Proton VPN vs Windscribe

Proton VPN and Windscribe both list 71 countries. 78 countries are listed only by Proton VPN, and 1 only by Windscribe.¹

What our measurements show

Proton VPN's list gives no server addresses, so none of its locations can be measured. The measurements on this page cover only Windscribe.
At 2 of Windscribe's measured locations, the server is outside the listed country. Windscribe's own list marks each one as virtual.
Windscribe's list shows which locations are virtual: 3 of 200. Proton VPN's list has no such field, so it does not tell you whether any of its locations are virtual.
Neither home page loads advertising or analytics services on a first visit.

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

Proton VPN
Windscribe

Metric	Proton VPN	Windscribe
Countries	149	72
Countries not listed only as virtual	–	71
Locations	195	200
Servers listed	18,744	357
Marked as virtual	–	2 %
Measured	–	200
Matches the country	–	138
Server outside the country	–	2
Networks	–	58
Locations in shared networks	–	75 %
In Fourteen Eyes countries	27 %	53 %
Third-party services loaded	0	1
Advertising or analytics services among them	0	0
Lowest price per month	$3.49	$5.75
Per month after the initial term	$6.99	$5.75
Server list source	a page on the provider's website	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	Proton VPN	Windscribe	Same network⁴
Albania	not measurable	matches the country matches the country within 26 km 2 locations	no shared network
Argentina	not measurable	matches the country matches the country within 13 km 2 locations	no shared network
Australia	not measurable 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	no shared network
Austria	not measurable	matches the country matches the country within 39 km 2 locations	no shared network
Belgium	not measurable	matches the country matches the country within 11 km 2 locations	no shared network
Bosnia & Herzegovina	not measurable 2 locations	matches the country matches the country within 21 km 2 locations	no shared network
Brazil	not measurable	matches the country matches the country within 36 km 2 locations	no shared network
Bulgaria	not measurable	matches the country matches the country within 39 km 2 locations	no shared network
Canada	not measurable 3 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	no shared network
Chile	not measurable	matches the country within 105 km	no shared network
Colombia	not measurable	matches the country within 48 km	no shared network
Croatia	not measurable	matches the country within 6 km	no shared network
Cyprus	not measurable	matches the country matches the country within 28 km 2 locations	no shared network
Czechia	not measurable	matches the country matches the country within 52 km 2 locations	no shared network
Denmark	not measurable	matches the country matches the country within 34 km 2 locations	no shared network
Ecuador	not measurable	matches the country within 717 km	no shared network
El Salvador	not measurable	matches the country within 986 km	no shared network
Estonia	not measurable	matches the country within 64 km	no shared network
Finland	not measurable	matches the country matches the country within 81 km 2 locations	no shared network
France	not measurable 2 locations	no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country within 435 km 4 locations	no shared network
Georgia	not measurable	matches the country within 46 km	no shared network
Germany	not measurable 2 locations	no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country within 344 km 3 locations	no shared network
Greece	not measurable	matches the country within 949 km	no shared network
Guatemala	not measurable	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Hong Kong SAR China	not measurable	matches the country matches the country within 26 km 2 locations	no shared network
Hungary	not measurable	matches the country matches the country within 30 km 2 locations	no shared network
Iceland	not measurable	no conclusion possible matches the country within 32 km 2 locations	no shared network
India	not measurable	virtual, as stated matches the country no conclusion possible within 243 km 3 locations	no shared network
Indonesia	not measurable	no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible within 50 km 4 locations	no shared network
Ireland	not measurable	matches the country matches the country within 37 km 2 locations	no shared network
Israel	not measurable	matches the country matches the country within 14 km 2 locations	no shared network
Italy	not measurable 2 locations	matches the country matches the country no conclusion possible within 22 km 3 locations	no shared network
Japan	not measurable 2 locations	matches the country matches the country within 75 km 2 locations	no shared network
Kenya	not measurable	matches the country within 88 km	no shared network
Latvia	not measurable	matches the country matches the country within 63 km 2 locations	no shared network
Lithuania	not measurable 2 locations	matches the country within 60 km	no shared network
Luxembourg	not measurable	matches the country within 219 km	no shared network
Malaysia	not measurable 2 locations	matches the country within 528 km	no shared network
Mexico	not measurable 2 locations	matches the country within 44 km	no shared network
Moldova	not measurable	matches the country within 47 km	no shared network
Netherlands	not measurable	matches the country matches the country matches the country within 114 km 3 locations	no shared network
New Zealand	not measurable	matches the country no conclusion possible within 28 km 2 locations	no shared network
Nigeria	not measurable 2 locations	matches the country within 101 km	no shared network
North Macedonia	not measurable	matches the country matches the country within 35 km 2 locations	no shared network
Norway	not measurable	matches the country matches the country within 169 km 2 locations	no shared network
Panama	not measurable	matches the country within 12 km	no shared network
Paraguay	not measurable	matches the country within 919 km	no shared network
Peru	not measurable	matches the country within 28 km	no shared network
Philippines	not measurable	matches the country within 89 km	no shared network
Poland	not measurable	matches the country matches the country matches the country within 96 km 3 locations	no shared network
Portugal	not measurable	matches the country within 592 km	no shared network
Romania	not measurable	matches the country no conclusion possible within 25 km 2 locations	no shared network
Russia	not measurable	no conclusion possible matches the country within 109 km 2 locations	no shared network
Serbia	not measurable	matches the country within 16 km	no shared network
Singapore	not measurable	matches the country matches the country matches the country within 54 km 3 locations	no shared network
Slovakia	not measurable	matches the country within 52 km	no shared network
Slovenia	not measurable	matches the country within 73 km	no shared network
South Africa	not measurable	matches the country matches the country matches the country within 112 km 3 locations	no shared network
South Korea	not measurable	matches the country matches the country within 147 km 2 locations	no shared network
Spain	not measurable 2 locations	matches the country matches the country matches the country within 45 km 3 locations	no shared network
Sweden	not measurable	matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country within 23 km 4 locations	no shared network
Switzerland	not measurable	matches the country matches the country matches the country within 16 km 3 locations	no shared network
Taiwan	not measurable 2 locations	matches the country within 232 km	no shared network
Thailand	not measurable	matches the country no conclusion possible matches the country within 524 km 3 locations	no shared network
Türkiye	not measurable	matches the country within 266 km	no shared network
Ukraine	not measurable	matches the country within 18 km	no shared network
United Arab Emirates	not measurable 2 locations	matches the country within 25 km	no shared network
United Kingdom	not measurable 6 locations	matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country within 64 km 6 locations	no shared network
United States	not measurable 22 locations	no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible no conclusion possible 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 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 matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country matches the country 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 no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country no conclusion possible no conclusion possible matches the country matches the country within 16 km 52 locations	no shared network
Uruguay	not measurable	no conclusion possible	no shared network
Vietnam	not measurable	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

Countries listed by Proton VPN or Windscribe

listed by both: 71 (47 %)
only Proton VPN: 78 (52 %)
only Windscribe: 1 (1 %)

only Proton VPN (78)

only Windscribe (1)

Antarctica

Networks both use

No known network hosts locations from both Proton VPN and Windscribe.

Proton VPN or Windscribe: questions and answers

Which is better, Proton VPN or Windscribe?

This site does not pick a winner: which one fits depends on what matters to you. Proton VPN lists 149 countries, Windscribe lists 72. Proton VPN is based in Switzerland, Windscribe in Canada.

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Which is cheaper, Proton VPN or Windscribe?

Both state prices in the same currency: Proton VPN starts at $3.49 and Windscribe at $5.75 per month for the initial term. After the initial term, Proton VPN costs $6.99 and Windscribe $5.75 per month.

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