Hotspot Shield vs Private Internet Access

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VPN Information

Start Date
2005
2012
Country Founded
United States
United States
United States
United States
Languages
United Kingdom Germany France Russia Argentina Iran Turkey Vietnam China Japan South Korea Portugal Spain
United Kingdom Denmark Portugal Netherlands France Germany Italian Japan Russia Spain Turkey South Korea Argentina China Poland Norway Thailand
Social
Bandwidth Limits
Unlimited
Unlimited
Encryption Types
256-bit AES
128-bit AES, 256-bit AES, RSA-1024, RSA-4096
VPN Protocols
IPSec, OpenVPN
IPSec, OpenVPN, L2TP, PPTP
Customer Support
None
Dedicated IP

Platforms & Apps

Desktop Platforms
Mobile Platforms
Browser Extensions
TV Support
None
None
Other Platforms
None
None

Router Support

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Trial

7 Days
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No Trial

Free Plan

No Free Plan
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No Free Plan

Money Back Guarantee

45 Days
vs
7 Days

Number of Devices

5
vs
5

Ad Blocker

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Kill Switch

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Logging

IP Logs
Connection Logs

Allows Torrents & P2P

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Split Tunneling

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DNS Leak Protection

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Tor Browsing

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IPv6

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Streaming Services Unlocked

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Winner