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Private Internet Access vs 
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Private Internet Access and Windscribe both list 68 countries. 45 countries are listed only by Private Internet Access, and 4 only by Windscribe.1
What our measurements show
- 68 countries are in both lists. Our measurements confirm the listed country for Private Internet Access in 49 of them and for Windscribe in 66. In the rest, no location has been measured yet, or the measurement does not allow a conclusion.
- For 1 of Private Internet Access's 215 measured locations, the server is outside the listed country. Measurements on two days showed this, and Private Internet Access's list does not mark any of them as virtual.
- At 41 of Private Internet Access's measured locations, the server is outside the listed country. Private Internet Access's own list marks each one as virtual.
- At 2 of Windscribe's measured locations, the server is outside the listed country. Windscribe's own list marks each one as virtual.
- Both lists mark virtual locations: 45 % of Private Internet Access's locations and 2 % of Windscribe's.
- In 35 of the 68 countries both list, servers of both providers are in the same network, for example M247 Europe SRL in the United Arab Emirates. In those countries, switching to the other provider does not get you a different network.
- On a first visit, Private Internet Access's home page loads 4 advertising or analytics services and Windscribe's loads 0, before anything is clicked.
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
- Private Internet Access
- Windscribe
| Metric | Private Internet Access | Windscribe | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries | 113 | 72 | |
| Countries not listed only as virtual | 51 | 71 | |
| Locations | 215 | 200 | |
| Servers listed | 545 | 357 | |
| Marked as virtual | 45 % | 2 % | |
| Measured | 215 | 200 | |
| Matches the country | 102 | 135 | |
| Server outside the country | 42 | 2 | |
| Networks | 20 | 58 | |
| Locations in shared networks | 95 % | 75 % | |
| In Fourteen Eyes countries | 47 % | 53 % | |
| Third-party services loaded | 9 | 1 | |
| Advertising or analytics services among them | 4 | 0 | |
| Lowest price per month | $2.03 | $5.75 | |
| Per month after the initial term | $2.19 | $5.75 | |
| Server list source | the list the provider's own published tools read | 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 that both providers list. In each of them, at least one provider 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 | Private Internet Access | Windscribe | Same network4 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | matches the country within 49 km | matches the country
matches the country within 26 km 2 locations | Keminet SHPK |
 Argentina | matches the country
matches the country within 36 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 13 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Australia | matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible within 33 km 7 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
matches the country within 45 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 39 km 2 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Belgium | matches the country
matches the country within 22 km 2 locations | 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 21 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Brazil | matches the country
matches the country within 62 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 36 km 2 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Bulgaria | matches the country within 40 km | matches the country
matches the country within 39 km 2 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Canada | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible within 18 km 5 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 | Datacamp Limited |
 Chile | matches the country
matches the country within 78 km 2 locations | matches the country within 105 km | no shared network |
 Colombia | matches the country within 62 km | matches the country within 48 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Croatia | matches the country within 5 km | matches the country within 6 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Cyprus | no conclusion possible | matches the country
matches the country within 28 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Czechia | matches the country within 55 km | matches the country
matches the country within 52 km 2 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Denmark | matches the country
matches the country within 124 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 34 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Ecuador | virtual, as stated | matches the country within 717 km | no shared network |
 Estonia | matches the country within 603 km | matches the country within 64 km | no shared network |
 Finland | matches the country
matches the country within 952 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 81 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 France | matches the country
matches the country within 748 km 2 locations | no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country within 435 km 4 locations | no shared network |
 Georgia | no conclusion possible | matches the country within 46 km | no shared network |
 Germany | matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible within 358 km 3 locations | no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country within 344 km 3 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Greece | matches the country within 95 km | matches the country within 949 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Guatemala | virtual, as stated | no conclusion possible | no shared network |
 Hong Kong SAR China | virtual, as stated | matches the country
matches the country within 26 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Hungary | matches the country
matches the country within 32 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 30 km 2 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Iceland | no conclusion possible | no conclusion possible
matches the country within 32 km 2 locations | Realcloud OU |
 India | virtual, as stated | virtual, as stated
matches the country
no conclusion possible within 243 km 3 locations | no shared network |
 Indonesia | matches the country within 110 km | no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible within 50 km 4 locations | no shared network |
 Ireland | matches the country within 146 km | matches the country
matches the country within 37 km 2 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Israel | matches the country
matches the country within 11 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 14 km 2 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Italy | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 29 km 3 locations | matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible within 22 km 3 locations | no shared network |
 Japan | matches the country
matches the country within 26 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 75 km 2 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Kenya | virtual, as stated | matches the country within 88 km | no shared network |
 Latvia | matches the country within 67 km | matches the country
matches the country within 63 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Lithuania | matches the country
matches the country within 25 km 2 locations | matches the country within 60 km | no shared network |
 Luxembourg | matches the country
matches the country within 182 km 2 locations | matches the country within 219 km | Realcloud OU |
 Malaysia | matches the country within 531 km | matches the country within 528 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Mexico | matches the country
matches the country within 95 km 2 locations | matches the country within 44 km | no shared network |
 Moldova | matches the country within 29 km | matches the country within 47 km | Trabia SRL |
 Netherlands | matches the country
matches the country within 34 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 114 km 3 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 New Zealand | matches the country
no conclusion possible within 36 km 2 locations | matches the country
no conclusion possible within 28 km 2 locations | GSL Networks Pty LTD |
 Nigeria | virtual, as stated | matches the country within 101 km | no shared network |
 North Macedonia | matches the country within 23 km | matches the country
matches the country within 35 km 2 locations | TELEKS DOOEL Skopje |
 Norway | no conclusion possible | matches the country
matches the country within 169 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Panama | no conclusion possible | matches the country within 12 km | no shared network |
 Peru | virtual, as stated | matches the country within 28 km | no shared network |
 Philippines | virtual, as stated | matches the country within 89 km | no shared network |
 Poland | matches the country
matches the country within 93 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 96 km 3 locations | no shared network |
 Portugal | matches the country
no conclusion possible within 37 km 2 locations | matches the country within 592 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Romania | no conclusion possible
matches the country within 871 km 2 locations | matches the country
no conclusion possible within 25 km 2 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Serbia | matches the country
matches the country within 9 km 2 locations | matches the country within 16 km | M247 Europe SRL |
 Singapore | matches the country
matches the country within 76 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 54 km 3 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Slovakia | matches the country
matches the country within 47 km 2 locations | matches the country within 52 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Slovenia | matches the country within 68 km | matches the country within 73 km | Realcloud OU |
 South Africa | matches the country
matches the country within 29 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 112 km 3 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 South Korea | matches the country
matches the country within 100 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 147 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Spain | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 41 km 3 locations | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 45 km 3 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Sweden | matches the country
matches the country within 21 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 23 km 4 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Switzerland | matches the country
matches the country within 15 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 16 km 3 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Taiwan | matches the country
matches the country within 23 km 2 locations | matches the country within 232 km | no shared network |
 Thailand | virtual, as stated | matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country within 524 km 3 locations | no shared network |
 Türkiye | virtual, as stated | matches the country within 266 km | no shared network |
 Ukraine | no conclusion possible | matches the country within 18 km | no shared network |
 United Arab Emirates | matches the country within 13 km | matches the country within 25 km | M247 Europe SRL |
 United Kingdom | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 134 km 5 locations | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 64 km 6 locations | Datacamp Limited, M247 Europe SRL |
 United States | matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
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matches the country
no conclusion possible
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matches the country
no conclusion possible
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matches the country
matches the country
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matches the country
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matches the country
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matches the country
no conclusion possible
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no conclusion possible within 46 km 56 locations | no conclusion possible
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matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
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matches the country
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matches the country
matches the country
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matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
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matches the country
matches the country
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matches the country
no conclusion possible
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matches the country
no conclusion possible
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matches the country
matches the country within 17 km 52 locations | Clouvider Limited, Datacamp Limited, M247 Europe SRL |
 Uruguay | virtual, as stated | no conclusion possible | no shared network |
 Vietnam | virtual, as stated | 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: 68 (58 %)
- only Private Internet Access: 45 (38 %)
- only Windscribe: 4 (3 %)
only Private Internet Access (45)
Andorra
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Bermuda
Brunei
Bolivia
Bahamas
Bhutan
Belarus
China
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Algeria
Egypt
Ghana
Greenland
Guam
Honduras
Isle of Man
Jersey
Jamaica
Cambodia
Cayman Islands
Kazakhstan
Laos
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Sri Lanka
Morocco
Monaco
Montenegro
Myanmar (Burma)
Mongolia
Macao SAR China
Malta
Nepal
Pakistan
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Trinidad & Tobago
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
only Windscribe (4)
Antarctica
Paraguay
Russia
El SalvadorNetworks both use
11 networks host locations from both Private Internet Access and Windscribe.4
- Clouvider Limited
- Datacamp Limited
- GSL Networks Pty LTD
- Keminet SHPK
- Krypt Technologies
- M247 Europe SRL
- Orion Network Limited
- Realcloud OU
- TELEKS DOOEL Skopje
- Trabia SRL
- Zenlayer Inc
Private Internet Access or Windscribe: questions and answers
Which is better, Private Internet Access or Windscribe?
This site does not pick a winner: which one fits depends on what matters to you. Private Internet Access lists 113 countries, Windscribe lists 72. Private Internet Access is based in the United States, Windscribe in Canada.
Which is cheaper, Private Internet Access or Windscribe?
Both state prices in the same currency: Private Internet Access starts at $2.03 and Windscribe at $5.75 per month for the initial term. After the initial term, Private Internet Access costs $2.19 and Windscribe $5.75 per month.
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