hide.me
Competitive free tier with 10 GB/month and no registration required. Strict no-logs policy, WireGuard support, and a clean Windows app. Based in Malaysia.
6.5/10 Score10 GB Free/MonthNo RegistrationWireGuardMalaysia-Based
Free 10 GB/month, strict no-logs, and a clean Windows app — hide.me tested on PC.
Competitive free tier with 10 GB/month and no registration required. Strict no-logs policy, WireGuard support, and a clean Windows app. Based in Malaysia.
hide.me achieved 71.2 Mbps on WireGuard in our July 2026 benchmark. Free server speed was lower due to higher user density — paid plan servers consistently outperformed by 8–12 Mbps. SSTP protocol adds overhead but works through corporate firewalls that block standard VPN ports.
| Location | Download | Upload | Ping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands (paid) | 71.2 Mbps | 67.6 Mbps | 16ms |
| UK London (paid) | 68.9 Mbps | 65.3 Mbps | 29ms |
| Netherlands (free) | 61.4 Mbps | 57.8 Mbps | 19ms |
| US East (paid) | 65.7 Mbps | 62.1 Mbps | 103ms |
hide.me's free plan requires no email address and no account creation — you download and connect. 10 GB/month across 5 server locations. This approach mirrors Mullvad's privacy-first ethos for account creation. Among truly zero-registration free VPNs, hide.me offers the highest data allowance on our list.
hide.me is one of the few consumer VPNs to support SSTP — a Microsoft protocol that tunnels traffic over HTTPS port 443. This makes it useful in corporate or hotel networks that block OpenVPN and WireGuard ports. The Windows app integrates natively with Windows networking stack on SSTP mode.
No — the free plan downloads and connects with no email or account. 10 GB/month free.
Yes — outside 5 Eyes and 14 Eyes. Malaysia has no mandatory data retention law for VPN providers.
Yes — one of the few consumer VPNs with native SSTP, useful in networks blocking standard VPN ports.
71 Mbps on WireGuard (paid) in our 2026 tests. Free servers post 8–12 Mbps lower due to shared load.