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HBetternet vs Windscribe
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Betternet if…
- you work on iOS, Android, Windows
- you're in its core audience: casual mobile users, streamers
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Choose Windscribe if…
- you're in its core audience: privacy-conscious individuals, budget-minded vpn users
Side by side
Feature Betternet Windscribe
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$6/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsiOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Chrome—
CompanyBetternet LLC—
Full feature lists
B Betternet
- One-tap VPN connection that hides your IP
- Encrypted web traffic
- No registration or email required
- Access to content from other regions
- Protection against ISP throttling
- Blocks malware and phishing sites
- Apps for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac and Chrome
W Windscribe
- Free tier with up to 10GB of data a month
- Free servers in about 11 countries
- Pro plan with unlimited data and all locations
- Build a Plan option priced per location
- R.O.B.E.R.T. domain and ad blocker
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Betternet
FreeFree
Premium (annual, promo)$71.99/yr (about $6/mo billed annually)
Windscribe
FreeFree
ProSee vendor site
Build a PlanPer location
Strengths and limitations
Betternet
- Free version with no registration needed
- Premium includes a 7-day free trial
- Apps for five platforms, including a Chrome extension
- Large review base: 191K on the App Store and 1.2M on Google Play
- Promo price applies only to annual billing and renews at $95.99/year
- No Linux app listed
- Home page does not explain how the free plan differs from Premium
Windscribe
- Free plan with up to 10GB of data a month
- Build a Plan lets you pay only for the locations you need
- Paid tiers include unlimited data
- Free plan is limited to about 11 countries
- Free data drops to 2GB a month without a confirmed email
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