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"includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": 3400, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd", "excerpt": "3,400+ VPN servers", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "vertical.simultaneousDevices", "label": "Simultaneous devices", "group": "Capacity", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": 0, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd", "excerpt": "Unlimited Devices", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": 0, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-2669636ddd6e5287" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-2669636ddd6e5287", "excerpt": "Unlimited Devices Secure every device you own — one account, no connection limits.", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.windowsApp", "label": "Windows app", "group": "Platforms", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd", "excerpt": "Desktop Windows", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f", "excerpt": "Windows macOS Linux Android iOS Chrome Firefox Edge Fire TV And More!", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.macosApp", "label": "macOS app", "group": "Platforms", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd", "excerpt": "Desktop Mac", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f", "excerpt": "Windows macOS Linux Android iOS Chrome Firefox Edge Fire TV And More!", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.linuxApp", "label": "Linux app", "group": "Platforms", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd", "excerpt": "Desktop Linux", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f", "excerpt": "Windows macOS Linux Android iOS Chrome Firefox Edge Fire TV And More!", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.iosApp", "label": "iOS app", "group": "Platforms", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd", "excerpt": "Mobile iOS", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f", "excerpt": "Windows macOS Linux Android iOS Chrome Firefox Edge Fire TV And More!", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.androidApp", "label": "Android app", "group": "Platforms", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd", "excerpt": "Mobile Android", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f", "excerpt": "Windows macOS Linux Android iOS Chrome Firefox Edge Fire TV And More!", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.routerSupport", "label": "Router support", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd", "excerpt": "Routers", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f", "excerpt": "VPN for Routers", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.browserExtensions", "label": "Browser extensions", "group": "Platforms", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd", "excerpt": "Secure Browser extension", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f", "excerpt": "Windows macOS Linux Android iOS Chrome Firefox Edge Fire TV And More!", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.wireguard", "label": "WireGuard", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-4100f4ddeb80e395" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-4100f4ddeb80e395", "excerpt": "WireGuard VPN", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f", "excerpt": "Windscribe offers up to 6 connection protocols including WireGuard®, IKEv2 and OpenVPN", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.openvpn", "label": "OpenVPN", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-4100f4ddeb80e395" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-4100f4ddeb80e395", "excerpt": "OpenVPN", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f", "excerpt": "Windscribe offers up to 6 connection protocols including WireGuard®, IKEv2 and OpenVPN", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.killSwitch", "label": "Kill switch", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-4100f4ddeb80e395" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-4100f4ddeb80e395", "excerpt": "VPN Kill Switch", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f", "excerpt": "Windscribe’s Firewall blocks all types of leaks, including (but not limited to): traffic leaks, DNS leaks and IPv6 leaks. A killswitch could never .", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.splitTunnelling", "label": "Split tunnelling", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-4100f4ddeb80e395" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-4100f4ddeb80e395", "excerpt": "Split Tunneling By App", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f", "excerpt": "Split Tunneling lets you pick and choose which apps and websites connect through the VPN and which ones don’t.", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.multiHop", "label": "Multi-hop", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-4100f4ddeb80e395" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-4100f4ddeb80e395", "excerpt": "Double Hop VPN", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-2669636ddd6e5287" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-2669636ddd6e5287", "excerpt": "Double Hop Proxy your connection through any 2 locations on the Windscribe network", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.dedicatedIp", "label": "Dedicated IP", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "windscribe": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-2669636ddd6e5287" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-2669636ddd6e5287", "excerpt": "Static IPs Use the same IP address every time you connect.", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.obfuscatedServers", "label": "Obfuscated servers", "group": "Capacity", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "windscribe": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-2669636ddd6e5287" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-2669636ddd6e5287", "excerpt": "Stealth OpenVPN masked to look like HTTPS traffic.", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.streamingSupport", "label": "Streaming support", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd", "excerpt": "Works with Netflix, ESPN, & more", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f", "excerpt": "Never miss a game or an episode again! Securely access sports, entertainment and apps from around the world - no matter where you are.", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.netflixSupport", "label": "Netflix support", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd", "excerpt": "Works with Netflix, ESPN, & more", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "vertical.bbcIplayerSupport", "label": "BBC iPlayer support", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "windscribe": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "vertical.torrentingSupport", "label": "Torrenting support", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "windscribe": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "vertical.noLogsPolicy", "label": "No-logs policy", "group": "Security and compliance", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd", "excerpt": "No Logs Protect VPN usage with an independently verified no logs policy", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f", "excerpt": "Our RAM disk infrastructure stores no identifying data anywhere.", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.independentAudit", "label": "Independent audit", "group": "Security and compliance", "importance": 8, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd", "excerpt": "independently verified no logs policy", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f", "excerpt": "Our transparency reports , audits , and court wins prove it.", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.ramOnlyServers", "label": "RAM-only servers", "group": "Capacity", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-4100f4ddeb80e395" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-4100f4ddeb80e395", "excerpt": "RAM-only servers run entirely on volatile memory", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "vertical.jurisdiction", "label": "Jurisdiction", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "windscribe": { "value": "Canada", "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-da399ad8c81b22d1" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-da399ad8c81b22d1", "excerpt": "Windscribe Limited., the owner of Windscribe, a company registered in the province of Ontario, Canada", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "pricing.freeTier", "label": "Free plan", "group": "Pricing", "importance": 9, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "windscribe": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f", "excerpt": "The best FREE VPN in existence Sign up and confirm your email to get 10GB of data every month", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.moneyBackGuarantee", "label": "Money-back guarantee", "group": "Pricing", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": 30, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd", "excerpt": "Get a 100% refund within 30 days", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": 7, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-da399ad8c81b22d1" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-da399ad8c81b22d1", "excerpt": "Refund requests must be made within 7 business days of your subscription start date", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "pricing.startingPrice", "label": "Monthly price", "group": "Pricing", "importance": 9, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": 2.49, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd", "excerpt": "From $2.49/mo.", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "windscribe": { "value": 39, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f", "excerpt": "Get Pro for $39/year", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.annualPrice", "label": "Annual price", "group": "Pricing", "importance": 9, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "windscribe": { "value": 69, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-72279dbebee89aff" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-72279dbebee89aff", "excerpt": "Yearly Plan Billed $69 USD every 12 months", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "commercial.affiliateProgramme", "label": "Affiliate programme", "group": "Commercial", "importance": 3, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "windscribe": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "commercial.commissionDescription", "label": "Affiliate commission", "group": "Commercial", "importance": 3, "includeInCoverage": true, "ipvanish": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "windscribe": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } } ], "sources": { "ipvanish": [ { "id": "ingest-a7ff68b1175fbbfd", "url": "https://www.ipvanish.com/", "title": "Best VPN - IP Address Changer for Online Privacy | IPVanish", "publisher": "IPVanish", "kind": "vendor", "accessedAt": "2026-09-05" }, { "id": "ingest-4100f4ddeb80e395", "url": "https://www.ipvanish.com/vpn-features/", "title": "The Best VPN Features | IPVanish", "publisher": "IPVanish", "kind": "vendor", "accessedAt": "2026-09-05" } ], "windscribe": [ { "id": "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f", "url": "https://windscribe.com/", "title": "VPN service that's fast, reliable, & effective | Windscribe", "publisher": "Windscribe", "kind": "vendor", "accessedAt": "2026-09-05" }, { "id": "ingest-da399ad8c81b22d1", "url": "https://windscribe.com/terms", "title": "Terms of Use | Windscribe", "publisher": "Windscribe", "kind": "vendor", "accessedAt": "2026-09-05" }, { "id": "ingest-72279dbebee89aff", "url": "https://windscribe.com/upgrade?_lang=eng", "title": "Buy VPN with Crypto, PayPal, or Credit Card - Windscribe", "publisher": 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