ZoneBlade vs Browsec

The short answer

Both are free with no account, no ads and unlimited data, and ZoneBlade gives you more on top. It has 6 free countries to Browsec's 4, 3 site rules on Free where Browsec allows one, and it can give each tab its own country with its own cookies, which Browsec can't. Browsec makes sense if you want its free phone apps or a Firefox extension.

Checked against Browsec's own website and store listing on . Every claim about Browsec links to its source.

Side by side

ZoneBlade and Browsec, row by row.

Numbers link to their sources at the bottom of the page.

FeatureZoneBladeBrowsec logoBrowsec
Free planYesYes1
Works without an accountYesYes2
Free dataUnlimitedUnlimited1
Countries on the free plan643
No ads on the free planYesYes1
Doesn't sell your data or share your connectionYesYes4
A different country in each tabYesNo5Rules per site
The same site in two countries at onceYesEach country keeps its own cookiesNo5
Countries180466
Apps for your whole deviceNoChrome and Edge onlyYes7Desktop apps with Premium
Price, month to month$5.99Premium, monthly$6.996
Lowest price a month$4.00Premium, $47.99 a year$2.766First 26 months
Browsec: who runs it
Browsec Inc, which says it's based in Delaware, US [8]
Browsec: free plan
4 countries: the Netherlands, Singapore, the UK and the US [3]
Browsec: free speed
Its plans page lists 1 Mbps on Free against 1,000 Mbps on Premium [3]
Browsec: Chrome Web Store
4.7 stars from 40,900 ratings, 8 million users [9]
Browsec: Premium
Up to 5 devices; 7-day refund [6]

Free, side by side

Browsec is one of the most popular free VPNs for Chrome: no account, no card, no ads and no data cap, with 4 free countries. Its plans page lists free speed at 1 Mbps, against 1,000 Mbps for Premium.

ZoneBlade Free is also free of accounts, cards, ads and data caps, with 6 countries, and Premium opens all 180.

Site rules and tabs

Browsec's Smart Settings send chosen websites through a country, one rule on the free plan. ZoneBlade Free allows 3 site rules, and its Each tab mode goes further: each Chrome tab group gets its own country and its own cookies, so the same site can be open in two countries at once.

Privacy

Browsec's privacy policy says it doesn't disclose personal information except to law enforcement, and its Chrome listing says it doesn't sell data. ZoneBlade, run by a UK company, keeps no record of the sites you visit and counts only data used per device and country.

When Browsec is the better pick

Choose Browsec if you want its free iPhone and Android apps, or extensions for Firefox and Opera as well as Chrome.

The verdict

In Chrome and Edge, ZoneBlade wins: more free countries, more free site rules, and a country in every tab with cookies kept apart, with the same no-account, no-ads, no-cap free plan Browsec is known for.

Questions

How many countries does Browsec have for free?

Four: the Netherlands, Singapore, the UK and the US. ZoneBlade Free has 6.

Can Browsec give each tab its own country?

No. Its Smart Settings work per website, one rule on the free plan. ZoneBlade gives each tab group its own country.

Is Browsec free without an account?

Yes, and so is ZoneBlade.

Sources

  1. 1https://browsec.com/en/
  2. 2https://browsec.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4417363660050-Creating-a-Browsec-account
  3. 3https://browsec.com/en/plans
  4. 4https://browsec.com/en/privacypolicy
  5. 5https://browsec.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402682062482-Smart-Settings
  6. 6https://browsec.com/en/orders/new
  7. 7https://browsec.com/en/desktop
  8. 8https://browsec.com/en/about_us
  9. 9https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/browsec-vpn-free-vpn-for/omghfjlpggmjjaagoclmmobgdodcjboh

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