# hide.me

> Malaysia-based VPN with a no-signup free plan and flat renewal prices

hide.me is a VPN from eVenture Ltd., based in Malaysia, with apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, smart TVs and Chrome, Firefox and Edge. A free plan needs no sign-up, and Premium covers 10 devices across 92 locations. Paid plans renew at the same price and length as the first term.

- **Category:** VPNs
- **Made by:** eVenture Ltd.
- **Website:** https://hide.me
- **Runs on:** macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 17, 2026

## Pricing

hide.me has a free plan. Paid plans start at $2.69 per month, billed $69.99 every 26 months at the same price on renewal.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** No sign-up needed: one device, 8 locations and restricted speeds. The pricing page lists unlimited data, though the site's FAQ still says 10GB a month.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | One device and 8 server locations at restricted speeds, with the same no-logs policy as paid plans. |
| 1 Month | $11.99 per month | Premium on 10 devices with 92 locations, port forwarding and a fixed IP address. Renews monthly at the same price. |
| 12 Months + 1 Month | $4.23 per month, billed $54.99 every 13 months | The same Premium plan for 13 months at a time; it renews at $54.99 for another 13 months. |
| 24 Months + 2 Months | $2.69 per month, billed $69.99 every 26 months | The same Premium plan for 26 months at a time; it renews at $69.99 for another 26 months. |

Read from https://hide.me/en/pricing on Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with hide.me before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Longer terms cost less per month** (Annual discount): The 26-month plan works out to $2.69 a month and the 13-month plan to $4.23, against $11.99 on the monthly plan. Both renew at the same price. Source: https://hide.me/en/pricing

## Key features

- **Renewals at the first-term price:** hide.me's pricing guarantee says a plan always renews at the same price and for the same length as the term first bought.
- **SmartGuard:** Blocks malware, tracking, ads and phishing sites while connected.
- **Multihop and port forwarding:** Pick separate entry and exit servers to route through two locations, and open ports automatically for games and P2P.
- **Split tunneling and StealthGuard:** Choose which apps go through the VPN, restrict some apps to VPN-only, and cut the internet if the VPN drops.
- **WireGuard, Bolt and IPv6:** WireGuard support, Bolt speed technology on Windows, and native IPv6 so IPv6 traffic does not leak around the tunnel.
- **Audited no-logs policy:** The no-logs policy has been independently audited, and hide.me publishes a yearly transparency report.

## Good for

- People who want a free VPN without creating an account
- Buyers who want the renewal price to match the first term
- Users who need port forwarding or a fixed IP address

## Worth knowing

- The free plan allows one device and 8 locations at restricted speeds; Premium is needed for 10 devices and all 92 locations.
- The pricing page mentions 3-, 6- and 36-month terms but links to them only through a coupon checkout, with no price shown.
- Bolt, hide.me's speed technology, is described for Windows only.
- Prices are in US dollars and VAT may be added at checkout.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 3.0 out of 4**, graded Oct 17, 2026. hide.me lets you use its free plan without even making an account, and its paid plans renew at the price you first paid, so there's no jump after the first term. The 26-month plan is $69.99 on 10 devices, with port forwarding and a fixed IP. The free plan runs at restricted speeds, though, and hide.me's own pages disagree on whether its data is capped.

- **Value for money: B.** The 26-month plan bills $69.99, so two years cost about $2.92 a month, inside the cheaper quarter of VPNs, and it renews at that same $69.99. The 13-month plan is $54.99, and monthly is $11.99.
- **Free plan and trial: B.** Free for good with no sign-up and no card: one device, 8 locations and restricted speeds. The pricing page says unlimited data, though the FAQ still says 10GB a month. If the pricing page is right, one person could live on it.
- **Features: B.** 10 devices, 92 locations, the SmartGuard blocker, multihop, port forwarding, split tunneling, a kill switch, WireGuard, IPv6 and an audited no-logs policy. The Bolt speed-up is Windows only, but the core job is covered.
- **Ease of use: B.** 4.53 from about 7,900 App Store ratings. On the free plan there's no account to make, so you install it and connect.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android, smart TVs, and Chrome, Firefox and Edge extensions. There's no integration list or API on record, so it stops at B.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from hide.me's own pages on 17 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among VPNs

- hide.me's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 16 of the 16 other VPNs we grade.
- Its paid plans start at $2.69 a month, against a middle price of $5 for the category: 1 of the 15 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/vpn

## Keep it, or make your own?

**Keep it.** To replace hide.me you would be making servers in dozens of countries, kept fast and private. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 16 of the 16 other VPNs we grade. It costs $32.28 a year.

- You could make: Ad and tracker blocking: an app builder makes this well.
- You could not: Servers in dozens of countries, kept fast and private.
- You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.5 out of 5 from 7,927 ratings in the United States, read Oct 17, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id953040671

**Tags:** VPN, Ad and tracker blocking

## Alternatives

- [Windscribe](https://toolgpa.com/tools/windscribe): VPN with a 10GB free plan and pay-per-location pricing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hide-me-vs-windscribe)
- [Proton VPN](https://toolgpa.com/tools/proton-vpn): Open-source Swiss VPN with a free plan that has no data cap. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hide-me-vs-proton-vpn)
- [Private Internet Access](https://toolgpa.com/tools/private-internet-access): Open-source VPN with unlimited devices and servers in all 50 US states. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hide-me-vs-private-internet-access)
- [TunnelBear](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tunnelbear): McAfee-owned VPN with a 2GB free plan and pay-once multi-year plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hide-me-vs-tunnelbear)
- [Surfshark](https://toolgpa.com/tools/surfshark): VPN with no device limit, sold alone or in security bundles. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hide-me-vs-surfshark)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026:

- https://hide.me/en/pricing
- https://hide.me/en/
- https://hide.me/en/free-vpn
- https://hide.me/en/vpn-deals-discounts

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/hide-me
Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).