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hide.me VPN vs PureVPN

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Speed
Speedhide.me VPNPureVPN
Paid · Download

No data

651.49 Mbps

Paid · Upload

No data

707.64 Mbps

Free · Download

1 Mbps

No data

Free · Upload

1.11 Mbps

No data

30-Day Speed History

Free options

Free options
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Free options

The free plan offers unlimited data and one connection, without registration, a payment card or ads. Provider pages disagree about speed limits and the number of free locations; check the available servers in the app.

Android and iOS offer a 7-day free trial when signing up in the app. On iOS, it is limited to accounts that have not used a trial before; a paid subscription follows unless cancelled. Check the store confirmation before subscribing.

Pricing

Pricing
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Paid plan

Premium

PureVPN Standard

1 month

1 month / $11.99

$11.99 per month

At renewal: 1 month / $11.99

$11.99 per month (Same monthly price)

Consumer offering; Business/Reseller contracts excluded.

1 month / $12.95

$12.95 per month

At renewal: 1 month / $12.95

$12.95 per month (Same monthly price)

1 year

13 months / $54.99

$4.23 per month

At renewal: 13 months / $54.99

$4.23 per month (Same monthly price)

Consumer offering; Business/Reseller contracts excluded.

16 months / $40.80

$2.55 per month

At renewal: 12 months / $57.95

$4.83 per month (+89%)

2 years

26 months / $69.99

$2.69 per month

At renewal: 26 months / $69.99

$2.69 per month (Same monthly price)

Consumer offering; Business/Reseller contracts excluded.

27 months / $58.20

$2.16 per month

At renewal: 12 months / $47.95

$4.00 per month (+85%)

Direct purchases only. Monthly equivalents include bonus time; the full amount is charged upfront. Taxes and eligibility may differ.

Managing your subscription

Managing your subscription
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Automatic renewal

Subscriptions purchased through the VPN website

Credit card, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, SEPA, Sofort

Renews automatically.

Subscriptions purchased through the VPN website

Bank transfer

No automatic renewal. Another paid period requires a manual payment.

Bank transfers are paid manually.

Subscriptions purchased through the VPN website

Cryptocurrency

No automatic renewal. Another paid period requires a manual payment.

Subscriptions purchased through the VPN website

Credit card

Renews automatically.

Subscriptions purchased through the VPN website

Paymentwall, CoinPayment

No automatic renewal. Another paid period requires a manual payment.

To continue your subscription, pay the next renewal invoice manually in the Member Area.

If you do not want another period, do not pay the next renewal invoice.

How to turn off renewal

Subscriptions purchased through the VPN website

Credit card, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, SEPA, Sofort

Through the link in your purchase email or Through support

Through the link in your purchase email

  1. Follow the cancellation link in the payment confirmation email.

Through support

  1. Alternatively contact support@hide.me.

Canceling your subscription does not automatically request a refund.

Subscriptions purchased through App Store and Google Play

If you purchased through the App Store or Google Play, open the subscription settings in that store, select the VPN and cancel the subscription.

Subscriptions purchased through the VPN website

Credit card

In your VPN account or Through support

In your VPN account

  1. Open Subscriptions in your Member Area.
  2. Select Cancel Subscriptions.
  3. Choose Continue to cancellation.

Through support

  1. Alternatively, email support to request cancellation.

Canceling your subscription does not automatically request a refund.

Subscriptions purchased through App Store and Google Play

If you purchased through the App Store or Google Play, open the subscription settings in that store, select the VPN and cancel the subscription.

Access after cancellation

Subscriptions purchased through the VPN website

Credit card, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, SEPA, Sofort

Remaining access after cancellation is not established.

Subscriptions purchased through the VPN website

Credit card

Remaining access after cancellation is not established.

Removing a card from your VPN account

It is unknown whether the saved card can be removed.

Contact support to remove the card.

Refund conditions

Refund conditions
Refund conditionshide.me VPNPureVPN
What can be refunded and under what conditions

Purchases on the VPN website

The provider’s refund guarantee applies subject to conditions.

Within 30 days

Starting from your initial purchase

Refund amount & fees

Full refund under these conditions.

Conditions

You must not have claimed a refund before.

How to request a refund

  1. Email support@hide.me before the refund window ends.

App Store & Google Play purchases

If you paid through the App Store or Google Play, you can request a refund through that store. Requests are assessed under the store’s rules; approval is not guaranteed.

Purchases on the VPN website

Credit card

The provider’s refund guarantee applies subject to conditions.

Within 31 days

Starting from your initial purchase

How to request a refund

  1. Email help@purevpn.com to request a refund.
  2. Include your VPN username and the reason for your request.

App Store & Google Play purchases

If you paid through the App Store or Google Play, you can request a refund through that store. Requests are assessed under the store’s rules; approval is not guaranteed.

What is not covered by refunds

Purchases on the VPN website

Renewal payments are not covered by the provider’s guarantee.

Purchases that violate the terms of service are not eligible.

Purchases on the VPN website

Credit card

Renewal payments are not covered by the provider’s guarantee.

Accounts designated for special purposes are excluded from the guarantee.

CoinPayment

The provider’s refund guarantee does not apply to this purchase.

Ownership & jurisdiction

Ownership & jurisdiction
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Who runs the VPN?

eVenture Limited (registered in Malaysia) is the company named as providing the VPN service. Consumer service operator; separate Business/Reseller agreements and store seller allocation not reviewed.

GZ Systems Limited (registered in British Virgin Islands) is the company named as providing the VPN service. Purchases through app stores or resellers may involve other companies; we have not confirmed those arrangements.

Which laws apply?

The subscription terms specify Malaysian law.

The terms specify British Virgin Islands law and courts, with separate rules for disputes handled through arbitration.

Audits

Each audit covers particular systems and a particular point in time. A provider announcement is distinct from a publicly available audit report.

Audits
Auditshide.me VPNPureVPN
No-logs policy

No-logs review

Securitum · 2024

What was checked: VPN configuration, deployment procedures and a sample server container supplied by hide.me. The report describes the March 2024 system state.

Findings: The review supported the no-logs policy and found no privacy-compromising issue in the examined VPN container.

Read the audit report

No-logs review

KPMG LLP · 2023

What was checked: Seven servers in six countries, examined in February 2023, with follow-up validation in March and April.

Findings: The public letter supports four claims: no recording of original IPs, assigned VPN IPs, connection times or VPN activity.

Limitations: Only a summary is public; the detailed findings are not included.

Read the auditor’s summary
App security

No independent audit found for this area.

No independent audit found for this area.

Infrastructure security

No independent audit found for this area.

No independent audit found for this area.

Apps, protocols & servers

Apps & devices

Apps & devices
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Computers & mobile devices

Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Linux

Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Linux, Chromebook

TV devices

Android TV, Fire TV, Apple TV

Android TV, Fire TV, Apple TV

Browser extensions

Chrome, Firefox, Edge

Chrome, Firefox, Edge

Manual setup

PaidWindows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Routers, NAS

FreeWindows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS

PaidWindows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Chromebook, Routers, Raspberry Pi, NAS

FreeNot applicable

Connection details

Connection details
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Simultaneous connections

Paid10

Free1

Paid10

FreeNot applicable

WireGuard

Supported

Supported

OpenVPN

Supported

Supported

IKEv2/IPsec

Supported

Supported

SSTP

Supported

Supported (Manual setup · Selected servers)

SoftEther

Supported

Not supported

L2TP/IPsec

Not supported

Supported (Manual setup · Selected servers)

PPTP

Not supported

Supported (Manual setup · Selected servers)

Network

Network
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Servers

2,600+

6,000+

Countries

Paid57

Free7

Paid65+

FreeNot applicable

Locations

Paid92

Free8

Paid80+

FreeNot applicable

Features

Features
Featureshide.me VPNPureVPN
Auto-connect

Supported

Supported

Kill Switch

Supported

Supported

Split tunneling

Supported

Supported

VPN traffic obfuscation

Supported

Supported

Multi-hop

Supported

Not supported

Tor over VPN

Not supported

Not supported

P2P / torrenting

Supported

Supported (Selected servers)

Ad blocking

Supported (SmartGuard)

Supported

Tracker blocking

Supported (SmartGuard)

Supported

Malicious website blocking

Supported (SmartGuard)

Not supported

Port forwarding

Supported

Supported (Paid add-on)

Dedicated IP

Not supported

Supported (Paid add-on)

Shared static IP

Not supported

Not supported

Automatic IP rotation

Not supported

Not supported

Streaming

Based on providers’ published information. “Not supported” means the service was not listed in the reviewed materials; playback has not been tested.

Streaming
Featureshide.me VPNPureVPN
Netflix

Supported

Supported

Amazon Prime Video

Supported

Supported

Disney+

Supported

Supported

Hulu

Supported

Supported

BBC iPlayer

Supported

Supported

DAZN

Supported

Not supported

SonyLIV

Not supported

Supported

Vidio

Not supported

Supported

ITVX

Not supported

Supported

Vision+

Not supported

Supported

Exxen

Not supported

Supported

Other services (45)
Streaming
Featureshide.me VPNPureVPN
HBO Max

Not supported

Not supported

Paramount+

Not supported

Not supported

Apple TV+

Not supported

Not supported

Peacock

Not supported

Not supported

Crunchyroll

Not supported

Not supported

YouTube TV

Not supported

Not supported

iQIYI

Not supported

Not supported

WeTV

Not supported

Not supported

Viki

Not supported

Not supported

ESPN+

Not supported

Not supported

F1 TV

Not supported

Not supported

beIN Sports

Not supported

Not supported

fuboTV

Not supported

Not supported

Kayo Sports

Not supported

Not supported

JioHotstar

Not supported

Not supported

ZEE5

Not supported

Not supported

Canal+

Not supported

Not supported

Channel 4

Not supported

Not supported

NOW TV

Not supported

Not supported

France.tv

Not supported

Not supported

TF1+

Not supported

Not supported

RTL+

Not supported

Not supported

Joyn

Not supported

Not supported

ARD

Not supported

Not supported

ZDF

Not supported

Not supported

RaiPlay

Not supported

Not supported

Mediaset Infinity

Not supported

Not supported

Movistar Plus+

Not supported

Not supported

RTVE Play

Not supported

Not supported

Viaplay

Not supported

Not supported

U-next

Not supported

Not supported

TVING

Not supported

Not supported

Coupang Play

Not supported

Not supported

Wavve

Not supported

Not supported

FPT Play

Not supported

Not supported

VieON

Not supported

Not supported

VTV Go

Not supported

Not supported

RCTI+

Not supported

Not supported

puhutv

Not supported

Not supported

M6+

Not supported

Not supported

Videoland

Not supported

Not supported

NPO Start

Not supported

Not supported

Ziggo Go

Not supported

Not supported

RTÉ Player

Not supported

Not supported

RTBF Auvio

Not supported

Not supported

Censorship

Relevant mainly where VPN services are blocked

If you are in the US, a European country, or elsewhere and VPN services are not blocked on your network, these results need not rule this VPN out of your purchase decision. A failed test under blocking in Russia does not, by itself, mean the VPN is poor quality or will not work where you live. Consider its speed, features and price for your needs.

Censorship
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Does it work on restricted networks?

In our tests in Russia, this VPN bypassed VPN blocking: we successfully connected to a VPN server and transferred data through the connection.

In our tests in Russia, we could not establish a working VPN connection that allowed data transfer under VPN blocking.