When comparing Betternet vs Windscribe, the Slant community recommends Windscribe for most people. In the question“What are the best free VPN providers?” Windscribe is ranked 2nd while Betternet is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose Windscribe is:
They use AES-256 cipher with SHA-512 authentication and a 4096-bit RSA key. They also support Perfect Forward Secrecy.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Always free
Betternet is totally free.
Pro Strong Encryption
They use AES-256 cipher with SHA-512 authentication and a 4096-bit RSA key. They also support Perfect Forward Secrecy.
Pro Multiple free locations
Has locations in US Central, US East, US West, Canada East, Canada West, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and Hong Kong.
Pro P2P connection is allowed on the free version
Pro 2GB free monthly data allowance, 10GB if you are signed up to the newsletter
Pro Has a free browser extension
This browser extension acts like a "lite version" of the desktop version. It also includes features like Adblocker, Cruise Control, Double Hop VPN (If used together with the desktop version), and Secure Link. The browser extension can be downloaded in Google Chrome, Firefox and Opera.
Pro Built-in firewall
The firewall disables all internet connectivity if you are not connected to the Windscribe Network.
Cons
Con Keeps logs of its users.
Con No client for Linux
They do not have a client for Linux OS. You can use their Chrome extension, IMHO that's not a good option as you can't use it for all your internet traffic.