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"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" }, "privadovpn": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d", "excerpt": "Just download any of our free apps for Windows, Android, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android TV, or Amazon Fire TV Stick.", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.macosApp", "label": "macOS app", "group": "Platforms", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "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" }, "privadovpn": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d", "excerpt": "Just download any of our free apps for Windows, Android, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android TV, or Amazon Fire TV Stick.", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.linuxApp", "label": "Linux app", "group": "Platforms", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "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" }, "privadovpn": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "vertical.iosApp", "label": "iOS app", "group": "Platforms", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "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" }, "privadovpn": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d", "excerpt": "Just download any of our free apps for Windows, Android, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android TV, or Amazon Fire TV Stick.", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.androidApp", "label": "Android app", "group": "Platforms", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "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" }, "privadovpn": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d", "excerpt": "Just download any of our free apps for Windows, Android, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android TV, or Amazon Fire TV Stick.", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.routerSupport", "label": "Router support", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "windscribe": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f", "excerpt": "VPN for Routers", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "privadovpn": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "vertical.browserExtensions", "label": "Browser extensions", "group": "Platforms", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "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" }, "privadovpn": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-8a6b06a78a4e2eb8" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-8a6b06a78a4e2eb8", "excerpt": "PrivadoVPN for Chrome PrivadoVPN for Edge PrivadoVPN for Firefox PrivadoVPN for Brave", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.wireguard", "label": "WireGuard", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "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" }, "privadovpn": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d", "excerpt": "Choose between leading VPN protocols like OpenVPN, IKEv2, and WireGuard®", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.openvpn", "label": "OpenVPN", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "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" }, "privadovpn": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d", "excerpt": "Choose between leading VPN protocols like OpenVPN, IKEv2, and WireGuard®", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.killSwitch", "label": "Kill switch", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "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" }, "privadovpn": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d", "excerpt": "Our kill switch feature will disable all your online activity in the event that you unexpectedly lose connection", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.splitTunnelling", "label": "Split tunnelling", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "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" }, "privadovpn": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d", "excerpt": "Decide which apps get the full protection of PrivadoVPN and which don’t need it with Split Tunneling.", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.multiHop", "label": "Multi-hop", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "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" }, "privadovpn": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "vertical.dedicatedIp", "label": "Dedicated IP", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "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" }, "privadovpn": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "vertical.obfuscatedServers", "label": "Obfuscated servers", "group": "Capacity", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "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" }, "privadovpn": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "vertical.streamingSupport", "label": "Streaming support", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "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" }, "privadovpn": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-0e8301d1769b0174" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-0e8301d1769b0174", "excerpt": "PrivadoVPN is compatible with most major streaming services", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.netflixSupport", "label": "Netflix support", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "windscribe": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "privadovpn": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-0e8301d1769b0174" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-0e8301d1769b0174", "excerpt": "Enjoy Netflix, Hulu, BBC, and more with a VPN", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.bbcIplayerSupport", "label": "BBC iPlayer support", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "windscribe": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "privadovpn": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-0e8301d1769b0174" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-0e8301d1769b0174", "excerpt": "Enjoy Netflix, Hulu, BBC, and more with a VPN", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.torrentingSupport", "label": "Torrenting support", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "windscribe": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "privadovpn": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "vertical.noLogsPolicy", "label": "No-logs policy", "group": "Security and compliance", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "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" }, "privadovpn": { "value": true, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d", "excerpt": "We are a no-log VPN based in Switzerland, which means that we don't track any of your online activity", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "vertical.independentAudit", "label": "Independent audit", "group": "Security and compliance", "importance": 8, "includeInCoverage": true, "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" }, "privadovpn": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "vertical.ramOnlyServers", "label": "RAM-only servers", "group": "Capacity", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "windscribe": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null }, "privadovpn": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "vertical.jurisdiction", "label": "Jurisdiction", "group": "Features", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "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" }, "privadovpn": { "value": "Switzerland", "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-b4ad4f2543d0d79d", "excerpt": "We are a no-log VPN based in Switzerland", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "pricing.freeTier", "label": "Free plan", "group": "Pricing", "importance": 9, "includeInCoverage": true, "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" }, "privadovpn": { "value": null, "status": "unknown", "sourceIds": [], "evidence": [], "verifiedAt": null } }, { "path": "vertical.moneyBackGuarantee", "label": "Money-back guarantee", "group": "Pricing", "importance": 7, "includeInCoverage": true, "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" }, "privadovpn": { "value": 30, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-8a6b06a78a4e2eb8" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-8a6b06a78a4e2eb8", "excerpt": "30-Day Money-Back Guarantee", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" } }, { "path": "pricing.startingPrice", "label": "Monthly price", "group": "Pricing", "importance": 9, "includeInCoverage": true, "windscribe": { "value": 39, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-9c696380cbf8950f", "excerpt": "Get Pro for $39/year", "supports": "positive" } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-09-05" }, "privadovpn": { "value": 1.11, "status": "verified", "sourceIds": [ "ingest-d195dc894ab4ec2f" ], "evidence": [ { "sourceId": "ingest-d195dc894ab4ec2f", "excerpt": "1.11 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