Windscribe

Build-a-plan pricing and a 10GB free tier

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Servers: 480+
Countries: 69
Devices: Unlimited
From: $2.29/mo
No-logs: Audited
Kill switch: Yes
Founded: 2016

Editor’s verdict

The most flexible pricing model in the category.

Editorial rating 4.1/5 · last reviewed 2026-07-01

Overview

Windscribe lets you buy individual locations instead of a whole plan, and its 10GB/month free tier is the most generous metered option available.

Pros

Build-a-plan per-location pricing
10GB/month free tier
Unlimited devices

Cons

Smaller fleet
Support is ticket-based

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.

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Crunch Score breakdown: each signal, its score out of 5, its weight, and why
Signal	Score	Weight	Why
Reliability	3.8	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	4.0	17%	Value for money across every published plan tier.
Weight 17% ·Value for money across every published plan tier.
Speed	4.4	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	4.1	14%	Sourcing transparency, logging policy, KYC friction and published audits.
Weight 14% ·Sourcing transparency, logging policy, KYC friction and published audits.
Location targeting	3.9	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	4.2	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	3.8	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	4.3	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.