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NordVPN and Windscribe both list 70 countries. 80 countries are listed only by NordVPN, and 2 only by Windscribe.1
What our measurements show
- Of the 70 countries both providers list, our measurements confirm the listed country for NordVPN in 56 of them and for Windscribe in 67. In the rest, no location has been measured yet, or the measurement does not allow a conclusion.
- At 62 of NordVPN's measured locations, the server is outside the listed country. NordVPN's own list marks each one as virtual, so the list tells you this itself.
- At 2 of Windscribe's measured locations, the server is outside the listed country. Windscribe's own list marks each one as virtual, so the list tells you this itself.
- So far, no measured location of either provider has its server outside the listed country without being marked as virtual.
- Both lists mark virtual locations: 58 % of NordVPN's locations and 2 % of Windscribe's.
- In 40 of the 70 countries both list, servers of both providers are in the same network, for example M247 in the United Arab Emirates. In those countries, switching to the other provider does not get you a different network.
- Neither home page loads advertising or analytics services when opened as a first-time visitor.
From our own data: the server lists we read, our measurements, and our check of each home page. Apps, speed, and streaming are not tested.2
- NordVPN
- Windscribe
| Metric | NordVPN | Windscribe | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries | 150 | 72 | |
| Countries not listed only as virtual | 55 | 71 | |
| Locations | 226 | 199 | |
| Servers listed | 5,385 | 356 | |
| Marked as virtual | 58 % | 2 % | |
| Measured | 226 | 199 | |
| Matches the country | 82 | 134 | |
| Server outside the country | 62 | 2 | |
| Networks | 15 | 58 | |
| Locations in shared networks | 73 % | 75 % | |
| In Fourteen Eyes countries | 41 % | 53 % | |
| Third-party services loaded | 1 | 1 | |
| Advertising or analytics services among them | 0 | 0 | |
| Lowest price per month | $5.49 | $5.75 | |
| Per month after the initial term | $11.59 | $5.75 | |
| Server list source | a public list the provider does not document | a public list the provider does not document |
A dash: not in the list, or not collected yet.3
Country by country
Each row is a country both providers list where at least one of them has a measured location or both use the same network. The status comes from our own measurement of the server address each provider publishes. “Within … km” means the server is at most that far from the listed country.
| Country | NordVPN | Windscribe | Same network4 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | matches the country
no conclusion possible within 11 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 26 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Argentina | matches the country within 45 km | matches the country
matches the country within 13 km 2 locations | CDNEXT |
 Australia | no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country within 25 km 5 locations | no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country within 23 km 10 locations | GSL Networks Pty LTD |
 Austria | matches the country within 28 km | matches the country
matches the country within 39 km 2 locations | CDNEXT, M247 |
 Belgium | matches the country within 407 km | matches the country
matches the country within 11 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | no conclusion possible | matches the country
matches the country within 22 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Brazil | matches the country within 43 km | matches the country
matches the country within 36 km 2 locations | CDNEXT |
 Bulgaria | matches the country within 40 km | matches the country
matches the country within 39 km 2 locations | CDNEXT |
 Canada | no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible within 34 km 4 locations | no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible within 28 km 10 locations | CDNEXT |
 Chile | matches the country within 97 km | matches the country within 105 km | CDNEXT |
 Colombia | matches the country within 61 km | matches the country within 48 km | CDNEXT |
 Croatia | matches the country within 13 km | matches the country within 6 km | CDNEXT |
 Cyprus | matches the country within 32 km | matches the country
matches the country within 28 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Czechia | matches the country within 28 km | matches the country
matches the country within 52 km 2 locations | CDNEXT, M247 |
 Denmark | matches the country within 694 km | matches the country
matches the country within 34 km 2 locations | M247 |
 Ecuador | no conclusion possible | matches the country within 724 km | no shared network |
 El Salvador | virtual, as stated | matches the country within 986 km | no shared network |
 Estonia | matches the country within 22 km | matches the country within 64 km | no shared network |
 Finland | matches the country within 78 km | matches the country
matches the country within 81 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 France | no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country within 455 km 4 locations | no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country within 435 km 4 locations | CDNEXT |
 Georgia | no conclusion possible | matches the country within 44 km | no shared network |
 Germany | matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible within 330 km 3 locations | no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country within 349 km 3 locations | CDNEXT |
 Greece | matches the country within 145 km | matches the country within 949 km | CDNEXT |
 Guatemala | virtual, as stated | no conclusion possible | no shared network |
 Hong Kong SAR China | matches the country within 175 km | matches the country
matches the country within 26 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Hungary | matches the country within 26 km | matches the country
matches the country within 30 km 2 locations | CDNEXT, M247 |
 Iceland | no conclusion possible | no conclusion possible
matches the country within 32 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 India | virtual, as stated | virtual, as stated
matches the country
no conclusion possible within 218 km 3 locations | no shared network |
 Indonesia | matches the country within 122 km | matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible within 50 km 3 locations | no shared network |
 Ireland | matches the country within 130 km | matches the country
matches the country within 37 km 2 locations | CDNEXT, M247 |
 Israel | matches the country within 26 km | matches the country
matches the country within 14 km 2 locations | CDNEXT |
 Italy | matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country within 36 km 3 locations | matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible within 22 km 3 locations | CDNEXT |
 Japan | matches the country
matches the country within 155 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 75 km 2 locations | CDNEXT |
 Kenya | virtual, as stated | matches the country within 88 km | no shared network |
 Latvia | matches the country within 75 km | matches the country
matches the country within 63 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Lithuania | matches the country within 30 km | matches the country within 60 km | no shared network |
 Luxembourg | matches the country within 876 km | matches the country within 219 km | no shared network |
 Malaysia | matches the country within 440 km | matches the country within 528 km | no shared network |
 Mexico | matches the country within 56 km | matches the country within 44 km | CDNEXT |
 Moldova | matches the country within 732 km | matches the country within 48 km | no shared network |
 Netherlands | matches the country within 76 km | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 114 km 3 locations | CDNEXT |
 New Zealand | matches the country within 18 km | matches the country
no conclusion possible within 28 km 2 locations | GSL Networks Pty LTD |
 Nigeria | matches the country within 72 km | matches the country within 101 km | CDNEXT |
 North Macedonia | matches the country within 541 km | matches the country
no conclusion possible within 37 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Norway | matches the country within 27 km | matches the country
matches the country within 169 km 2 locations | M247 |
 Panama | virtual, as stated | matches the country within 12 km | no shared network |
 Paraguay | no conclusion possible | no conclusion possible | no shared network |
 Peru | matches the country within 29 km | matches the country within 28 km | CDNEXT |
 Philippines | virtual, as stated | matches the country within 187 km | no shared network |
 Poland | matches the country within 108 km | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 96 km 3 locations | CDNEXT |
 Portugal | matches the country within 65 km | matches the country within 592 km | CDNEXT |
 Romania | matches the country within 23 km | matches the country
no conclusion possible within 25 km 2 locations | CDNEXT, M247 |
 Serbia | matches the country within 19 km | matches the country within 16 km | M247 |
 Singapore | matches the country within 53 km | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 54 km 3 locations | CDNEXT, GSL Networks Pty LTD |
 Slovakia | matches the country within 127 km | matches the country within 52 km | CDNEXT |
 Slovenia | matches the country within 7 km | matches the country within 73 km | no shared network |
 South Africa | matches the country within 31 km | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 112 km 3 locations | CDNEXT |
 South Korea | matches the country within 112 km | matches the country
matches the country within 147 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Spain | no conclusion possible
matches the country within 50 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 45 km 3 locations | CDNEXT, M247 |
 Sweden | matches the country within 59 km | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 23 km 4 locations | CDNEXT, M247 |
 Switzerland | matches the country within 24 km | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 16 km 3 locations | CDNEXT, M247 |
 Taiwan | matches the country within 11 km | matches the country within 232 km | no shared network |
 Thailand | virtual, as stated | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 325 km 3 locations | no shared network |
 Türkiye | matches the country within 264 km | matches the country within 266 km | CDNEXT |
 Ukraine | matches the country within 18 km | matches the country within 18 km | CDNEXT |
 United Arab Emirates | matches the country
matches the country within 10 km 2 locations | matches the country within 25 km | M247 |
 United Kingdom | matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country within 123 km 4 locations | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 64 km 6 locations | BANDWIDTH-AS, CDNEXT, Clouvider - Global ASN |
 United States | matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
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no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
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no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
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matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible within 28 km 55 locations | no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
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no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible within 17 km 52 locations | CDN77, CDNEXT, Clouvider - Global ASN |
 Uruguay | no conclusion possible | no conclusion possible | no shared network |
 Vietnam | no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 41 km 2 locations | no shared network |
Countries listed by both providers or by only one of them
- listed by both: 70 (46 %)
- only NordVPN: 80 (53 %)
- only Windscribe: 2 (1 %)
only NordVPN (80)
Andorra
Afghanistan
Antigua & Barbuda
Armenia
Angola
Azerbaijan
Barbados
Bangladesh
Burkina Faso
Bahrain
Benin
Bermuda
Brunei
Bolivia
Bahamas
Bhutan
Botswana
Belize
Costa Rica
Cape Verde
Dominican Republic
Algeria
Egypt
Ethiopia
Fiji
Ghana
Greenland
Gambia
Guam
Guyana
Honduras
Isle of Man
Iraq
Jersey
Jamaica
Jordan
Kyrgyzstan
Cambodia
Comoros
Kuwait
Cayman Islands
Kazakhstan
Laos
Lebanon
St. Lucia
Liechtenstein
Sri Lanka
Liberia
Libya
Morocco
Monaco
Montenegro
Madagascar
Myanmar (Burma)
Mongolia
Mauritania
Malta
Mauritius
Maldives
Malawi
Mozambique
Nepal
Papua New Guinea
Pakistan
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Senegal
Somalia
Suriname
Chad
Tajikistan
Tunisia
Trinidad & Tobago
Tanzania
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Yemen
Zambia
only Windscribe (2)
Antarctica
RussiaNetworks both use
7 networks host locations from both NordVPN and Windscribe.4
- BANDWIDTH-AS
- CDN77
- CDNEXT
- Clouvider - Global ASN
- GSL Networks Pty LTD
- LTDA
- M247
NordVPN or Windscribe: questions and answers
Which is better, NordVPN or Windscribe?
This site does not pick a winner: which one fits depends on what matters to you. NordVPN lists 150 countries, Windscribe lists 72.
Which is cheaper, NordVPN or Windscribe?
Both state prices in the same currency: NordVPN starts at $5.49 and Windscribe at $5.75 per month for the initial term. After the initial term, NordVPN costs $11.59 and Windscribe $5.75 per month.
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