Hide Me vs NordVPN

Because Hide.me is based in Malaysia, where there are no laws that would require a company to retain their data, the VPN service has chosen to avoid logging any personal data. Actually, no logs of any kind are kept. This saves them from liability and ensures your privacy.

Additionally, if the Malaysian government would change laws requiring retention of logs or customer data, Hide.me promises to change countries to be able to protect your privacy.

The free plan allows for 1 connection that's limited to 3 servers (Canada, Netherlands & Singapore), 2GB of data, 3Mbit/s of bandwidth speed and it doesn't support OpenVPN. There's also the "plus" package that uncaps bandwidth speed, increases data limit to 75GB and adds OpenVPN support. Finally, there's the "premium" package, that uncaps data, allows for 5 simultaneous connections and port forwarding.

Accepts tor network, encryption upon itself using another protocol, no server throttling.

With the Hide.me Premium Plan (9.99 $/mo) you can connect up to 5 devices simultaneously including mobile devices and routers, meaning you can safely browse even on devices without VPN support.

Accepts passthrough of even self re-encrypted traffic of any protocol, any provider and tor traffic, this is proof of transparency.

Hide.me is among the fastest VPN services available. It does not impose any limits on their services and the speed is mostly determined by your own internet connection speed and chosen exit country.

IPsec over IKEv2 is one of the fastest, most reliable VPN protocols and as secure as OpenVPN, but you can choose other options if you prefer. Hide.me supports OpenVPN, Softhether, IPSec (IKEv1 & IKEv2), L2TP/IPSec and PPTP protocols.

Setting up requires downloading and installing software that asks once for your e-mail.

You can use any and all protocols at your disposal, no traffic is restricted, except for US where P2P and BitTorrent traffic is restricted with a firewall. Additionally, users are encouraged to avoid US/UK locations for their filesharing activities.

With Hide.me you can watch popular streaming services such as Netflix, HBO and Hulu even in countries where they are blocked. Hide.me also guarantees that speeds stay fast so you aren't waiting at an endless buffering screen.

Hide.me software works on OS X, Windows, Android, Windows phone, Windows RT, Ubuntu, and iOS. Not only this but it also works on devices like Xbox, Roku, Routers, etc.

Including Paypal, credit cards, bank transfer, PaySafeCard, and UKash.

Hide Me specifies that their services are compatible with PC, Mac, and Android gadgets. However, no additional operating systems are mentioned.

You don't need to enter your street or phone number, etc. You just need a valid email address.

Hide.me VPN supports all devices and platforms available out there, including Linux and routers. They also have a well-maintained blog which has a how-to section, which gives you a step by step guide to set up Hide.me VPN even on devices like PlayStation, Roku, X-box, etc..

Server locations are nicely spread and covers many users. NordVPN constantly adds new servers to their service.

NordVPN does not limit your Internet connection speed or bandwidth.

Double VPN is a solution where you traffic uses two hops and is encrypted at both nodes. It gives a double security for the users.

A very secure solution where your traffic is firstly encrypted at the NordVPN node and then it is directed to the Tor network where it is router through multiple hops and then exits at one of the Tor network exit nodes.

You can buy it for $107.55/3 Yr - that's $2.99 a month, which is pretty reasonable for the quality and development of service that can be found at Nord.

Located outside of countries intent on degrading your privacy.

Users can use the same VPN account on six devices at the same time. Clients who have a lot of computers and smart-phones at home can set up their router with VPN which will use only 1 device slot and will provide VPN connection to all connected devices.

A very user-friendly custom software for Windows is a great VPN software solution for every user.Features include auto-connection, default protocol selection, process Kill-switch. More features are being developed such as DNS sink-hole and port-forwarding.

The software also comes with a 3-hour free trial hence new users can try this software out.

NordVPN VPN service can be used on every device that is compatible to connect to a VPN.

NordVPN is one of the best VPNs for filesharing. It also unblocks Netflix US, which seems impossible with other VPN's.

For people who do not have an ability to purchase privacy tools but would like to use it, NordVPN offers free security tools such as Encrypted Chat, Secret Notes, Free Proxy List, Web Proxy, Google Chrome Web Proxy Extension.

This aspect of their service is fairly straightforward - no logs are kept, whatsoever.

NordVPN uses strong encryption algorithms to encrypt their user traffic:

• OpenVPN - 2048bit SSL
• L2TP - 256-bit AES
• PPTP - 128-bit MPPE

Customer service is available 24/7 via email and live chat.