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Surfshark and Windscribe both list 67 countries. 33 countries are listed only by Surfshark, and 5 only by Windscribe.1
What our measurements show
- 67 countries are in both lists. Our measurements confirm the listed country for Surfshark 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 Surfshark's 142 measured locations, the server is outside the listed country. Measurements on two days showed this, and Surfshark's list does not mark any of them as virtual.
- At 15 of Surfshark's measured locations, the server is outside the listed country. Surfshark'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: 33 % of Surfshark's locations and 2 % of Windscribe's.
- In 33 of the 67 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, Surfshark's home page loads 6 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
- Surfshark
- Windscribe
| Metric | Surfshark | Windscribe | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries | 100 | 72 | |
| Countries not listed only as virtual | 54 | 71 | |
| Locations | 142 | 200 | |
| Servers listed | 142 | 357 | |
| Marked as virtual | 33 % | 2 % | |
| Measured | 142 | 200 | |
| Matches the country | 69 | 135 | |
| Server outside the country | 16 | 2 | |
| Networks | 20 | 58 | |
| Locations in shared networks | 55 % | 75 % | |
| In Fourteen Eyes countries | 39 % | 53 % | |
| Third-party services loaded | 8 | 1 | |
| Advertising or analytics services among them | 6 | 0 | |
| Lowest price per month | $2.49 | $5.75 | |
| Per month after the initial term | $8.25 | $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 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 | Surfshark | Windscribe | Same network4 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | no conclusion possible | matches the country
matches the country within 26 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Argentina | virtual, as stated | matches the country
matches the country within 13 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Australia | no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country within 29 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 | no shared network |
 Austria | matches the country within 74 km | matches the country
matches the country within 39 km 2 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Belgium | matches the country
matches the country within 10 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 11 km 2 locations | M247 Europe SRL |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | no conclusion possible | matches the country
matches the country within 21 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Brazil | matches the country within 31 km | matches the country
matches the country within 36 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Bulgaria | matches the country within 37 km | matches the country
matches the country within 39 km 2 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Canada | matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible within 37 km 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 | Datacamp Limited |
 Chile | matches the country within 182 km | matches the country within 105 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Colombia | matches the country within 43 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 61 km | matches the country
matches the country within 52 km 2 locations | M247 Europe SRL |
 Denmark | matches the country within 24 km | matches the country
matches the country within 34 km 2 locations | M247 Europe SRL |
 Ecuador | no conclusion possible | matches the country within 717 km | no shared network |
 Estonia | no conclusion possible | matches the country within 64 km | no shared network |
 Finland | matches the country within 66 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 within 420 km 3 locations | no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country within 435 km 4 locations | M247 Europe SRL |
 Georgia | no conclusion possible | matches the country within 46 km | no shared network |
 Germany | matches the country
matches the country within 333 km 2 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 |
 Hong Kong SAR China | matches the country within 28 km | matches the country
matches the country within 26 km 2 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Hungary | matches the country within 34 km | matches the country
matches the country within 30 km 2 locations | Datacamp Limited, M247 Europe SRL |
 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 2 locations | virtual, as stated
matches the country
no conclusion possible within 243 km 3 locations | M247 Europe SRL |
 Indonesia | matches the country within 49 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 51 km | matches the country
matches the country within 37 km 2 locations | Datacamp Limited, M247 Europe SRL |
 Israel | matches the country within 122 km | matches the country
matches the country within 14 km 2 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Italy | matches the country
matches the country within 19 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible within 22 km 3 locations | M247 Europe SRL |
 Japan | matches the country within 28 km | matches the country
matches the country within 75 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Latvia | matches the country within 99 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 770 km | matches the country within 219 km | no shared network |
 Malaysia | matches the country within 385 km | matches the country within 528 km | no shared network |
 Mexico | matches the country within 49 km | matches the country within 44 km | no shared network |
 Moldova | matches the country within 807 km | matches the country within 47 km | no shared network |
 Netherlands | matches the country within 82 km | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 114 km 3 locations | no shared network |
 New Zealand | matches the country within 21 km | matches the country
no conclusion possible within 28 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Nigeria | matches the country within 14 km | matches the country within 101 km | Datacamp Limited |
 North Macedonia | no conclusion possible | matches the country
matches the country within 35 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Norway | matches the country within 52 km | matches the country
matches the country within 169 km 2 locations | M247 Europe SRL |
 Panama | no conclusion possible | matches the country within 12 km | no shared network |
 Paraguay | virtual, as stated | matches the country within 919 km | no shared network |
 Peru | matches the country within 29 km | matches the country within 28 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Philippines | no conclusion possible | matches the country within 89 km | no shared network |
 Poland | matches the country
matches the country within 88 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 96 km 3 locations | Artnet Sp. z o.o., Datacamp Limited |
 Portugal | matches the country
matches the country within 234 km 2 locations | matches the country within 592 km | no shared network |
 Romania | no conclusion possible | matches the country
no conclusion possible within 25 km 2 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Serbia | matches the country within 42 km | matches the country within 16 km | M247 Europe SRL |
 Singapore | matches the country within 99 km | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 54 km 3 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Slovakia | matches the country within 140 km | matches the country within 52 km | no shared network |
 Slovenia | matches the country within 10 km | matches the country within 73 km | no shared network |
 South Africa | matches the country within 101 km | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 112 km 3 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 South Korea | matches the country within 112 km | 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 40 km 3 locations | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 45 km 3 locations | Datacamp Limited, M247 Europe SRL |
 Sweden | matches the country within 20 km | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 23 km 4 locations | no shared network |
 Switzerland | matches the country within 19 km | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 16 km 3 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Taiwan | matches the country within 13 km | matches the country within 232 km | no shared network |
 Thailand | server outside the country | matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country within 524 km 3 locations | no shared network |
 Türkiye | matches the country within 291 km | matches the country within 266 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Ukraine | matches the country within 19 km | matches the country within 18 km | Datacamp Limited |
 United Arab Emirates | no finding | matches the country within 25 km | M247 Europe SRL |
 United Kingdom | matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country within 214 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 | Clouvider Limited, Hydra Communications Ltd, M247 Europe SRL |
 United States | 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
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible within 21 km 24 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
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no conclusion possible
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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
matches the country within 17 km 52 locations | Clouvider Limited, Datacamp Limited, HostPapa and 2 more |
 Uruguay | virtual, as stated | no conclusion possible | no shared network |
 Vietnam | no conclusion possible | 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: 67 (64 %)
- only Surfshark: 33 (31 %)
- only Windscribe: 5 (5 %)
only Surfshark (33)
Andorra
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Brunei
Bolivia
Bahamas
Bhutan
Belize
Costa Rica
Algeria
Egypt
Ghana
Greenland
Isle of Man
Cambodia
Kazakhstan
Laos
Liechtenstein
Sri Lanka
Morocco
Monaco
Montenegro
Myanmar (Burma)
Mongolia
Macao SAR China
Malta
Nepal
Pakistan
Puerto Rico
Saudi Arabia
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
only Windscribe (5)
Antarctica
Guatemala
Kenya
Russia
El SalvadorNetworks both use
7 networks host locations from both Surfshark and Windscribe.4
- Artnet Sp. z o.o.
- Clouvider Limited
- Datacamp Limited
- HostPapa
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Interconnecx, LLC
- M247 Europe SRL
Surfshark or Windscribe: questions and answers
Which is better, Surfshark or Windscribe?
This site does not pick a winner: which one fits depends on what matters to you. Surfshark lists 100 countries, Windscribe lists 72. Surfshark is based in the Netherlands, Windscribe in Canada.
Which is cheaper, Surfshark or Windscribe?
Both state prices in the same currency: Surfshark starts at $2.49 and Windscribe at $5.75 per month for the initial term. After the initial term, Surfshark costs $8.25 and Windscribe $5.75 per month.
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