hide.me
Malaysian jurisdiction with a no-card free tier
Crunch Score 75See the breakdown
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- Servers
- 2,700+
- Countries
- 96
- Devices
- 10
- From
- $2.59/mo
- No-logs
- Audited
- Kill switch
- Yes
- Founded
- 2012
Good jurisdiction, decent free tier, unremarkable speeds.
Editorial rating 3.8/5 · last reviewed 2026-07-01
hide.me operates outside the 14 Eyes and offers a 10GB free tier that needs no payment card.
Pros
- Outside 14 Eyes jurisdiction
- Free tier needs no card
- Wide protocol support
Cons
- Middling speeds
- Smaller support team
How the score is built
8 editorial criteria
Rated by our editors against published criteria. It is an opinion with its weights shown — not a performance test.
Crunch Score 75Full methodology
| Signal | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 3.5 | 21% | Editorial rating of reliability, based on the provider's published success-rate figures, SLA terms and reader reports. |
| Weight 21% ·Editorial rating of reliability, based on the provider's published success-rate figures, SLA terms and reader reports. | |||
| Value for money | 3.7 | 17% | Value for money across every published plan tier. |
| Weight 17% ·Value for money across every published plan tier. | |||
| Speed | 4.1 | 14% | Editorial rating of speed, based on the provider's published performance figures and reader reports. |
| Weight 14% ·Editorial rating of speed, based on the provider's published performance figures and reader reports. | |||
| Trust & transparency | 3.8 | 14% | Sourcing transparency, logging policy, KYC friction and published audits. |
| Weight 14% ·Sourcing transparency, logging policy, KYC friction and published audits. | |||
| Location targeting | 3.6 | 10% | Country, city and ASN targeting options, as listed in the provider's documentation. |
| Weight 10% ·Country, city and ASN targeting options, as listed in the provider's documentation. | |||
| Pool size | 3.9 | 10% | Pool size and subnet/ASN diversity, as published by the provider. |
| Weight 10% ·Pool size and subnet/ASN diversity, as published by the provider. | |||
| Docs & API | 3.5 | 7% | API and documentation quality, rated by our editors against a fixed rubric. |
| Weight 7% ·API and documentation quality, rated by our editors against a fixed rubric. | |||
| Support | 4.0 | 7% | Support channels and hours the provider offers, and how readers describe their support experience. |
| Weight 7% ·Support channels and hours the provider offers, and how readers describe their support experience. | |||
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About hide.me
Does hide.me keep logs?
hide.me operates a no-logs policy. Check our review for the audit status.
How many devices can I use with hide.me?
10 simultaneous connections.