprovider claim |
| Group owns VPN review and comparison sites | none disclosed on fetched pagesprovider claim | none documentedprovider claim |
| Documented misleading advertising claims | Die Seite why-hideme nennt über 30 Millionen Nutzer, die Affiliate-Seite über 20 Millionen (Abruf 03.08.2026). Der Seitentitel The World's Fastest VPN wird ohne Angabe einer Messgrundlage geführt.provider claim | ? |
| Acquisition history / former name | Im September 2022 übernahm eVenture Limited die kroatische E-Sport-Organisation Valiance; hide.me wurde Haupt- und Trikotsponsor.confirmed | Originally Switzerland-based (from 2008); later operated by CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH in Hamburg, Germany; technical entity claimed as Webinvest International SA (Panama)provider claim |
| Operating status | activeprovider claim | discontinuedconfirmed |
| Discontinuation date | ? | 01/30/2026provider claim |
| Core statement of the logging policy | Laut Datenschutzerklärung werden keine Logs zu VPN-Sitzungen, Surfverhalten oder besuchten Websites geführt und keine Verbindungslogs mit Zeitstempeln gespeichert, die ein- und ausgehende IP-Adresse oder Sitzungsdauer verknüpfen. Erhoben werden die E-Mail-Adresse des Kontos, ein nicht dauerhafter Fehlersuch-Log und das monatlich aggregierte Datenvolumen.provider claim | No user traffic logs; no IP addresses, access times/duration, or per-user bandwidth stored; account holds login, expiry, emailconfirmed |
| Connection logs | per sessionprovider claim | noneconfirmed |
| Storage of the assigned VPN IP | storedprovider claim | not storedprovider claim |
| Recording of transferred data volume | per accountprovider claim | aggregate onlyconfirmed |
| Enforcement of the device limit | Paid plans: 10 simultaneous connections; free: 1 connectionconfirmed | Unlimited simultaneous connections (vendor claim; mirrored in reviews)provider claim |
| Minimum account data required | Für ein Konto ist laut Datenschutzerklärung nur die E-Mail-Adresse erforderlich. Der Gratis-Tarif ist nach Anbieterangabe ohne Registrierung nutzbar.provider claim | username/password, account expiry, emailconfirmed |
| Telemetry in the apps | opt inprovider claim | noneprovider claim |
| Trackers and SDKs in the Android app | Not specifically enumerated in privacy policy; policy allows third-party service providers for payments/opsprovider claim | None — vendor claimed in-house development without third parties (Wayback home)provider claim |
| Trackers in the iOS app | Not specifically enumerated in privacy policy; policy allows third-party service providers for payments/opsprovider claim | No iOS app (CyberInsider con); N/A for first-party iOS SDKsprovider claim |
| Trackers and cookies on the website | Disclosed in privacy policyprovider claim | Google Analytics with anonymizeIp; advertising cookies disclosedprovider claim |
| Data shared with third parties | Zendesk für Support-Tickets und Live-Chat, Mailgun für Transaktions- und Werbe-E-Mails, dazu Zahlungsdienstleister.provider claim | Payment processors (Paymentwall, PayPal, Stripe, Bitcoin processors); Google Analytics on website with anonymized IPprovider claim |
| Retention periods stated in the policy | Der Fehlersuch-Log wird nach Anbieterangabe alle paar Stunden gelöscht. Mit Beendigung eines Kontos werden laut Datenschutzerklärung alle zugehörigen Daten aus den Systemen entfernt. Für Website-Logs und Support-Korrespondenz nennt die Richtlinie keine Frist.provider claim | VPN: no connection data retained; account credentials/email/expiry retained for billing/supportprovider claim |
| Independent no-logs audit | yesconfirmed | noprovider claim |
| No-logs audit details | Securitum prüfte vom 19.03.2024 bis 06.06.2024 die Einhaltung der No-Logs-Richtlinie. Grundlage waren Bedrohungsmodellierung, Prüfung der VPN-Konfigurationsdateien, Interviews mit dem Team, ein Abbild eines beispielhaften LXC-Containers und der Ausrollprozess der Server; der Bericht bezieht sich auf den Produktstand vom 15.03.2024. Auf dem Container fanden die Prüfer inaktive Skripte mit iptables und der nDPI-Bibliothek, die BitTorrent-Verkehr erkennen und blockieren können.confirmed | No-logs policy described as involuntarily tested via police server seizures (notably 2016 Golem/heise reporting); vendor claimed regular internal/external audits on Wayback homepageprovider claim |
| Audit report published | summary onlyconfirmed | not publishedprovider claim |
| App and client audits | Die mobilen Apps durchliefen nach Anbieterangabe 2023 eine Mobile Application Security Assessment (MASA) im Rahmen der App Defense Alliance; das Ergebnis wird als Sicherheitsabzeichen im Google Play Store geführt.provider claim | Vendor claimed regular internal/external audits on Wayback homepage; no named app-audit firm/report URL foundprovider claim |
| Infrastructure and server audits | ? | No public infra audit report found; involuntary 2016 seizure treated as practical no-logs test in secondary sourcesprovider claim |
| Tested in court or by authorities | ? | 2016 Netherlands server seizure reported; no customer data recovered (vendor/community narrative on archived pages and reviews)provider claim |
| Transparency report | regularprovider claim | noneprovider claim |
| Warrant canary | noneprovider claim | staleprovider claim |
| Security incidents and data leaks | None disclosed on fetched About/home/privacy pagesprovider claim | Police seizures of VPN hardware/servers reported (heise 2010; Golem 2016); operator framed seizures as validating no-logs (no user data found)confirmed |
| Listings by independent bodies | eVenture wurde im Februar 2026 als erstes Mitgliedsunternehmen der VPN Trust Initiative des i2Coalition erneut mit dem VPN Trust Seal akkreditiert. Die Akkreditierung ist ein Branchenprogramm, kein technisches Audit.confirmed | Historically recommended in privacy community reviews; CyberInsider and SafetyDetectives reviewed it; recommendations withdrawn after Jan 2026 shutdownprovider claim |
| WireGuard | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Proprietary protocol | Bolt, eine hauseigene Technik, die den Verkehr unter Windows über TCP statt UDP leitet. Der Anbieter beschreibt sie als Beschleunigung, nicht als eigenes Tunnelprotokoll; Quellcode ist nicht veröffentlicht.provider claim | Stealth VPN (DPI obfuscation wrapping VPN to look like HTTPS)provider claim |
| Legacy protocols still offered | SSTP und SoftEther werden zusätzlich zu WireGuard, OpenVPN und IKEv2 angeboten. PPTP und L2TP nennt der Anbieter nicht.provider claim | SSH2 tunnelprovider claim |
| Default data cipher | AES-256 bei OpenVPN, IKEv2, SoftEther und SSTP; die DD-WRT-Anleitung nennt AES-256-CBC mit SHA256. WireGuard nutzt ChaCha20-Poly1305.provider claim | AES-256 (OpenVPN)provider claim |
| Key exchange and authentication | IKEv2/IPsec, OpenVPN, WireGuard, SoftEther, SSTPprovider claim | OpenVPN / IPsec industry standards (details not fully specified on feature pages)provider claim |
| Obfuscation methods | Der Anbieter weist keine eigene Verschleierungstechnik aus. SoftEther und SSTP tunneln den Verkehr laut Anbieter über HTTPS, Multihop wird für teilweise oder vollständig blockierte Netze beworben.provider claim | Stealth VPN (HTTPS-like masking against DPI)provider claim |
| Usability behind the Great Firewall | per user reportsprovider claim | unclearprovider claim |
| Kill switch | bothprovider claim | system-wideprovider claim |
| Split tunneling | Auswahl nach Anwendung, in zwei Betriebsarten: ausgewählte Programme vom Tunnel ausschließen oder ausschließlich ausgewählte Programme durch den Tunnel leiten. Dokumentiert für Windows, Android und den Linux-Client.provider claim | yes (app split-tunneling per SafetyDetectives review of the service)provider claim |
| Port forwarding | limitedprovider claim | availableprovider claim |
| HTTP proxy | noprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Custom DNS servers allowed | ? | yesprovider claim |
| Traffic analysis defence | StealthGuard obfuscationprovider claim | Stealth VPN Technology / NeuroRouting historically offeredprovider claim |
| Number of servers | 2,600 Serverprovider claim | 55 Serverprovider claim |
| Number of countries | 57 Laenderprovider claim | 23 Laenderprovider claim |
| Number of cities | 92 Staedteprovider claim | 35 Staedteprovider claim |
| RAM-only servers (diskless) | noprovider claim | entire networkprovider claim |
| Hardware ownership | mixedprovider claim | colocationprovider claim |
| Own AS (autonomous system) | ? | noprovider claim |
| 10 Gbps ports | all serversprovider claim | some serversprovider claim |
| Public status page | noprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Known upstream hosting providers | Self-maintained, hand-picked security-hardened servers (provider names not listed on home)provider claim | 100% dedicated bare-metal / root servers (no cloud VPS); operators not individually named on fetched pagesprovider claim |
| Linux app with GUI | manual config onlyprovider claim | native appprovider claim |
| Linux command line | native appconfirmed | manual config onlyprovider claim |
| Android TV app | native appprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Apple TV app | native appprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Fire TV app | native appprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Browser extension | own extensionprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Type of browser extension | standalone browser proxyprovider claim | no extensionprovider claim |
| Router support | Dokumentierte Anleitungen für GL.iNet, Asus, MikroTik und FRITZ!Box sowie für DD-WRT, AsusWRT und pfSense mit OpenVPN.provider claim | VPN Routers documentation linked in footerprovider claim |
| Simultaneous devices | 10 im Premium-Tarif, 1 im Gratis-Tarifprovider claim | unlimited / personal multi-device use allowed; no sharing credentialsprovider claim |
| Usable without an account | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Cash by mail | noprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Monero | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Retail gift cards | noprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Monthly price | €11.99provider claim | €12.99provider claim |
| Effective price on the longest term | €2.59provider claim | €8.95provider claim |
| Free tier and its limits | Dauerhaft kostenloser Tarif ohne Registrierung und ohne Zahlungsdaten: 8 Standorte, ein Gerät gleichzeitig, gedrosselte Geschwindigkeit, kein Zugriff auf Streaming-Server, SmartGuard, Portweiterleitung und Multihop.provider claim | noneprovider claim |
| Money-back window | 30 Tageprovider claim | 7 Tageprovider claim |
| Cancellation path | contact requiredprovider claim | cancel in accountprovider claim |
| Streaming unblocking officially advertised | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Netflix regions reported | ? | Poor / largely incompatible with Netflix and Disney+ per CyberInsider testing notesprovider claim |
| Other streaming services | Der Anbieter nennt Netflix, Disney+, BBC, Hulu und Amazon Prime; unabhängige Messungen liegen hier nicht vor.provider claim | CyberInsider: does not work well with streaming sites such as Netflix and Disney Plusprovider claim |
| Data cap | Angaben des Anbieters widersprechen sich: Preisseite und Gratis-Seite nennen für den Gratis-Tarif unbegrenztes Datenvolumen, die FAQ der englischen Startseite nennt 10 GB pro Monat.disputed | noneprovider claim |
| SMTP and port 25 handling | Die Nutzungsbedingungen untersagen den Versand von Spam, unaufgeforderten E-Mails und Massen-E-Mails sowie das Suchen nach offenen Proxys und Relays. Eine Aussage zu Port 25 machen sie nicht.provider claim | Not documented on fetched Wayback/review pagesprovider claim |
| Official support in restrictive countries | StealthGuard / bypass censorshipprovider claim | ? |
| 24/7 live chat | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| SSL Labs grade of the website | A+confirmed | ? |
| Tracker load of the website | Privacy policy covers cookies/trackersprovider claim | Privacy policy covered website cookies historicallyprovider claim |
| URL of the warrant canary | none foundprovider claim | Historical warrant canary page (service discontinued)provider claim |
| Length and readability of the legal documents | Standard marketing/legal linked pagesprovider claim | Technical privacy-focused documentation historicallyprovider claim |
| Marketing claims contradicting the provider's own terms | Die Preisseite bewirbt für den Gratis-Tarif unbegrenztes Datenvolumen, die FAQ der englischen Startseite nennt für Gratis-Nutzer 10 GB pro Monat (Abruf 03.08.2026).provider claim | Discontinued service — historical claims onlyprovider claim |
All sourced criteria (151)
| hide.me | Perfect Privacy | |
|---|---|---|
| Legal company name | eVenture Limitedconfirmed | CyberDock IT Solutions GmbHconfirmed |
| Trademark holder, if different | Independent hide.me team (no named megacorp parent on About/home)provider claim | CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH / Perfect Privacy brandprovider claim |
| Year founded | 2012provider claim | 2008provider claim |
| Headquarters (country) | MYprovider claim | DEconfirmed |
| Other relevant jurisdictions | Malaysia, Bundesterritorium Labuan; Registrierungsnummer LL09685. Gerichtsstand und anwendbares Recht laut Nutzungsbedingungen: Malaysia.provider claim | DE (Hamburg HRB 152750)confirmed |
| Intelligence alliance of the home country | noneprovider claim | 14 Eyesconfirmed |
| Parent group / holding | none (independent)provider claim | CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH (Hamburg)provider claim |
| Beneficial owners publicly known | not knownprovider claim | partly knownprovider claim |
| Ownership structure | founder ownedprovider claim | owners undisclosedprovider claim |
| Leadership team publicly named | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Verifiable postal address for legal service | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Sister VPN brands in the group | none disclosedprovider claim | none documentedprovider claim |
| Group owns VPN review and comparison sites | none disclosed on fetched pagesprovider claim | none documentedprovider claim |
| Runs an affiliate programme | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| YouTube and influencer sponsoring | unknownprovider claim | unknownprovider claim |
| Documented misleading advertising claims | Die Seite why-hideme nennt über 30 Millionen Nutzer, die Affiliate-Seite über 20 Millionen (Abruf 03.08.2026). Der Seitentitel The World's Fastest VPN wird ohne Angabe einer Messgrundlage geführt.provider claim | ? |
| Acquisition history / former name | Im September 2022 übernahm eVenture Limited die kroatische E-Sport-Organisation Valiance; hide.me wurde Haupt- und Trikotsponsor.confirmed | Originally Switzerland-based (from 2008); later operated by CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH in Hamburg, Germany; technical entity claimed as Webinvest International SA (Panama)provider claim |
| Operating status | activeprovider claim | discontinuedconfirmed |
| Discontinuation date | ? | 01/30/2026provider claim |
| Core statement of the logging policy | Laut Datenschutzerklärung werden keine Logs zu VPN-Sitzungen, Surfverhalten oder besuchten Websites geführt und keine Verbindungslogs mit Zeitstempeln gespeichert, die ein- und ausgehende IP-Adresse oder Sitzungsdauer verknüpfen. Erhoben werden die E-Mail-Adresse des Kontos, ein nicht dauerhafter Fehlersuch-Log und das monatlich aggregierte Datenvolumen.provider claim | No user traffic logs; no IP addresses, access times/duration, or per-user bandwidth stored; account holds login, expiry, emailconfirmed |
| Activity and traffic logs | noneconfirmed | noneconfirmed |
| Connection logs | per sessionprovider claim | noneconfirmed |
| Storage of the real IP address | not storedprovider claim | not storedconfirmed |
| Storage of the assigned VPN IP | storedprovider claim | not storedprovider claim |
| Precision of stored timestamps | noneprovider claim | noneconfirmed |
| Recording of transferred data volume | per accountprovider claim | aggregate onlyconfirmed |
| Enforcement of the device limit | Paid plans: 10 simultaneous connections; free: 1 connectionconfirmed | Unlimited simultaneous connections (vendor claim; mirrored in reviews)provider claim |
| Minimum account data required | Für ein Konto ist laut Datenschutzerklärung nur die E-Mail-Adresse erforderlich. Der Gratis-Tarif ist nach Anbieterangabe ohne Registrierung nutzbar.provider claim | username/password, account expiry, emailconfirmed |
| Telemetry in the apps | opt inprovider claim | noneprovider claim |
| Trackers and SDKs in the Android app | Not specifically enumerated in privacy policy; policy allows third-party service providers for payments/opsprovider claim | None — vendor claimed in-house development without third parties (Wayback home)provider claim |
| Trackers in the iOS app | Not specifically enumerated in privacy policy; policy allows third-party service providers for payments/opsprovider claim | No iOS app (CyberInsider con); N/A for first-party iOS SDKsprovider claim |
| Trackers and cookies on the website | Disclosed in privacy policyprovider claim | Google Analytics with anonymizeIp; advertising cookies disclosedprovider claim |
| Data shared with third parties | Zendesk für Support-Tickets und Live-Chat, Mailgun für Transaktions- und Werbe-E-Mails, dazu Zahlungsdienstleister.provider claim | Payment processors (Paymentwall, PayPal, Stripe, Bitcoin processors); Google Analytics on website with anonymized IPprovider claim |
| Retention periods stated in the policy | Der Fehlersuch-Log wird nach Anbieterangabe alle paar Stunden gelöscht. Mit Beendigung eines Kontos werden laut Datenschutzerklärung alle zugehörigen Daten aus den Systemen entfernt. Für Website-Logs und Support-Korrespondenz nennt die Richtlinie keine Frist.provider claim | VPN: no connection data retained; account credentials/email/expiry retained for billing/supportprovider claim |
| EU representative named under GDPR | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Independent no-logs audit | yesconfirmed | noprovider claim |
| No-logs audit details | Securitum prüfte vom 19.03.2024 bis 06.06.2024 die Einhaltung der No-Logs-Richtlinie. Grundlage waren Bedrohungsmodellierung, Prüfung der VPN-Konfigurationsdateien, Interviews mit dem Team, ein Abbild eines beispielhaften LXC-Containers und der Ausrollprozess der Server; der Bericht bezieht sich auf den Produktstand vom 15.03.2024. Auf dem Container fanden die Prüfer inaktive Skripte mit iptables und der nDPI-Bibliothek, die BitTorrent-Verkehr erkennen und blockieren können.confirmed | No-logs policy described as involuntarily tested via police server seizures (notably 2016 Golem/heise reporting); vendor claimed regular internal/external audits on Wayback homepageprovider claim |
| Audit report published | summary onlyconfirmed | not publishedprovider claim |
| App and client audits | Die mobilen Apps durchliefen nach Anbieterangabe 2023 eine Mobile Application Security Assessment (MASA) im Rahmen der App Defense Alliance; das Ergebnis wird als Sicherheitsabzeichen im Google Play Store geführt.provider claim | Vendor claimed regular internal/external audits on Wayback homepage; no named app-audit firm/report URL foundprovider claim |
| Infrastructure and server audits | ? | No public infra audit report found; involuntary 2016 seizure treated as practical no-logs test in secondary sourcesprovider claim |
| Audit frequency | irregularprovider claim | irregularprovider claim |
| Tested in court or by authorities | ? | 2016 Netherlands server seizure reported; no customer data recovered (vendor/community narrative on archived pages and reviews)provider claim |
| Transparency report | regularprovider claim | noneprovider claim |
| Warrant canary | noneprovider claim | staleprovider claim |
| Security incidents and data leaks | None disclosed on fetched About/home/privacy pagesprovider claim | Police seizures of VPN hardware/servers reported (heise 2010; Golem 2016); operator framed seizures as validating no-logs (no user data found)confirmed |
| Open source clients | someconfirmed | someprovider claim |
| Open source server side | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Reproducible builds | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Available on F-Droid | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Listings by independent bodies | eVenture wurde im Februar 2026 als erstes Mitgliedsunternehmen der VPN Trust Initiative des i2Coalition erneut mit dem VPN Trust Seal akkreditiert. Die Akkreditierung ist ein Branchenprogramm, kein technisches Audit.confirmed | Historically recommended in privacy community reviews; CyberInsider and SafetyDetectives reviewed it; recommendations withdrawn after Jan 2026 shutdownprovider claim |
| WireGuard | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| OpenVPN over UDP | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| OpenVPN over TCP | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| IKEv2/IPsec | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Proprietary protocol | Bolt, eine hauseigene Technik, die den Verkehr unter Windows über TCP statt UDP leitet. Der Anbieter beschreibt sie als Beschleunigung, nicht als eigenes Tunnelprotokoll; Quellcode ist nicht veröffentlicht.provider claim | Stealth VPN (DPI obfuscation wrapping VPN to look like HTTPS)provider claim |
| Legacy protocols still offered | SSTP und SoftEther werden zusätzlich zu WireGuard, OpenVPN und IKEv2 angeboten. PPTP und L2TP nennt der Anbieter nicht.provider claim | SSH2 tunnelprovider claim |
| Default data cipher | AES-256 bei OpenVPN, IKEv2, SoftEther und SSTP; die DD-WRT-Anleitung nennt AES-256-CBC mit SHA256. WireGuard nutzt ChaCha20-Poly1305.provider claim | AES-256 (OpenVPN)provider claim |
| Weakest accepted cipher | AES-256provider claim | AES-256provider claim |
| Key exchange and authentication | IKEv2/IPsec, OpenVPN, WireGuard, SoftEther, SSTPprovider claim | OpenVPN / IPsec industry standards (details not fully specified on feature pages)provider claim |
| Perfect forward secrecy | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Post-quantum key exchange | not availableprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Own DNS resolvers | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| DNS leak protection | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| IPv6 handling | routed through tunnelprovider claim | routed through tunnelprovider claim |
| WebRTC protection or guidance | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Obfuscation methods | Der Anbieter weist keine eigene Verschleierungstechnik aus. SoftEther und SSTP tunneln den Verkehr laut Anbieter über HTTPS, Multihop wird für teilweise oder vollständig blockierte Netze beworben.provider claim | Stealth VPN (HTTPS-like masking against DPI)provider claim |
| Usability behind the Great Firewall | per user reportsprovider claim | unclearprovider claim |
| Kill switch | bothprovider claim | system-wideprovider claim |
| Permanent lockdown | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Split tunneling | Auswahl nach Anwendung, in zwei Betriebsarten: ausgewählte Programme vom Tunnel ausschließen oder ausschließlich ausgewählte Programme durch den Tunnel leiten. Dokumentiert für Windows, Android und den Linux-Client.provider claim | yes (app split-tunneling per SafetyDetectives review of the service)provider claim |
| Multihop | freely combinableprovider claim | freely combinableprovider claim |
| Tor integration (Onion over VPN) | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Port forwarding | limitedprovider claim | availableprovider claim |
| SOCKS5 proxy | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| HTTP proxy | noprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Smart DNS | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Ad and tracker filtering in DNS | configurableprovider claim | configurableprovider claim |
| Malware and phishing filter | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Custom DNS servers allowed | ? | yesprovider claim |
| Local network access toggle | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Auto connect rules | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Private device network (mesh) | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| GPS location override (Android) | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Traffic analysis defence | StealthGuard obfuscationprovider claim | Stealth VPN Technology / NeuroRouting historically offeredprovider claim |
| IPv6 inside the tunnel | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Obfuscation without configuration | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Number of servers | 2,600 Serverprovider claim | 55 Serverprovider claim |
| Number of countries | 57 Laenderprovider claim | 23 Laenderprovider claim |
| Number of cities | 92 Staedteprovider claim | 35 Staedteprovider claim |
| Virtual locations | no virtual locationsprovider claim | no virtual locationsprovider claim |
| RAM-only servers (diskless) | noprovider claim | entire networkprovider claim |
| Hardware ownership | mixedprovider claim | colocationprovider claim |
| Own AS (autonomous system) | ? | noprovider claim |
| 10 Gbps ports | all serversprovider claim | some serversprovider claim |
| P2P and file sharing | entire networkprovider claim | entire networkprovider claim |
| Public server list | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Public status page | noprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Known upstream hosting providers | Self-maintained, hand-picked security-hardened servers (provider names not listed on home)provider claim | 100% dedicated bare-metal / root servers (no cloud VPS); operators not individually named on fetched pagesprovider claim |
| Windows app | native appprovider claim | native appprovider claim |
| macOS app | native appprovider claim | native appprovider claim |
| Linux app with GUI | manual config onlyprovider claim | native appprovider claim |
| Linux command line | native appconfirmed | manual config onlyprovider claim |
| Android app | native appprovider claim | native appprovider claim |
| iOS app | native appprovider claim | native appprovider claim |
| Android TV app | native appprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Apple TV app | native appprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Fire TV app | native appprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Browser extension | own extensionprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Type of browser extension | standalone browser proxyprovider claim | no extensionprovider claim |
| Router support | Dokumentierte Anleitungen für GL.iNet, Asus, MikroTik und FRITZ!Box sowie für DD-WRT, AsusWRT und pfSense mit OpenVPN.provider claim | VPN Routers documentation linked in footerprovider claim |
| Native build for Apple Silicon | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Command line documented | yesconfirmed | yesprovider claim |
| Simultaneous devices | 10 im Premium-Tarif, 1 im Gratis-Tarifprovider claim | unlimited / personal multi-device use allowed; no sharing credentialsprovider claim |
| Usable without an account | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Data required at signup | any email addressprovider claim | any email addressprovider claim |
| Account model | email as loginprovider claim | email as loginprovider claim |
| Cash by mail | noprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Monero | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Bitcoin | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Lightning | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Retail gift cards | noprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| PayPal | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Credit and debit card | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| SEPA payment | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Monthly price | €11.99provider claim | €12.99provider claim |
| Effective price on the longest term | €2.59provider claim | €8.95provider claim |
| Price change at renewal | same priceprovider claim | same priceprovider claim |
| Flat pricing without permanent discounts | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Free tier and its limits | Dauerhaft kostenloser Tarif ohne Registrierung und ohne Zahlungsdaten: 8 Standorte, ein Gerät gleichzeitig, gedrosselte Geschwindigkeit, kein Zugriff auf Streaming-Server, SmartGuard, Portweiterleitung und Multihop.provider claim | noneprovider claim |
| Money-back window | 30 Tageprovider claim | 7 Tageprovider claim |
| Cancellation path | contact requiredprovider claim | cancel in accountprovider claim |
| P2P policy in the terms of service | entire networkprovider claim | entire networkprovider claim |
| Streaming unblocking officially advertised | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Netflix regions reported | ? | Poor / largely incompatible with Netflix and Disney+ per CyberInsider testing notesprovider claim |
| Other streaming services | Der Anbieter nennt Netflix, Disney+, BBC, Hulu und Amazon Prime; unabhängige Messungen liegen hier nicht vor.provider claim | CyberInsider: does not work well with streaming sites such as Netflix and Disney Plusprovider claim |
| Bandwidth cap | no limitprovider claim | no limitprovider claim |
| Data cap | Angaben des Anbieters widersprechen sich: Preisseite und Gratis-Seite nennen für den Gratis-Tarif unbegrenztes Datenvolumen, die FAQ der englischen Startseite nennt 10 GB pro Monat.disputed | noneprovider claim |
| SMTP and port 25 handling | Die Nutzungsbedingungen untersagen den Versand von Spam, unaufgeforderten E-Mails und Massen-E-Mails sowie das Suchen nach offenen Proxys und Relays. Eine Aussage zu Port 25 machen sie nicht.provider claim | Not documented on fetched Wayback/review pagesprovider claim |
| Official support in restrictive countries | StealthGuard / bypass censorshipprovider claim | ? |
| 24/7 live chat | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Email or ticket support | yesprovider claim | yesconfirmed |
| Telephone support | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| German-language support | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Documentation assessment | workableprovider claim | workableprovider claim |
| Self-hosted chat widget | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Self-service account deletion | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| SSL Labs grade of the website | A+confirmed | ? |
| Tracker load of the website | Privacy policy covers cookies/trackersprovider claim | Privacy policy covered website cookies historicallyprovider claim |
| URL of the warrant canary | none foundprovider claim | Historical warrant canary page (service discontinued)provider claim |
| Length and readability of the legal documents | Standard marketing/legal linked pagesprovider claim | Technical privacy-focused documentation historicallyprovider claim |
| Marketing claims contradicting the provider's own terms | Die Preisseite bewirbt für den Gratis-Tarif unbegrenztes Datenvolumen, die FAQ der englischen Startseite nennt für Gratis-Nutzer 10 GB pro Monat (Abruf 03.08.2026).provider claim | Discontinued service — historical claims onlyprovider claim |